gohis way about the natureof Faith. If this be not as much as I fay, do but add what he faith,pag. t y. and I think you have as much : (in this particular. ) [ The true meaning (faithbe) eau .2,e_effion, [whether we are jufftfled by Faith o- by World?] is not as oppofing the inwardGrace of Faith to the oretà7ard aFs ofObedience, Which indeedare the fruit' of Faith : But as op- pofngthe Righteoufnefs ofChriff apprehended by Faith , to the righteoufnefs Which is Inhere*t in our 'elver, andperf reseed by our felves. And trulySir,I ufe to chargemy confcience toenquire what may be the plainmeaning ofa -Text, and to embrace that,and not againft Light to becarryed by prejudice . and thisconfci- ence tells me that this Refolution of Dr. Down4me being fo plainly agreeable to `.Pau!, is not to be rejected. When I im- partiallyconfider what Paul driveth at, my Judgement tells me that it was never his Intent to advance any one Pimple Ad of the foul into the ofit e o& julifying,excluding all the rea ; but toadvance Quiff againa mess own workswhich flood up then in competition with him : And ihat Paulnever meant that`Af- fent Juilifies, but not Velle,4cceptare,Confentire, Eligere,Fidu- clam haberes &c. Suppofe there be a mortal Difeafe tint hath feizedon aCi- ty, which no man can cure but one onlyPhyfitian : nor he but by&Medicine that will colt him as much as the lives of theCi. tizens are worth : This Phyfitian comes and fends to them,and offers them all withoutexception , that if they will but take him for their Phyfitianand truft him with their lives, he will not only mawfell his skill, that he is able tocure them, but he will do it, and pay for the Phyfiek, andnot put them to pay a penny. Hereupon fume that arehis enemies, and force that are miftaken in the Man upon falff reports, and force that judge ofhim by his outward appearance,do all concfudeCthis is tome Deceiver, he is not able to do any fuch matter; none but fools will trufthim,and venture their lives in his hand : Let u, fir about and labour and we II-1ái! overcome it, and dowell enough.] On the contrary the Phyfitian, having great com- pafion on the poor deluded people, knowing their cafe better then themfelves, and having already bought the remedy for them
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