34o The Life of Faith. foever) is it any infl;rumcnt of Gods fentence of Juftification (which yet is all the Jollification acknowledged by the ufual defenders of ln(lrumentality) Caving as it may be Paid to give us a right to it, by giving us conftitutive Juffiftcation in the pardon ofour fins. And the Scripture never faith that Faith juftifietb us, nor calleth it fuffifying Faith ; but that we are j'{ftifted by Faith, and moll commonly [of Faith] for the.ufuallell phrafe is Tríssas, ex fide, as it is ex operibue, when Jollification by works is denyed ; which is not the meer lnfirumentality of work. So that here is a double erour ; 1. That Faith jüflific h as a trueand proper infrument : 2. And noocher way. Errour 21. That Faith caufeth Juftifi.cation, as it caufeth 'Santlifieai jot ; as much and as properly. Contr. Faith caufeth nor Jollification at all, but only is the condition of it : But Faith caufeth the as of other graces by a proper, efficiency ; believing is a proper efficient caufe of the wills volition, complacency, content, (though but a moral efficient, becauft the liberty of the will forbiddeth the lntellet to move it per modum natur.e.) And the wills confect prom duceth other ails, and phyfically excitcth other graces : Be- , caufe to love, and define,. and fear, and feek, and obey, are ads ofour own fouls, where one may properly caufe another : But to juffifteor pardon is-an ad ofGod r and,therefore Faith equal ly procureth our right or title to Jullification and- to Sans` ifi= cation and Glorification ; but it Both not equally eff tl them, 2 Cor. 7, 1. Let us cleanfe our fe!i es from all filtbinefs of flefl- and Spirit, perfeifing bolinefi, &c. Not let us pardon and ju- fli6e our filves. James 4. 8, Cleanfeyourheartsyoufinners, &c. Ifa. i. bathyou,maltcyou: clean,put away the evil- ofyour doings ; (not your guilt-andpunifhment.) So only Chri(i cleanfetb us from al fn and.unrighteouf efs, r john a. 7, 9. Jude zr. Keep yourjelve r in the Love: of God. John is. Abide in me. &c. r john f. IS. He that,isbegottenofGad, keepeth himfelf, &c. Errour 22. That theFaith by which we are jufted,.. is not: many phyhcal ails of the jovially, but one. Errour 23e. Tbat it is only an a&. of one faculty of the ßu1ò, onhra .
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