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R. S.
EplaRflanr,Chapoz.
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"had
I
do
to
be
Paved
?
It
is
answered,
Beleeve on
the
Lord fella.
.
And
truly the righteoufneffe
of
Chrift
bath not been
of
more ancient time
given to men, then Faith bath been appointed
the
receiver hereof,cal-
led
therefore,
Therighteoufneffe
of
But
it may be objeéted
(as
we have
before taught) that
the grace
of
God cannot ftand with
any
thing
in
man. How then (will you
ask)
can
it Rand
with Faith
ft
is
true,
that the
grace
of
God doth not brook
any
thing inherent
in
man,
and
of man,
and
yet norwithftanding may well agree
with Faith.
For,
Faith
is
not
of
man, no
not
in
man
by nature;
For
all
men
bave
not
faith,
2
Thefr.
3.
2.
but
it
is
in
man renewed , and
as
a
gift
of
meer grace.
Secondly,
Faith
doth not juftifie,
as
it is
an
inherent quality
in
us,
but
as it
apprehendeth
Chrift
Jefus
the Redeemer,
who is
made
unto
us
of
God
righteou
fneffe ;
Thus
you
fee
that Faith
is
not
at all
prejudicial) to
Gods favour. And this
is
not the onely reafon, becaufe
that
Faith
is
given
of
grace; for then
all
the gifts
of
the holy Gholt
might
come likewifè into
the
article
of
Juftification.
Again, Faith receiveth
onely,
and fheweth
to God that
righteouf-
neffe
and merit
of
Chrift
which God bath
given
,
and
onely for
that
thing received,
not
for receiving,
doth
feek
to
be juftified.
Again, Faith receiving
Chrift,
ftandeth with grace,
becaufe it
is
of
grace,
that
the faithful)
foul laying
hold
of
Chrift
,
is
juftified
:
for
the Law
knoweth
not
this righteoufneffe
,
but biddeth
us
bring our
own;
it
is
therefore the Lords grace
that
accepteth Faith for the righ-
teoufneffe
of
the beleever,
in
the agreement
of
acceptation,and there-
fore Faith
is
faid
to be imputed for righteoufneffe.
But
then here we may
anfcver
a
cavill;
Come
may
ask,
How
we can
be faid to be faved
by gracealone,fometime
by
Faith alone,fornetime
by mercie, by
Chrift;
when
if
by any
of thefe
alone,
theother
fhould
he excluded
I anfwer,the
word [alone] excludeth
fuch
caufes as
fight with thefe,
or any of
them, (for
fight with one, and fight with all)
not thofe that
are
ftitordinate.
This then doth let
us
fee
how
abfurd
they are,that
will make Faith
and
Gods grace
fight
together, which the Lord bath
fo fweetly cou-
pled. This
by
the way.
I
come now to
the
main
Do trine, which
is
this,
viz.
That
Gods
grace deth
fo
fave, that
fir
fl
we
mull
be
true
beleevers
.
Grace and
be-
lief mutt not be fevered
in
the matter
of
falvation.
God
fo loved the
world,
that
whofoever beleeveth
in him,
be.
Look
as in
the Covenant
of
the
Law,
Do this
and
live;
no deed,
no
life
:
So
in
this
Covenant
of the Gofpel,
wherein
the Lord promifeth for Chrift
to pardon fin,
to
jullifie, to accept
to
eternall
life
; here
it
may be
Paid,
No
faith,
no
portion in the promifes
of
ggod,
in
the
grace
of
God
in
Chrift
Jefus:
for
look
as
platters unapplyed,
fo is
Chrift
unbeleeved.
Nay
more, haft
thou
Phil
;.g;
ObleEf.
Anfn.
I.
3
Obi;
11.
e/!nf.
Doflr.
Scleevers a..
lone
partake
of
grace.
loh.I.x6.