Chap. •. sea.•.'). . I . --rHE .BelieversPriviledges.': ::: : CHAP. I. SECT. I. The froeme, or Entrance into tTJC Book. Ou have heard in my jirjl things the Doctrine, Precepts, and -. the Patern of a man inhisfecond, or Ncw-bmh: Now remames what follows all his life ;, and . . { r. His Priviledges. therem IS con!iderable z. His Duties. · • ~}unification. . Reconqliation.' ' I .His Priviledges,as he is now a Believer in Adoption. • ~ , Chritl:, are Sanctification, · Glorification., ·' Of thefe fome of o~Worthies ~ave written largely; and amongll: the rell:, that ~h>pbtrdJ" watchful Soul-rou~ing, S?ul-fear~hmg Shepherd.: I fhal~ not therefore dwell on them, Ji~~:~ Be. but furn what he hath dehvered, mthefe followmg Sechons. • c Sect. z, ofthe ftrjl Priviledge, viz. :fujliftwion• \_ '" 1 ... · THe firll: Priviledge which immediately follows our Vnion with Chrijl, is Juflifi' t'ation; which confil!s in thefe particulars, Imputation of Chri!ts Righteoufnefs,,, , and Remiffion of fin. ,. • ·· ' 'o . To prevent erroneous mifconceits, which fpring from the confoundingof things that 'r.> : dlffer,underltand; That a man may befaid to be juftified either intentionally,or virtually, · 0 " or actually; either in God, or in Chrilt, or in himfelf. I. I?tentionally in God (i.e.)in Gods Purpofe and Decre~: ~This is from all eternity but thts Decree and Intention doth- not put any thing into a: ftate of gfual being, but in the fulneffe of time. . . ' z. Virtually in Chrill: : and thi11.is from the day of Chrilts Paffion, and i!(the yertue ofhis Satisfaction; yet this intendeth no more but that SatisfaCtion·is made, and Remiffion purchafed by the Blood of Chrilt. . . · . . , ' ·' J. Actually in himfelf: When a man bath the poffeffionofJ•ifliftcatio/1, immediately <, after h1s 'Union \Vith the Lord Jefus Chrill:. Now this ]itftifirari~n confidered, ·as- it is ~ flate.of favou;, a Covenant-ll:ate with Gqd, which.a !Pall a~ his fir(l: believing is p~t !nto, <S not reiterated, no more than a wife af~er that fir(l: cnrrance int-o._th~ relation IRS ~requently made a wife; yet tlie partic)llar acts ofPardon anll imputations of Chrilt~ 1ghteoufncffe, are contmually by God communicated unto the Believer. ln. th1s refpe<'t this allual Juftification (or particular'acts o~ pardon) hath· its degreeS' of pro– greffion: The beginning thereof is laid in our firll: Union and lnc~rporationjnfo Chrill:; ' the confummat10n of i~ is not till the Judge at the latte~ day hath folcmnly pronQun~cd • L ~ . th~ . ·t 'i
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