224 Ofimputed `P`ight.O fFaith, uflif.andMans duty: though not our Naturalperfors. So that what Chrifl war we were, and what Chrîdidwe did, and what Chrifl fuffered we faféred, in Gods ac- count or imputation: And fó we are as righteous as drill bimfelf, becaufe all chrifls rghteoufnef is ours. And wehave no other, nor need no other Rigghteoufnefs, at leaft in order to our yuflifcation : This Righteoufneft of Chrifl is it by which we are 7ugified by the Law ofworks, which faith [Obey perfeeily, orDo this and Live ;] Forwe Did all that is required in and by Cbrifl : In this Righteoufnefs only God accepteth us : We have Right to itfrom eternity by Gods Decree ofElecition and our Confciences perceive our right upon our Believing 3 .4nd to het men on Doing them_ felvesfor Life, when theyfhouldonly Do from Life, u to deceive them and undo them. P. If there words did offer me any Light which we had not before re= ceived, I lhould gladly learn, and give you thanks. But if fuch talk as this, beall that muff !hew you to be wifer than yourneighbours, and war- rant youto rail at them asLegal Preachers, and fuch as teach Juffificati- onbyworks, my foul mufkpitty you, and all fuch poor finners as are trou- bled or [educedby you. But becaufe this Head conraineth many particu- lar doétrines, I pray you let is (peak to them inorder. I. And firft about our own Righteoufnefs. Andfeeing Iam theLearner, I muff crave your anfwer as fitted to my own doubts. And .eft. r. Do you knowhowmany times the words 7ufl, Righteous and Righteoufnefs are ufed in the Biblet Lib. No; ¡have not taken fuch an account as to tellyou. P. Let us fee the Concordance. Here you find it about fixhundred and twelve times ufed, betides the words [ fuftifre, 7uflifying and 7uftification.] Zell. z. Shew mehow many of thefe fix hundred Texts do not (peak of fuch Inherent or Performed perfonal Righteoufnefs, as is diffinet from fuch asyou defcribe inyour fenfe of Imputation. Trywhetheroneof twenty or forty or an hundred have fuch a'fence. Lib. Not iffuch falfeteachers as you muffhe the expofitor of them. P. Let us try fome of them, and be you the expofitor. .r Joh. 2.29. every one which doth Righteoufnefs is horn of God. a Job. 3. 7, so. he that cloth Righteoufnefs isrighteous. r3:hofoeverdotb not rigbteoufnefs is not ofGod. Lib. Tote choofe out chafe texts which countenanceyour own ends. P. My queflionis but,Whether Gods word talk of any Righteoufnefs which confifteth in any thing that is in orof our felvest Lib. Yes : thatcannot be denyed: But not inorder to our Jufiification. P. Of theufe we muff fpeakanon. Queft. 3. I nextaskyou then Whe= ther all thefe texts be not True? andwhether wemaynot fpeak as they dot Lib. Tes : We queftionnot the Truth,betthe Meaning of them. P. .iaeft. q.. Is this Righteoufnefs as fuch (in that meafure that we have it) abominable toGod t Dothnot Godcommand it t and require us toobeyhis Laws fincerely r And doth he hate the obedienceof his Lawt Is not Holineff his Nature and Image in us t And Both he hate his Image and the Divine Nature r Is it not the markof a Malignant to be a Hater ofHolinefs t yea of theDevil himfelftt And can you think that God-is a Hater of Houndst What ! he that haeh raid,, Be holy, for I amHoly, andWithout Holinefs none (hall feeGod ! Lib. Ifyouwerenot anunholy deceiver, you would not intimateby furls queftions, cos of I took Gsd to heaHater of Wine/. P. Is it not Halinefl which the Scriptureand wemean by Inherent Nigh- _ That igh- perfonal Righte- oufnets is necalory. .eoufnef? Lib. But
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