Chap. 3 3. An Expofition upon the Book of J o B. Verf. 26. 439 bewell with hivs,far theyfhall eatofthefruit oftheir doings; that is, they fhall have good for the good they have done, or according to the goodwhich they have done. ( Rom: 2. I0.)Glory, honorer, and peace to every man that worketh good, to the few ferfi, and alfo to the Gentile. If any objeo} ; But may it notbe ill withmen that doe good and are good ? doth the Lord alwayes render to man according to his righteoufnefs. Ianfwer ; It is well at prefent with molt that doe well ; look' over all the tons of men, and generally ye (hall find that ufually the better they are, the better they live. Secondly , I anfwer ; It (hall be well with all that doe well in the iffue, and for ever. This truth wi11<abide to eternity ; .god- will render unte man according to his righteoufnefs. Secondly, We may take the word righteoufnefs , for the righ- Jufliatn, Tam teoufnefs of juftificatton; Mr Broughton inclines CO that fence,He et confert in avill ref ore unto man his jufîice And prefently adds by way ofChrfllo, repu- gloffe ; 3ofticeis Chri,b-; It isChtifts Jùftice or, righteaufnefs'to that is reftored toman. Chri1 is indeedThe Lord our righteouf-1 ` 1"n. nefs ( Jet: z3. 6. ) And thus feverall others of the learned ex- pound thefe words. He will render unto man his righteonfnefr; That is, he will bellow upon him or ref#ore to him righteoufnefs hi Chrift ; he will account him`righteoús,ihouáh hehath no righ teoufnefs of his owne which will hold in;Gods account. Elihu, I grant, callethit Mans righteoufnefs, his righteoufnefs ; yet we may well underftand him-calling it fo, not becaufe it iswrought by but becaufe itis imputed to or bellowed uponman as his righte- oufnefs. That is ours which isfreely given as , -fo is riahteoufnefs in juftification by faith'in Chrift. We have no righteoufnefs wrought in us orby us, for-that purpofe ; but we have a righte- osa oufnefs wrought for us,and freely bellowed upon us,for that pur ' pole, which is therefore truely called mansrighteoufnefs. But foremay gueflion, .howcan it be fayd ,- that God doti > render or return toman this righteoufnefs, that is, the righteouf- nefs ofjuftification ? Can this righteoufnefs be loft ?can a perfon ¡unified fall out of a juftified flare ? I anfwer ; The righteoufnefs of juftification( which is-true al fo of the righteoufnefsof fan6tification) asto the fubftance and being ofit=cannot be loll;But it may be loll.as:to. the comf©rta bie ..
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