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That

we

are

not

iratiftedby

our.orvne

worker

517

leeueth

in

him

that

iuf}ifieth

the

vngodly,

his

faith

is

counted

righteou

faef

fe.

And

io

much

concerning

the

tefiimonies

of

Scripture,

(),Se27.E.

which

manifefy

proouc

that

wee.

are

not

iuflified

by

our

Reaje;isto

workes. The

reafons

which

may be

brought

to the

fame

pur

-Prone that

vve

fled

pofe

are

exceeding

many;

but

I

will briefly

touch fame

few

are

iußì

only.

FirU,

iuftificatión

is

manifeflly oppofed

to condemna-

tion:

and they

are

both

iudiciall words vied

in

Ciuill

Courts,

3

4.

and therefore to be vnderflood

both

judicially and

not

after.

a

diuers manner. But

to

condemne

flgnifieth

not to

infule

any fault or crime

into

the perfon condemned

;

but to

pi-V,

pounce him

guiltie

and

faultie

:

and therefore

to

iuílifie

fig

-

nifieth

not to

infufc

righteoufüefie into the

perfon iutlified

;

but

to

delare,

pronounce,

and repute him

as

it'll

and

righ-

teous. Secondly, by the

fame

meanes

whereby

wee

obtaine

the

remiffion

of

our finnes, wee

are

allo

iuflified

and made

righteous; but

wee

obtaine

the

rerniffion

of

our

finnes

not

for

our workes or inherent righteoufnef e,or

any

vertue

that

is

in

our

felues,

but

by

and for

the alone

merits, obedience,

and

full fatisfaáTtionof

Chrifl,apprehended

and

applied

vnto

vsby

a

liuely faith,as appeareth

Rom.3.2

5.And

therefore by

Ram,3.2

5,

this

meanes

alone we

are alfo

iuflified.

Thirdly,

whofoeuerare'iuflified

freely

by

grace,

they

are

not

iuflified

by their owne merits, workes, or inherent

righ-

teoufnes:but

the Scriptures teflifie

that

all

the faithful

are

iu-

fljfied freely

by

Gods

grace,as appeareth

Rom 3.23.24.

11

Rom.3.23.t4.

bane

(ìiixed

and are

depriued

of

the

glarie

of

qod. 24.

end

are

i'ssgified

freely

by

his

grace,

through the

redemption

that

is

in

C'hrifi

lefus.Sò

Eph.

.7.

By

whom

we

haue

redemption

through

Eph

X.

7.

his

blood,euen

the

fork

iuenes

of

finnes

according

to his

rich

grace.

and

2.8.

And 2.8.

Bygrace are

you

faued

through

faith,

and

that

not

of

your

felues,

it

is

the

gift of

God.

And'Tit.3.

Not

by

the

workes

Tat,

3

S.7

ofrighteoufnej%which

wee

had done,but according

to

his mercie

he

faued

vs,ec.

7. That

we

being iuflified

by

his

grace, ¡hould

be

made

heires according

to hope

of

eternalllife.And therfore

none

are

iuflified

by

their

owne merits,

workes,

or

inherent

righ-

teoufileffe.

P

p

Laflly,