(263) before. Nqatio jurisefi injuria. I do not think that any Elea perfor, could fay, God did himwrong, if he did not pardonhim before he was born, or while he was an Infidel. 3,, 2 Pet. 1.1. rhe Saints are faid to obtain pretious Faith, through the right-eau/600 of God. It is a righteous thing withGod I to give Faith to them for whom Chrift dyed ; becaufe thereby they have a Right unto it : Faith being amongft the moll pretious fruits of the death ofChrift, by vertue thereofbecometh their duefor Whom hedyed. Reply. r. May it not be righteouswith God, that we obtain it,unlefs we our felves have Right to it before we obtain it ? That fhould have been proved : Yours, becaufe they have a Right to it, is an addition of your own, having no word that you Phew us in Scripture to fuitain it, nor any thing in reafon that I have yet heard of 2. Though the Text underftood in your fenfe, be nothing that I fee, for your Caufe, yet I fee no proofnor reafon that it fhould be fo underitood. I find inExpofitors there feveral Expofitions of it betides yours. i. As Faith is called Pretious, from the excellency of its ob- leas Chrift and Glory. So it is faid to be by the righteoufnefs of God in the fame refpeft, viz. as precious and in refpeffing the object ; becaufe God bathPromifed Chrift and Glory to all Be- lievers, and he is true of his Promife. 2. Others fay, It is by the righteoufnefs of God in that fame prornife, as that promife being the objeet, caufeth our Faith : we knowing God to be trueof his promife, do believe him. 3. Our newAnnotations,and many others , mention a third, making the Righteoufnefs of god to be put for the bounty of God, as oft in Scripture. 4, The words iv (P1"1(51" z aEg3 Many take as not refpecting the efficient caufe, but the Object : Godhath given us a precious Faith in his righteoufnefs : or a Belief in Chas righteoufnefs for falvation. Diodates words only I will repeate , vii. whofe foundation andobjeU is Chrifts Rioloteoufilefs ; which comprehends all that he bath done andftsfered for bit : Others expound the Word Rig,hteoufnefsfor r,...14ercy, and goodnefi , or for Loyalty in keeping Promifes. 4,,TheCondition of perfons gnder Nerit and Demerit, in rtfpe51 cf 411b manignimumiiimmElmimpownannimmeinimonciajilli
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