344 The Life of Faith. to him under the notion of a Ranforrcr, doth no More to their deliverance, than their giving up themfclves to him un- der the notion ofa General or Ruler, &c. Becaufe it doth not free them a, it is fuch an al, but as it is an admade the con- dition of his gift. And note that I have before proved, that even as to the objeet Chrii juüitiethusin all the parts ofhis office. Errour 27. That believing in God as God, and our Father in Cbriff, is not an all ofJuffifying Faith, but only a confequent or concooitarit'o fit. "Contr. a. No doubt but God mull tome way be believed in, in order ofnaturc, before Chrift can be believed in (ás is proved) who can believe that Chritt is the Son and Mellinger of God ? who bclieveth not that there is a God ? Or that Chrii rcconcileth us to God, before he be- lieve that he is our offended God and Governour. 2. But to believe in God as the end of our Redemption ; to whole love and favour we mutt be refored by Faith in Chrift, and who pardoneth by the Son, is as effential an ad ofJuttifying Faith, as our beliefin "Chrift. Object. But not quetenus juffifacantie, not ofFaith as iuffifying. Anfw. If by [as j hfying] you mean [not as effel`ting 3u- ffiftcation] it is a Salk fuppofition: There is no fuch Faith. If you mean [not as the condition of u i cation] it is fille : It is as effential a part of it as the condition. If you mean [not as Faith is denominated 7uilifying from the confequent benefit] its true, but impertinent : For the time may be fàid of Faith in Chrift; it is not called [Faith is Chaff] as it is called (byyou) Jujfifying. And'yet I "may add, that in the very Pbticalnature out, Belief in God as our GodandEnd, is effential to it: As confenting to be healed is cftential to contenting to the Phy- fician : andcontenting tobe reconciled is effcntial to :are con- tenting to a Mediation for that end : Becaufe the refpett :o the end is cftential to the Relation contented to. All the Faithdelcribed bleb. it. in all thole intiances, bath fpecisl efTential refped to God. So hat fa Abrahams faith, Rpm. 4. 3. Abraham believed God, and it wás imputed tohim for k"igbreoufneß v. .5. ,To him that r orkrtb not, butbe/ievetb On him (on God) tbat jaitfífietb the
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