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unto_o we_o the_o justice_n of_o faith_n in_o chryste_n â§_o what_o be_v the_o iustyfyenge_a faith_n the_o adversary_n only_o fain_v that_o faith_n be_v a_o knowledge_n of_o the_o history_n and_o therefore_o they_o teach_v that_o it_o may_v stone_v with_o mortal_a sin_v they_o speak_v therefore_o nothing_o of_o faith_n by_o which_o paul_n so_o oft_o time_n say_v that_o man_n be_v iustyfy_v for_o they_o which_o be_v repute_v just_a before_o god_n walk_v not_o in_o mortal_a sin_n but_o that_o faith_n which_o iustyfy_v be_v not_o only_o a_o knowledge_n of_o the_o history_n but_o it_o be_v to_o assent_v to_o the_o promise_n of_o god_n in_o which_o frelye_o for_o chryste_n be_v offer_v remyssyon_n of_o sin_n &_o iustificacyon_n and_o lest_o a_o man_n shall_v suspect_v that_o it_o be_v only_o a_o knowledge_n faith_n we_o will_v add_v more_o over_o that_o it_o be_v to_o will_n and_o to_o receyve_v the_o offer_a promise_n of_o remyssyon_n of_o sin_n and_o of_o justification_n and_o a_o man_n may_v easy_o see_v the_o diversytye_n betwyxte_v this_o faith_n and_o betwixt_o the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n faith_n be_v a_o service_n which_o receive_v of_o god_n the_o offer_a benefit_n the_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n be_v a_o seruyce_n which_o offer_v unto_o god_n our_o merit_n with_o faith_n on_o thê_n fashyon_n will_v god_n be_v serve_v that_o we_o may_v receyve_v of_o he_o the_o thing_n which_o he_o promyse_v and_o offer_v now_o that_o faith_n sygnifi_v not_o only_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o history_n but_o rather_o a_o trust_n which_o assent_v to_o the_o promise_n paul_n clere_o wytness_v when_o he_o say_v justyce_n therefore_o be_v by_o faith_n to_o thentente_a the_o promise_n shall_v be_v farm_n and_o stable_n for_o he_o mean_v that_o the_o promise_n can_v not_o be_v receyve_v but_o by_o faith_n wherefore_o he_o compare_v and_o knyt_v together_o as_o correlative_n promise_v and_o faith_n how_o be_v it_o it_o be_v soon_o judge_v what_o faith_n be_v if_o we_o consider_v the_o crede_fw-la where_o this_o artycle_n be_v put_v remission_n of_o sin_n wherefore_o it_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o believe_v that_o chryste_n be_v bear_v do_v suffer_v and_o rise_v again_o oneles_a we_o add_v also_o this_o artycle_n remyssyon_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v the_o fynal_a cause_n of_o the_o history_n to_o this_o artycle_n we_o must_v refere_v the_o rest_n as_o that_o for_o chryste_n and_o nat_n for_o our_o own_o merit_n we_o be_v pardon_v of_o our_o sin_n for_o what_o need_v chryste_n to_o begyven_v for_o our_o sin_n if_o our_o own_o meryte_n may_v satysfye_v for_o our_o sin_n â§_o wherefore_o so_o oft_o as_o we_o speak_v of_o the_o iustyfyenge_a faith_n it_o be_v to_o be_v know_v that_o these_o .3_o object_n must_v mete_v together_o
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