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atone_a righteousness_n 2._o they_o who_o say_v it_o be_v by_o faith_n alone_o that_o we_o apply_v this_o righteousness_n do_v also_o grant_v that_o faith_n be_v not_o alone_o in_o the_o person_n to_o who_o god_n apply_v the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o when_o they_o apply_v it_o to_o themselves_o repentance_n love_n etc._n etc._n be_v concomitant_n with_o faith_n and_o they_o who_o think_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n as_o they_o think_v its_o god_n apply_v christ_n righteousness_n to_o we_o and_o not_o our_o apply_v it_o to_o ourselves_o that_o be_v the_o great_a justify_v act_n so_o they_o grant_v god_n justify_v we_o as_o soon_o as_o we_o repent_v and_o believe_v with_o the_o heart_n and_o suspend_v not_o a_o justify_v state_n till_o work_n meet_v for_o repentance_n or_o the_o effect_n of_o faith_n be_v produce_v yea_o shall_v a_o man_n die_v then_o he_o will_v be_v certain_o save_v 3._o they_o who_o say_v it_o be_v by_o faith_n alone_o acknowledge_v that_o justify_v faith_n will_v certain_o produce_v good_a work_n and_o if_o good_a work_n and_o persevere_v holiness_n do_v not_o follow_v it_o be_v a_o dead_a faith_n and_o because_o dead_a it_o never_o be_v a_o justify_v faith_n however_o man_n flatter_v themselves_o also_o that_o man_n faith_n though_o not_o their_o person_n be_v justify_v by_o their_o work_n yea_o the_o most_o judicious_a own_o that_o if_o sin_n shall_v reign_v in_o believer_n and_o they_o apostatise_v they_o will_v be_v condemn_v though_o the_o promise_n of_o perseverance_n make_v that_o impossible_a and_o therefore_o persevere_v holiness_n and_o good_a work_n so_o far_o continue_v their_o justification_n as_o they_o prevent_v what_o will_v bring_v they_o into_o condemnation_n and_o faith_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o continuation_n of_o justification_n see_v dr._n owen_n of_o justification_n p._n 207_o 208_o 306._o on_o the_o other_o hand_n they_o who_o say_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o work_n do_v account_n work_v to_o be_v 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