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illud_fw-la ad_fw-la rome_n junstificati_fw-la ex_fw-la fide_fw-la pacem_fw-la habemus_fw-la erga_fw-la deum_fw-la nam_fw-la &_o hic_fw-la sequitur_fw-la cultus_fw-la justivae_fw-la quies_fw-la &_o siducin_n â—d_a est_fw-la culâ—us_fw-la seruitium_fw-la seu_fw-la obsequium_fw-la ad_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la consequendam_fw-la est_fw-la nos_fw-la â—ostiaque_fw-la omne_fw-la deo_fw-la committere_fw-la tanquam_fw-la patri_fw-la amâ—nâ—issimo_fw-la cui_fw-la fidem_fw-la dedimuâ—_fw-la quem_fw-la pro_fw-la de_n oaâ—cepimus_fw-la cui_fw-la obtemperare_fw-la cuâ—â—â—â—legem_fw-la exanimo_fw-la sâ—â—uare_fw-la promissimus_fw-la quiqâ—os_fw-la in_o svam_fw-la fidem_fw-la suscepit_fw-la quibus_fw-la etiam_fw-la nisi_fw-la in_o obedientes_fw-la esse_fw-la â—ellemus_fw-la se_fw-la nunquam_fw-la desâ—tuâ—um_fw-la â—icâ—ssim_fw-la pol_fw-la icitus_fw-la est_fw-la haec_fw-la omne_fw-la includâ—t_fw-la fides_fw-la paulina_n cui_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la tribuit_fw-la ipsc_fw-la forer_n in_o 32._o cap_n jesatae_n verse_n 17._o 17._o rom._n 5_o ver_fw-la 1._o 1._o quid_fw-la sit_fw-la credere_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la disputatione_n ex_fw-la alijs_fw-la locis_fw-la scripturae_fw-la discendume_v praecipue_fw-la cap._n 7._o johannâ—_n qui_fw-fr credit_n in_o i_o sicutdicit_fw-la scriptura_fw-la flumina_fw-la de_fw-fr ventre_fw-fr eius_fw-la fluant_fw-la aequae_fw-la vivae_fw-la scriptura_fw-la quam_fw-la co_fw-la locâ—_n respicit_fw-la sâ—luatâ—_n habetur_fw-la 2._o paralip_n cap._n 16._o ubi_fw-la sic_fw-la scriptum_fw-la est_fw-la oculi_fw-la domim_fw-la contemplantur_fw-la universam_fw-la terram_fw-la &_o prebent_fw-la fortitudinem_fw-la ijâ—_n qui_fw-la cordâ—_n perfecto_fw-la credunt_fw-la in_o cum_fw-la cord_n autem_fw-la perfecto_fw-la credunt_fw-la qui_fw-la non_fw-la soluâ—s_fw-la fidem_fw-la adhibent_fw-la illis_fw-la quae_fw-la dicuntur_fw-la in_o scripture_n vel_fw-la alius_fw-la divinitus_fw-la revelantur_fw-la sed_fw-la praeterea_fw-la omnes_fw-la animae_fw-la vires_fw-la accomodant_fw-la ut_fw-la faciant_fw-la quod_fw-la habes_fw-la fides_fw-la vel_fw-la quod_fw-la â—a_n prescribit_fw-la atque_fw-la hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la accipitur_fw-la a_o paulo_n credere_fw-la videlicet_fw-la ut_fw-la sit_fw-la edauditum_fw-la verbum_fw-la commoneri_fw-la &_o tota_fw-la anâ—mi_fw-la adhaesione_fw-la complecti_fw-la id_fw-la quod_fw-la dicitur_fw-la sasbout_o in_o vers_fw-la 17._o 1._o ad_fw-la rom._n rom._n psa_fw-la 78._o ver_fw-la 9_o 9_o 1._o cor._n â—â—_o â—â—_o 1._o cor._n 1._o v._n 5._o 5._o add_v ultimò_fw-la etiam_fw-la comentarium_fw-la s._n augustini_fw-la ut_fw-la aliâ—s_fw-la interim_n pretermittam_fw-la nam_fw-la tractat_fw-la 53._o in_fw-la jobannem_fw-la vidite_fw-mi inquit_fw-la augustinus_n quemadmodum_fw-la notaverit_n euangelista_fw-la &_o improbaveâ—it_fw-la quosdam_fw-la quos_fw-la tamen_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la â—â—â—did_fw-la sse_fw-la dixit_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o hoc_fw-la ingressu_fw-la fidei_fw-la si_fw-la proficerent_fw-la amorem_fw-la quoque_fw-la humanae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la proficiendo_fw-la superarent_fw-la quod_fw-la â—â—_o fides_fw-la ista_fw-la proficere_fw-la poterat_fw-la &_o amorem_fw-la humanae_fw-la gloriae_fw-la proficiendo_fw-la superare_fw-la certe_fw-la vera_fw-la fideâ—_n erat_fw-la â—adâ—m_fw-la eâ—im_fw-la est_fw-la fideâ—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o perfâ—â—â—â—_n sed_fw-la â—oâ—â—â—mper_fw-la â—que_fw-la magna_fw-la 〈◊〉_d â—â—_o fidâ—â—_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d nonâ—â—t_a â—adem_n quâ—_n 〈◊〉_d noâ—â—â—â—e_n 〈…〉_z de_fw-fr 〈…〉_z 〈…〉_z if_o the_o reader_n well_o observe_v the_o nature_n and_o property_n of_o faith_n before_o explicate_v he_o can_v possible_o be_v ignorant_a that_o every_o least_o degree_n of_o faith_n bring_v forth_o a_o correspondent_a degree_n of_o love_n that_o it_o be_v as_o impossible_a love_n shall_v increase_v without_o a_o correspondent_a increase_n of_o faith_n precedent_n as_o that_o inequality_n betwixt_o two_o subject_n shall_v grow_v great_a without_o any_o variation_n of_o their_o 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shall_v destroy_v the_o world_n wherein_o the_o wicked_a and_o worldly_a mind_a shall_v perish_v without_o redemption_n 4._o the_o difficulty_n which_o abraham_n faith_n in_o his_o first_o trial_n be_v to_o wrestle_v with_o be_v much_o what_o of_o the_o same_o nature_n land_n and_o possession_n no_o doubt_n he_o have_v plenty_n in_o that_o place_n which_o he_o know_v and_o be_v well_o know_v in_o and_o who_o will_v leave_v his_o father_n house_n or_o lose_v assurance_n of_o his_o natural_a inheritance_n for_o fair_a promise_n of_o a_o better_a in_o a_o strange_a land_n none_o well_o experience_v in_o the_o world_n yet_o such_o be_v the_o strength_n of_o abraham_n assent_n unto_o god_n fidelity_n and_o bounty_n that_o no_o soon_o call_v but_o he_o obey_v â—_o to_o go_v out_o into_o a_o place_n which_o he_o shall_v