( i83) Argument 17. If weare Abfolvej, Pardoned, Jufiified, and have Right to heaven from eternity,or from Chrifts death, or be- fore we believe then the fame man fhould at the fame time be pardoned and unpardoned,abfolved and condemned inLaw,have Right to heaven,and have no Right : and that in refpeft of the fame fort of pardon, abfolution and Right. But the Confequent is falfe : therefore fo is the Antecedent. The Confequence is proved already for I have proved fully that Abfolution, Pardon, J uftification Right to heaven in Law- title, followeth Faith, and that men are inLaw condemned , and unpardoned till they have Faith, and that it is not Juftification meerly as terminated inconfcience, that Scripture calls ufitfica- tion 6y Faith : It mull therefore be that in Right of Law ; for no other can it be before that, as is 'hewed. And though I have faid fomuch, I will here add this one Argument more. If it were only knowledge or fenfe of pardon, abfolution or Juftification inConfcience , that were meant by issliification by Faith in Scripture,then we might as well be faid, I. To be Elated by Faith. 2. Or Redeemed quoad pretium by Faith. 3. Or crea- ted by Faith ; becaufe by Faith we come to know that we are Eleded , Created and Redeemed ( yea much moreof the two latterfor that we were Created and Redeemed,are defide,proper objects ofFaith - but fo is not our. Eledion or Juftification- per- fonal : ) But no Scripture faith that weare Eleded Created or Redeemed by Faith much lefs fo frequently and exprefly as it faith we ire jutlified by Faith ; ) nor may we fay fo our felves : therefore it is not knowledge or fenfe of Juftification or Abfolu- tion that is meant. Argument 18. If we are Abfolved, Pardoned, Juftified , and have Right to heaven from eternity, or beforeFaith then we have all thefe before we are in Chrift, orjoyned or united to Chrift, or are made his members. But the Confequent is falfe : therefore fo is the Antecedent. The Confequence will be denyed, by thofe that fuppofe we are in Chrift before we believe or are born:But the wordofGod faith no fuch matter as they, but much to the contrary. We are made the Sons of God, heirs and coheirs withChrift by Faith : He that bath the Son bath lle, and he that bath not the Son bath not life,and that iJ they Who by not-believing make god a Lyar. i Job. 5. 12. ®o 2, 01'
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