... / 11}811 the Epiflle. of J A M • S. ac:,epte.tlby G:Jd: and fo: ~ris oft~· ufed in theOtdTdlamem ; as · Pbinl'hdt hiszeal isfoUl ta lu e1H1Jtedinhit»fiJr rigbt-e()ufnifs~ P'fal~ 106. JO; J to fl~jfaotJ t.tp mtdeXi.CUteJ {udgrnent ; 11nJ th'flt lM$. C'Q#Jntedunta him for ~ight_toH[Hefs Hnto AH.generationr foP ever- – more. And therefore m thts· phrafe the ·Scrtpture doth n~t declare what 'is. the matter o.fourJnftificiiJifJn,but.onlywhlilt va!Pte theLord is pleafed to put uponacts of faith or obedienc~; when th~y are per– formed in rhe·face Of difficulty and di(couragement : ·tistrue, •cfs - quotedby theApofile to prove-the righteoufi1efs which is of faith, _ without tha.t ofWor~, Rom. + 3· What foith tlac Scripture l A ·– b.r.thttm ~eli.eved qad,and it was counted tohimjtJr rightcaufncfs: · But I fuppofe- the Apofile doch not quote the rigour of the expref- – fwn, as. if he. would infer that" faith is the matur ofour righteoof– oefs,but only that the firfi tefiimony and foltmn approbation whicfl . .llbrt~ham had from G.od was becau·re ofhis. faith. When fcriptural , expreffions arerigoiouOy urged, without confidering their firH and . confrant ufe, no. wond.e.- that Mifiakes and Controverfies do arife• . For thofe great Difputes about the maner of JuO:ification, I would * See Rom. 4 ; not intermeddle ; let it fuffice to note, £hat the "' geoeral current 2. 3' 14. l r. of 'Pauls EpifUes carrieth it for the Right1ou[nefs ofChri·ff;,which R~11• r. 19• being .. imputed to us, maketh. us jufi a~d ~ceptable ~efo~e ~od ; ~ cd;: ; .1~.: and thts nghteoufnefs we rece1v.e by fatth! SO·that fatth- JUfhfieth Phi!, 39 • · notin the &fiiihfenceas. :~~moft perft>a grKe, or as a· good wmk done by us,Jbnt init~rdadol1 to CL\rifi, as it recei•veth Chrifi, and ; his fatisfa&ryRighteouflilef.s ; ·and·fo whether·you fay it j~fiifieth! · as an lnllrutl'lent,,a foie WOl'kiog· Intl:rum~nt, or as al'lr Ordinance. or relarinAftion, req1:1ifed on our pares, all is to ~b€ fame Hfue·and· · purpofe : To contend ah<DllE meer wor•, andhue- forms off_pet ch, , i5 to be roo precife and,ait~al. -· · . Andbe•w:.U, ca.lle~ thl-f~iend of G·ot£J The Ape.(!le .. faith, If.e .- "if41 called;. chit is; he was;· a~ Jj,j,i.48.8• Thou wa.fl c,alltd'"' tr-anf- . gr~.Jfar f rorrJithe womb; that: is, thoU. wail a tranjgrtj{or: So in : ~he· NewT:dhmenc, t?oh: ~·I· To be-catledthefons (IJfGod; that* Ep.et.f1t~'r{,8,i · 1s, eo be the fons.of G>d: Or it alludeth to the fotemo appdlation p.~~' a"~> A– w.herew•t9 A'bJrahM»is in:yefied in S£rif>~llre; as J}ili:41· '6. ' ~hO# f. f!jd.p. ~ ~'- ~ ljra;el art lhe feed of Abrahammy friend : So 2 ehron. 20. 7; )\'&- ?l"fOITil-.i ThoN llrt OH.rGod, awat.hoH~g4veft thi.r .L(iiNd t<o thefee-d ofA6ra- yord6n '~ I ham_rhy *friend~ And.tbisride,was-giveA te A_b.raham, btcaufe -S-~1$. Clem~ . o~ ~1s[requ~'!.~ ':o1'111111mion. with God, he had efeep.Vifions; and in Epift. ad · ·- - ·· · -- -- ---- · --- ------ - - .. · becau(e Cor• .
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