23t) cenlorious of fo reverend an Membly, which I am refolved not to be. r. Their very words are a keceiving of Chrift, and not immediately and primarily his Righteoufnefs, but himfelf; and in the confetron they fay as I do, that it is an accepting, re- ceiving and rifling on Chrift. z. And as Chrift the anointed, which Name fignifieth the Offices which he is anointed to, viz. King, Prieft, &c. 3. rt maketh it to confìtt in no one a&, but feveral , expreffed in two parafes : F. Receiving Chrift. 2. Reeling on him alone for f.lvation. 4. It exprefly flit!, that it is a receivi'gof kin'', at he is offered in the G ofeel, and that is , not as a juttifier only, but as a Lord and Prophet, and that as immediately as theother, and conjun& with it : forihe is no where offered as a juftifier alone ; if hebe, Phew where iit is 5. And hence it is plain chat they mean no Reception but moral, by Willing, Confenting, Accepting ( as they exprefly fay in the confeflionof Faith) For he is no otherwife offered to . us in the Go`pel : He is not offered to our Phytiical Reception. It is nit his perfon in fubftarce that is offered to the Contact of our Spirits, much let's of our flefh ; but his perfori as cloathed with. his Relations, of Mediator Redeemer, Lord, Saviour, &c: And can you receive a King, asKing, (who is perfonal ly diftanc or invifible )by any other Reception then I have laid ? If we do receive a King into England, the only A&s of the foul are hearty contenting, and what is therein and thereto im- pl; ed : though bodily A&íons may follow : (which as toChrift wecannot perform. ) I think verily this is the plain found fence of the Affembly, and thall believe fo, till the fame Au- thority, that thus defined,do otherwife interpret theirown defi- nition And for your phrafe of [ Refiing a burdened foul on Chrifl for RigI teoufnef, ] I doubt notas it intendeth Affiance, but it is as ``'erk n,, Dr. (1),mnann, Rob. Raroniu.r, &c. fay , a fruit of faith aridly taken, rather then faith it felf: but if you take faith in a larger fence (as the Gofpe! not feldom cloth, and again;$ which [ am no adverfary) fo Affiance is part of faith it fell. But that it is the whole of that faith, I (hall never be- I eve without ftronger Arguments; where you fay, [ It. the re- ceiving Chrffl -as the hand errbracetb any 06je11. ] I anfwer. t. I
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