C H A P. 31. Gofpel obedience no Condition of pflification. 387 S: 9. ) Power or privilege , as it would feem to import t. Cor. 9: I S. & elfe° where , is no proper Right ; for all that can be called proper Right , the Saints have it through the purchafe of Jefus Chrrift; his blood & his blood alone, bath bought the inheritance to us : And hereby we fee the true ten- dency of this Man's do0rine,even ro give us heavén as that, which we have bought with our labour & obedience ; that is , to give us heaven by a new Covenant of Works , which Chrit} bath procured to be made with us. But this Right , is but a liberty to take pafieflïon of the crown of life pucchafed by Chritl, & promifed, at the end of the journay, in the way , wherein the Lord hath appointed unto walk towards the poffeflion thereof : And can only prove , what we deny not , to r at , the beceflity of Holinefs , in order to the aólual inloyment of life : But what faith this unto jultification? He will not have us put any difference betwixt them, alledgiàg that , fuch as do, are more curious & nice in diftingaishing, than Paul was.. And why fo ? Paulcalsauflification, the juftificationof life. Ro,n. 5: IS. Therefore Ju- ttification & Glorification is one & the fame , & have every way the fame conditions : Anf. It followeth not. He citeth next Korn. S: o. which clear- ly maketh them diftin 1. what more ? He ( i. e. Paul) prover that men shall be juflified by faith , becaufe it is written, the jut} shall live by faith Gal. 3: I r. d1 with him to be juflrfied i5 blefjed are all one Gal. 3: S, 9. Rom. 4: 7, 8,9. 4nf. 'What that from Gala 3: r I. can be,made to prove by him , I know not. And as for the next , it will prove as much , that is, jufl nothing. He might as wellir.ferre, that Poverty in Spirit Mourning , Meeknefs , Hun,gring & Thirfl:ng after Righteoufnefs, Mercifulnefs, Purity in heart , Peacema- king & Suffering of perfecution , were all the fame with glory , becaufe of what is laid. Mat. 5: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, io, II. Yet he proceedeth at this- rate , & tels us p. It 54. That Paul u feth Rsgh eoufnefs , or to flification e life, as Syn®nimourtermer Gal. 3:21. An(. As it Itulification were not a Rate of life , uLilefs it were rhetaoe with Glory. We have shown above , what a life it is. And ( faith he ) j.;11 ificaiion der Condemnation are put in direEl oppo- fition io eachother kom. 5:.18. S: 33, 34.. Anf. And what then ?_ In short (faith he ) Salvation . as well as juiifzcationis promifed to beleevig tch. ;: 16. 3 r..Heb. io: 39. 6- therefore both Mull be the :rn,ned:at effett of faith, 4nf. felf a+ifwereth al -this , by adding of we take Salvation, as begun here in thir life, ar the Scripture reprefentr,it to be job. 5: 2. i. gob. 3: 14. & S: 11. He would fuf ther prove it from jam. 2.: kp 14. As if in one Chapter the Apofile Pr could not (peak, both of Juftitìcation & Salvation , utilefs he would!make P them both one thing: But though there be a life begun in Juftification , that shall at length end in Glory , we fee no ground to fay , for all that he bath brought f.òrth , that they are fo the fame , as to require the fame previous Conditions : How profitable fo ever Mr. Baxter account this Treatife to bel, vet I cannot think , that he shall approve of this , which yet is the maine de- ligne of the book. His S. ground p. 156. That the piomifeof forgivenefs of frnsir fometimer ma- de unto Evangelical obedience. This he goeth about to prove from r. ¡oh. 1:7, Where the Apoílle is shewing the Acivantars that fuch have, as have fel- 13 b b . Iowe i- ËJ F
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