The Life of Faith. 3 45 theungodly, hie Faith ir countedfor rigbteoufnefs v. S. Mired is the man to whom the L-,rd will not imputefrris --v.17. Before him whom be believed, even God who quickenetb the dead--- v. 20. He ftaggered not at the Promife of God -Being fuíy perfwaded, that what be bad prolific!, hewas alto able to perform. v. 31, 22. And therefore it was imputed to bim for rigbteoufnefs. Now it was not writtenfar his fake alano that it was imputed to bim, but for us all; to whom itpall be imputed, tf we believe on bim who railed up "epee our Lord from the dead. Abundance fuch tetiirnonies are obvious in Scripture ; but this being as plain as can be fpoken, he makcth hisown Faith, who rcfufeth to lraieve ir. Our Faith in God as God hath as tench hand in our Juttification, as our Faith in Chritl as Me- diatour. But the form cf the Baptifrnal Covenant which_the Church ever ufed, fully proveth it as is aforefaid, though toanfwer all ignorant cavils spiral it, as anunneceifary tedioufncfs I pars by. Errour 28. The beliefofHeaven, or the life to come, is no ef- jentíai part of"unifying Faith asfucb. Contr. The lad anfwer to this Errour is fufcient: Heaven is the everlading vifion and love of God ; and therefore we are jutlified by believing it, though not it alone : It is cf- fential toour Saviour, to fave and bring us to the fruitionof God. Errour 29. That "unifying Faith is a believing that 1 am jufttfted, oreleíi, andAd be faved by Chrin. Errour 30. That this Faith is a fug"prance, or perfwafieer at Craft, excluding doubting. Contr. t. We are juftificd by believing and accepting God for Our God, and Chrifl for our Saviour, that we may be ju- Rifed ; and not by believing that we are ¡unified. 2. It is talk, and ever will be, that any ofthepriefciti (as Auftin and Prejper call them) or the Non-Elea, arc cleft, or jutti tied, or will be Caved : But the Non-Elcc& are commanded and bound to believe with that tame kind of Faith by which we are jutti- lied : Therefore to believe that they themfelves are elect, jtz- ttificd, and [hall be faved, is not that kind of Faith by which Xx We
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