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so_o in_o the_o publish_n of_o this_o use_v much_o closeness_n and_o cunning_a conveyance_n in_o his_o private_a disputation_n tit._n de_fw-la justificatione_n he_o seem_v plain_o to_o condemn_v it_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o abuse_n to_o say_v that_o fides_n est_fw-la causa_fw-la formalis_fw-la justificationis_fw-la and_o a_o error_n to_o affirm_v that_o christ_n have_v deserve_v ut_fw-la fidei_fw-la dignitate_fw-la et_fw-la merito_fw-la iustificemur_fw-la in_o his_o public_a disputation_n he_o open_v himself_o somewhat_o plain_o 3._o yet_o dark_o enough_o thes._n 19_o de_fw-la justificat_fw-la cat_n thes._n 7._o these_o be_v his_o word_n fidei_fw-la vero_fw-la justificatio_fw-la tribuitur_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la illa_fw-la sit_fw-la justitia_fw-la ipsa_fw-la quae_fw-la rigido_fw-la &_o severo_fw-la deâ—_n iudicio_fw-la oppont_o possit_fw-la quanquam_fw-la deo_fw-la grata_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o iudicio_fw-la misâ—riâ—ordiae_fw-la triumphans_fw-la supra_fw-la 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ipsa_fw-la fides_fw-la tanquam_fw-la actus_fw-la iuxta_fw-la evangelij_fw-la mandatum_fw-la praestitus_fw-la imputatur_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o sive_fw-la ad_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la idque_fw-la in_o gratiâ_fw-la cum_fw-la non_fw-la sit_fw-la ipsamet_fw-la iustitia_fw-la legis_fw-la and_o in_o his_o responsione_n ad_fw-la 31._o artic._n art_n 4._o he_o branch_v cut_v his_o opinion_n in_o three_o distinct_a proposition_n 1_o justitia_fw-la christi_fw-la imputatur_fw-la nobis_fw-la 2_o justitia_fw-la christi_fw-la imputatur_fw-la in_o iustitiam_fw-la 3_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la imputatur_fw-la in_o iustitiam_fw-la the_o first_o of_o these_o proposition_n he_o grant_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o us._n the_o second_o he_o deny_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n the_o three_o â—e_n grant_v that_o the_o act_n of_o believe_v be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n here_o by_o mystery_n in_o these_o proposition_n 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〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la dico_fw-la imputari_fw-la in_o iustitiam_fw-la idque_fw-la sensu_fw-la proprio_fw-la non_fw-la metonymice_fw-la the_o same_o be_v the_o opinion_n of_o his_o fellow_n the_o remonstrant_n of_o 106._o vorstius_n of_o lubber_n peter_n bertius_n of_o â—ustific_a episcopius_n and_o the_o habere_fw-la rest_n with_o who_o bellarmine_n agree_v pat_o liber_n â—_o de_fw-fr iust._n cap._n 17._o when_o upon_o that_o rome_n 4._o his_o faith_n be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n he_o say_v thus_o vbiipsa_n fides_fw-la censetur_fw-la esse_fw-la justitia_fw-la ac_fw-la per_fw-la hoc_fw-la non_fw-la apprehendit_fw-la fides_fw-la iustitiam_fw-la christi_fw-la sed_fw-la ipsa_fw-la fides_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la est_fw-la iustitia_fw-la in_o sum_n their_o opinion_n run_v thus_o god_n in_o the_o legal_a covenant_n require_v the_o exact_a obedience_n of_o his_o commandment_n but_o now_o in_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n he_o require_v faith_n which_o in_o his_o 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