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justification_n in_o which_o treatise_n he_o faith_n notus_fw-la fidei_fw-la incipit_fw-la à _fw-la voluntate_fw-la quaeobedien_n deo_n &_o fidei_fw-la efficit_fw-la ut_fw-la intellectus_fw-la assentiatur_fw-la absque_fw-la haesitatione_n traditis_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la &_o ideo_fw-la promissionibus_fw-la divinis_fw-la confidat_fw-la &_o concipiat_fw-la ex_fw-la illis_fw-la firmam_fw-la fiduciam_fw-la quae_fw-la pertinet_fw-la ad_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la &_o quasi_fw-la circulo_fw-la quodam_fw-la iucipiat_v à _fw-la voluntate_fw-la haec_fw-la fides_n &_o desinat_fw-la in_o voluntate_fw-la the_o first_o act_n or_o motion_n of_o faith_n begin_v at_o the_o will_n which_o obey_v god_n and_o faith_n cause_v the_o understanding_n to_o assent_v to_o the_o thing_n deliver_v of_o god_n without_o doubt_v and_o so_o to_o trust_v in_o god_n promise_n and_o of_o they_o to_o conceive_v a_o firm_a affiance_n which_o pertain_v to_o the_o will_n and_o that_o this_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v in_o a_o 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of_o faith_n in_o he_o but_o admit_v our_o work_n be_v call_v our_o righteousness_n what_o then_o do_v it_o follow_v that_o this_o be_v our_o righteousness_n to_o justify_v we_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n nothing_o less_o for_o moses_n say_v speak_v of_o obedience_n to_o god_n commandment_n deut._n 9_o speak_v not_o thou_o in_o thy_o heart_n after_o that_o thou_o be_v come_v to_o possess_v that_o good_a land_n say_v for_o my_o righteousness_n the_o lord_n have_v bring_v i_o in_o to_o possess_v this_o land_n no_o faith_n moses_n understand_v that_o the_o lord_n thy_o god_n give_v thou_o not_o this_o good_a land_n to_o possess_v it_o for_o thy_o righteousness_n now_o the_o land_n of_o canaan_n be_v a_o type_n of_o god_n kingdom_n which_o we_o can_v come_v to_o possess_v by_o our_o own_o inherent_a righteousness_n whereupon_o st_n ambrose_n 43._o in_o his_o enarration_n upon_o the_o 43._o psalm_n but_o according_a to_o our_o account_n 44._o v_o 3._o they_o get_v not_o the_o land_n in_o 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the_o grace_n of_o god_n believe_v that_o not_o a_o man_n work_n but_o his_o prompt_a and_o clear_a faith_n do_v justify_v he_o this_o man_n say_v unto_o the_o lord_n thou_o be_v my_o king_n and_o my_o god_n that_o command_v salvation_n for_o jacob_n true_a it_o be_v that_o the_o same_o father_n in_o another_o place_n say_v sola_fw-la fides_fw-la non_fw-la sufficit_fw-la 4._o operari_fw-la per_fw-la dilectionem_fw-la etc._n etc._n sole_a faith_n be_v not_o sufficient_a it_o be_v necessary_a that_o faith_n work_n by_o love_n and_o converse_v worthy_a of_o god_n and_o a_o little_a after_o festinemus_fw-la etc._n etc._n let_v we_o hasten_v to_o enter_v into_o that_o rest_n because_o faith_n be_v not_o sufficient_a but_o a_o life_n beseem_v faith_n must_v be_v add_v and_o great_a care_n use_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o idle_a for_o it_o be_v necessary_a for_o every_o one_o that_o will_v possess_v heaven_n to_o adorn_v his_o faith_n with_o good_a work_n so_o he_o true_a a_o most_o pious_a 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