3._o 17._o isai_n 53._o 11._o also_o to_o say_v we_o be_v not_o justify_v before_o god_n or_o in_o his_o sight_n until_o we_o believe_v be_v to_o say_v we_o must_v add_v our_o work_n to_o christ_n to_o make_v up_o our_o justification_n before_o god_n and_o if_o it_o be_v so_o than_o we_o in_o part_n save_o ourselves_o and_o if_o we_o do_v join_v with_o christ_n in_o this_o work_n why_o may_v we_o not_o join_v with_o he_o in_o the_o glory_n of_o it_o for_o that_o may_v be_v esteem_v one_o of_o the_o great_a part_n of_o our_o justification_n without_o which_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v but_o this_o derogate_v from_o christ_n and_o all_o such_o tenet_n we_o be_v to_o hate_v with_o execration_n for_o say_v christ_n i_o have_v tread_v the_o winepress_a alone_o and_o of_o the_o people_n there_o be_v none_o with_o i_o isai_n 63._o 3._o we_o rather_o say_v if_o we_o believe_v not_o yet_o he_o abide_v faithful_a he_o can_v deny_v himself_o 2_o tim._n 2._o 13._o what_o the_o lord_n jesus_n 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prayer_n be_v hear_v i_o have_v pray_v for_o thou_o that_o thy_o faith_n fail_v not_o luk._n 22._o 32._o therefore_o his_o faith_n never_o fail_v he_o these_o example_n be_v record_v in_o scripture_n to_o set_v forth_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o riches_n of_o god_n free_a grace_n eph._n 2._o 4._o that_o man_n may_v know_v what_o god_n can_v do_v and_o that_o great_a sinner_n may_v not_o despair_v or_o faint_v under_o their_o sin_n therefore_o christ_n say_v all_o sin_n shall_v be_v forgive_v unto_o the_o son_n of_o man_n and_o blasphemy_n mark_n
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