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.Ephefiaa,r,
Chap.x.
V
s
x.8.
Method.
Grace what.
Salvation two
wayes.
I Tim. 4.10.
Faith
confide-
red abfolutely
and relatively.
may be able to gather, when
he
heareth the difcourfe
above
named;
for when they
had heard
that
they were dead,
and
that
they
were
quickened in
Chrift
,
how that God
did thus
only
for the
glory
of
his
rich grace,
every one might think
;
if
we are thus
in
our
felves,
if
God
hath done all for
us
out
of
our
felves in
Chrift,
if
there
is
nothing but
his rich grace
that
may
glory
, then it feemeth that
all
our
falvation
is
of
nicer grace.
The
Apoftle therefore
granteth
all
to
any one
that
fhould thus
conclude,
and
layeth down
this Apollo-
heal!
Do6lrine more
at
large,
fo
as
he
beateth
down
every
height
advanced againft this truth
of God. And
firft
he layeth down
the
true
caufes pofrtively
is
this 8. verfe.
Secondly,
he
rejeaeth
the
falte
fuppofed caufe
negatively,
which
he backeth with
a
reafon
upon
res.
fòá
as
(hall
be more familiarly opened.
For the better
underftanding
of
the f
.ntence
,
wee
will
unfold
the
particular words
where
it
is
neceffary.
For
this
word [Grace]
it
is
put fometime for the
favour
of
God,
fometime for
the effc':
of
Gods
favour in
us,as
when Faul
faith,
lea
1,
but the
grace
rf
God
in
me
;
fometime forthankfulneffe: the
fecond
caufed
by the firft,the third by the fecond.
But
here it
is
meant
of
the
rich grace in
God out
of
us,as which
flap.
data
onely
in
kindneffe in
Chrift,
and
works,
and
the
new
creature,
which
is
the
life
of
grace
in
us, are
after executed
;
rhefe
are not
fpoken
of,
there may (land
with grace, we
may rejoyce
in
theft
without impeachment.
Now
the
favour
of
God
is
two
-fold
:
z.
A more common
and
inferiour grace.
2. A more
fpeciall
and rich
grace; for
if
the Law
had
given
life,
God
fhould
have
filmed
grace, and
in
grace was
the
covenant
of
the
Law contrasted.
But
here
is
meant
a
more plentifuli grace,
in which
the
New Teftament,
with
all
the
benefits
of
it,
have their
foun-
darion.
tre
are
Paved:
]
There
is a
double falvation for man,
God is the
V.
viour
of
all,
God
raveth
man and
beat
;
but
efpecially
of
them
that
beleeve.
Now
this
is
to
be
confidered
two
wayes, either
as
begun,
or
as
compleat.
Now
he fpeaketh
roundly
and amply
of
our
falva-
rion,
frombeginning to the
ending,
as
the
Context
cleareth
againft
all
exception.
Through
faith.]
Faith
is
confidered
two wayes, the one
abfolutely
in
it
fedi,
as
a
verrue, and
a
radical!
venue
:
the other
in
relation
to
Chrift
5
now thus
it
is
here
to
be conftrued, Faith
on
Chrift,
Chrìft
now beleeved on,and Faith which
is
through him,are
equipollent,
ta.
ken
both
as one.
Faith therefore
noteth Chrift
applyed
in
us
by
belief;
thefe
two
you
May fee ranged under
grace,
as
which onely
can
Rand
with
ir,
Rom.
3.24.
We
are luflified
freely
by
grace,
&c. The
Apoftle
cometh
to
prevent the corruption
of
man, thus furmtling from
this,
that
we
are
faved
by
faith,
that
then fomething
is
to
be given to
us.
Whys
Becaufe
we
of
our own free wills beleeved
:
No,
though
of
Faith, yet you
cannot
challenge any thing,
becaufe
it
is
not
from
any
ftrength