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justice_n as_o calvin_n absurd_o deny_v freewill_n prove_v against_o he_o in_o my_o former_a controversy_n so_o have_v he_o not_o 11._o lib._n inst_z c._n 14._o num_fw-la 9_o 10._o 11._o show_v himself_o a_o christian_a doctor_n in_o many_o tenant_n about_o the_o manner_n of_o our_o justification_n aver_v &_o teach_v thus_o plain_o by_o he_o first_o that_o before_o god_n our_o best_a action_n be_v not_o only_o void_a of_o merit_n but_o mortal_o also_o defile_v and_o sinful_a in_o the_o just_a person_n 10._o ibid._n c._n 17._o &_o 18._o c._n 3._o n._n 10._o second_o that_o the_o holy_a soul_n be_v never_o cleanse_v from_o sin_n by_o any_o interior_a grace_n insuse_v into_o they_o but_o only_o by_o god_n mercy_n they_o be_v not_o unto_o the_o elect_v impute_v to_o damnation_n three_o that_o good_a work_n be_v as_o fruit_n of_o faith_n grateful_o by_o we_o perform_v but_o concur_v not_o in_o any_o sort_n to_o our_o salvation_n and_o that_o faith_n alone_o without_o they_o do_v justify_v u8_n 10._o ib._n c._n 11._o â—_o 16._o 17._o 18._o 19_o 20._o etc._n etc._n 2._o n._n 1._o 9_o 10._o and_o by_o this_o faith_n heâ—mâ—aneth_v not_o that_o whereby_o reveal_v verity_n be_v believe_v by_o we_o little_o value_v by_o he_o but_o that_o particular_a faith_n whereby_o each_o elect_a person_n be_v to_o believe_v and_o firm_o to_o persuade_v himself_o that_o he_o be_v belove_v of_o god_n and_o sure_a to_o be_v save_v define_v by_o he_o to_o be_v a_o certain_a assurance_n of_o enjoy_v eternal_a life_n free_o by_o 2._o ib._n c._n 2._o n._n 38._o &_o 40._o &_o lib._n 4._o 6._o 17._o n._n 2._o christ_n promise_v and_o interior_o by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n reveal_v and_o sign_v unto_o he_o and_o in_o his_o far_a declaration_n thereof_o he_o confess_v that_o many_o heretofore_o 14._o lib._n 3_o c._n 11._o n._n 13._o 14._o mean_v the_o holy_a father_n conceive_v and_o teach_v that_o by_o faith_n and_o good_a work_n together_o man_n be_v 16._o c._n 14._o n._n 16._o justify_v in_o god_n 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