Chrifts Fitlnefs' recoivedby all Sa'int.r. i 03 the Habit only fromChrift, he hath wherewith to boa ft : True, I had theMM., the Grace from God I but cheffiirit of the anion, that is mineown ; ,he had wherein to boaft. But there is no room for boafting : and thereforeall Grace is fromChrift in regardoffrep affifiance. It will be yet faid, But ifall Grace be fromChrift in re- gard offrefb affiflance too : Why is it laid, that we Repent 5 and we Beleeve; and we Obey? forifall Grace in regard of the verywork, be fromChrift; if jefus Chrift do work al our works; Why is it not rather faid, That Chrift does Repent ; and Chrift does Beleeve ; and Chrift does O- bey I anfwer, No. You know the Perfons that are Rdonfal: If I owe a man. a Thoufand pounds , and have never a penny to pay it and another man hecomes,and lends me themoney, and goes along with meto the Creditor, the bond is taken up, and acquittance made, difcharge made : Heis notfaid to have paid themoney, but I am laid to pay the money that amReffonfai: So now, you are RelPonPl: and therefore, though ye have all Pcrength fromChrift to do it,yet you are faid toRepent, and Beleeve, and Obey. The Devil isnot faid to commit Adultery, and commit Murder, yet by his intligation 'tis done. TheSun does: with theTree, when theTree doesbring forth fruit and yet 'tis not faid thatthe Sun brings forth anapple, orbrings forth fruit : becaufe the Sun does work as auniverfal Caufe,and the Tree as a particular Caufe. So now, though jefus Chrift does work in all your workings yet He is not laid toRepent, or Beleeve, or to Obey ; becaufe He works as a univerfal Caufe; and youwork as aparticular Cade On ly behold here themirrour of Grace : All is ofcbrift ; and yet all is Ours : all is ours in Denomination, and al is Cbrifis in Operation: all is ours in regardof.Tmottragement and all is Chrifis in regard of Glory: al isours in regardofReward; and all is Chrifts in regardofHonor. Here's Grace! here's the myftery of Grace! but Rill all, whatfoever Grace a man path, he bath it from Jefus Chrift. Obj. Anf.
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