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A11462 Sermons made by the most reuerende Father in God, Edwin, Archbishop of Yorke, primate of England and metropolitane Sandys, Edwin, 1516?-1588. 1585 (1585) STC 21713; ESTC S116708 357,744 396

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instrument_n to_o receive_v it_o withal_o be_v faith_n he_o that_o believe_v be_v make_v partaker_n of_o it_o and_o not_o of_o it_o only_o but_o of_o eternal_a life_n also_o for_o he_o that_o believe_v in_o i_o have_v life_n eternal_a 3_o say_v our_o saviour_n christ._n 3._o but_o this_o faith_n this_o justify_n faith_n do_v work_n through_o love_n 5._o and_o show_v itself_o by_o work_n 2._o the_o good_a tree_n will_v be_v fruitful_a the_o believe_v justify_v child_n of_o god_n will_v fear_v god_n and_o work_n righteousness_n 46_o this_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n in_o the_o death_n and_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n jesu_n be_v witness_v by_o all_o the_o prophet_n witness_v it_o be_v no_o new_a doctrine_n but_o old_a not_o only_o proceed_v from_o the_o apostle_n but_o also_o from_o the_o prophet_n for_o moses_n and_o all_o the_o prophet_n bear_v witness_n of_o he_o 24._o and_o as_o they_o so_o the_o apostle_n after_o they_o who_o step_n we_o must_v follow_v and_o 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