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such_o a_o act_n of_o faith_n interfere_v with_o our_o free_a justification_n 5th_o we_o say_v that_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la or_o faith_n as_o our_o act_n justify_v no_o man_n though_o we_o allow_v the_o instrumentality_n of_o it_o in_o justification_n as_o that_o by_o which_o we_o apprehend_v the_o object_n jesus_n christ_n by_o who_o alone_o we_o be_v justify_v when_o we_o say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o mean_v no_o more_o but_o this_o that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n receive_v and_o apply_v do_v it_o therefore_o follow_v we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o christ_n alone_o do_v we_o well_o consider_v the_o nature_n of_o faith_n in_o its_o principle_n and_o relative_n essence_n and_o also_o in_o its_o manner_n of_o act_v we_o shall_v better_o understand_v the_o matter_n and_o clear_o see_v that_o faith_n exclude_v all_o work_n even_o it_o be_v own_o act_n out_o of_o justification_n tho_n itself_o be_v the_o act_n of_o a_o man_n wrought_v in_o 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