45 we rtítftwnot iean`to 4n7 Righteoufne fs within us. C H At P. 3, all faclibe guilty of this malignant wickednefs , who tell men , that no part of their Righteoufnefs is in thea(elves, by which they are to be juiii.ti d, but that it is all in Chriftonly : or that fay , that God muff have all the 'glo- ry of what good adtion they do ? This is hard , that either we mutt be wicked Malignants., or Sacrilegious robbers of God of the Glory due unto him. But I fee no connexion, and Mr. Baxter bath not yet de- rnonftrzted the fame. Fie mutt then prove she Confequence of this at- . geeing. He addeth ( n. x$q.. ) T'hofe poor finners of my aaquantance, who lived in the grojfeft fins againfi1 Confcience (as Drunkenefr, & horedome d?c. ) have been glad enough of fachdoctrine, d? forward enough td) beleeve that there is nothing in man, that in any part can juitifie him , or that is any part of Righteoufneis, hut itis all out of us in Christ, 8,>therefore they are as juftifrable, as any. But Confcience will net let them beleeve it , as they define. Anf. To this I capnot an- .fwere, not knowing , no!r having acquaintance with thofe poor finners ; yet this I may fay , ( & others will fay the fame with me ) That Mr. Baxter's .way is that , which I finde more relishing unto carnal Souls, than the felf denying way of the Golpe!, which we ufe to preach : And that the way, which Mr. Baxter is not fatisfied with, is the way, .that is molt pleafant acceptable unto the truely gracious , and rightly exercifed Souls. But turder, what of all this ? Knoweth not Mr. Baxter that force can turn the grace of God into lafcivioufnefs ? M uit therefore the mountains be remo -- +ved_for them ? He faith Moreover ( n. i S 5 . } It:is arrogant folly to divide tho praife of any jr.00d afí between God d5- man , e to fay God is tohave fo many parts & man fo ma- ny : for the whole is due to God ; ¿9 yet Jòme is due to man : for man holdeth his ho- nour only in Subordination to God , -& not dividedly in Co- ordination. And theref,re. all is due to God : for that which is Mans is God's.; becaufe we have nothing; but shat we have received. But he that arrogateth any of the honour due to Cod of Chrifl ; off ndeth. Anf. If it be thus , Mr. Baxter is the more to blame., in being dis- fattsfied with filch, as are but expreffing their care, that God have all his dtie and that man do not proudly arrogat to himfelf any of that honour & glory , which is due to God alone : And if Mr. Baxter knoweth nor,that -there is a thong propenfion in corrupt nature , to (poil God of his glory , he knoweth nothing : And wo to fuch , as would indulge nature in this Sacrile- ge. Them that honour God, He will honour. What honour is juíily due unto man , in fubordination unto God , noneof thofe, I fuppofe, whom -Mr. Baxter here oppofeth , will grudge him of; but all their care is , to have cod's due keeped forhimfelk, &that is ali; & it is not commendable in any, to oppofe them in this. But next he faith (n. i86.) If all.had been taken from God's honour, which had been given to the creature, God would have made nothing, or made nothing` good ; heaven dr earth a? all the world would derogate from his honour ; and none of his work! should be paired. And the better any man is , the more he would dts- .honour God , d)' the wickeder the lets. But he made all good, and is glorious in the glory, Q9'.honourable in the honour of all : d?'.to jufti fie theholinefs of his (sr- vants
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