244. The Old and New Covenant. Chap.3 2 feale;) Tut it ù only folid true faith Which ¿ the condition of the promi /è (of Remi Dion ;) Therefore it td that only that gives right in foro Dei to the leak. Here is an Argument firff propofed fecondly in a parenthefi.r paraphrafed, for the propofition I fay Faith is not fealed to but remiilion of fins or falvation upon condition of Faith. A profef- for of Faith that goes no farther , may engage himfelf to a lively working Faith , and upon thofe termes God engages for , and puts his Peale for Remißion -and Salvation. For the parenthefis, That Faith which ís the condition of the Promife, is the condition in foro Dei of the title to the feale, I judge the contrary to be unde- niabl. That Faith which is the condition of the Promife, is not the condition in foro Dei of title to the feale. An acknowledge- ment of the neceffity of fuch Faith with engagement to it , is fufficient for a title to the feale , and the performance of the corn dition of like neceffity to attaine the thing fealed. To promife fervice and fidelity in warre is enough to get limed as to do fer- vice is of neceffity to be rewarded. Fourthly As for the Argument ad hcminem framed againft thofe who make initial or common faith fufficient to entitle toBa- ptifine and yet affixe remiffion of fins to all Baptifine even fo received without any performance of farther engagement; I leave to them to defend who maintaine fuch doctrine and to fpeak to she abfurdities that follow upon it. Fifthly, 'that of Philip to the Eunuch feeraes to carry moff co- lour. The Eunuch mraii beleeve with all his heart before he be ba- ptized, and I have known it. trouble ;fome that are fully convinced- that a dogmatical Faith gives title to Baptifine fatisfying them - felves with this anfwer, That howfoever Philip called for fuch a Faith which leads to falvation yet did not expreffe himfelf fo farre that no Faith fhort of this gives title to Baptifine. It may be anfwered that a dogmatical Faith is true Faith, fuo I. genere, as well as that which juftifies i therefore I know not why men fhould give it the terme of feafe Faith, feeing Scripture calls it Fa th , and fuch as thofeBeleevers, and the heart in fuch a Faith (as to an entire affent) is required. If we look into the Eunuchs anfv¡,er on -which Philip did reft fatisfied,,and proceeded upon it to Baptifrne , it will take away all fcruple ; his anfwer is, +, beleeve that lefts Chrift it the Son of God. There is no more in that.
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