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tollunt_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o essendo_fw-la quam_fw-la in_o cognoscendo_fw-la kekerman_n system_n log_n in_o praedicam_fw-la relati_fw-la can._n 4._o logic_n but_o in_o the_o scripture_n itself_o in_o this_o four_o chap._n to_o the_o roman_n this_o word_n impute_v be_v divers_a time_n repeat_v in_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n and_o be_v join_v unto_o faith_n without_o which_o there_o be_v no_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n to_o we_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n and_o faith_n have_v their_o be_v together_o grant_v one_o you_o must_v grant_v the_o other_o take_v away_o one_o you_o must_v take_v away_o the_o other_o rom._n 4.23.24_o now_o it_o be_v not_o write_v for_o his_o sake_n alone_o namely_o abraham_n that_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o but_o for_o we_o also_o to_o who_o it_o shall_v be_v impute_v if_o we_o believe_v on_o he_o that_o raise_v up_o jesus_n our_o lord_n from_o the_o dead_a so_o that_o without_o believe_v christ_n righteousness_n can_v be_v 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be_v justify_v passive_a in_o regard_n of_o we_o who_o do_v by_o faith_n receive_v christ_n without_o which_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v thus_o you_o see_v how_o destructive_a his_o doctrine_n be_v to_o the_o main_a fundamental_a point_n of_o our_o religion_n to_o wit_n justification_n by_o faith_n so_o much_o press_v upon_o we_o by_o christ_n and_o his_o apostle_n and_o by_o he_o deny_v and_o justification_n without_o faith_n in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n be_v such_o a_o justification_n as_o i_o never_o read_v of_o in_o scripture_n we_o come_v to_o his_o objection_n and_o his_o answer_n to_o it_o pag._n 36._o at_o the_o latter_a end_n but_o it_o will_v be_v object_v how_o then_o be_v faith_n say_v to_o justify_v i_o answer_v say_v he_o if_o we_o take_v faith_n for_o the_o object_n of_o our_o faith_n that_o be_v christ_n than_o faith_n be_v proper_o say_v to_o justify_v we_o for_o by_o he_o we_o be_v justify_v he_o be_v our_o righteousness_n mark_v here_o how_o he_o contradict_v 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confer_v without_o any_o help_n or_o work_v in_o the_o receiver_n see_v then_o a_o man_n must_v bring_v faith_n which_o be_v a_o work_n of_o the_o will_v how_o be_v he_o say_v to_o be_v justify_v free_o the_o answer_n be_v that_o we_o be_v 7._o be_v si_fw-mi fides_fw-la qua_fw-la ratione_fw-la actus_fw-la quidam_fw-la est_fw-la et_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la justitiam_fw-la saceret_fw-la gratis_o justitia_fw-la non_fw-la daretur_fw-la at_o id_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la ego_fw-la pauperi_fw-la scutum_fw-la gratis_o porrigo_fw-la quod_fw-la ille_fw-la extensa_fw-la manua_fw-la i_o accipit_fw-la si_fw-la quis_fw-la mihi_fw-la objiceret_fw-la tu_fw-la gratis_n non_fw-la dedisti_fw-la nam_fw-la et_fw-la pauper_fw-la manum_fw-la extendit_fw-la nec_fw-la acciperetnisi_fw-la id_fw-la faceret_fw-la ridicula_fw-la prosecto_fw-la esset_fw-la objectio_fw-la extensio_fw-la en_fw-fr in_o manus_fw-la non_fw-la habet_fw-la ex_fw-la se_fw-la scutum_fw-la adferre_fw-la extendenti_fw-la si_fw-la enins_fw-la id_fw-la esset_fw-la quoties_fw-la manum_fw-la extenderet_fw-la scutum_fw-la haberet_fw-la a_fw-la virtute_fw-la potius_fw-la et_fw-la liberalitate_fw-la dantis_fw-la est_fw-la scutum_fw-la quamvis_fw-la illi_fw-la per_fw-la manuum_fw-la extensionem_fw-la applicetur_fw-la ita_fw-la defy_v tolet._n ad_fw-la rom._n cap._n 3._o annot._fw-la 20_o deus_fw-la imputans_fw-la nobis_fw-la justitiam_fw-la christi_fw-la that_fw-mi nobis_fw-la fidem_fw-la qua_fw-la illam_fw-la applicate_v valeamus_fw-la machowius_fw-la quae_fw-la de_fw-la stat_fw-la primi_fw-la hominis_fw-la disput_fw-la 7._o justify_v free_o although_o the_o condition_n of_o faith_n be_v require_v because_o faith_n do_v not_o justify_v as_o it_o be_v a_o act_n of_o we_o but_o all_o the_o virtue_n thereof_o proceed_v from_o the_o object_n as_o the_o israelite_n be_v heal_v by_o look_v upon_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n obtain_v not_o their_o health_n by_o the_o very_a act_n of_o open_v their_o eye_n but_o by_o the_o object_n which_o 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modus_fw-la in_o lege_fw-la &_o evangelio_n monstratus_fw-la contratie_n se_fw-la haber_n aut_fw-la ut_fw-la nec_fw-la simul_fw-la stare_n anc_fw-la misceri_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la possunt_fw-la magis_fw-la quam_fw-la aqua_fw-la &_o ignis_fw-la simul_fw-la consistere_fw-la in_o unum_fw-la elemontum_fw-la possunt_fw-la pareus_n come_v in_o loc_n gal._n 3.17_o be_v not_o so_o to_o be_v understand_v as_o if_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o law_n and_o of_o the_o gospel_n be_v mutual_o repugnant_a &_o contrary_a to_o each_o other_o for_o so_o god_n shall_v be_v repungant_fw-la &_o contrary_a to_o himself_o in_o his_o own_o word_n which_o god_n forbid_v in_o the_o least_o thought_n but_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o manner_n of_o justification_n set_v forth_o in_o the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o gospel_n so_o they_o be_v contrary_a and_o can_v be_v mix_v together_o be_v make_v one_o or_o stand_v together_o no_o more_o than_o fire_n and_o water_n can_v consist_v together_o or_o be_v make_v one_o and_o 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