(96 ) what purpofe ? If the former ; then either it is falle quoadter' minor, or quoad fenJism.. The former cannot be laid without abfurdity : the words can have no other falfnefs, but an unfit - nefs, di,tinti from the fence : And if the terms be any part of Socinianifm, then Chrift . and lames were guilty of ,Socini nifm ; quod abfic. If it be the fente ; Firft, I crave no other fa- vour of the impartial Reader before he judge, then to read the S6cinians explication of themfelvec, and to read my expli- cation here, and in my confefion. Secondly, And if he will alloperufe the Allegations in the end of that confellion,lethim judge whether the Orthodox be not guilty of i ocinianxfm. Or if he be tempted to believe Dr .OWen.r intimations, as if I had dealt injuriou{ly with the Authors there alleadged, I only defire him to turn to the places cited, and perufe them in the Authors, and freely cenfure me. Treat. '220. Neither is thequeflion about the neceffity of ha- linefr, &c. Only the queJlioss ù upon what account thefe are required in juflifaedperlons ; Whether infomecaufal cy, or concurrenceasfaith is, only not Wi,hEach a degree of excellency'? WhethergoodWorks be requiredas Well asfaith, fo that We may fay, jctf if ling Repentance, juflii ing LaW, ( Love , it Amid be ) as well as juflifring faith ? This is pofitively and vebmenty affirmedby fame : but certainly thole Arguments and Reasons they bring are too weak to gainfay the Torrent of the Orthodox Divines. Anfw. Upon the reading of this,I complained of hard mea- fure in the Preface to my confefsion : towhich you reply fome- . what in your Preface to Sermons on john 17. 1 {hall recite the reafons of my complaint. Firft, I did both at large in private writings to your fell, and publiquely to the world, pro- fefs that I tookneither faith nor works for any caufes at all of our Juftification ; was it juft then to make ti is the fiate of the Querion , and fay 1 poficively and vehemently affirmed it ? ( for von deny not that it is me that you mean, and I know it by paffages here agreeable ro your private letters) Secondly, I never once imagined the difference between faith andholy obe- dience
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