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which_o by_o its_o own_o worth_n or_o dignity_n deserve_v to_o obtain_v justification_n so_o bellarmine_n say_v 17._o bellar_n de_fw-fr justific_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o it_o do_v justify_v impetrando_fw-la promorendo_fw-la &_o inchoando_fw-la justificationem_fw-la nor_o second_o do_v we_o say_v that_o faith_n justify_v in_o a_o arminian_n sense_n as_o if_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la the_o act_n of_o believe_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o for_o righteousness_n or_o that_o faith_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n stand_v instead_o of_o that_o obedience_n we_o owe_v to_o the_o moral_a law_n so_o as_o that_o our_o imperfect_a faith_n be_v for_o christ_n sake_n accept_v for_o perfect_a righteousness_n three_o faith_n do_v not_o justify_v we_o as_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o righteousness_n as_o a_o grace_n or_o a_o work_n or_o a_o act_n or_o a_o habit_n but_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n be_v christ_n righteousness_n and_o obedience_n four_o faith_n be_v not_o 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