94 7uflif. Gy the lmput. of eh.Right. cleared from the N. T. C x A P. S. rings of Chri(? , do not exclude His Obedience; fo neither do they exclude the Imputation of His Obedience, in order CO our juftification , and re- ceiving a Right to glory : yea they make our being conílitut&Zighteous, an Effea of His Obedience; & Righteoufnefs or Righteous-making is accom- panied with juflification. So that though the Scriptures (peak fometimes more exprefly of the Sufferings, & fometimes more exprefly of the obedience of Chriff, according ro the exigence of the etandled ; yet both are infe- parable , as a caule; & fo is our Righteoufnefs & Juliification infeparable, as the full Effect. C H A P. IX. Other paflâges of the N. T. briefly mentioned , which plead for this Imputation of Chrifl:s Righteoufnefs. THere are other pafrages of Scripture, befide thefe mentioned , in the preceeding chapter , andagainfl which I finde no Exceptions made by Mr. Goodwine, in the forecited Book , which yet do with no fmall clearnefs and fulnefs of evidence plead for the truth which we owne , to wit , The Imputation of the Righteoufnefs of Chriff unto Be- leevers , in order to their Juftification. Thee we shall not infift upon, but only mentìone in short ; feing the full infifling upon them will not be necefì-ary, after what is faid , in the Explication & Vindication of foregoing paffages. it Rom. is 17. For therein it the ftighteou fne fr of God revealedfrom faith to faith, ar it it written, the jufi shall live by faith. The Apofile is here giving a reafon, proving the Gofpel , whereof he was not ashamed to be a preachers to be the power of God unto Salvation , & that to every one that beleeveth, be he jew , or be he Gentile; vii. Becaufe there is a Righteoufnefr revealed therein , which finners only Eland in need of; & that Righteoufnefs of God; that is , not only a Righteoufnefs, which is deviled by God, and is ac- cepted in His figít; but an excellent Righteoutnefs, even the Righteouf- nefs of one,whois God; and a Righteoufnefs revealed for faith to lay hold on & receive,& that which faith leaneth to firftand lait, when it is weaken, and when it is Iirongeft ; that thereby the poor linner, who formerly was dead by law , may live, as one reconciled to God. So that hence we fee Sin- ners have need of a Righteoufnefs; and this Righteoufnefs is the Righ- teoufnefs of God, & is revealed in theGofpel, that it may be received by faith , and fo Imputed & made over to she poor linner, in order to his jufti- fication , and acceptance with God. 2 Rom. 4: i r. And he (i. e. Abraham ) received thefigne of circumcifion ,e1 feat lef the RRightenttfneft of thefaith , which he had, yet being uncircumcifed , that righ- teoufnefr might be imputed to them alfo. Here is a Righteoufnefs , and a Righ- teoufnefs called the Righteoufnefs of faith , becaufe received & applied only by
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