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9.
Epbefianr,
Chapa.
.
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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,
of
our
imperfec
ion
in
righteoulnefle
and works.
And thus much for
this,which overthrown,all
merit
is
overthrown;
for without
a
Covenant
on Gods part grounding merit,
there
can
be
no
defert
with God.
Now
the things objebted
in
way
of
reproachfull
conk
quence, are,
6.
Firlt;
That
we difgrace works.
To
which we anfwcr,
That
we
Abfurdities
give
them
all
their
-
riviled
es in
regard
of
the fountain' coverrure
Weird
on
p
g
g
>
>
our
Doûrine
acceptation,
recompence;
every
thing, but
walking cheek
by joui
byPapilts.
with Chrift
in
the work
of
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 do
evil
that
good
may 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 they
Paid,
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
acceptance
of
God.
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
afire
my felt that
I
have works
Po
ig
Do-
enow, nor that thole
I have are
good
enough
:
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,
be
brought
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
how
our Religion doth
lift
up
the grace
of
God,
and
Yfe
s;
depreffe man
;
two
tokens
of
true
Religion:
For that
Religion which
fincerely
defendeth the graces
of
God,
which fetterh
up
no
rejoycing
in
man, fo
derogatory to the glory
of
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
his
grace, which
is
all
in
all
in
the
matter
of
mans.
falvation
,
is
the badge
of
Antichrift and
his
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
Arrogant
fpi-
rirofPa
ifts.
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