27 8) Conditionofour part in Chrift and his righteoufnefs : and this is Faith it fell. Both thefe are fufticient to Jut ification : but Faith is neither f uffcient, nor is Faith without Chrifs legal righ- teoufnefs And Chril is fufficient Hypothetically but will not be Cual to our Juftification without Faith ( and re- pentance. ) But perhaps this Writer means only toThew hisoffence againft my namingChrifls righteoufnefs legal. If teat be fo, z .1 have given in my reafons, becaufe there can be 1 better reafon of a name then from the form : and the formof Chrills righteouf- nefs being relative, even a conformity to the Law of works ( and to the peculiar Covenant of redemption, ) I thought did fui1 ciently warrant this name. 2. The rather when I find not only that he is laid to fulfill the Law and all righteoufnefs , and bemade a curie for us,but alto to be righteous with that righte- oufnefs,which is denyedofús;which can be none but a legal or prolegal. righteoufnefs. 3. But yet if the name [Legal] be all, I could eafily Lave given this Brother leave to differ fromme about a name without contention, and methinkshe might have done the like by me. Mr.W. Obje&.But what ifworks andfaithWere both of thew applyed to procure our yufficatian ? Anfw. This Obje&ion yet further thews, that the Author underftands me not (ifit be me,as I have reafon to judge that he writeth againft ) for he fuppofeth that its works that I call a legal Righteoufnefs, when I Rill tell him it is Christs fatisfadi- on and fulfilling the Law, of which our faith or works are no part, but a fubordinate , particular, Evangelical Righteouf7 nets. Mr. W.5. .1f both trefe ends of Righteoufnefi Were,z6folutelt pecefury, then Where one ofthem is Waiting in a per!on, there can be no 7uftification of that perlar. Ene Where Was any Legal Rigl9teoufrefs of the goodthiefor 141. Croft; confirmed for legal asnrigbteotsfn fs ? .fAnfor .
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