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justify_v it_o be_v all_o one_o in_o my_o understanding_n as_o to_o be_v make_v just_a or_o righteous_a reply_n i_o will_v speak_v something_o to_o this_o before_o i_o proceed_v any_o further_o and_o first_o whereas_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d serve_v for_o justification_n and_o righteousness_n all_o along_o the_o new-testament_n i_o hope_v he_o do_v not_o intend_v that_o there_o be_v no_o other_o word_n use_v to_o express_v it_o by_o for_o i_o think_v that_o word_n be_v but_o seldom_o use_v in_o the_o new-testament_n upon_o that_o occasion_n but_o most_o frequent_o other_o word_n to_o express_v the_o spirit_n mean_v by_o as_o in_o rom._n 5._o 1._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d therefore_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n vers_fw-la 16._o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o free_a gift_n be_v of_o many_o offence_n unto_o justification_n v._o 18._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d unto_o justification_n of_o life_n and_o mr._n leigh_n in_o his_o critica_fw-la sacra_fw-la p._n 69._o say_v thus_o upon_o that_o very_a word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justitia_fw-la i._n e._n justice_n in_o which_o sense_n he_o say_v the_o word_n be_v often_o use_v and_o bring_v in_o cornelius_n à _fw-la lapide_fw-la speak_v thus_o justitia_fw-la ea_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la and_o a_o little_a after_o est_fw-la ipsa_fw-la animi_fw-la integritas_fw-la sanctitas_fw-la &_o innocentia_fw-la per_fw-la quam_fw-la sancti_fw-la vivimus_fw-la &_o placemus_fw-la deo_fw-la vel_fw-la bonis_fw-la viris_fw-la so_o that_o it_o must_v be_v understand_v to_o respect_v that_o integrity_n holiness_n and_o innocency_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o good_a man_n by_o which_o they_o live_v a_o holy_a life_n and_o please_v god_n but_o this_o can_v be_v do_v without_o their_o person_n be_v first_o acquit_v of_o their_o former_a sin_n by_o the_o justification_n they_o receive_v from_o christ_n through_o believe_v 1._o but_o here_o i_o do_v distinguish_v between_o a_o 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