(258) gives not Right,is granted by molt, and all that I know, ( except this Learned man ) that are worth the difputingwith in fuch a point, The Immanent acts of Cod do N.hilponere in objeElo.That there is no fignal Grant,either Vocal or written that gave us Inch a Right, muff be taken for granted,till the affirmers can pro- duce fome. If there be any in Scripture,it muff be either the Pro- mife to Chrift, or the Abfolute Promife of the firft Grace to the Elect, or the Lawof Faith or Grace, giving Life to all,ifthey will believe. The laft is Conditional, and after the Moral being of Chrifts death, and therefore cannot be it : The fecond is alfo in order after the Moral being of Chrifts death, and therefore if it did give us Right ipfo ;ore , it follows not that we had it on thrifts death iptofa6lo. But indeed wehave neither. For it is but a Declaration ofGods Decree towards fome in general ; the fub- jects are neither exiftent, nor determinate, and therefore can re- ceive no Right by it. If a man fay , There are fome poor men in this City,Whom 1 will givefuch a Penfion or 'Alms to before I dye. Neither defcribing,.nor naming any, nor determining the number in his words ; it is Tuft that this man keephis word : but no man hath received Right to the Penfion hereby. Much lefs if he do but pr.Jfefs his purpofe to leave a Legacy to fome that shall live oo years hence, and do not now exift. But the firft is the main ground ofour Right alledged,ofwhich (though I purpofely avoid the contending with the forefaidlearn- ed man yet becaufe I know not any that bath faid fo much as he, and therefore it will be to the advantage oftruth ) let us exa- mine his proofs, which in his words lie thus,after this ftatingof the cafe , nelson then of what We have toprove is, that the Merit of the Death of thf LordTeats hath-according to the Conflitation of theFather, fo procuredof him thegood things aimed at,and intend- eA thereby, that it id joft, right, and equal, that theyfor whom they arefo procured fhouldcertainly and infallibly enjoy them at the ap- pointedfeafon : and therefore unto them they have an ARttal Right, even before Believing ; Faith it felf being of the number ofthole things fo procured, All which Iprove asfollowetb. 1. The very terms before mentioned infer no lefs. if it be Juftum before their be- lieving,that tholefor whomChrifl dyedAvoid enjoy thefruits ofhis death, thenhave they even beforebelieving Pas,or a Right thereunto: for jus eft,quod Jain eft! ReP137.
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