heir feveral parts tba Chtifli rts Comfort. Lib. But God hatethit not as Holinefs, butits mixt with fin. P. Do you Believe, and Love God fincerely, and Love the Godly, or not? Lib.. Better than (*itch nyou do, or elfe wo to me. P. AndBothGod Hateall your Faith and Love becaufe it is mixt with, fine If he do, What difference between it and wickednefs t or between you and a wicked mane GodCan but hate what they do : and Both he Toby all that you do a1foY Why then iftay not your Neighbours imitate God,.andhate all that you doe whymay theynot then derideandperfecute you, for thatwhich is hateful to God e For fhame never more blame this your fcorners or perfecutors. Lib. i donot fay that GodhatethmyFaith, Love,Humility andpatience as [ach, bat as mixt with fin. , Thereforeproperlyit is fin that Godhateth, andnot my FaithandLove itfelf. P. And is allcome to this e What mean you then to rail at us that fay the fame e We all fay that God hateth our fin, and thefaulty imperfediou ofour holinefs and obedience t andwhatfay you more Lib. Butyou fay not that Godhatethyoúr Righteoufnefs for the fin that, ileaveth to it, though notfor it felf; as we do. Tour Goodneff is like an Applefain into 'thedirt or poyfoxed;' andyou are for wiping it, and keep- ing it : butGodand wife men abhoritfor thefilth, and call it away. P. Then it teems you raft away all Love to God and man, all faith, all honefy and obedience, chaftityand temperance, becaufe fincleaveth to it. Lib. By calling it away, Ido not mean,giving over to Love Godand obey% him, and turning wickedly to the contrary but 7 mean that i count it dung in order to my 7uflífcition P. I perceive by Teaching me, you arebut Learning to fpeak your felf. I further ask you, Doth not God Love the Faith, Love, Obedience and Holinefs of his fervants, notwithftanding all their faults and imperflions t joh. a6.27. The Father himfelf loveth you, becaufe yea have Loved me andbelieved, &c. 2 Cor, 9.7. God loveth a cheerfulgiver. Pfal. I x. 7: The righteous Lord Loveth righteoufneff; with many the like paffagesa Doth he not Love his Image t Lib. That is, becaufe we areinCbr f ; and ourperfonsand grases and duties are acceptedall in him, beingperfumed with his righteoufnefs, and all, ourfinsand imperfections pardoned and covered thereby : And as our Graces are the worksof theholy Ghoj, andnot primarily as ours. P. Are you come fo far already e Allthis is heldnot only byus, but by thePapifts alío. You confefs then that for the merits of Chrifts Righte- oufnefs, our fins are pardoned, andnot only our perfons, but our faith, Love and obedience, accepted and loved though culpably imperfect and mixt with fin. And fo all your noife is come to nothing, andyou fayas we. IL' But having found that we mutt have Inherent Righteoufnefs, let us öi Reward á11à next confider What ufewe may make of ir;and how it it may and muff th,nefs orMerit be valued and trufted to. And Pet. a . Tell me whether God hathmade any promife of a Reward to it, or not r Turn to the word [Reward] in your Concordance, if youremember not theTexts, and fee. Lib. Tour Legalprinciples and fpirits makes the Scripture a fnare and a jumbling block toyou, as Ghrifthimfelf is ? when Godtalketh ofReward me- taphorically, you take it properly, as ifwe couldmeritany thing ofGod. P. I only askyou, Whether God bathpromifed us a Rewarde Lib. Tes : But it is a Rewardproperly to Chr , by *haft, gracewe live; andnot, to our felves, 22 cc" . When or,
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