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Ofouriufizific'ation.
._`.
Rom.4.1
6.
-quickned
vs
in
Chrifl who
were dead in
our
fînnes,and
hath
railed
vs
vp in
him
;
that
hee
might
lbew in the ages to
coasse
the
exceeding riches
o
f
hisgrace
through
his
l
indnef
e
towards
vs in
Chrifí
efus.
The
inferiour and fubordinate
end is,
that our
fatuation
-.
may hereby be
firmely
affured
vnto
vs,
for
now
our faluation
is
not
in
vs,butin
the hands
of
God,
and
it
is
grounded
not
on our owne
workes and .worthineffe,
but
vpon
the
righte.
oumnefl'e
and obedience
oflefúsChrifl,which
is
amoficer-
taine and
firme
foundation
which
wile
neuer
faile as.And
this
theApoflle fheweth,
Rom..}.i
6.
whereas hee faith;
that
the
couepant
ofgrace
whereby
we
are
allured
ofeuerlafling
fal-
uation
is made
by
faith, that
it
might
come
Iygrace,and
the
pro
-
rnif
might
be
fureto
all the
feede.
The
parts
of
our iuflification
are
two, the
remifiion
ofour
§.Sea.4.
finnes,and.the
imputation
of
Chrifls
rig
hteoufneffe:for
as
in
(T
the rams
ewer
naturaliman ,there the
orru
c ption
,guilt
unifh..'
áu(lrfica-
y
P
g
p
tion.
ment offinne,
and
the
abfence
or privation
of
holineffe
and
ri:ghteoufües
;fo
in
Chrifl
we
haue
a
remedie for
both:for the
firf}
by
his paflion
and
fuffering_
:
for
the other by
his
acc?ualI
obedience
and
perfeMulfilling
of
the law.And this
is
mani-
Rom
6
r. fef},Rom.4&7. where
the Apoflle
diflin ly
maketh men-
That
Chrißs
atïuall
obedi-
ence,
vv''ereby
he
fulfilled
the
lavv,is
impu..
led
vat)
vs.
don
ofthe
righteoufncffe-
ofIefus
Chrifl
imputed
without
works,and
of
the forgiueneffe,couering and
not
imputing
of
finne.
Neither
was
it
fufficient
for the
obtaining
of
euerla-
fling
life
and happinefre,
that
our
mediatour fheuld
by his
death
make
full fatisfa&ion
for
our
finnes,
both
ofcommif_
fion,and alto otrriffion,butalto
that
he
fhould
clothe
vs
with
his
aebue obedience,whereby
wee
might
appeare
perfe6Uie
righteous
before
God..;
The truth
hereoftmay
further appeare,
if
we confides firff
that
our
Sauiour
Chrifl
was
not
bound
to
fulfill
the
law
for
himfelfe,
becaufe hee was from
the
firfl
moment
of
his
con-
ception
..
affumed
into
the hypoflaticall
and perfon
all
vnion
with the
fecond perfon
in
Trinity,and
confequently
was
not
onely
man
butGod
alió, andtherfore
not
bound to
any
law,
neither
needing
any
legali righteoufi:effe
being
alreadie
in-
-
4dued
with
á farre more excellent
righteoufneffe,
euen
the
rightcoufnefi-