0 496 The true P eace-ma~er. ~ --- claimis laidin two kinds,either ~slimputative or as i?hereot;The inherent wrought in us: the imputed wrought for us. Howeafie were 1t to.lead you through a thicket ofdi!linltions into alarge field ofcontroverfie,concermngthe nature,means mannerofour jultification?No head i? all Divinity yee!ds either more, or more i~porcantProblems; In fomuch as<;:ardmall De m.o•t_e, V1ce-Prefidenc for the timeofthe Councell ofTrent,inanOrauonmadeby h1m m the eleventh feffion, profetfes,cha< when theymeant eo difpatch t~eir De.cree concerningJultifi~a~ion in fifteen daies,it cortthemfevenmonethstofimfb, Wlthoutone 3leslotermdhon; and when all is done they have left the worldzwhich was befo e (as Pighi"' ingenuoufly) intricated· by eh~ thorny quertioosofScboolmcn, nther more unf:!tisfied and perplexed than they found it. It is the maincareofour lives, and deaths, what !hall give us peace & B acceptationbefore thedreadful! Tribunal! ofGod: What, but righceoufnes?What righceoufnes, or whofe?Ours, or Chrirts?Ours , in theinherent graces wrought in us, in the holy workswrought by us; orChrirts, in his mort perfed obedience , and mericorious facisfaaion wrought for us, applied to us? TheTridentine fafrion is fur the former; we are forthe latter; God is as direfr onour fide as his word can make him;Everywhereblazoningthe defefu ofour own righreoufnes, the imperfefrions ofour bellGraces, the deadly namre ofour leart fins; the rad1cal! finfidnes of ourhabimall concupifcence, the pollutionofour belt works : Every where extolling the perfea: obedience ofour Redeemer, the gracious application ofrhat obedience, the fweet comfort ofthat application , rhe aflurance and unfailablenes ofthat comfort: and lall!y,oor happy reflin chatatfurance.I inflaoce nor; open tbe,book, feewhere your eyes can look beGde thefe. Sat is aperte (faith their C•Jf•ntkr) The Scripture is c clear ours; fo isall antiquity,ifthey beleeve that learned Arbiter; fo are thcirmore ingenuous Dofrorsofthe !aft age;fowould they all be,ifthey had grace tO knowGod; chemfelves, grace, fin, heaven, hell; God perfefr!y juft, themfelves miferably weake, Grace fenfibly imperfea:, fin unmeafurably finft1ll; Laflly, ifthey knew that heaven is for none bur the pure, that bell is for the prefumptuous.OSaviour, noman is jufl through thee, but he char is fanfrified by thee; What is our inberencjuflice, bur fanCl:ity? That we afpire towards, we attain not to; Woe were us ifwe were not more jurt.in thee, than fanfrified in our fe!ves; we are fanttified,in parc,according eo the weaknesofourreceir; we areju!lified chorowly, a~cording to the perfeetiooof thine accepcation;were we fully fanfrified here, we !boaId bemore thanmen; were we not thorowly ju!lified, we lbould be no more than finners before thee; whileswe D !landbefore thee as !inners,we can have no peace; Let others trufl in theCharets& Horfesoftheirown rtrengch, we will remember thenameofche Lord our God;The JPork oftbJJ•iflicejha/1beoor Pe.ct. Peace is a fi•eet word;Every body would be glad ofit,efpeciallyPeace atthela!l, as the Pf•lmiftCpeaks:how have the politickly-religiousheld out twigsforchedrowning foule to catchat?Duefatisfall:ions,undue fupererogations,parronages of faints, bargains of lndulgences,woolwardPilgrimages, and at!aft (after whips and hairecloches)leave the dyingfoakco a!Care ofHell,doubt ofHeaven,atfuranceofPurgacory flames;How truly may it now fay to thefe Do&ors ns Joh to his friends, miMat,II,1i. Jer.hle comfortuure;e./1 : Hearken, 0 ye deere Chrinians, to abetter voice that E !Ounds from Heaven; Come to me •11 J<lhatlahor; andareheavyladm, •11d lrl'illgive JOMrejl. Is there any of yonwbofeunquiet brert boiles continuallywith rheconfcienceof any foulefin? whofeheart is daily cyr'd upon by the vulture of his fecret guiltineffe? whofe bofom is gnawed before-handwith that hellilb Worm' wri:h can DO more give over than die?lt boots not to afk theeifthou would!l have peace.Peace?rath<r Micah.6. than life; oh whertfl'ithallfoa/11come before thi Lord,& bow "'7 Jilfbefore the mojl high Godisha/11comheforehi11J rl'ilh b11mt offeri~tgsiWillthe Lordbepltafedrr>ilh thoNJ•mlt ofRa111t,or rPith ten thonfandRi'lJer,rofOJie?Sh•/11givemJ frft bornfor m; tr4~·!f''ffiii thefruit ofmJhotlyfor the fi~ofmJ foo/?Heare thou diflrafred heart;what talke thou ofgiving to the owner? The world ishis: thou art notthine own ; Yea, were thefe things thine,aod not his,yerknow,it is not giving, but taking that mufi procure thy peace
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