~ sp~mhem; D11il.E.vang. Part s D11b. 64.& a/i~i. And iframes lhould go about to fulJerinduce the righ~oufnefs of ofworks, he w~mldbediretllycontraryboth to Mr{es aad -Pa~/; ~he w.ords of M ofes can no way bear that fence, who plainly ,aver– cch faith to be imputedto himfqr righte~ufnefs. Bridly then for opening the place you mufi note, that a Scripture is faid to befnl,. filled in fev{:ral fen~s: Sometimes when the main fcope of the plac~ is_urg-ed ; at other ti[Jles when alike cafe falleth out, and fo . 3 Scripture is quoted, and faid tobe fulfilled, not ~y way of argu– ment, ~ut ll!ltsjien; fenfu tranfumptivD; -as"' Divines fpeak; and they give a note, whereby the a/tufive (ente may be diUinguilhed from that which is chiefand proper : When a text is quoted, pro– perly ..ds faid, that it might be fulfilled, ai noting theaim and fcope of the place ; wheri •cis quoted by allufion, or to fuic .it withapa.. rallel ·infiance, 'cis faid, then it was fulfilled, as implying that fuch a like cafe fell out: So here, Then w~s the Scripturefulplled ; that is,upon this infiance and experience of ·bis faith it might be again •. faid, that faith was imputed to him for righteoufnefs ; and we may rather own this Expofition, becaufe this facrifice of his fon, Gen.zz. was a greater m!{nifdlation and difcovery of his faith, then that fa– crifice mentionedGen. 15. when this honour was firfi put upon him. And things are faid tobefulfi!led, when they are moLl: dearly manif~::fiea; as in that known place of ACfs q. p, H• where thofe words, ThfJH art my $fin, this day ha11e I begotten th,e, are faid to be fulfilled at Chrifis Refurretlion, becaufe then he /hewed himfelfto be the So1J ~fG~d, ,llom.I+ So here, this being the evi• dent difcovery of Abrt~h4ms faith, it appeared how truly •cwas faid " As alf~ te of him, Tha~ he be!inmJ, and it was imputed lo him for righteouf– ~~~~o~tM:i:~ t?e[s : By th~~ ~tl:ion he declared he had a true juil:ifying faith, and cabees faith it therefore "'theLord faith after this tryal, Now I k.ttow that tht~u w;s now ful- feare}t me, Gen.l'Zd z. And I fuppofe he doth the rather ufe this 6lted ;, • expremon, tp prev~nt ;m ObjeCtion that might be drawn from ~!JeJPI..P. ~ Ge1tefis, prthe do4lrineof P4ul; as alfo. intimating, that his do.– 'li'He_tt.~v-i: ~~ Chine tended not tO p;efS men tO reQQUnCe the righteoufnefS of f~a~~ ;;rk~ ~ faith, but ~Qget their imere{l: therein c.leared; the te'fiimony. ofA ... €MJ1l.i1» ~ br.aham·s, rigbteoufnefs being fo evety way compliant wath the: ~H J'lx.cuMu- dodrin~ pn;>pq(cd. · vnv. . . Ahr~;~.h.MP, bolie:11d qod,and i_t 'IPM ~OH1Jtfd· t:o, him fo1!righteollfo I- Mttc.2·5Z· nefs.;] Th~o.riginal meaningof that phrafq,it:JV..u opuntetlt~ him. for rightequforfs~ i~ ~nly'to. lh~W. !hat tilt; thing was approved and ac-
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