( 296) confummation ofour junification, then is to put us into a juftified state at firit. 4. 1 he performance ofthe Conditions of the New Covenant, for Juitification and falvation ( by Faith, Repentance, fincere- obedience) are a perfonal, evangelical righteoufnefs (commonly called Inherent) ; and therefore is it called our righteoufnefs, becaufe it is the performance of the Gofpel condition , ( rather then from its Relation to the Law or Covenant of works, which it violateth by its imperfection) feeing whofoever believeth and repenteth is non Rem., not guilty of the non- performance of the Conditionof Jultification, and he that alfo fincerely obeyeth to the end, is not guilty of the non-performance of the Conditions of fentential Abfolution in Judgement. It is not that Law (commonly called Moral or ofworks) which faith, Obey perfedly,or elle dye ; which judgeth me righteous be- caufe of my Inherent qualifications, or impeded obedience : but it is that Law, which faith, He that repenteth and believeth fhall be forgiven, and he thatfincerely obeyetb, ( both naturally Moral,and fupernatural precepts ) and endured) to the end , (hall be Paved. This Lawor Covenant pronounceth me righteous, upon my im- pededperformances. 5. This righteoufnefs is not our univerfal righteoufnefs,nor the matter of our Juftification againft the Accufation of violating the Lawofworks, nor any part offatisfadion for fuch violation: but only it is firft the Condition of our Intereft in that riglveouf- nefs ( of Chrift ) and confequently a fpecial particular righte- oufnefs conffituting us truly righteous g but only in tantuno, fo far as not to be chargeable with the final non-performance ofthe conditions of the newCovenant ; that is, not to be guilt' offinal Impenitency, Infidelity, Rebellion, or Hypocrifie. And in judge- rn ent, it is only againft this falfe accufation that we muff be jUiti- fied by it as the matter of our righteoufnefs ; and against the charge ofviolating the Lawofworks, or being in general finners, it is Chrifts righteoufnefs that mutt juftifie us, as the only merito- rious caufe or matter, and this of ours no otherwife then as the Conditionfine qua non, ofour Right in it : Yet when in order to our final univerfal Abfolution,the queftion comes to be, Whether we have any Right in Chrift or not I And fo whether we per- formed
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