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the_o like_a passage_n in_o my_o book_n my_o meaning_n be_v so_o evident_a that_o no_o body_n but_o a_o unmasker_n will_v have_v say_v that_o when_o i_o speak_v of_o believe_v as_o a_o bare_a speculative_a assent_n to_o any_o proposition_n as_o true_a i_o affirm_v that_o be_v all_o that_o be_v require_v of_o a_o christian_a for_o justification_n though_o that_o in_o the_o strict_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n be_v all_o that_o be_v do_v in_o believe_v and_o therefore_o i_o say_v as_o far_o as_o mere_a believe_v can_v make_v they_o member_n of_o christ_n body_n plain_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o word_n can_v that_o the_o faith_n for_o which_o they_o be_v justify_v include_v something_o more_o than_o a_o bare_a assent_n this_o appear_v not_o only_o from_o these_o word_n of_o i_o p._n 196._o st._n paul_n often_o in_o his_o epistle_n put_v faith_n for_o the_o whole_a duty_n of_o a_o christian_a but_o from_o my_o so_o often_o and_o almost_o everywhere_o interpret_n believe_v he_o to_o be_v 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