r 4 r 301 Faith it felf is not imputed. C H A P. ti, if it be according to no Law , it is no at of obedience. Moreover , how could Faith be Paid to be through Faith ? Is Faith a mean to it felf ? How can Faith be the Righteoufnefs of God , which is by faith ? Was not the Apo. files (cope & delire , to win Chrift ? And is Faith Chria ? IS. if our ad of beleeving be imputed to us as our Righteoufnefs , then we cannot fay. In the Lord have we righteoufnefr, contrai re to Efai. 45: 24, in order to a laying , in the Lord we shall be ;uflified , as verf. 25. but rather in ourfelves have we Righteoufnefs , in order to this end , for Faith or our ad of Beleeving is in our ¡elves immediarly , and is laid to be ourRighteouf- nefs, Nor can we thus call the Lord our righteou fnefr , contrare to der. 43:6. But rather our own ail of beleeving shall be our Righteoufnefs, & trufted to as fuch. Nor yet could we fay , that Chrifi it made of God tour righteoufnefr. As ii is a Cor. 1: 30. unlefs that becaufe by vertue of his mediation , our a& Of beleeving is made of God to us Righteoufnefs lure I am the emphafrs, of the words pointeth out fome other thing , as Bath been Peen. 19. Is Our beleeving that robtof Righteoufnefs wherewith the Lord co- vereth fuch , as have ground to rejoice greatly in the Lord, and to be joy. ful in their God Efai. 6t: to Such might as will rejoice greatly in them - fe'ives & be loyf 1 in themfelves , & in their Beleeving. tt 20. Is Faith that everlaning Righteoufnefs, that the Meflïas was to bring in Dan. g: 24 Doth our ad of beleeving laft for ever ? Paul hinteth fome other thing. r Cor. t 3. 21 When ¡Paul faith R.pm.1 o: I o. that with the heart man beleevsth unto ri;hteoufnefr, mutt not this Righteoufnefs be fon'iething diflindfront belee- ving ? If not , we may as well fay, that Confeffion with the mouth is the fame with Salvation , for he addeth , & with the mouth confefon it made unto Salvation , wherefore , as Confeffion is but a mean & way unto Salvation, lò Beleeving is but a mean & way unto Righteoufnefs. 22, Can we with any coloure of reafon fuppofe , that our aft of beleeving is that Righteoufnefs of God, which is revealed from faith to faith Rom. 1. 17. Can faith be faid to be revealed from it fell, & to it felf ? 23. Our ad of Beleeving cannot be that Righteoufnefs, whereof Noab become heir Heb. II: 7. for he became heir of this Righteoufnefs by Faith : & he could not be faid CO become heir of Faith by Faith. 24. Faith is among the works of Righteoufnefs, which we do : and all thefe works of Righteoufnefs the Apoftle excludeth from an intereft in that Righteoufnefs, where -upon we are'Juftified, as oppofite to mercy. Tit.3: 5. Therefore our Beleeving cannot be our Righteoufnefs unto 'unification. 25. If our at of Beleeving beimputed to us for Righteoufnefs, then it alone mutt be that fine linen , wherein the lambs bride is arayed ; and it .mutt be the fine linen , thatis clean and white, for this fine linen is faid to be the Righteoufnefs of the faints Revel. 19: S. But that cannot be becaufe our Faith is not to pure , as that it may be called clean & white linen; the Saints themfelves are ashamed of their faith , as being fo full of blemishes and imperfeh} ions ; as allo becaufe this favour granted to her to be arayed in this linen , cometh in after that she bath made her. fell
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