2 6,) the gad and the qua is all. one : and thenthey contradict their Own Afîertion,that [ fides vs; jaßificans non recipit Cbrifturn rrt Doi inurr.. ] 3. If the [ quá ] fhould relate to the effect, then it would only exprefs a dilU:nction between 73./1i fcation and other Benefits, and not between faith and faith. For then[quá juffiftcans] fhould be contradiftine only from [qua fanaificars] or the like. And if fo, it is one and the fame Faith and the fame acts of faith, that fanctifïe and juiiifie, As if a King put into a gracious acr,to a companyof Rebels, that they (ball be pardoned, honoured, enriched, and all upon conditionof their thankfull acceptanceofhim,and of ibis act ofGrace:Here there is no room to diftinguifh of their Accep- tance, as if the acceptance of pardon were the condition of pardon, and the acceptance of riches were the condition of sheir Riches, &c. But it is the fame acceptanceof their Prince and his Act of Grace, that hath relation to the feveral confe- gaent benefits,& maybe calledpardoning,honouring &enrich ing in feveral refpects. i t is the fame marriage of a Prnce that makes a woman rich, honourable, d-s. So it is the fame faith inwhole Chrift,as Chrift, that is fanctifying and julifying, a it relateth to the feveral Benefits : that is, it is the condition of both, fo that their[guá juflifirans]doth either intimate this untruth, that h4ec fides (lux talis , id t , qua fides in Chrifl'um crucifrxum juflifacat ] ( which is true neither ofone act,nor other;) and fo begs theQuefiion, or elfe it faith nothing. So that I (hall never admit this qua ju¡lificans, without anEx- pofition ; and better then yet I have fern from any that ufe it. Mr. W. Argument 4. That which is the farm and fubtance of Evangelical preaching , ii the objtt1 of ?unifying Faith. But Chrift as crucified, is the fubflance of Evangelical preaching, Ergo. Anfrv. I. When I corne to look for the conclufionwhich excluded Chrift as Lord, Teacher, rc. from being the ob- ject, I can find no fuch thingin any Argument that yet i ree. They have the fame fate as Mr. Blakei Arguments had,to cons chide _
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy OTcyMjk=