V B R. 9. Epbefianr, Chapa. . 255 a. ignorance , that this with our glorification , is but one tingle falvation, though accomplifhed fucceftìvely. \ 3. Ignorance , that Chrift and merits fight together. 4.. Ignorance, ofour imperfec ion in righteoulnefleand works. And thus much for this,which overthrown,all merit is overthrown; for without a Covenant on Gods part grounding merit, therecan be no defert with God. Now the things objebted in wayof reproachfull conkquence, are, 6. Firlt; That we difgrace works. To which we anfwcr, That we Abfurdities give them all their - riviled es in regard ofthe fountain' coverrure Weirdon p g g > > our Doûrine acceptation, recompence; every thing, but walking cheek by joui byPapilts. with Chrift in the workof falvation ; and thus to grace them, is in- i. deed to difgrace them. Secondly, they fay again, that we preach licentioufneffe; When a. Paul heard that objeéted, Let us doevil that goodmay come thereof, and 6.m: ;,s. and let us fin that grace may abound ; we cannot wonder that we are thus ' malicioufly depraved. Thirdly , they fay again that we take away all the fpur of good 3. working, and kill the heart ; If I !hall get nothing by my works, Odjea. to what end fhould I work as good play for nothing , as work for nothing. If all were loch mercenary mindes as the Papifts , with whom it Anfw; is true, No penny, no Pater. 'softer ; it were fomething theyPaid, yet falle; for we teach a molt plenti ull and ample recompence of works. Here onely is the difference : They fay this recompence is grounded on the defert of their works ; We fay , in the free vouchfafing, and acceptanceofGod. But indeed,themfelves kill the heart of all work- ing ; for if I mutt firft deferve it, then my confcience can never be felled peaceably : For I can never afiremy felt that I have works Po ig Do- enow, nor that thole I have are goodenough : when a man is here, etrrue dif- then his heart faileth and f inteth ; for as good never a whit, as no heaaensfrom whit better: even as a Labourer that fhould in the heat of his work good works, bebrought into doubt of his reward, he would fet him down and fay, as good play for nought as work for nought. To let us fee howour Religion doth lift up the graceof God, and Yfe s; depreffe man ; two tokens of true Religion: For that Religion which fincerely defendeth the graces ofGod, which fetterh up norejoycing in man, foderogatory to the gloryof God,which pulleth down the Pharifaicall feathers wherewith man prideth himfelf, and holdeth Chrift fo, as adjoyning nothing which might make him in vain, that onely is the right Religion : But this doth our Doétrine, &c. As con trariwife,that exalteth man above himfelf, and detracteth from the glory of God , and the praife of hisgrace, which is all in all in the matter of mans. falvation , is the badgeof Antichrift andhis devil - lilh Doctrine. This letteth us alfo fee the arrogant fpirit of the Papills : when Yfe z. the Saints have found and acknowledged themfelves lefe then the leaft Arrogantfpi- rirofPa ifts. of I
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