bf F°aithó 2(4 band the Law, the other is Fruit brought forth to the fecond Husband Chriít Grace Rands in a Conformity to the fecond Cove- nant of Grace (which no A6tion before Faith can have) and not in Conformity to the firft Covenant of Works, in forme of which poi bly force unconverted Perlons may outdo fame real Chriftians, in as far as they relate to the Conformity of the Law of Works: And as a Turtle Dove offered on the Altar at yerufa- lem which fanaified the Gift, was moreex- cellent and more acceptable in God's Sight, than a Bullockoffered on the altar that yero- Loam made : So the meanefl Service of the Be- liever, a Cup of Water given to a Dif iple, if offered on the right Altar, is more Excellent than the molt glorious Performances, tho' it were the giving of the Body to be burned, which do not proceed from a Principle of Faith a Penny, ,in this Cafe, downweighs a Pound This Mr. Shepherd, I find, anfwered in his Letter to Mr. Firmin ; but Mr. Firmin urges, Whatever the Principle be, f romwhich thefe 4ti ons doth proceed ; yet, faith he, is the AElion of the one as gracious, bath as much Excellency in it as the other. I anfwer, This is but a pitiful begging of the Qiieftion, and bewrays not a little Ignorance, or elfe prefumptuous Confi- dence ; for all Philofophy faith, That A&ions are fpecified from the Principles, as well as from their Objais and Manner of tending: f
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