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faith_n be_v impute_v to_o he_o for_o rightuousnesse_n and_o again_o you_o be_v save_v by_o grace_n through_o faith_n &_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o but_o it_o be_v god_n gift_n not_o by_o work_n lest_o any_o man_n shall_v glory_v 2._o ephe._n 2._o for_o asmuch_o then_o as_o faith_n receyve_v christ_n our_o righteousness_n and_o impute_v all_o thing_n to_o god_n free_a favour_n in_o christ_n therefore_o be_v justification_n father_v upon_o faith_n howbeit_o for_o christ_n sake_n and_o not_o because_o it_o be_v our_o work_n for_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n but_o that_o we_o receyve_v christ_n by_o faith_n the_o lord_n himself_o show_v by_o many_o word_n in_o the_o six_o of_o john_n where_o he_o put_v eat_v for_o believe_v and_o believe_v for_o eat_v for_o like_a as_o we_o receive_v food_n by_o eat_v so_o do_v we_o participate_v of_o christ_n by_o believe_v therefore_o i_o divide_v not_o the_o benefit_n of_o justification_n partly_o to_o god_n grace_n or_o to_o christ_n and_o partly_o to_o ourselves_o or_o to_o our_o own_o charity_n and_o work_n or_o to_o our_o own_o deserve_v but_o i_o attribute_v it_o whole_o to_o god_n free_a favour_n in_o christ_n by_o faith_n beside_o this_o our_o love_n and_o work_n can_v not_o please_v god_n if_o they_o be_v do_v of_o we_o be_v yet_o unrighteous_a and_o therefore_o it_o behove_v we_o to_o be_v first_o justify_v before_o we_o can_v love_v or_o do_v good_a work_n but_o we_o be_v justify_v as_o i_o say_v afore_o by_o faith_n in_o christ_n through_o the_o only_a grace_n of_o god_n who_o impute_v christ_n ryghtuousnesse_n to_o we_o and_o not_o our_o own_o sin_n and_o consequent_o impute_v our_o believe_v in_o christ_n unto_o