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adulti_fw-la so_o be_v justify_v and_o save_v also_o no_o very_o for_o as_o the_o prophet_n say_v the_o just_a man_n shall_v live_v suâ_fw-la fide_fw-la not_o by_o another_o 2.4_o hab._n 2.4_o but_o by_o his_o own_o faith_n and_o hence_o be_v it_o that_o in_o the_o lord_n prayer_n we_o be_v teach_v to_o say_v our_o father_n but_o in_o the_o creed_n i_o believe_v because_o prayer_n be_v a_o act_n of_o charity_n extend_v itself_o unto_o the_o good_a of_o other_o also_o but_o believe_v be_v a_o act_n of_o faith_n only_o benefit_v a_o man_n self_n can_v the_o clothes_n that_o another_o wear_v warm_v i_o or_o the_o meat_n another_o eat_v nourish_v i_o or_o the_o potion_n another_o receive_v cure_v i_o or_o the_o soul_n that_o be_v in_o another_o man_n quicken_v i_o nor_o more_o can_v the_o faith_n of_o another_o man_n justify_v or_o save_v i_o as_o one_o man_n shall_v not_o bear_v another_o fault_n sed_fw-la anima_fw-la quae_fw-la peccat_fw-la ipsa_fw-la morietur_fw-la the_o soul_n that_o 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for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d sin_n be_v the_o transgression_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v command_v to_o believe_v i_o ask_v you_o then_o what_o it_o be_v to_o believe_v you_o will_v say_v to_o know_v to_o assure_v therefore_o god_n command_v the_o reprobate_n to_o know_v and_o be_v assure_v but_o this_o be_v a_o blasphemous_a absurdity_n therefore_o be_v your_o opinion_n absurd_a which_o infer_v it_o 6._o that_o which_o the_o wicked_a may_v have_v can_v be_v justify_v faith_n for_o it_o be_v fides_n electorum_fw-la the_o faith_n of_o the_o elect._n but_o the_o wicked_a may_v have_v this_o persuasion_n yea_o and_o many_o have_v be_v most_o confident_o persuade_v that_o they_o be_v in_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n you_o will_v say_v it_o be_v no_o true_a persuasion_n but_o i_o say_v if_o form_n make_v truth_n they_o be_v as_o formal_o and_o therefore_o as_o true_o persuade_v of_o it_o as_o the_o godly_a and_o therefore_o if_o the_o godly_a be_v therefore_o and_o 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o faith_n come_v to_o full_a age_n and_o maturity_n so_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d a_o faith_n in_o the_o nonage_n and_o minority_n so_o therefore_o to_o define_v it_o be_v to_o exclude_v the_o weak_a faith_n and_o to_o make_v the_o definition_n narrow_a and_o of_o less_o latitude_n than_o the_o definite_a beside_o it_o be_v a_o most_o uncomfortable_a doctrine_n unto_o a_o trouble_a mind_n and_o lead_v the_o direct_v way_n to_o desperation_n for_o so_o the_o palsy_n hand_n of_o faith_n shall_v not_o receive_v christ_n and_o be_v not_o this_o to_o quench_v fire_n with_o oil_n and_o to_o add_v aloe_n to_o wormwood_n and_o may_v not_o he_o that_o thus_o comfort_v be_v count_v one_o of_o job_n miserable_a comforter_n ob._n the_o godly_a be_v say_v to_o know_v and_o to_o be_v persuade_v yea_o the_o prophet_n say_v 11.1_o io._n 3.14_o joh._n 17.3_o esa_n 53.11_o heb._n 11.1_o by_o his_o knowledge_n shall_v my_o righteous_a servant_n justify_v many_o and_o 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