INN 386 The Life of Faith. fathers (together with the Law of Nature.) 3. The third and highefi degree of outwardmeans,is the whole frame ofCbriffian IisJfitHtioair, adjoyned to the Book of Nature, and fucceeding the forefaid P-ronrifes and Law. Every one of thcfe hath a fufficiency in its own kind, and to its proper ufe. r. TheLaw of Nature is fufficient in its own kind, to reseal aGod in his Effential Principles and Relations and to teach man the nccefillry row ofCome fupernatural Reve- ?uions and Inttirutions; and lò to (fired him to enquire after tiern (what and where they be.) 2. The Promifes and Jewifh Law (ofTypes, &c.) was fuf- ficient in its own kind, to acquaint men that a Saviour muff be fent into the world, to reveal the Will of God more fully, and to be a facrifice for fin, and to make reconciliation between God and man, and to give a greater meafure of theSpirit, and to renew mens fouls, and bring them to full perfedion, and to the bleffed fruition of God. The Jewifh Scriptures teach them all this, though it tell them not many of the Articles of our Chriflian Bclicf. 3. TheChrithan Gofpel is fufficient he its own kind, to teach men firfl to believe aright, in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit , and then to loveand livearigh% When I fay that each of thefe is fufficient in its own kind, the meaning is, not that thefe outwardmeans arc of thcmfelves fufficient without the HolySpirit for that were tobe fufficient not only in fuo genere, but in alieno vel in omni genere ; not only for its own part and work; but for the Spirits part allo But other caufesbeing fuppofed to concur, it is fufficient for its own part t As my Pen is a fufficient Pen, though it be not fúfiscicnt to Write without my hand. Now themcafure of the Spirits concourfc with all there three degees ofmeans is to be judged of by the nature of the means, and by Gods ends in appointing them, and by-the vi. frble e ias. And whereas the world is full ofvoluminous con- tentions about the doctrine of jufficient and effellual grace, I fihall here add thus much in order to their agreement. a. That certainlyCuch a thing there is, or bath been, as is called jufi- eient.not- effe ual grace: By fufficient theymean Co much .s givcth man all.that fewer which isneeefftry to the commanded ate.
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