Zao Ofimputed`I .ighteou/n.O fFaith,Juftif.c.Mans duty, The firft Charge. Lib. 1 am forry to fee how you abufepoorfouls, and build them not on Chrift, but on themfelves l what a deal have you faid to this man ofDo- ing and ofWorking, and how little ofBelieving? Tou havefethim on tasks of Duty, and he thinketh now to Do this and Live, and to be raved in his own doings ; his repenting, his praying, his keeping the I ords day, &c. while the poor man knoweth not j'efus Chro, and fubmitteth not to the Righteoufnefs of God. Ton will needs be aTeacher of the Law, andbring back poor fouls to bondage, that Chrifi may profit them nothing; but trufi- ing to their own works and rghteoufnefsfor life , they mayfallfrom grace, and be found in their nakednefs andfin. P. Sir, thefeGeneral exclamationsdobut tell us, that there is fomethiog, that you differ fromus in, but tell us not what. Ifyou are a lover of truth, and will fpeak to edification, tell us difinftly what are the points ofour doetrine which you diflike : and let us debate them one by one. Lib. Among many others the chief are thefe, I. Thatyou miffInot have men come to Chrifi till they are prepared. I I. That you fet men onRe- penting, andDoing, and workingfor falvation, and fo teach them to croag in a Righteoufnefs of their own ; and do not tell them thatAll Chrifis Righ- teoufnefs is ours being imputed to us, and that Believing isaoConvertors, towhich you are to call men: If they Believe, they have a perfeel Righte- oufnefs in Chrifi III. That you overthrow the Gofpel, in making it a Law. IV. Andyoumake the new Covenant to be made with, us, when Chrif? is the onlyparty inCovenant withGod. V. Andyou make thenew Covenant to have Conditions, and fo to be thefame with theold. VI. Ton make fufiify'ing faith to be a believing in Chrifi as a Teacher and Lave= giver, that ycu may lead in works : and not a meer Believing in, himfor Righteaufnefs. V I I. Tots make Faith to jeafiifie as a condition of ourper formance, and not meerly an Infirument of ourTuftification, 'or apprehend- ing Chrifi. VIII. Tor make faith in it felf to be imputed to us for Righteoufnefs, andnot Chrifi only the objet? offaith. IX. That God is made Mutable byyou, and forgiveth andjufiifteth themwhen they believe, whom he did not jufiiftefrom eternity. X. That a jufified man muff be afraid lefi his fin fhould unjufiifie him again. X I. To make men think that they are able to believe of themfelves. X I I. roncall men toDuties, andto Mortification,before theybelieve and areregenerate. X III. Infiead ofthe witnefs ofthe spirit,you comfortmen by theEvidence of their own holi- ners and righteoufnefs. Thefe with abundance more, are the errors, by which you corrupt and deceive poor fouls. P. Becaule Chrift would have his Servants as Teachable as Children, and not to Drive byneedlefs difputes, I pray you be you the Teacher, and I will be the Learner, and tell me what you would have us believe in thefe particularswhich ytm have named. And firft of the firft. Lib. I. Men muff be taught to come prefently to drift without flay- ingfor Preparations, andnot difcouraged, delayed or kept of P. By. [coming] I fuppofe youmean [Believing and Accepting.] I pray you teach me further then : Qeeft. i. MuD men believe in Chrift be- fore they Hear of him? Lib. Na : How (ball they believe on him of whom they have not heard ? P..9`efi. a. Muft they Believe that he is the Mediator between God and man, before they have learned that there is a God r and that this God isTrue, andJul r Quefi. 3. Or before they have learnt that man is a fin- ner t and deferveth death r andwhatfin is r Que. 4. Or before they have learnt that we cannotredeem and fave our felves t Lib;
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