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the_o law_n by_o our_o own_o strength_n and_o the_o do_v of_o it_o by_o the_o help_n of_o grace_n it_o be_v apparent_a that_o we_o can_v never_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n by_o what_o mean_v soever_o we_o do_v they_o whether_o by_o the_o strength_n of_o nature_n or_o by_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n but_o he_o neither_o understand_v this_o scripture_n wherein_o the_o apostle_n be_v the_o obscure_a because_o he_o be_v concise_a nor_o fit_v or_o state_n the_o opposition_n here_o aright_o for_o first_o no_o man_n can_v be_v save_v or_o justify_v by_o believe_v alone_o that_o god_n raise_v christ_n from_o the_o dead_a that_o be_v not_o the_o apostle_n doctrine_n or_o meaning_n but_o he_o that_o will_v be_v save_v must_v believe_v that_o christ_n likewise_o rise_v again_o for_o our_o justification_n that_o be_v for_o to_o cleanse_v we_o from_o sin_n and_o make_v we_o just_a rom._n 4.23_o 24._o now_o it_o be_v not_o write_v for_o his_o abraham_n sake_n alone_o that_o it_o 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nor_o fanatical_a notion_n but_o a_o supernatural_a gift_n of_o god_n as_o the_o apostle_n teach_v ephes_n 2.8_o phil._n 1.29_o howbeit_o it_o be_v no_o hard_a thing_n to_o prove_v that_o some_o of_o the_o heathen_a understand_v god_n work_n of_o justification_n better_o than_o the_o vindicator_n witness_n that_o of_o catullus_n the_o poet_n omnia_fw-la fanda_fw-la nefanda_fw-la malo_fw-la permista_fw-la furore_fw-la justificam_fw-la nobis_fw-la mentem_fw-la avertêre_fw-la deorum_fw-la thing_n good_a and_o bad_a mix_v with_o a_o fury_n blind_a have_v turn_v away_o god_n just_o just_a making-mind_n or_o justify_v mind_n and_o therefore_o the_o general_a faith_n of_o the_o scripture_n say_v the_o vindicator_n be_v not_o sufficient_a to_o make_v we_o christian_n but_o as_o we_o read_v the_o saint_n of_o god_n do_v apply_v the_o promise_n of_o salvation_n unto_o themselves_o or_o rather_o themselves_o unto_o the_o promise_n to_o seek_v they_o in_o a_o right_a way_n as_o david_n say_v to_o 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