filch perfeâ4ion to the making of men righteous that there needed no other , much lefs fhould it be abrogate. Where fpeciallynote, that the righteoufnefs which the Yetà's expedted by that Law,was not (as is commonly imagined) a righteoufnefs of finlefs obedience, fuch as was required of Adam; but a mixt Righteoufnefs confifting of accurate Obedience to the dtMofaìcal Law in the main courfe oftheir lives, and exact} facri- ficing according to that Law for the pardon of their fins corn- witted, ( wherein they made exprefs confusion of fin) fo that thefe two they thought fufficient to juftifie, and lóokt for the .Mefzs but to free them from captivity, and repair their Tem- ple, Law, &c. And 2. Paul difputed against falle Teachers, that would have joyned thefe two together ( the Righteouf- nefs of Motes Law,and'Faith in Christ ) as neceffary to lofe; But 7:arnes difputed againft falte Chriftians, that thought it enough to falvation barely tobelieve in Chrift, (or lived as if they fo thought) its like mifunderftanding Pau1s Doctrine of. Juhification as many now do. 3. The works that Paul fpeaks of directly, are the fervices appointedby Mofis Lazy fuppofed tobe fufficient, becaufe of the fuppofed fufficiency of that Law. So that its all one with him to be juttified by the Law, and to be juftified by works ; and therefore he offer fpeaks againft Juftification by the Law exprefly., and ufually Beth the works, he fpeaks of, the works of theLaw:.yet byconfequence, and a parity ofReafon,he may well be laid to fpeak againft any works imaginable that are fet in oppofition to Chrift, or competition with him, and that are fuppofed meritorious and intended as Mercenary.' But Yaws fpeaks of no works , but Obedience to God in Christ, and,that as ftanding in due fubordìnation to Chrift. 4. By Faith in the Doarine of Jultification,Pard means our Affent to all the effential Articles of the Cofpel, together with . our acceptance of Jefus Chrift the Lord , as filch, and affi- ance in him ; that is, To be a Believer ; and fo to have faiths is with Pod, to be a Difciple of Chrift, or a Chriftian : Though foonnetime he fpecially denominates that faith from one part of thy:
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