of Faith 231 Manner it fä11 Works, and fo oppofire to .Faith' and Grace : To him that worketh whether perfe&ly only, or tncerclÿ-, whether.. by the common Concurrence of God,andStrength of Nature, or by a more fpecial Aflî Rance, is the Reward not reckoned ofGrace, but of Debt Whatever Degrees *ore may be given Oc- cafibn to, otherwife it is fill of Debt. 6thly, Such who, tho' convinced of the Neceffity ofChrift's Merits alone for Ju flification, and fo fee this in 'their Ji dgment, and Aflènt thereunto, yet receive not this Truth in Love. Their Judgment and Underfiand- ing, through the Light of the Gofpel, be- lieves the Gofpel, but the fpiritual Glory thereof being hid from their Eyes ; hence love it not, do not heartily fubrnit unto the Righteoufnefs of God, they believe not with the Heart to Salvation. Rom. x. 3, 8. The .Pride of their Hearts cans down, and hates. the Gofpel -Way of Saly .tiûii,. becauife it catis down Man and his own Righteoufiefs, and exalts Chrift, excludes Boafling : And hence yohn iii. Men are not only in, but love Darknefs, and `John y..4o, 41. 're will not come to me that ye may have -Life: Ye. like not to have Life from me : The Devils be- lieve ; but they hate that Truth which they believe. .So fuch as are in Love with their own Righteoufnefs, and married to the Law as to thÑiÑ Husband, they may be convinc- P4 c
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