(iss) to ftrive about words, therefore I diftinguithed between cauft; lity, and conditionality, knowing that the word Bywas ambigu ous(when weare faid to be juttified By faith &. )now you take this diftinguifhing to be ftriving about words, to avoid which, you . would bring we back to the ambiguous term again. Whereas I cannot but be moft confident, that as guile is moft in Generals , fo there would be nothing elfe between us but flriving about words , if we dif'pute on an unexplained . term, and without diftincion. Do you indeed think that . to be an efficient caufeof our juftification, and to be a bare condition, is all one ? or do you think thedifference to be of nomoment? You fay, !do not exclude tWorki jcsflifying at well er,faith, let figexprefflnrbe what they trill. ¿4fm. i . You. âhould have Paid, [Let the fenfe, or racy of infifjing bewhat it will, ] for lure thedifference between an, efficient caufe and a condition is more then in the expretlâon, or elfe I have been long mittaken._ a. I do not exclude Godjcsflifying, Chrif jnflifying, theWordjojlify.ing, &c.and yet to diftinguifh between the way that there juttitîe in, and the way,in which faith jultiits, I take to be no ftriving about words, but of as high concernment as my falvation is worth. 3. Either you miflike my phrafe, or my fenfe ifthephrafe, thenyou miflike the word of Clod which. faith, a'rain it jnftifledby work: andnet by faith only ; If the fey,/e, then you.fhould .not fall upon the phrafe : and then to diiiinguifh and explain is not to ttrive about wards. 4. If I do bring faith and obedience neerer in juftification then others, it is not by giving more to work, then others, but by giving left to faith ; And ifin that I err, you- fhould have fallenon that and Chewed- it, and not fpeak fill as if I gave more to works then. you. I am fare I give left to man, and therefore no left thenyam to Christ. I perceive not the leaft difadvantage herein that I lyeopen to, but only the odium of the phrafe ofjuftifi,ation by Wo,l;,r, with men that are carried by prejudice and cuttome. 5. I will not quarrel about Each a word ; but I like not your phrafe of[Faith jafliEying, andwork( juflifying,] for it is fitter to introduce the conceit ofan efficiency in them, then to fay,, [We tare juflifiedby faith and by WWork:] which are only the Scrip7t ziatephrafe, and lignifie but a coud itionality., °o
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