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B15342 A treatie of iustification. Founde emong the writinges of Cardinal Pole of blessed memorie, remaining in the custodie of M. Henrie Pyning, chamberlaine and general receiuer to the said cardinal, late deceased in Louaine. Item, certaine translations touching the said matter of iustification, the titles whereof, see in the page folowing Pole, Reginald, 1500-1558.; Copley, Thomas, Sir, 1534-1584, suggested trans. 1569 (1569) STC 20088; ESTC S102468 222,799 366

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thou_o without_o thy_o knowledge_n he_o justifi_v thou_o by_o thy_o wil._n and_o in_o a_o other_o place_n he_o say_v further_a that_o christ_n work_n in_o our_o justification_n be_v our_o work_n that_o christ_n woork_v it_o not_o without_o we_o that_o we_o work_v together_o with_o christ_n our_o own_o justification_n and_o salvation_n credenti_fw-la in_o eum_fw-la qui_fw-la iustificat_fw-la impium_fw-la joan._n tract_n 72._o in_o joan._n to_o the_o belever_n in_o he_o that_o justifi_v the_o wicked_a faith_n be_v account_v for_o justice_n in_o this_o work_n we_o do_v the_o work_n of_o christ_n for_o the_o very_a belief_n in_o christ_n be_v christ_n his_o work_n this_o he_o work_v in_o we_o 2._o philip._n 2._o but_o assure_o not_o without_o us._n and_o allege_v the_o place_n of_o s._n paul_n that_o will_v we_o with_o fear_n and_o tremble_n to_o work_v our_o own_o salvation_n he_o say_v operante_fw-la in_o se_fw-la christo_fw-la by_o christ_n work_v in_o man_n together_o with_o christ_n 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