,.F z94. 7i ftá f cation lby faith C x A P. 2 r; de inChrif$ ; and this. is done receiveth its perfcfl ion, ¿r ar it were, its fortne, when obedience it yeclded unto his commands : So that betwixt jtßifjixg faith ¿ good tnorkr there isnodifference. See him further f. 123. 134. Smalcius de di- vin. Chrifi. cap. 14. f. 3 6. tels us , that faith in jefur Chrijl it a firmeaffent unto what he hath Paid e a con fideing tritely fo called , whereby not only we firmly óeleeve what he hath Paid concerning us but we confide in him d7 adhere to -him, ( this is much more, than our Author faith ) d.? heartly embrace hir doctrine, as celeflial d5 Paving, placeing our confidence ä? hope in him , as fuch ¿ fo great, a King, ¿5 as. our Priefl (£y upon our Author, that is lets orthodox , than this Socinian)hanging wholly upon hirn,with a firme hope to obtaine thefe thing; ,''which he Bath promf fed to filch as obey him, that is , if we amend our liver , according toeir prefcriptien, we are confident to receive remiffion of fins , deliverance from death 4r" eternal life. But you will fay, there is no mention made of good works in this faith. See therefore what he faith difp. 6. cont. Franq de bon. ope. Thef. 53, 55, 63, 68. 1'e do not ( faith he ) confider two parts of faith. Trtifl in God , & Obedience to his commands , bitt we diflsnguish them, ar if they were two : for albeit really they may be taken for onething , d9 are one , they can be force way dt flrnguished - Obedience is rather the forme of faith , or faith it Pelf, than any part of it. And in this , the ArmintanRemonflrantr in their Confeff. cap. 1o. J. 1, 2, 3. do homolegate with the Soctnians, telling us ,that faith, comprehendeth all the commands of the Gofpel , and that the command of Faith mutt no other -way be confidered , than as by a natural proprietie it inclùdeth obedience , and is a fruitful mother of good works: and that faith thus conlderedcomprehendeth a mans whole cOnverfion , prefcribed in the Gofpel. Socinus is plaine Synopf. 1. f. 8. and tels us , that the way of jufl:fication is the fame under both Covenants , feing in both on God's part wasre- rjuired kernif ïon offins ; d on mans part , &epentance , ¿5 Obedience to hir com- mands , which is truely that very faith , that ever did , ¿ ever will make man ac- ceptable unto God. And then tels us , that we mull beware to make fanai fica.- ¡ton an effete of juflifrcation. Thefe things m iy chew , that this part, atleafl, of this Authors Gofpel is more learned out of the Socinian 8. Arminian Scho- les, than out of the Scriptures : and if we would be guided into this, we may follow other more ancient leaders, than is this Author, whom elfe where, I fuppofe, Mr. Baxter calleth Mr. 1V. Allen. We would alto take notice of this, That when the Scripture faith , the full livethby faith , or we are juflified by faith, the meaning mutt not be, we are {lullified by Hope or we are juflified by Love, or we are juflified by Patience or by any other Grace : for though all thefe Graces of the Spi- rit, may be conceived asfpringing from one and the fame root, &'feed of God, which is planted in the foul, in the new birth; and though, we may, by onr acute wits, fo explaine each, as to include the reft , more 'or lets: Yet-as divine Revelation is the ground of all onr Faith , in this matter, fo Scripture expreffions, are the bell guide to us , in our ExprefTions & Con - ceptions about this matter. And as the Scripture doth (peak of and name thefe Graces, as formally diftin t, afcribingto each their diftina, and fe veral Operation, End and Ufe; fo we never read, that we are Paid to be
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