Comfort'for`thof whofie andfeele their irnperfeétions.a 3 t loueth ; that he forrow'and grieue for his finnes and imper feelions; audinaking 'confëffionhereon before the throne of grace, doe implore merde and forgiueneffe in Chriil+ Iefus. And ifwee offer veto God this righteoufnef c, it .i1I beac- ceptable vetohim, notwithflanding our manifold imperfe- &ions; for hee meaflitreth our dccde by our will, and eflee- meth max ofour affe&ions thanofour aelions ; Nee intue- tßrr Detaquantatm.psi valeat,fed quantumvelit, CJ" quic- quid vise nonpoles, Deus faEtum concputat : Hee refpecleth not what we can doe, but what wee would ,doe, and that whichweewould performe and cannot, heeellecmeth it as though it were performed. So that he reputeth him righte- ous, who earneflly defreth and labo.ureth tobee righteous, and him petfe6t, who acknowledging and-bewailinghis im- perfeelions flriueth toattaineto more perfeélion. Wherein he fitly maybe compared vnto a tender louing father, who efleemethofthe leafl endeuours of his beloued fonne,more thanofthebeaadlionsofa feruant,becaufe heregardethnot fo much the excellencie of the a6lion, as the perfon-and cheerefull will oftheag'ent. Now there fonswhy theLord being perfe&ly iufl, will notwithflanding accept ofour imperfe& righteoufneffe, is firfl, becaufe (webeingmade members ofChriflsbodie) our perlons are acceptable unto him, and therefore our workes alfo (not intheir owne worthiness orfortheir owne merit, but inand for Chrifl)areaccepted ; thecorruptions & Haines ofthembeingwáfhed away in his blood, and the imperfe- etions ofthem being couered with Chrifls perfeel righte- oufueffe.And thus'being adorned in the garment of our el- der brótherChrifl Iefus, we obtaine the bleflingofour hea- uenly father. 'Secondl Your ri hteoufneffe and holineffe dothproceede from the îfpirit.of God dwelling in vs ; and fromhenceourworkes being impede& in themfclues, doe receiuetheir dignitie, excellencie, and of}imation in Gods fight,asbeing the fruites ofhis own fpirit, howfoeuer ming- led with our corruptions. Thirdly, let vs remember that our finnes and7corruptions whichwe hate andlabour to mortifie,will ncuer mooue the s C., 4 `-Lord flilaillb. §Sect77. IVVVhy the Lord accept cth of our impe,feet righteoufnej e. ,Sec7.8.
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