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faith_n and_o work_v and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o the_o spirit_n and_o the_o letter_n and_o in_o his_o book_n of_o fourscore_o &_o three_o question_n and_o in_o his_o book_n which_o he_o do_v write_v to_o boviface_n and_o in_o his_o treatise_n upon_o the_o xxxi_o psalm_n and_o in_o many_o other_o place_n defend_v this_o article_n show_v that_o we_o become_v righteous_a by_o faith_n without_o any_o help_n of_o good_a work_n howbeit_o that_o good_a work_n be_v the_o effect_n of_o righteousness_n &_o not_o the_o cause_n of_o it_o and_o he_o show_v that_o the_o word_n of_o s._n james_n be_v sound_o understand_v be_v nothing_o contrary_a to_o this_o article_n which_o thing_n origen_n do_v also_o affirm_v in_o his_o 4._o origen_n book_n upon_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n say_v that_o s._n paul_n meaning_n be_v that_o faith_n only_o be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v man_n righteous_a in_o somuche_o that_o a_o man_n become_v righteous_a only_o by_o beléeve_v although_o he_o have_v not_o 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show_v plain_o that_o whosoever_o know_v christ_n aright_o esteem_v all_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n to_o be_v hurtful_a for_o somuch_o as_o they_o make_v we_o too_o swerve_v from_o our_o trust_n in_o jesus_n christ_n too_o who_o every_o man_n ought_v to_o impute_v his_o salvation_n and_o too_o trust_v only_o unto_o he_o alone_o and_o to_o enforce_v this_o sentence_n the_o more_o he_o add_v further_a that_o he_o esteem_v all_o thing_n but_o as_o dung_n so_o he_o may_v gain_v christ_n &_o he_o find_v incorporate_v in_o he_o declare_v thereby_o that_o whosoever_o trust_v in_o his_o own_o work_n &_o pretend_v not_o justify_v himself_o by_o they_o get_v not_o jesus_n christ_n neither_o be_v engraft_v into_o he_o and_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o whole_a mystery_n of_o our_o faith_n consist_v in_o the_o truth_n hereof_o to_o the_o end_n we_o may_v the_o better_o understand_v what_o he_o mean_v to_o say_v he_o add_v and_o repete_v oftentune_n that_o he_o have_v nothing_o to_o do_v with_o all_o 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that_o be_v to_o wit_n to_o all_o true_a christian_n so_o as_o they_o may_v safe_o appear_v at_o god_n throne_n because_o they_o be_v clothe_v with_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o his_o christ_n &_o by_o he_o deliver_v from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n 2._o then_o can_v not_o the_o law_n any_o more_o accuse_v we_o or_o conndenm_fw-la we_o nor_o move_v our_o affection_n or_o appetite_n nor_o increase_v sin_n in_o us._n and_o therefore_o s._n paul_n say_v that_o the_o obligation_n which_o be_v against_o we_o be_v cancel_v by_o jesus_n christ_n &_o discharge_v upon_o the_o tree_n of_o the_o cross_n insomuch_o as_o he_o have_v set_v we_o free_a from_o the_o subjection_n of_o the_o law_n &_o consequent_o from_o the_o tyranny_n of_o sin_n and_o death_n which_o can_v no_o more_o hold_v we_o oppress_v because_o it_o be_v overcome_v by_o jesus_n christ_n in_o his_o resurrection_n &_o so_o consequent_o by_o we_o which_o be_v his_o member_n in_o such_o manner_n that_o we_o may_v say_v 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