491" :awes z: 14, Cleared and,Vindicated. C H A'P; iJ been twice juftified & that in the fame fence, with the fame kind of juftifi- cation , which can not be faid. Nor will it avail to fay , That Gen. 15. he was juftified by the firít juftification , which was by Faith,of which Paul fpeaketh kom. 4. Bit Gen. 22.. he was juftified with the fecond jullification, which is(by works ; & of this earner fpeaketh : for this diftinetion of jufli.fr- cation into Firlt & Second, is'bur a meer device of the Papifl's , having no ground in , nor countenance from the Scriptures : and befide , it would fol- low , that a meer hiltaical , dead Faith is fuflicient unto the fitft jullifica- tion, and that Paul underflandeth Inch a taith only , when he faid fpm, 4, that Abraham beleeved God , is was counted to him unto Rightedufnef4., the con- trary whereof is manifeft. Nor will it ferve here to fay, that Paul fpeaketh of juftiLation as beg in : but tamer fpeaketh of jullification as continued : for then it would follow , that 'unification at firft , or as begun, is bya dead faith , and by fuch akind of faith , as devils may have , & confequent ly , that of fuch a faith , as this, Paul fpeaketh ; _. becaufe of.fuch a faith 7a- mes fpeaketh , as we have feen : But this cannot be faid , for it was a true & lively faith , .that Abraham had , when he beleeved the promife of the Mef -. fiah & a dead fai h is not the faith, that juflifieth , firn, or tall. Yea becaufe James maketh an oppolition betwixt faith & works in reference to 'unifi- cation', in the fenfe , wherein he fpeaketh of ir , it will, follow; that faith should not be requifite unto the Continuance of junific::cion. (3) James faid 'verf. 2o. that Faith without works was dead : and to confirme this, he addeth verf. 2 E. war not Abraham our-, Father jufli fled by works &c. As if he had faid. The.faith by which Abraham was brought into an eftate of 'unification & life , was a lively faith , having works of obedience attending it, and his obedience declared that his faith was lively , and that he was truely juftified by faith. Ergo a faith;, that is lifelefs,,and wholly without works of obedien- ce, is but dead , & can give no ground to conclude one juftified , & in the way to life; So that what mention he maketh of juftification by works is but TO prove the reality of lively faith; ,& by works true jullification by faith is evidenced & demonflrated , & not by a bare idle & vaine fruitlefsprofef - faon. (4 ) '1 hen Abraham was juftified by his works, the Scripturerrae ful- filled, which faith, Abraham beleeved God, dg' it was imputed unto him for Righ- teoufnefr; as ismanifefl from. verf. 22, 23. Now by this mentioned of Abra- ham in the Scripture Gen. I 5 6. Paul proveth foam. 4.-. that he was juftified by faith. But if tamer were here-fpeaking of the way of our becoming juftified, before God, as Paul Both, there could be no connexion here, yea the proof should contradif1t the thing to be proved ; for to fay , that Abraham was j u flified by faith , will not prove, that he was juflifred by works : nor could his being juftified by works, be a fulfilling, a clearing & confirming of that truth , that faith, he was 3uftifiedby faith ; for faith & works, in the matter of. jullification , are inconfiflenr , & perfeólly oppofite , as Paul teacheth us , & as here amer alto teacheth us. But taking jullification here for its declaration & maniteflation , it can be by works , and a declaration of 'u- nification .by works can be & is a very fignal confirmation & clearing of that Tcilivaony ., which faith , that Abraharn was juftified by faith. (5 ) By that work.-
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