Of ylOification by Faith. 141 Where it is plain that faith fignifies the S F. R M. chrioian religion. It is to this therefore VI. that the apoftle attributes fuch efficacy to the `! juílification of men. But it by no means follows, that St. Paul's intention is to attribute our acceptance with God to any peculiar virtue in faith, as feparated from thofe works, and obedience, which are the genuine fruits of it. The faith, by which he fays we are juftified, is that which worketh by love, which pro- duces a fincere love to God and men, with the proper expreßïons of it, in the practice of true piety and virtue. Betides, we find him as much as any of the facred writers, preffing aria holinefs and conformity to the will of God, and laying as great a firefs up- on it. The four Taft chapters of his epiole to the Romans, are wholly taken up in re- commending the virtues of private and fo- cial chriflian life : And many exhortations of the fame kind are to be met with in his epiftles to the Galatians. Indeed, if we con- fider chrifiianity as a divine law enforced with proper fanf'cions ; and it is in this light the apoftles and evangelios always fet it ; they reprefent it as the grace of God, which hath appeared unto men bringing falvation, but
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