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justification_n the_o lord_n have_v reveal_v that_o in_o another_o promise_n gen._n 15.5_o 6._o wherein_o god_n bring_v he_o forth_o and_o bid_v he_o look_v now_o towards_o heaven_n and_o tell_v the_o star_n if_o thou_o be_v able_a to_o number_v they_o and_o he_o say_v unto_o he_o so_o shall_v thy_o seed_n be_v and_o among_o they_o he_o show_v he_o that_o seed_n that_o shall_v be_v a_o blessing_n unto_o all_o nation_n this_o be_v a_o thing_n beyond_o his_o capacity_n but_o this_o he_o believe_v and_o it_o be_v count_v unto_o he_o for_o righteousness_n now_o in_o this_o the_o lord_n reveal_v nothing_o but_o his_o free_a grace_n without_o any_o respect_n unto_o any_o goodness_n in_o abraham_n faith_n be_v in_o he_o before_o and_o have_v put_v forth_o itself_o by_o faith_n when_o he_o be_v call_v he_o go_v out_o not_o know_v whither_o he_o go_v heb._n 11.8_o but_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v not_o by_o the_o habit_n of_o faith_n only_o but_o by_o every_o act_n of_o faith_n and_o as_o often_o 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