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shall_v overcome_v sin_n and_o dethe_v that_o our_o love_n shall_v be_v a_o purgation_n for_o which_o god_n shall_v be_v reconcile_v the_o medyator_n christ_n omit_v that_o our_o love_n shall_v be_v ryghtwysnes_n without_o the_o mediator_n christ_n for_o this_o love_n if_o any_o there_o be_v shall_v be_v a_o justice_n of_o the_o law_n and_o not_o of_o the_o gospel_n which_o promyse_v to_o we_o reconcilement_n and_o ryghtwisnes_n if_o we_o believe_v that_o for_o christ_n our_o redeemer_n the_o father_n be_v pacify_v and_o that_o christ_n merit_n be_v our_o satisfaction_n therefore_o peter_n a_o little_a before_o byd_v we_o come_v to_o christ_n that_o we_o may_v be_v build_v upon_o christ_n and_o he_o add_v who_o beleve_v in_o he_o shall_v not_o be_v confund_v our_o love_n delyver_v we_o not_o from_o confusion_n since_o god_n judge_v and_o reprove_v we_o but_o faith_n in_o christ_n delyver_v we_o in_o these_o affray_n because_o we_o know_v that_o we_o be_v pardon_v for_o christ_n sake_n 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the_o mercystocke_n christ_n shall_v be_v exclude_v in_o justification_n like_a as_o paul_n when_o he_o teach_v the_o sum_n of_o the_o christian_n life_n comprise_v faith_n and_o love_n 1_o as_o when_o he_o say_v the_o end_n of_o the_o commandment_n be_v charity_n issue_v out_o of_o a_o pure_a heart_n and_o good_a conscience_n and_o faith_n unfeigned_a second_o reason_n the_o matter_n itself_o speak_v that_o here_o it_o be_v speak_v of_o work_n which_o ensue_v faith_n and_o which_o show_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o dead_a but_o lyvyshe_n and_o work_n in_o the_o heart_n wherefore_o james_n mean_v not_o that_o we_o by_o good_a work_n deserve_v remission_n of_o sin_n and_o grace_n for_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o work_n of_o they_o that_o be_v iustify_v which_o be_v already_o reconcile_v accept_v and_o which_o have_v obtain_v remission_n of_o sin_n wherefore_o the_o adversary_n err_v when_o they_o out_o of_o this_o place_n gather_v that_o james_n teach_v we_o that_o by_o good_a workê_n we_o 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be_v account_v for_o ryghtwysenes_n faith_o than_o be_v the_o thing_n which_o god_n pronounce_v to_o be_v ryghtwysnes_n and_o he_o add_v that_o it_o be_v free_o impute_v and_o he_o deni_v that_o it_o can_v be_v free_o impute_v if_o it_o shall_v be_v due_a for_o work_n ergo_fw-la he_o also_o exclude_v the_o merit_n of_o moral_a work_n for_o if_o to_o these_o be_v due_a the_o iustifycation_n before_o god_n faith_n shall_v not_o be_v account_v ryghwysenes_n without_o work_n and_o after_o he_o say_v â–ª_o for_o we_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v impute_v to_o abraham_n for_o ryghtwysnes_n in_o the_o fyfthe_n chapitre_fw-fr he_o say_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n toward_o god_n i_o we_o have_v quiet_a and_o glad_a conscience_n before_o god_n roma_fw-it 10._o with_o the_o heart_n it_o be_v beleve_v for_o ryghtwysnes_n here_o he_o pronounce_v faith_n to_o be_v the_o justice_n of_o the_o heart_n gal._n 2._o nos_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la hesu_fw-la credimê°_n ut_fw-la
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