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it_o be_v not_o such_o a_o faith_n as_o whereby_o abraham_n be_v justify_v for_o his_o faith_n do_v appear_v and_o evidence_n itself_o by_o his_o work_n vers_fw-la 21_o 22_o 23._o and_o so_o do_v rahabs_n faith_n vers_fw-la 25._o 1._o caution_n 1._o but_o let_v none_o so_o miss_v understand_v this_o as_o if_o according_a to_o the_o popish_a doctrine_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o his_o work_n by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n shall_v no_o flesh_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n for_o by_o the_o law_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n rom._n 3.20_o therefore_o we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n vers_fw-la 28._o see_v also_o rom._n 4.3_o 6_o 7_o 8._o therefore_o when_o s._n james_n say_v that_o by_o work_n a_o man_n be_v justify_v and_o not_o by_o faith_n only_o 2._o jacobus_n docet_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la side_n sterili_fw-la sed_fw-la fide_fw-la foecundâ_fw-la operibus_fw-la justificamur_fw-la cajet_fw-fr in_o 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