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non_fw-la admittunt_fw-la sunt_fw-la deo_fw-la exosi_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la electionem_fw-la attinet_fw-la etc._n etc._n that_o be_v as_o they_o refuse_v the_o gospel_n they_o be_v enemy_n or_o hateful_a to_o god_n in_o the_o present_a condition_n for_o your_o sake_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v that_o god_n so_o order_v it_o for_o the_o gentile_n good_a that_o upon_o their_o rejection_n they_o may_v be_v call_v but_o as_o concern_v the_o election_n they_o be_v belove_v for_o the_o promise_v god_n make_v to_o their_o forefather_n but_o as_o to_o their_o present_a condition_n they_o be_v hateful_a to_o god_n therefore_o unjustified_a eleven_o that_o that_o make_v the_o witness_n of_o the_o spirit_n to_o be_v false_a can_v be_v true_a but_o to_o make_v unbeliever_n though_o elect_a person_n the_o subject_n of_o justification_n do_v this_o therefore_o etc._n etc._n the_o assumption_n only_o need_v proof_n 8.15_o rom._n 8.15_o yet_o it_o be_v evident_a because_o the_o spirit_n do_v witness_n to_o the_o elect_a unregenerate_a that_o they_o be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o bondage_n whence_o that_o spirit_n be_v call_v the_o spirit_n of_o bondage_n but_o in_o this_o witness_n the_o spirit_n be_v a_o spirit_n of_o truth_n therefore_o the_o elect_a unregenerate_v be_v not_o justify_v chap._n viii_o show_v that_o we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n and_o that_o when_o the_o scripture_n speak_v of_o justification_n by_o faith_n it_o do_v not_o understand_v it_o only_o declarative_o but_o real_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n nor_o objective_o exclude_v the_o act_n and_o the_o instrumentality_n of_o faith_n be_v prove_v here_o also_o for_o a_o right_a understanding_n of_o the_o matter_n in_o hand_n i_o shall_v premise_v first_o that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o faith_n in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o papist_n as_o if_o it_o do_v justify_v we_o per_fw-la modum_fw-la causae_fw-la efficient_o &_o morâ—â—oriae_fw-la as_o a_o proper_a efficient_a and_o meritoriour_a câ—â—â—e_n which_o by_o its_o own_o worth_n or_o dignity_n deserve_v to_o obtain_v justification_n so_o bellarmine_n say_v 17._o bellar_n de_fw-fr justific_n l._n 1._o c._n 17._o it_o do_v justify_v impetrando_fw-la promorendo_fw-la &_o inchoando_fw-la justificationem_fw-la nor_o second_o do_v we_o say_v that_o faith_n justify_v in_o a_o arminian_n sense_n as_o if_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la the_o act_n of_o believe_v be_v impute_v to_o we_o for_o righteousness_n or_o that_o faith_n in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n stand_v instead_o of_o that_o obedience_n we_o owe_v to_o the_o moral_a law_n so_o as_o that_o our_o imperfect_a faith_n be_v for_o christ_n sake_n accept_v for_o perfect_a righteousness_n three_o faith_n do_v not_o justify_v we_o as_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o righteousness_n as_o a_o grace_n or_o a_o work_n or_o a_o act_n or_o a_o habit_n but_o the_o matter_n of_o our_o justification_n be_v christ_n righteousness_n and_o obedience_n four_o faith_n be_v not_o 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be_v the_o ground_n of_o my_o be_v partaker_n in_o adam_n sin_n six_o this_o grace_n of_o faith_n be_v the_o free_a gift_n of_o god_n not_o the_o birth_n or_o spawn_n of_o free_a will_n but_o the_o effect_n of_o election_n and_o a_o fruit_n of_o christ_n death_n seven_o when_o the_o scripture_n say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n it_o be_v to_o be_v take_v for_o this_o grace_n of_o faith_n relative_o consider_v as_o to_o its_o object_n and_o by_o apply_v christ_n righteousness_n