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be_v essential_a to_o justify_v faith_n and_o it_o be_v not_o justify_v faith_n without_o they_o such_o as_o repentance_n and_o contrition_n without_o which_o no_o faith_n be_v a_o true_a justify_v faith_n and_o therefore_o we_o may_v observe_v in_o our_o homily_n that_o sometime_o faith_n be_v make_v a_o essential_a part_n of_o repentance_n sometime_o repentance_n be_v make_v essential_a to_o a_o justify_v faith_n as_o appear_v from_o what_o i_o have_v discourse_v above_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o mistake_n be_v this_o that_o these_o man_n do_v not_o distinguish_v between_o the_o general_a notion_n of_o faith_n and_o justify_v faith_n faith_n in_o general_n as_o it_o signify_v a_o belief_n of_o the_o be_v and_o providence_n of_o god_n and_o the_o truth_n of_o the_o scripture_n etc._n etc._n be_v necessary_a to_o produce_v any_o good_a action_n for_o without_o faith_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o please_v god_n but_o this_o bare_a assent_n of_o the_o understanding_n be_v not_o justify_v 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