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or_o else_o by_o some_o notable_a repentance_n the_o latin_n church_n the_o council_n of_o trent_n 8._o when_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o that_o free_o those_o word_n ought_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o that_o sense_n that_o the_o catholic_a church_n have_v always_o hold_v &_o expound_v they_o that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n because_o that_o faith_n be_v the_o begin_n of_o the_o salvation_n of_o mankind_n the_o foundation_n and_o root_n of_o our_o justification_n without_o the_o which_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n &_o to_o come_v into_o the_o company_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o that_o we_o be_v free_o justify_v by_o reason_n that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o thing_n that_o go_v before_o justification_n be_v it_o faith_n or_o good_a work_n which_o merit_v the_o grace_n of_o justification_n for_o if_o it_o be_v of_o grace_n it_o be_v not_o of_o work_n otherwise_o as_o the_o same_o apostle_n say_v grace_n be_v no_o grace_n item_n 12._o if_o any_o man_n say_v that_o justify_n faith_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o the_o trust_n which_o one_o have_v on_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n which_o pardon_v sin_n for_o the_o love_n of_o jesus_n christ_n or_o that_o this_o trust_n be_v the_o only_a thing_n through_o which_o we_o be_v justify_v let_v he_o be_v accurse_v 13._o if_o any_o man_n say_v that_o to_o obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v only_o necessary_a that_o a_o man_n believe_v assure_o and_o never_o to_o make_v any_o doubt_n notwithstanding_o his_o own_o infirmity_n and_o indisposition_n that_o his_o sin_n be_v pardon_v he_o let_v he_o be_v accurse_v annotation_n time_n say_v malancthon_n lang._n have_v mollify_v the_o controversy_n