;a VB 1t s.21. . An Expo/itto1f., with Notes CHA_p.:. , \ pofile alludeth to that experience; fo~ he fp~aketh as in a k~own cafe, Was ~o.t Abra_ham juffifiedbJ Work.! ? that is, U£'00 t4is did not he r~ce1ve a te!bmony and declaration from God that he'was jafiified? And fuitable to this the .Author of the B~k ofMacea- \ bee~faith, I _Mac.~·5 i~· Was no_t Abrakamfoundfaithful in temp. tatt~n, and tt was ~mput_ed to htJn for r,igbteoufnefs? Foundfai~h. ful,ts a phrafe equiValent to that which lames ufeth,w.u juftijied: Theref?re_P~uland l14mes may be thus reconciled; Paul (peaketh of the JU{hfymg ofafinner from the curfe of his natural ~ondition, · the occupations of the Law, &c. and _ acc~pting hiqt in~o the favor . of God,whic~ is ofgrace,_and not of_debt; Jame_s of the jnfiifying \ anq approbau~nof that fatth, by whtch we are thus acc~~ce~ with God : God gtveth us the comtort of our former Jufitficatton by fuch experiences and fruits offaith ; for in themweare found faith– ---- ful, that is, before God and man approved to have aright Jaith. \ ' And to this purpofe Diodat excfllently glolfeth; That Iuftifica– tion in Paul is oppojite t9 the condtmnation of a (inner in general, ,end Iuftification in J ames is oppojite to,the condemnation ofan hy– pfJcrite i1~ particular: In Paul's fence a }inner is abfolved, in' JameJ's fence abeliever is appro'i>'ed; and fo moft fweetly, and . for ought I can fee,without exception,the Apofiles are agreed: For ,.. . . the Popifh exceptions I fhall handle themVerfe 24· . V 1mmfioln 1 ! 1 flbt When he offered Jfaac upon- the Altar ? J Mark ; though Aeus mm JJ ' £f · b · r juffic, p:1tcr ~b- bra~~m ~ever aClually o ered htm, · ut only 1~ purp01e and vow, tu/it & quarz, yet tts{atdheojfered: So Heb.n. 17. By fazth Abr11ham offered tre'? ad de[~~:·z· J[atlc,&c. « he purpofed it, and if God had continued the Corn· azo~ev. c~tdu mand, would aClually have done it. qod counteth that to be done P 1 crt~nets, zlw~o~ which u aborJt to be dom, and tak.,tth notice of what u in the avtt. a v1an . b b h fl ' d n 1 , · tie Gub. Dei, heart, though ~t enot rrmg t toprtl~.iJce, an ""'ua accomplijhlib. 1. ment. , . , Ohferv. I. 1. Thofe that would have Abrahamt privil~dges, muftloek_to it that they hP~vc Abrahams faith. You claim kin of. him as Be– leevers : How·was it .with Abrah~m? Two thing~. are notable in his faith. 1. He received the promifes ,with all humility; Gm. 17. 3· And Abraham fell on "u face·, as mightily abafh.~.d, and. abafed in himfelf, to fee God deal thus with him. .z. He improved them with much fidelity, being .upright before God, and walking in all relations for his glory•..Two_infiances ther_e a~~ of bis 0Qetiienc~s,upo~ ~~~~~~~~Holy g~~~ ~~~£~ aJp_e~~l mal¥, ~nd no~
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