IV E R.9. éphejsanr, Chap.:. zs; from fin and death, and accepting of us as righteous to life : Now how plainly the one and the other is grounded in him, I leave it to their judgement whoare any thing experienced in the Scripture; God LathPent his Son,that we might live in him. He bathmade us righteous in him. He is Jehovah, oar righteeufne(fe. He úmade unto us wifdom, rigbteoufneffe, e7c. That which :vas impo(Pi61e to the flefh, beingweak, Godfent his Son, &c. that the righteoafnefeofthe Lawmight be fulfilled in us, Rom. 8.3. But it is objeoìed , firfl, from the names whereof it is called , as a Reward, Wages, a Crown, a Prize, the Penny. Secondly, from the Covenant. Thirdly, from the c fficiencie which the Scripture feemeth to place in works to this purpofe. Fourthly, from the rule after which falvation is diiliibuted. Fifthly, from the juflice of God. Sixthly, from the abfurdities of the contrary Doctrine. To the firft I anfwer, the names ofReward, Wages, Prize, &c. are figuratively to be conceived, that lookwhat the prize and crown is tohim that firiveth and fighteth, what recompence is to him that giveth ought , what wages tohim that labourech , the fame is glory to him that receiveth it. Again, it is all thereof grace, and free, nor, of defert and debt. Secondly, whereas it is objeeted from the Covenant. I anfwer,' we are under no Covenant of Works. But the Gofpcl faith, if ye mortifie the deeds of the flefb, ye /hall live. I anfwer, fuch promifes do tell us, [Who] shall live, not [Why] they (hall live. Secondly , they are made to perfons now by Faith already in Chrift , and fo firft justified and favcd. That Queflion, What /hall we do tobe favedt It faith, Beleeve. But Chrift anfwer- ed, Do this and live. 1 anfwer, there are two forts of promifcs, Le- gall and Euangelicali. Thefe are generali, as for juflitìcation and life : fpeciall, fuch as are given for the exercifing of Faith in the be- leever. Now to know the difference betwixt Legaliand Euangeli. call, general! and fpeciall, will make us fee what we are toaccount of this Objection. The Legali and Euangclicalldiffer thus ; Thefe latter are made in Chrift : thofe otherwife for obedience full and perfeel,perforined by the perfon himfelf. But how do there fpeciall promifes differ from the generali in the Gofpel In the fubject, the condition, the end. r.While they are as feed; and as a waygone,which dothbring us toa treafure freely bellowed. z. While they do increafe Faith , while we look for in well doing, or fuffering, our Faith, which is an inftrumcntall caufe, more and more is ftrengthened, and fo confequently more and more falvation is apprehended; and thus I think that the word étygsrea fhould be Z 3 conftrued. Objet. 2. 3. 2. 1. Objet. Rom. 8.13. Anfw. PromifesLe- gall and Euam gelicalb Queff. e/Inf.
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