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of_o christ_n for_o 2.4_o the_o just_a shall_v live_v by_o his_o own_o faith_n not_o but_o that_o we_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o reverend_a estimation_n of_o the_o state_n of_o our_o ancestor_n to_o imitate_v they_o in_o faith_n and_o godliness_n as_o it_o be_v write_v 6.12_o be_v you_o imitator_n of_o they_o who_o in_o faith_n and_o purity_n obtain_v the_o promise_a inheritance_n yet_o not_o simple_o imitator_n neither_o but_o with_o a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o quatenus_fw-la 11.1_o be_v you_o follower_n of_o i_o as_o i_o be_o of_o christ._n let_v we_o now_o descend_v from_o the_o thesis_n to_o our_o hypothesis_n first_o to_o answer_v your_o objection_n against_o protestant_n which_o stand_v thus_o if_o your_o religion_n be_v the_o truth_n what_o then_o be_v become_v think_v you_o of_o all_o our_o and_o your_o ancestor_n who_o for_o many_o age_n live_v in_o that_o which_o you_o