C H A P. 3, We ß?itll Yict teal to 49' ?27lbteoufne fs tt'itlìin 'us. 465 no; to trill? to then in their place , that is not to think, that we shall be ever the bet- ter for them , i; unbeleefe di' indeed difirufiirgGod ,¿S faying, it is in vain to fee- ke him, and what profite is it, that we call upon him ,d9' fuch diffidence def pair oillend all endeavours. Let every man prove his own work &c. This is our Rejoicing &c. If we ere ju/lified by Faith , we may trufi to be juftified by it. But the rare life of jeech a phrafe in Scripture, if the danger of it , mull make ur never. tile it without need. Anf. As l fa id , all the queflion is concerning what is their own part : And by faying that they are not to be trutled unto , we deny them to have that part,, or place in the matter of our Jullification & Salvation , that others give unto them : And if there were no more, this is a shreud ground of prefumption to us , that Mr: Baxter owneth not the Orthodox do t ine in this matter, vit. That he cannot with patience heare it Paid , That we mull not truf? to our ott:n Faith , R,epentanceor Holinefs , but ad- counteth fuch expreffions dangerous , àud deceiving. (2) It is but a wrong glofs put upon this expref ion , We mull not tru fi to our own Faith .17c. to make the meaning of it to be, epe mull not think, that we shall be ever the better for our Faith. &c. And therefore his following words are vaine , and to no pur- pole. (3) ltis one thing totrufito be juflified by Faith, which is but beleeve God, and tuft in his word ; and a far other, totruff in our Faith; For this is to lay our (irefs , & lean our weight , & found our hopes of Jullification & Salvation on our weak & feckleás Faith , in Read oftrufting to, & relying upon jefus Chrift & his Surety Righteoufnefs , as the only iinmediat ground, & as that Righteoufnefs by & upon confideration of which , we are juftified, &have a Right to Glory : And if Mr. Baxter do not fee a difference betwixt thefe two , it is not becaufe he cannot, but becaufe he will not , as fome may fuppofe. (4) He talks of the rare life or fuch a phrafe in Scripture; but I would know , where he findeth it ufed at all in Scripture ? And it is well, that he confefl'eth, there is danger in it: which two., me thinks, should be enough to make him as great an enernie to this expreflion , as we are : But the truth is, according to his principles, we are as much now to Truftto our Faith Repentance & Holinefs , in order to )uflification & Salvation, as Adam was.to trugt to his perfeEt obedience , according to the Covenant of works ;. & as much, as, according to our doEtrine, we are to trugt to Chrift & his Surety- Righteoufnefs. - C I-I. A P. IN. The Law , by the works whereof Paul denyeth , that we are jutlified, is not the jewish Law. E finde theApoflle Paul directly & profeffedly proving & conclu- ding , that we are not juflified by the Law , nor by the works of the Law : Yet fuch as differ from us , about the intere(t of works, !ri juftificatior , not being willing to yeeld c fubmit unto the truth, do reek- y /lia z
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