.1011111111.0" C H A P. t2: Faith it Pelf is not, imputed. 303 fell ready verf. 7. which ( as Mr. Durham on the place sheweth ) is to be meaned of Faith, z6. All this work about the Imputation of Faith taken properly , for our act of Beleeving , is made of purpofe, to shoot out the Imputation of the Righteoufnefs of Chrift; as is clear by Cohn Gootwines whole difput; & from his very flateing of the queftion pars. I. pag. 7. laying. But the Qvflion in pre - ci fe termer it this. Whether the Fatah of h ni , who truely beleeves Chri fl , or whether the kighteoufnefs of Chrifi himjeif be in the letter d? propriety of it, that which God imputes, to a beleever for righteoufnefs , or unto righteoufnefi , irthtr u- fltfication. Now let any judge which of the two bath more countenance in Scripture, when the one, to wit, the Imputation of Faith , is but to be drawn , with any show of probability , from one place of Scripture ( and yet how (mall countenance that giveth to it shall be Peen hereafter ) and the other is fo emphatically expreffed , in fo many places, both in the Old dr New Teflament ; And which of the two deferve molt the name of Righte- oufnefs, in order to our Jultification : and the Imputation of which of the two is moft confonant unto the genius of theGofpelCovenant,which we mutt fuppofe to be far different from the Nature & Conflitution of the Covenant of Life, made with Adam; & withal!, which of the two way es fpeaketh out moft dittinálty th riches of the Love & Grace of God , & giveth molt lure ground of hope & Confidence unto a poor wakened and diftreffed Soul; & finally , which of the two is that, which the ferioufly exercifed Chri- ftian darewith fixednefs of Refolution , Lean the weight of his foul upon , & exercifed Chri 1ians finde to be that , whereupon they Leaning & ratting finde Peace &Quietnefs of Soul? C H A P. X X I I I. Some Arguments againfl the imputation of Faith, Vindica- te d from the Exceptions of John Goodwine.- AFrer theft: Reáfons againit the Imputation of our a& of Beleeving, drawn from the Scriptures, we corne here to Vindicate fonce Argu- ments adduced by others to the fame end , from the Exceptions of 'ohn; oodu'irte, in-his Treatifeof tuflifacation. part. 2. Ch. 6. Tne. fief} Arpin. is thus framed. That which impeacheth the truth, or juftire of God, cati have no agreement with the truth. This is undeniable, But the imputation of our ad of Beleeving for Righteoufnefs doth fo; be- calif,: :hen he should etteem &account that to be a Righteoufnefs, which is not. Therefore &c. . Heexcepieth againft the AJ'umption & its probation thus. I. This was in ef- feíi the plea of S wencfeldus , ( as, recorded by Zanchy Epifi. lib. I. p. 215. ) 6' It rife of the Councel of Trent ( as, Caiv. bath obferved Antidot. ad Se(f. 6. p. 3tt. ) to prove that the word j uttification in the Scripttn e , was not to be taken Oo 3 ina ,i.
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