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justice_n but_o in_o no_o practice_n nor_o exercise_n of_o virtue_n in_o no_o labour_n or_o good_a work_n at_o all_o and_o so_o whereas_o all_o other_o creature_n attain_v to_o their_o end_n by_o action_n motion_n and_o labour_n man_n only_o by_o idleness_n that_o be_v by_o apprehend_v only_o and_o do_v nothing_o shall_v purchase_v his_o felicity_n the_o artificer_n shall_v come_v to_o perfection_n in_o his_o art_n by_o labour_n exercise_n and_o operation_n not_o of_o one_o or_o twoe_n but_o many_o day_n yea_o of_o his_o whole_a life_n because_o by_o continual_a practice_n he_o augment_v his_o skill_n but_o the_o art_n of_o a_o christian_a shall_v require_v no_o practice_n at_o all_o no_o labour_n no_o work_v because_o according_a to_o this_o opinion_n on_o only_a act_n of_o faith_n before_o a_o man_n die_v be_v sufficient_a to_o justify_v he_o from_o all_o his_o former_a sin_n and_o to_o make_v he_o as_o just_a &_o as_o holy_a as_o christ_n himself_o who_o be_v the_o holy_a of_o 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peter_n say_v what_o saint_n paul_n say_v will_v make_v he_o speak_v as_o fool_n make_v bell_n to_o sound_v to_o wit_n as_o they_o imagine_v and_o so_o avouch_v that_o only_a faith_n be_v sufficient_a to_o justification_n and_o salvation_n and_o that_o saint_n paul_n so_o warrant_v us._n â—peribus_fw-la l._n de_fw-fr fide_fw-la &_o â—peribus_fw-la wherefore_o saint_n austin_n affirm_v that_o saint_n peter_n saint_n john_n and_o saint_n james_n and_o saint_n jude_n also_o write_v their_o epistle_n to_o refel_v &_o refute_v this_o heresy_n and_o to_o expound_v saint_n paul_n meaning_n after_o these_o companion_n simon_n magus_n embrace_v the_o same_o opinion_n and_o after_o he_o eunomius_n who_o brag_v that_o the_o faith_n which_o they_o preach_v be_v sufficient_a to_o save_v their_o follower_n what_o sin_n soever_o they_o commit_v this_o damnable_a heresy_n long_o since_o dead_a in_o the_o mind_n of_o man_n and_o bury_v also_o in_o hell_n luther_n not_o by_o miracle_n but_o mere_a madness_n have_v call_v to_o life_n again_o gal._n be_v 10_o 1â—_n l_o de_n christiana_n libertate_fw-la come_v in_o c._n 2._o gal._n who_o in_o diverse_a place_n affirm_v that_o only_a faith_n justifi_v before_o &_o without_o charity_n and_o good_a work_n and_o because_o he_o see_v that_o in_o thus_o say_v he_o seem_v to_o open_v the_o gap_n to_o all_o wickedness_n he_o add_v another_o heresy_n to_o wit_n that_o true_a faith_n and_o good_a work_n can_v not_o be_v sever_v &_o therefore_o say_v he_o although_o only_a faith_n justify_v yet_o that_o argue_v not_o that_o good_a work_n be_v not_o necessary_a because_o a_o true_a faith_n alway_v bring_v with_o it_o good_a work_n 8._o l._n 3._o c._n 14._o §._o 1â—_n c._n 1â—_n §._o 8._o caluin_n join_v with_o luther_n in_o this_o opinion_n affirm_v that_o faith_n only_o justifi_v and_o that_o good_a work_n be_v only_a sign_n and_o effect_n of_o this_o faith_n yea_o luther_n &_o he_o both_o avouch_v as_o shall_v be_v afterward_o declare_v that_o good_a work_n be_v so_o far_o from_o justify_v that_o they_o be_v all_o mortal_a sin_n and_o by_o faith_n only_o obtain_v this_o favour_n of_o god_n as_o not_o to_o be_v repute_v nor_o impute_v to_o the_o faithful_a man_n and_o this_o faith_n say_v caluin_n justifi_v not_o as_o a_o work_n of_o we_o because_o whatsoever_o proceed_v from_o our_o corrupt_a nature_n he_o count_v sin_n but_o as_o it_o be_v a_o instrument_n by_o which_o we_o apprehend_v christ_n justice_n and_o so_o apply_v it_o to_o ourselves_o &_o make_v it_o so_o our_o own_o that_o no_o since_o be_v impute_v unto_o us._n â—_o §._o â—_o these_o be_v his_o word_n the_o power_n of_o justify_v which_o faith_n have_v consist_v not_o in_o the_o worthiness_n of_o the_o work_n our_o justification_n stand_v upon_o the_o only_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o the_o deserve_a or_o merit_n of_o christ_n which_o justification_n when_o faith_n take_v hold_v on_o it_o be_v say_v to_o justify_v so_o that_o faith_n also_o according_a to_o 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