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A12351 Gods arrovve against atheists. By Henrie Smith Smith, Henry, 1550?-1591. 1593 (1593) STC 22666; ESTC S119953 81,568 135

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available_a but_o faith_n and_o work_n must_v go_v together_o and_o indeed_o where_o a_o true_a faith_n be_v there_o good_a work_n will_v show_v themselves_o as_o the_o fruit_n thereof_o and_o thus_o paul_n and_o james_n be_v to_o be_v reconcile_v which_o thing_n thomas_n aquinas_n a_o schoolman_n of_o the_o papist_n do_v himself_o plain_o testify_v say_v that_o christ_n jesus_n do_v justify_v effectiuè_fw-fr effectual_o faith_n do_v justify_v apprehensiuè_fw-fr by_o take_v hold_n of_o christ_n and_o good_a work_n do_v justify_v declaratiuè_fw-fr that_o be_v do_v declare_v unto_o man_n their_o justification_n before_o god_n and_o so_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o howsoever_o a_o true_a faith_n can_v be_v without_o work_n as_o fire_n can_v be_v without_o light_n and_o heat_n yet_o our_o justification_n before_o god_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o our_o faith_n not_o to_o our_o work_n as_o warmth_n be_v to_o be_v impute_v to_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o fire_n not_o to_o the_o light_n of_o the_o fire_n for_o so_o say_v saint_n paul_n express_o that_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n rom._n 4.6_o and_o again_o that_o it_o be_v by_o grace_n not_o of_o work_n rom._n 11.6_o and_o again_o not_o of_o work_n rom._n 9.11_o again_o saint_n paul_n tell_v the_o saint_n at_o ephesus_n that_o god_n have_v ordain_v man_n to_o walk_v in_o good_a work_n yet_o he_o say_v that_o they_o may_v not_o trust_v to_o be_v save_v by_o they_o for_o he_o affirm_v and_o assure_v they_o that_o they_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n and_o not_o by_o their_o work_n eph._n 28.9.10_o again_o he_o speak_v in_o the_o person_n of_o himself_o &_o of_o all_o the_o child_n of_o god_n and_o say_v that_o we_o be_v save_v not_o by_o work_n but_o by_o his_o predestination_n and_o grace_n 8_o 2._o tim_n 1.9_o and_o again_o god_n be_v our_o saviour_n not_o for_o any-worke_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o own_o mercy_n he_o have_v save_v we_o tit._n 3.5_o and_o diverse_a other_o like_a 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