-ßÿ.:e Faith in juf. if fpecially eyeth drift , aS 44 Prieft. C Ii A p, manner on Chriff, «as Prieft, in order to Juffification.. He tels us next ( n. zoS. ) That the faith by which we are juflified ,.1,aihGod the Father for its objeft, aseffentia lly,.asChrifl the Saviour. Anf. And we do not deny God the Father to be the Object of that Faith , by which we are ju- ftified. And will he fay , that Faith in God without Chrift will jultifie a firmer , or that there is any beleeving in God the Father now , without be- leeving aiió in Chrift ? The places he citeth 3roh. 17: 3. & 13: ?á, shew the contrary. Adam's Faith indeed wa fuch before the fall; but our Faith now mutt be of another kinde. It is to as little purpofe for him to fay ( n. Io9, ) That it is as efjential to this faith ro beleeve in Chrifr, as the Purchafer of Holi- wefr (i.5- heaven, ar to beleeve sir him , as the purcha fér of pardon: For he purcha- led all as a Prieft, & nor as a Prq,phet or King tiz when faith aCteth on him , as a purchafer , it acfeth on him, as a Prieft. But he addeth. And to belee- ve in him , as the Teacher d r Ruler of the Church , as to beleeve in hies ar the jo- ft3 fi'er of beleevers. True becaufe beleeving in him , as a Ruler , & belee- ving inhim as the juftifier of beleevers, are both to beleeve in him, as a King And this is not the thing that is denied , Beleeving in Chriti , as the juftifier of beleevers , is not the fame with beleeving in him , as a Prieft , in order to juffification , which is the thing , he should have Paid here, if be would have fpoken to the purpofe. tVhat he faith (n. I ìo.) concerning Faith's being the ad of the whole foul, "& having for its object God , the Father , Son ee Holy Ghoff & in Chrift , all that is effential to him , as a Saviour , was granted , & afferted an by us formerly : but it maketh nothing to our prefent quettion. He tels us (n. I r I.) That to fay , that fone one only of there parts of Cirri /Pr office , as theyareconceptus inadzquati.ofa Saviour, is the only .object of juftifying faith' or that by beleeving inChriji , as our Teacher d? Ruler , as well as Prieft, easa 3uflfying judge , as well as a jtrflifying Sacrifice , and as a fulfiller ofehe Lau', is to oxpetc juftififation by works , as Paul denyeth it. This is a vaine diftinguis- Z,ing , a falfifying the doctrine of Faith IT 7u iii fication , a departing from the. Scripture fiwplicity by corrupting feeming ftrbtility, e one of thole humane Inven tibnr, which have wronged the Church. Anf. Thefe , are but angry words, carry with them no force of reafon : And who is moft guilty of vainedittin- guishing & of falfifying the doCtrine\of Faith & Juftification &e. he, or inch as he oppofeth in this matter , indifferent perfons are at freedom to jud- ge : And whether his new Dofttine , or the old, which he fo violently, in all his wrictings, oppugneth, hash more of feeming fubtility in it, to the wronging of the Church,- in its peace & quiet, every one may judge by the effe&s. But as to the matter in hand , he may know (I) that there is a difference betwixt faying, that Tome one only part of Chrift's office is the on- ly object of juftifying Faith ( as he here (peak ) & laving; that faith (who - fe ada quate obje& is confeffed to be as large , as he hirnfelf doth make it ) in order to a fouls juffification, aCteth in fpecialmanner on Chrift as a Prieft, not excluding Chrift as a King, or as a Prophet , but rather including who- le Chrift , according to the manner above mentioned , ( which is th'e thing we fay.) (a) Where readeth ke of Faith in Chriti (in order to juffification) as our
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