(334) HEnce Iconclude, T. That God imputeth faith for righte., oufnefs , according to Calvin' judgement ( concerning which I have (poke my own before ) 2. That he faith that God taketh our works to be Righteoufnefs, or imputeth them for Righteoulnefs. 3. That he taketh it to be all one to Judge works Righteous, and to impute them for or to righteoufnefs. And therefore they that confefs them to be an inherent righteoufnefs, mutt confefs them to be fo imputed. 5. Let them confider what follows hence, that confefs fultification and imputation ofrighte. oufnefs to be all one : Whether it will not be as excufable or war., rantable to fay, that weare (fo far) juilified by thole works, as to fay that they are imputed to us to or for righteoufnefs ? as Cal- vin here doth. 6. He doth in tilde and in the other pan-ages of [ Provoking Gods mercy to us ] E Gods favor [ Their anfwering for us before God j fay more in ter1115 ( and more harfhly and as much in fenfe, for the exalting of works, as ever I did, ifI underhand s. maceus. S.DLacxus inThef. Salmuri enf. Vol.'. de Juitif. pag. 3 2.34. 4.37. [Fide igitur 7alli- ficamur, no tanquam parte alive qua ast opere quad fiso quodampretio aut merito ficationem nobis impetret ast dilofitione anime introdutlio. nem Juflitite inharentu:Sed tan- quam C'onditione federis gratis, gum; sc nobis Dew idcirco exigit loco condition's faderL. (qua nobis vino falla efl imprr bile ) qui,d allied fit 104m Boni fuflitia in Cbriflo 7ein per Evangelitein nobis ob. 1.10 Acceptatio ; qua fit ex Del pszElogr2tulto sit itiono- fira fit. E are therefore juitifed by faith,not as by any part of righteoufnefs , or a work which by forne price of its own, or Meritidoth obtain usfullifi cation,or as a difpoiltion offoul to the introdueition of inherent righteoufnefs Dot as the Con-, dition of the Covenant of Grace,which God therefore re. wires of a inftead of the con. ition of the Legal Covenant, ( which is through the fault of the Mb, become to us favor' becaufe it is nothing elle but the acceptance of thegift of righteoulnefs in jefus Chritt offered to us by the Gorpel whereby it comes to pals by Gods free Covenant that that righteoufnefs is ours, In
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