( 388 ) Zarnovecius, 29, 7 Amovecius ch.frisfa- J Etione contr. Socin. rig. 53 ; 54. [ Ex his aliifqto Scriptiira fententiis misuliquir4ge facile perfpicit homini ad decli- nandum jzullitit dlvin e Isidici- umd- ad Confequendarn mifere- cordia prornifflonem , dues ere thole Conditiones data,. Tina eft fe tbu, men benediElurn, Coqus, ejuf- that thought que rnors , facrific am. efdl it ro hayaoiu tera, fides in Chriflum Tceni- in me to call te;ltia.HarurnConditionummag- both chiilis diverlitas. V fi na mplex fufferings anitna efl mans Faith, eft, non Conditionata, & (uti lo Caufamine qtruntor) fimpliciter data fine qua um alterius dignitatisrerpeltu. Al- when this tera ver ell conditionata, fe- Author calls them both concluP) quid, data ; hoc eft, om- Conditions. nem Authoritatem& certitudi- nem ex prima ilia percipiens ; pxnitentla nimirtsm, fides in Prior conditio ex nul- la and dependet, ledper fe ipfam a fe ipfa authentium eft, & omnem ex re alteri tribuit vim, virtutem ac dignitatem. Hine prima ilia magic eftprincipalis praciptia, hat vero minus princi- palls& vilior. Lecmajorminorq; principalitas in eo confiftit, quad prior illa caufafit efficient expi- ationis acrecuritat a Del lufli- ztia,& arecutionis nsiferecordia. Altera rurfuspofterioncaufa eft .14rurnentalisfeu organon Ac- ceptationis applicons reconcilia- tionem [ TAY thefe and other Scri- -Lipture-fentences, every one eafily feeth, that there are two Conditions given man that he may elope the judgement of Gods Juffice , and obtain the Promife of mercy. One is the bleffed feed Chrift, and his death and facrifice. The other. is Faith in Chrift and Repen- tance. There is great difference between thefe Conditions ; one is fimple , not Conditionate, and (as they fay) limplygiven, without refpeft to another dignity, (or worthinefs : ) But the other is Conditionate, and given fecundumquid, that is,re- ceiving all its authority and certainty from the former : to wit, Repentance and Faith in Chrift. The firft condition de- pendeth on noother but is of it felf, and from it felf authen- tical, and giveth from it felf to the other all its force , vertue and dignity. Hence the firm is more principal and the chief : but the other is lefs principal and viler. This greater or lefs principality confifteth in this that the firft is thecaufe effici- ent ofexpiation &fecurity from Gods Juftice, and of obtain- ing mercy. And the latter is an. Inftrumental caufe, or organ of acceptance applying re- conciliation
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