C F-I A P. XXII. Our aec of Faith is not imputed to us as a Righe tcoufnefs. proceed now to cleare , at foñie further length, feverál Partit culars, touched in the foregoing Chapt.contributing to the expli- cation ci our Juftification by Faith : The firII & great Queítioa anen Faith is , whether it be imputed unto the Beleever , as his Righteouf nefs, whereupon he is juftified ? Adverfaries to the truth both Socinians & Arminian; do plainly affert, that our faith , or that grace of faith is the very thing , which is imputed to the Beleever for his Righteoufnefs. They are all convinced , that the firmer , muff be clothed with a Righteoufnefs, force way or other , in fomefenfe or other, ere he can be Juftified , for the Lord is Righteous , & will not juftifie the wicled , that is fuch as have no Righ. teoufnefs : and being unwilling to yeeld to the imputation of the Righteouf. nefs of Christ, they fubaitute, in place of Chrift's Righteoufnefs , Faith, properly taken , or our atrt of Beleevíng , as it is performed by us , in obe. dtence to the Gofpel - command. Socinur de Serv. lib. 4. c. 4. Cum igitur d7c. i.e. feing he teacheth, by the example of Abraham, that Righteoufnefrit imputed , who can doubt , that nothing elfe can hereby be underflood , but that we are rigbteous before God , becazrfe it hath feemed good to the Lord , to account our faith , in place ofRjghteoufnefr. And thereafter. That faith is imputed unto rightequfnefr , is nothingelfe, than that faith is accounted to us in place of RZib- teoufnefr , but not that the RZighteoufnefs of Chrifl is imputed to us d? Cap.i i.Them- felves fay , that that faith juflifieth not by its proper worth, but bccaufe it appre- hendeth Chrifl : But that apprehenfton of Chrifl of yours , is a tree; humane ldion, d." a moll vaine dream. And when we read , that faith war imputed to _Abraham for kigheeoufnefr, or unto Righteoufnefs, we have no reafon to think, that mention is there made of the kighteou fnefr of another , when it is manifefi, that he is fpea- kiug of his own. In his dial. de außif, f. 14, iç. he tels us, that faith is by God imputed to ur for RZ!ghtcou fnefr , di he accounted) that in place of R,ighteou f- nefs.. faith is in very deed that ,whereby the Scripture tritneffeth that we areluflified that is , accounted Righteous before God , do have our finner pardoned. Thisfaith mak eth us acceptable unto God unto eternal life. And in not. ad dial, f 27. No- thing elfe was Paid, than that faith is accounted to ur of God , áT imputed fir R .ighteou fne fs , di that that faith it tritely in us, who will deny feing thefe words are faid to exclude the Imputation of C:ariß's Rf hteou fnefr ? The Arminian; do homologate with the Socinians, in this Arminius himfelf cone; Perkinf faith exprefly, that faith it Pelf it imputed to or & in Praf. ad Hyppolit. this (faith he ) is my opinion about jollification, that faith , dr that alone - is imputed unto Righteoufnefs , that by it we are ju/l :fled before God , abfolved from our fins, and accountedrighteous i Trounced dr declared by God giving fentence from the tribu- nal
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