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not_o discourage_v from_o believe_v p._n 210_o faith_n put_v life_n into_o our_o duty_n the_o reason_n of_o it_o p._n 211_o e_o exchange_n a_o real_a exchange_n betwixt_o christ_n and_o believer_n and_o wherein_o it_o be_v p._n 111_o f_o faith_n faith_n in_o the_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n the_o only_a way_n to_o salvation_n p._n 13_o faith_n in_o christ_n describe_v p._n 32_o the_o spring_n and_o fountain_n of_o justify_v faith_n p._n 32_o the_o subject_n of_o faith_n p._n 34_o the_o sâ—at_a of_o faith_n p._n 35_o three_o kind_n of_o faith_n distinguish_v viz._n credere_fw-la deum_fw-la deo_fw-la in_fw-la deum_fw-la p._n 36_o how_o faith_n be_v seat_v in_o the_o will_n how_o in_o the_o understanding_n p._n 36_o 37_o the_o proper_a act_n of_o faith_n as_o justify_v p._n 37_o the_o object_n of_o justify_v faith_n p._n 40_o the_o immediate_a object_n of_o justify_v faith_n p._n 4._o 1_o vid._n christ_n the_o consequent_a object_n of_o faith_n p._n 48_o faith_n may_v be_v consider_v 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