a_o believer_n be_v justify_v real_o in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n by_o a_o change_n of_o his_o estate_n from_o death_n to_o life_n so_o that_o it_o do_v not_o only_o declarative_o evidence_n justification_n to_o the_o conscience_n but_o instrumental_o it_o justifi_v we_o so_o as_o that_o i_o must_v be_v justify_v by_o it_o though_o i_o be_o not_o justify_v for_o it_o these_o thing_n premise_v i_o shall_v now_o prove_v it_o it_o be_v needless_a to_o mention_v the_o scripture_n that_o express_o say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n it_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o the_o scripture_n clear_o speak_v so_o but_o only_o the_o difference_n be_v how_o this_o be_v to_o be_v take_v whether_o proper_o metonymical_o or_o both_o to_o which_o last_o i_o incline_v in_o the_o sense_n explain_v so_o that_o neither_o christ_n alone_o nor_o faith_n alone_o do_v justify_v but_o that_o they_o be_v social_a cause_n though_o not_o coordinate_a and_o ejusdem_fw-la generis_fw-la of_o the_o same_o kind_n or_o worth_a but_o christ_n be_v a_o moral_a meritorious_a cause_n faith_n the_o instrumental_a work_a only_a virtute_fw-la agentis_fw-la principalis_fw-la by_o the_o power_n order_n constitution_n of_o the_o principal_a agent_n to_o the_o production_n of_o a_o effect_n far_o above_o its_o own_o native-worth_n or_o power_n argument_n the_o first_o against_o declarative_a justification_n the_o matter_n in_o controversy_n between_o paul_n and_o the_o justiciaries_n in_o his_o time_n be_v not_o by_o what_o we_o 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rom._n 8.1_o there_o be_v no_o condemnation_n to_o they_o that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n who_o walk_v not_o after_o the_o flesh_n but_o after_o the_o spirit_n by_o this_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v pass_v etc._n etc._n 3.14_o 1_o john_n 3.14_o now_o the_o assumption_n i_o confirm_v thus_o that_o the_o apostle_n attribute_n more_o to_o faith_n then_o to_o work_n because_o the_o scripture_n no_o where_o say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n in_o his_o blood_n but_o it_o say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n in_o his_o blood_n and_o when_o the_o apostle_n speak_v of_o justification_n by_o faith_n he_o mean_v of_o a_o justification_n before_o god_n as_o in_o that_o three_o to_o the_o roman_n he_o conclude_v by_o a_o sound_a argument_n that_o we_o be_v justify_v in_o the_o sight_n of_o god_n and_o not_o before_o conscience_n thus_o if_o all_o have_v sin_v and_o be_v come_v short_a of_o the_o glory_n of_o god_n and_o so_o be_v inherent_o wicked_a than_o we_o be_v
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this_o sense_n we_o give_v more_o to_o faith_n then_o to_o other_o work_n of_o sanctification_n beside_o we_o make_v not_o as_o he_o affirm_v work_n necessary_a antecedent_n to_o justification_n necessary_a antecedent_n to_o salvation_n we_o do_v but_o not_o unto_o justification_n for_o we_o acknowledge_v that_o of_o august_n to_o be_v true_a opera_fw-la non_fw-la precedunt_fw-la justificandum_fw-la sed_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la justificatum_fw-la and_o now_o i_o shall_v retort_v this_o argument_n upon_o himself_o that_o interpretation_n of_o the_o phrase_n which_o give_v no_o more_o to_o faith_n in_o the_o business_n of_o justification_n then_o to_o other_o work_n of_o sanctification_n can_v be_v true_a because_o the_o scripture_n do_v peculiar_o attribute_v our_o justification_n unto_o faith_n in_o a_o way_n of_o opposition_n to_o other_o work_n of_o sanctification_n but_o to_o interpret_v faith_n subjective_o take_v thus_o that_o it_o justifi_v we_o only_o because_o it_o evidence_v 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