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gospel_n not_o every_o one_o that_o say_v to_o i_o lord_n lord_n but_o he_o that_o do_v the_o will_n of_o my_o father_n etc._n etc._n after_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o whole_a epistle_n of_o james_n treat_v of_o these_o and_o such_o like_a man_n who_o he_o deny_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o this_o counterfeit_a and_o hypocritical_a faith_n but_o on_o the_o contrary_a those_o that_o sincere_o repent_v and_o mourn_v for_o their_o sin_n and_o abhor_v their_o own_o wickedness_n return_v to_o christ_n with_o all_o their_o heart_n and_o receive_v he_o by_o faith_n these_o only_o be_v 〈◊〉_d who_o faith_n alone_o justify_v without_o work_n according_a to_o that_o well_o know_v say_v of_o paul_n and_o by_o this_o mean_v it_o will_v not_o be_v difficult_a to_o reconcile_v both_o the_o apostle_n paul_n and_o james_n to_o one_o another_o for_o as_o james_n a_o servant_n of_o jesus_n christ_n can_v deny_v but_o faith_n when_o it_o be_v find_v reconcile_v in_o a_o penitent_a and_o humble_v sinner_n 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not_o how_o great_a faith_n and_o hope_n be_v but_o how_o true_a the_o difference_n between_o confidence_n hope_v and_o faith_n justify_v confidence_n or_o hope_n look_v proper_o at_o the_o promise_n faith_n look_v at_o the_o person_n of_o the_o redeemer_n not_o every_o faith_n juify_v 〈◊〉_d 3._o sentent_fw-fr distinct_a 23._o i_o believe_v a_o god_n i_o believe_v god_n i_o believe_v in_o god_n hebr._n 11._o andrea_n vega_n hisp._n de_fw-fr iust._n q._n 1._o nine_o signification_n of_o faith_n in_o vega._n it_o be_v no_o wonder_n if_o faith_n as_o it_o be_v define_v by_o the_o papist_n do_v not_o justify_v the_o definition_n of_o faith_n in_o osor._n lib._n 2._o numb_a 46._o 〈◊〉_d lib._n 3._o dist._n 23._o what_o faith_n be_v according_a to_o osorius_n and_o the_o papist_n osor._fw-la lib._n 1._o pag._n 7._o not_o every_o faith_n apprehend_v true_a thing_n justify_v what_o manner_n of_o faith_n be_v this_o which_o be_v 〈◊〉_d hebr._n 11._o faith_n look_v upon_o the_o promise_n but_o yet_o not_o upon_o this_o only_a but_o rather_o another_o object_n whence_o it_o receive_v justification_n osor._fw-la lib._n 6._o nu._n 150._o lib._n 5._o num._n 21._o a_o question_n how_o the_o promise_n be_v free_a if_o it_o be_v confine_v by_o a_o condition_n answer_n the_o mediator_n the_o promise_n with_o a_o condition_n lombard_n for_o what_o 〈◊〉_d christ_n be_v give_v to_o we_o of_o the_o father_n according_a to_o the_o papist_n trident._n council_n 〈◊〉_d 6._o c._n 7._o andrad_n orthod_n explic_a lib._n 6._o pag._n 471._o the_o order_n of_o cause_n according_a to_o the_o papist_n in_o the_o manner_n of_o justify_v the_o nextand_v last_o cause_n of_o justification_n be_v the_o perfection_n of_o the_o law_n the_o cause_n of_o procure_v grace_n be_v the_o merit_n of_o christ_n and_o the_o voluntary_a acceptance_n of_o free_a will_n merit_n de_fw-fr congruo_fw-la a_o refutation_n of_o the_o popish_a division_n as_o touch_v the_o order_n of_o cause_n the_o condition_n of_o 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and_o mean_n man_n be_v prepare_v for_o justification_n trident._n council_n sess._n 6._o cap._n 6._o tiletanus_n in_o apol._n pag._n 250._o 241._o free_a will_n cooperate_n where_o ein_fw-mi justification_n consist_v according_a to_o the_o tridentines_n tiletanus_n in_o apol._n pag._n 237._o 〈◊〉_d 12._o q._n 113._o arti_fw-la 1._o what_o the_o justification_n of_o the_o wicked_a be_v according_a to_o thomas_n a_o 〈◊〉_d all_o motion_n in_o justification_n the_o term_n to_o which_o the_o opinion_n of_o thomas_n be_v examine_v whether_o justification_n consist_v in_o remission_n only_o or_o in_o change_n of_o quality_n 2_o cor._n 5._o hierom._n cont_n pelag._n dial._n 1_o phil._n 10._o 23._o out_o of_o alphonsus_n and_o the_o tridentines_n the_o pharisaical_a righteousness_n of_o the_o roman_a catholic_n work_v not_o of_o the_o law_n but_o of_o grace_n no_o man_n be_v righteous_a 〈◊〉_d by_o inherent_a righteousness_n according_a to_o the_o roman_a divinity_n a_o twofold_a error_n of_o 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