Brown - BS2685 B86 1695

.41 15 Faith the Condition of yuflif. continued. CH A P. 35a hath promifed upon Covenant - keeping , he is, it is true, difobliged from giving to fpeakfo , when the Covenant is not keeped : But we finde not that he bath promifed Jullification or the continuance thereof upon thefe Lermes. (6) There is no Covenantsamong men , that can fully quadrate, either with God's Covenanting with us , or with the matter of Jufttfication, about which we are now (peaking. The fcntences of judges abfolving the debitor , upon the payment of the Cautioner inftruäted , agreeth more with this; and we finde not in fuch fentences, any fuch -like Condi- tions , mentioned of their Continuance in force. (7) Some of rhefe Re- lacions or Covenants mentioned are purely aliene , being betwixt a Ma- fter & his fervant , and the Captain and the Souldier ; thefe are meet mercenary contracts, having Obedience & fervice for their only end, & promifeing a reward upon that Condition. Our juftificarion hath no likenefs to this. (S ) Even in thefe Relations , every at of difobedien ce, or non- performance of the duties required I, loch not diffolve the Relation ; and therefore it cannot be laid, that upon the contrate per- formance, as a condition , the continueing of the Relation dependeth; Mr. Baxter feeing this, addeth a rettri&ion , (in the efentials. ) And jip our cafe , I would require , what he will account Effential ? It mutt be that, faire , the contrary whereof is incontinent with a Jutlified fla- te : and what can this be , but a toral Apoftatie ? From which there is full fecuritie Iaid -in, in the New Covenant, ( which is not in any of the Covenantsamong men, white he bath mentioned.) And this total Apo - :ftafie mutt include a full renuncing of Chrift, & his Righteoufnefs, as to juftification: And this rather would fay, that the continuance of Juflifica Lion dependeth on the continua-nce of Faith, adhereing to Chrift & his Righteoufnefs : & to this I shall willingly affent. And this taketh away the force of the 3. Arg. whichhe adducetb laying. 3. Arg. If there tvere no more necef jary to the continueing of our 3ufli fication, but only the fame thing , which did conftitute it , then the should be lufil fled by ne none atìt of faith, to our liver end, but only the f r j1 inftantaneous art ; d r f o oio . faith, after that muant, shouldnever more be juflifytng faith. Butthaì°s faire, d?c. Anf This whole argument I yeeld unto ; for I plead not againft the interett of faith here; but againft our works being the condition of continued juftification, as was laid above. C H A P. XXX V I. Of the Intereft of Repentance in the Pardon of af- ter-finnes. E fpokebefore Chap. 29. of Repentance in order to the firft pardon of finnes, or to juttification; and in the foregoing Chapter we chew that the continuance of Jullification did not depend on our works,

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