upo~the Epijlleof JAMBs. are an appeal eo the Con(cience ; and you fh:dl_fee that the conclu- , fion is this alway·s; thac faith which is alone, and without Wor~, is det!ld: which plainly fueweth whar was the -r~ ~~~~~t-#ov, or the, thing in quefiion; to wir, the unjufhfiablenefs of that faith which is without works. ' 351 Our e£che whole Difcourfe you may obrerve: , I. ThlltintheScriptu~·es th-ere isfometimesafeemi;~gdiffer-0/Jferv. I. )~ tnce,but no real contrariety. The 7~ e,yd,it'to~a.v~~, the feeming dif. ference is ordered with good advice : God would pr~venc mifprifions and errors on every fide; and the exprelTions of Scripture are . . ordered fo, that .. one may relieve another. As for infiance ; fome "lAittrz~s_pc, I. ' fl 1 · · b d d b · a tcra p~,c~t ,. hold that Chnu had on yan tmagmary c · y, _;tn was man ut tn prmm & cunap~eanmce; tllerdore to thew the reallry ot h1s humane mtrure,you jurAt 11 mice. _ have that expreffion, 'Joh. r. I 4· The Word was made jle(b: Ochers . ·firaining chat expreffion, hdd a change of che God-head into the · Humamcy; to comCl: which excefs we have another expreffion, 1 Tim.~.I6.Godm.:miferted in the jlefo. To a f/alentiniip1,urging that placr: in Timothy for Chrifis phancafiic:k and imaginary body, we may oppofe chat in John, ~heWordwM m.tde foefo; toaCe· rinthuJ;J, pleading for achange of the God-head, we may oppofe that in P~tul, Godmanifefled, &c. So in fome-pbces we are bid , *to work. out our Salvation; and the whole buTtnefs of Salvation • Phil.z..n,tJ is charged upon us to check_la:t.fnefs : In other places the ~ill ,;m~ deed is altogether afcribed roGod, to prevent{elf-confidence. Thus Paul having to deal with Pharijaical Ju.ftici~rier, proveth invin- ) cibly Jufbfication by faith without· works ; 'fi!lmes having to deal · with carntJtl Golpelltrs,proveth a!l firongly ,that a profeffionoffaith without works is vain. The ~cnpiure haeh fo poy(td and concem– pend all dotlrines and expreffions, that it might wifdy prevent hu– man~ mifiakes and errors on ~very hand; anJ fenrences might not · be Vlolenc.Jy urged aparr, but meafured by theproportionoffaith. . --. · 2· That 11 bare profeJ!ien offaith is not eno~~tghto acquit m from Obfor'T.Mt. 2. bypocrijie. 'Chnfr would not own them that profiJ{edhis N~t'lle, bnt wrought iniquity, Mar.7.2 r ,zz. foalfo the Church thonld not own men for ch~ir bare proftffion. Jn thtfe times we look more atgffu,andabilities of fpeech, thengo1dwork!; and empty prattle we•gheth more then real chamy. - . Xx Yerfe
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