Baxter - Houston-Packer Collection BT763 .B35 1655

( 346 ) totals nOfi, non ampiists babes pro ottortuts in pfCesitil feriii5 Diaboli cer Aid mundi, fedpro yore fidelibus, foie Oils, ad im- aginer); [team reflauratis , vita fua donatio., inq; regnum fuum tranfiatis pod Dei judicium lex prof; approbat : Non quad fatisfatium fib i operibus nofiris exiflimet , fed quia dominio fuo orliata, ( oq; jomino nofiro fobfella, non pottlt , r, on laudere opera qua ex fide in Chri (lam jpirituq ; ejus proficifi.untur,eaq; etfiimperfeEta,,uro vcra 7ujiitia habere , eolq; pro vere fujii gratifq; Deo qui ea pa- trant. Difquiratur hic, quando. quidem Scriptura utransq; de qua egimus fuflitianacrebro gperte nobis tribuit, acpropterea setriufq; ratione luflis non apud homines folum , fed aptedTeum Cenfendi fumus ; mon , quo fenfubeflificari ex operibus dici. yew, Jac. 2. & luflificand4ex fermonibx Mat. I 2. eodetn putari nobis opera in lugitiam elici poffint ? Non utiq; prout fides imputatur in Iuflitiam; Sed ficut faelum Phineati imputa- turn ipfi dicitur in lullitiam, Pf. 106. 3i. Alia enim eft imputa. do in Iteflitiam,qua, foam ehri- fluspro nobis praflitit obedientia, habetur tanquam neva , indeq; nos injufii ac peccatores abfolvi- mur ab irati Dei vindiat ibi rolafides amplellens iflato obedi- entiqm 41911191111.111MMEMowalINSIMMIM.... the charge ofHypocrifie, Pro- pilules and impiety, and no longer takes us for men dead in fin, fervants ofOle Devil, and children of the world, but for true believers, his fons, reflored to his Image, endued with his life , and translated into his Kingdom : which Tudgement of God, the Law alto appro. veth. Not that it i.;:kes it fclf satisfied by our works ; but be- caufe being bereaved of its Do-. minion, and fubjeded to Chrift our Lord, it cannot choole but commend the works which come from faith in Chrift and from his fpirit, & account them for true righteoufnefs, though they are imperfeci ; and them that perform them , for truly righteous, and fons Fleeing to God. Let it be here enquired, feeing Scripture doth often and exprefly afcribe tous both thefe righteoufnefs we fpeak of, and therefore we are in refpeet of them both to be judged righte- ous , not only with men, but with God ; Whether in the fame fenfe, as we arefaid to be juftified by works, ,Tam. 2. and to be justified by Words, Mat. 12. Works may not befaid to be imputed to usfor Righteat:sine's? Not indeed as faith is imputed to righteoufnefs : but as the fat of Thine& is faid to be im.; puted to him for righteoufnefs, Plat,

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