- upon the Epiflle of J A M E s. 3H ture with gra.ce,and to make man a.co-adjuror in that in which God c 1 m'ti~· will have the foie glory. j· .c 'Tis little lefs then blafphemy to fay, fi~rn if/m fan· vVe are more jufrhy our own works, then by the merits of Chrifr rt,tm tT;er;tum received by faith; for to that JL!frification, whereby aman is made cbr1~i, offin~~ m?re jufr, c~ey admit works. 4 The phraf~ of being more ju~, j;;;;~::;~Yf,;; fulte.t:.h npt With t~e_fcope ofthe Apofile, whod?thnot ~~w ~o~ in'1ioftris operi– our nghteou(nefs 1s mcre<\fed, but who harh an mterefr mtt; m•,. btts£0 1/l~it-ma.ther will the adverfar'ies grant, tsat thofe,againfr whom the Apofile j1rrem & au{l_i· difputeth, had a firfr and real righteoufnefs ; .and.befide, 'cis contra- orem iJ·~'~'t.md ditl:ed by the e~ample;o~ R~hab~ wh~according to their ex~hcat!- ~;:mr q~ ~!u on cannot be (a.td to be .Jllfbfied.m the1~ f~co~d wa¥ of J uH1ficatt.- primam . q~ta: on, and yet . m our ' Apofiles fence fi1e IS JU(hfied· byworks;. (and {o!o merit11 therefore the Popilh glofs will not re:nove the feeming contrariety Chri~! nititttr, between the Apofiles. . · . · & .q:etdem ne., , Th . . ds· . . h k dP'zmam fd fe2. . e Armmta~s· an ·. octnt~~s go·anot er way ,to wor .;. .an cundam jujlithat they Jnay·decetve With the fatrer pretence, feem to afcnbe all ftcationem me... rei grace, and . to condemn the merit ofall fort of works; becaufe teri v itam .c"'– poor, .weak and imperfect, but they make new obedience the in- tce: 1 nam• . . fi , f 11. 'fi . d f: Tl h F G f G d . 1cmnttm~ rument o Junl c:mon, an ay, · 1at t e ree- .race o o IS Exam. [{)'1.~il. only feen in rhe accepration of our imp.erfctl obedience ~ So doth Trident. p. 1 5 J : d Socinm, and e others; .and·t_he ~ayof reconciliation which they d soc·n.Fr 11 gm. propofe between the Apofiles JS thts: 'Tau!J!! cutr~~ negat_ nos ex de Ju{J ,{ical. eperi'bm juftijicari, nomine operum perfe£lam per totam vitam Le- P2g 9· gis divitJt£ obfervationem intelligit, nee. aliud quid quam dicere c ;.cuu{ JJ. A;· vult, ;:ifi mu ex m·qri~o ipforum operum rt_tquaqam juftiftcari ,co- ~-~: 3~3P• 1 · • r~tm Deo,, ~o(l · autcm ·{{d r~os. } tfq.rttmrip'fo jijii.ficttndo.s nulla ope1'itt Dr Hamm{)nd noftra r.eqr~iri; jt~nt enim opera; _.jd"Cj} obedi'e,tJtia'cj'uflm Chriflo Cat. ·pag 4 ~· prte-.ftamiut licet nee ejficims, nee meritoria, tameH caufa fine qua r!1e hr .t Ecti• non juHiftcatio.nis coram Deo atque tttern~t fal-u-tis: That PaHI, uoq. when he denyeth J ufiifica~ion by works,. underfiandeth by .works perfdl obe,dience, fuch as-the..Law required ; .andJames only f!CW • o/Jedience, w~ich is .thecondition, without whichwe ar~ .pot· jufiir tied :·SoSocirtm,·2. SYnop· f'.JH/1.if'. pa11. 17. and herein he is generally p·~ Paulus ea a 1 · f .I 'J' .'J' "J• o · . ue 1pera re.. · follpwed by ~he , me,p of hts owl} School. But to thts I reply, m~vet qutt per- ~.Tha~ the .AppfilePm4doth not only exclude th~ .exact obedience p~ruttm pnfec• · . -~ . , _ . . · ti{SimU'f:fJ:tt }'tl ci~~em v,'t" eur(um ubi:d[emiam Cu~ttJmnJ; '. J~ ~~b(tS v.ero'ea int~flig,it opera q Tt X VIJmineJ f}e pr.cm1omm di'llinorum d,u[li ex tmimo,omuibit{tjue vUiJ;ils peijiciJmtkr ~uamvu o:mzi profap.jiu'll!J' · Ne'luaquam car~unt~h~bitu_s tamen vi•iorM"! qH.idem 6mnil~m_ txuiffe om1Jiumauttmviaut IJ>JJ fibi · tpf!lparq.f/..e....f!Jmtu die~ po~lnt. Volkel. l1b. de ·v:et~ .Re/lgtupe, ClP•-t•·Pagi,1.80. - Vu 3 of / L ...
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