[58 f The Life of Faith. means which introduce i.t/ and nrxt that verbum torentie, or inward word, which is a dittinc$er conception of the matter in the mould of fuch notions as may be exprett ; and next,the verbum oris, the word of mouth expreffeth it. Now many have the conception of the matter, long before they have the verbum mentis,or logical notions of it : And many have the verbum mentis, who bya hefatant tongue are hindered from oral expreffions ; and inboth, there are divers degrees of di- t1inttnefs and clearncfs. Dire& 9. Turn not plain Gofßel Docurine into the Philo- fophicalfooleries of wrangling and ii-moulded wits; nor feign to y.atrfelves any new notions, or offices of Faith, or any new terms asneèeffary, whichare not in the holy Scriptures. I donot fay, ufe no terms which arenot in the Scriptures : for the Scriptures were not written in Englifh : Nor do I per- fwade you to of no other notions than the Scriptures ufe ; but only that you ufe them not as necoffiry, and lay not too great afiref upon them. I confefs new Herefies may give occafion for new words (as the Bithops in the firft Conned of Nice thought:) And yet as Hilary vehemently cnveigheth againfà making new Creeds on fuch pretences, and wifbcth no fuch prac'ice had been known (not excepting theirs at Nice) becaufeit taught the Hereticks and contenders to imi- tate them: and they that made the thirdCrced, might have the like arguments for it as thofe that made the fecond; and he knew not when there would be- any end; fo I could with that there had been no new notions in the Dodtrine of Faith, fo much as ufed; for the fame rcafons : And cftecially be- caufe that while the firft inventers do but ufe them, the next Age which followeth them, will hold them neceffary, and lay the Churches communion and peace upon them. For inftance, I think .the word [fatisfalion] as did by the Orthodox, is of a very found fenfe in our Controvertìcs againti the Socinians : And yet I will never account it necef- fary, as longas it is not in the Scriptures, and as long as the words [Sacrifice, Renfome, Price, Propitiation,Attonement,elrc.] which the Scripture ufeth, are full asgood. So I chink that [imputing Cbrifis Rightecufnefs to usj is a phrafc which the Orthodox ufe in a very found fenfe : And yet
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