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7_o 8._o or_o action_n by_o which_o we_o apprehend_v christ_n and_o his_o righteousness_n offer_v unto_o we_o by_o god_n according_a to_o the_o order_n and_o promise_v of_o the_o gospel_n where_o it_o be_v say_v that_o whoever_o believe_v shall_v be_v justify_v and_o save_v the_o form_n of_o justification_n be_v the_o gracious_a estimation_n of_o god_n whereby_o he_o impute_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n unto_o we_o and_o impute_v faith_n for_o righteousness_n that_o be_v god_n do_v forgive_v unto_o we_o who_o believe_v our_o sin_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n and_o esteem_v we_o as_o righteous_a in_o he_o which_o estimation_n have_v annex_v unto_o it_o the_o adoption_n of_o son_n and_o a_o collation_n of_o right_a to_o the_o inheritance_n of_o eternal_a life_n and_o among_o the_o corollary_n deduce_v from_o what_o he_o have_v assert_v in_o his_o disputation_n he_o be_v positive_a that_o it_o be_v impossible_a for_o faith_n and_o work_v to_o concur_v to_o justification_n that_o christ_n do_v not_o merit_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o dignity_n and_o merit_n of_o faith_n much_o less_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o work_n but_o the_o merit_n of_o christ_n be_v oppose_v to_o justification_n by_o work_n and_o faith_n oppose_v to_o merit_n these_o appeal_v to_o the_o catechism_n and_o confession_n and_o the_o consent_n of_o the_o reform_a protestant_n his_o recommend_v calvin_n commentary_n and_o institutes_n to_o his_o pupil_n and_o these_o and_o such_o other_o passage_n make_v it_o clear_a that_o arminius_n will_v fain_o be_v think_v a_o orthodox_n calvinist_n which_o be_v also_o the_o desire_n and_o endeavour_v of_o his_o endear_a companion_n and_o follower_n even_o of_o vytenbogart_n borrius_fw-la poppius_n grievenchovius_n arnoldus_fw-la corvinus_n and_o episcopius_n at_o their_o conference_n a._n d._n 1611._o with_o ruardus_n plancius_n becius_n fraxinus_n bogardus_n and_o festus_n homnius_n at_o 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