601 / 772
.
That
we
are
not
ire
flified
by
our
otvne
worker.
573
it
is
an
inflrument which applieth
Chrift and
his benefits
vnto
vs,
but
as
it
is a
grace
or verme infufed
into
our
felues.
Againflw'hich
tentation it behooueth
vs
moil
carefully
to
arnie our
felues,as
being
mofi dangerous and pernicious: for
it
robbeth
God
and our Sauiour Chrifl
of
the
whole glorie
of
our
i
uflification and
faluation, and deriueth fome,yca
the
greatefl
portion
vnto our
felues,
as
being
chiefly iuflified
by
our owne meanes; and
alfo
it
depriueth our
foules
ofall
true
comfort
and
full affurance
that
we
are iuflified
and
faued,by
taking
out
of
our hands
the
flrong
f+af}c
of
our
faluation,
the
perfec`I
righteoufnes
of
Iefus
Chrifl,
&
by
putting into
them
the
weak reed
of
our
own works,which
veil
prefently
breake
and
faile
vs,when we mofl
ref+
vpon
it,and
fo
wee
Ihall vnre-
couerably
fall
into the
horrible
pit
of
deepe
defperation,
when
as
we are
abandoned
of
our chiefe
hope,
that
is,v.
hen
on the
one
fide
the huge waight ()four
grieuous
fins,
and
on
the other
fide
the great
imperfec`
lion
of
our
mmf+
perfect
righteoufires, and the
filthie
pollution
of
our
moll glorious
works appearevnto
vs.
And to the
end
that
wee
may
be the
better
inabled to
refill
this dangerous and damnable
tentation,
I
will
firfl
(hew
that
we cannot be
iuflified
before the tribunal
of
Gods
i
udgemét
by our inherent righteoufnes and
good
w'orkes; and
fccond-
ly, that
we
are iuflified
by
faith alone,as
it
only applieth
vnto
vs
Chrifl
Iefus his
righteoufheffe and obedience.
That
we are
not
iuflified
by
our
owne
workes
and
righte-
,S`
,Z,
oufheffc,
it
manifefily appeareth
both
by plaine teflimonies
That
vise
are
ofholy
Scripture,ánd
f+rorg
arguments which
are
grounded
not
d
by
vpon them. For the
firfl,the Apoflle plainly
faith,that
by
the
our
ÿ
the
worker
of
the
law [hall
rao
fief
l
be
au
fli
f
ed in
his
f
ç.h
t,
fo;--by
the
scribed
b
.
law
commeth
the
knowledge
o
f
finne: but
no'
i
is
the
ruhte
oufne.r
of
God
made
mani
fefl.
without
the
law,
having
lì:itne33e
of
the law
and
the Prophets
;
to
wit,the riehteour'effe
of
Cod,
bj'
the
faith
of
Room;.
zo.
IefusChrifl,
vnto
all
andvpon
allthatbeleer2e,Rom.3.20.21.22.
Phil
So
Phil.3
.9.
He difclaimeth
his
owne
ri
r;hteoufneffe,
and
re-
3.9.
fleth vpon the alone righteoufueffe
ofChri!i
lefus,
which
is
made
ours
by
faith,for
his
iuí
lification and faluation.
1
haue
(faith he)
counted all things
lojje,
and
doe
trudge
them
to
bee
dung
`
that