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faith_n for_o if_o for_o faith_n we_o be_v just_a and_o righteous_a than_o faith_n be_v now_o no_o long_o a_o acceptation_n of_o another_o righteousness_n but_o be_v a_o merit_n and_o cause_n of_o our_o own_o justice_n neither_o shall_v it_o receive_v another_o satisfaction_n which_o now_o it_o shall_v have_v no_o need_n of_o 4._o that_o we_o may_v know_v what_o necessity_n there_o be_v of_o faith_n unto_o justification_n and_o may_v understand_v that_o we_o be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o merit_n of_o faith_n and_o yet_o be_v not_o justify_v without_o faith_n apprehend_v the_o justice_n of_o christ_n because_o it_o be_v the_o proper_a act_n of_o faith_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o his_o righteousness_n 5._o the_o orthodoxal_a or_o right_a believe_a father_n ofttimes_o urge_v the_o exclusive_a particle_n 10._o origen_n in_o rom._n libro_fw-la tertio_fw-la capite_fw-la tertio_fw-la ambr._n in_o rom._n 3._o in_o cap._n 10._o by_o faith_n only_o origen_n the_o apostle_n say_v that_o the_o 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of_o this_o syllogism_n be_v evident_o prove_v out_o of_o the_o law_n he_o that_o do_v these_o thing_n shall_v live_v in_o they_o curse_a be_v every_o one_o which_o abide_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n which_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o the_o minor_a be_v out_o of_o doubt_n imperfect_a levit._fw-la 18.5_o deut._n 27.26_o why_o our_o work_n be_v imperfect_a see_v we_o do_v many_o evil_a thing_n which_o we_o ought_v to_o leave_v undo_v and_o we_o leave_v many_o good_a work_n undo_v which_o we_o shall_v do_v yea_o we_o mingle_v much_o evil_n with_o that_o good_a we_o do_v that_o be_v we_o do_v it_o amiss_o the_o complaint_n and_o daily_a prayer_n of_o saint_n be_v witness_v hereof_o forgive_v we_o our_o sin_n enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n wherefore_o imperfect_a work_n can_v make_v no_o perfect_a righteousness_n 143.2_o psal_n 143.2_o this_o be_v the_o first_o cause_n why_o we_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o our_o work_n namely_o 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assume_v the_o flesh_n without_o the_o soul_n and_o that_o the_o word_n be_v in_o stead_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o he_o august_n de_fw-fr haeres_fw-la 46.55_o christ_n himself_o do_v pithy_o refute_v both_o these_o the_o former_a when_o rise_v from_o the_o dead_a he_o show_v himself_o to_o his_o disciple_n who_o be_v affright_v with_o his_o sight_n suppose_v they_o have_v see_v a_o spirit_n to_o who_o christ_n faith_n why_o be_v you_o trouble_v see_v my_o hand_n and_o foot_n for_o i_o be_o the_o same_o touch_v i_o and_o see_v for_o a_o spirit_n have_v not_o flesh_n and_o bone_n as_o you_o see_v i_o have_v luke_n 24.39_o but_o the_o late_a he_o refall_v when_o in_o the_o garden_n in_o his_o fear_n and_o agony_n he_o cry_v out_o my_o soul_n be_v heavy_a unto_o death_n matth._n 26.38_o now_o the_o word_n can_v not_o either_o be_v trouble_v with_o passion_n of_o the_o mind_n or_o with_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n because_o the_o nature_n of_o man_n be_v assume_v into_o the_o hypostasis_fw-la 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that_o he_o make_v himself_o equal_a with_o god_n which_o christ_n be_v so_o far_o from_o deny_v or_o reprove_v that_o through_o the_o whole_a chapter_n he_o confirm_v it_o by_o notable_a document_n take_v from_o the_o equality_n and_o identity_n both_o of_o his_o own_o and_o father_n work_n and_o operation_n power_n and_o authority_n honour_n and_o worship_n whatsoever_o say_v he_o the_o father_n do_v the_o son_n do_v the_o same_o also_o for_o as_o the_o father_n raise_v the_o dead_a and_o quicken_v they_o so_o do_v the_o son_n quicken_v those_o who_o he_o will_v etc._n etc._n the_o father_n have_v commit_v all_o judgement_n to_o the_o son_n that_o all_o may_v honour_v the_o son_n as_o they_o honour_v the_o father_n as_o the_o father_n have_v life_n in_o himself_o so_o he_o have_v give_v to_o the_o son_n to_o have_v life_n in_o himself_o etc._n etc._n there_o need_v no_o more_o christ_n own_a witness_n alone_o of_o himself_o be_v sufficient_a to_o confirm_v our_o faith_n and_o to_o 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