(z6) ifRighleóí fnìff be denominated trews the Cômimiñjtórÿ 'Or pine ps.rrt of the Látr, then Chrißsìfufferings Were neither a -ífriály legal, oran'Evtügelical righteoufnefs. For the Law required the fuppliciuniipfius delinquentis, andknelt no Surety or Subflia: tutte. But thusChr`ifls fufferings wire a Pro-Legal-righteouf nets, aó being not the fulfilling rf the Threatening , but a full Satisfac` ion to the Law=diver, (wichmu equivalent) and fo a valuable cenfideration Why -the Law Amid not be fulfilled (by ear damnation) but difpenfed with ( by our pardon ) So that the Comminatian was the caufe of Chriflsfufferings; and hefuffered materially the fame fort of`DeathWhich theLaw threatened. But mofl _ffriElly his faferingswere a Righteous fulfilling his part of theCovenant of Redemption with theFather : Rut innopro- priety Were they the fulfilling ofthe Commination of the Law of Grace, again/l the Defifers or, negletlers ofGrace. I wean that proper to the Goifiel. Prop. 13. Chrifis righteoufnefs to Well called our Evangelical Righteoufnefs, bothas it is Revealed by the Gofpel, and confer- red by it,and oppofed to the legal way ofTuft£fication byperfeiZ per- fenal Righteoufnefs. So that by calling our oWn perfonal righte- oufnefs, Evangelical, we deny not that Titleto Chrufls, but give it that in a higher refpeE, and much more. Prop. 14. No perfonal righteoufnefi ofours our faith or re- pentance, is any proper caufeof our fiat Jufii fication, or ofour en. tering intoajuftifjed fiate : Though ae they remove Impediments, or are Conditions, theymay improperly be calledcaufes; Somuch for the NegativePropofitions. Affirm. Prop. x . That aGodly man bath a particular right teoufnefs, or may be Juft ina particular caufe , there ù no man candeny : sniffs he will make himWorfe then the Devil: for if theDevil maybefaiflyaccufedor belyed, be is jufl inthat particu- larcaufe. Prop. z. All Cbrifliana that I know do confefs an Inherent .. Righteoufnefs inthe Saints and the neceffity ofthis rightsoufnefs to Salvation. So that thiscanbe nopart e four Controver. fie._, Prop. 3. Confequentlyadmull confefr that Chrifls:righttouf nefs imputed, is not our only righttoufuefs. 164 that the rightfoul: nefd
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