opened and applied. 303 of the text, and confirmed particularly : and then I (hall make ufe of them all together. OBSERV. I. " They who are juftified are finners, " fuch who are come (port of the gloryof God," i. e. of God's approbation, John v. 44. of God's image of holinefs, 2 Cor. iii. 18. Eph. iv. 24. of eternal hap- pinefs, Y The ï ii. I2 Rom. V. 2. 2 Cor. iv. 17. i. The lawcondemns all finners, and ftrikes them dead, as with a thunderbolt, Rom. iii. 2o. and ad. judgeththemtothame, confufion,and mifery,inftead of gloryandhappinefs, by the itria terms of it, Rom. ii. 6, --.q, i i, i e which none fulfils, neither cando, Rom. viii. 7. neither Jews nor Gentiles. There is no hope, if free grace refiore them not. 2. Chrift came only to fave finners, and died for this end, Rom. v. 6. " When we were yet without " ftrength, in due time Chrift died for the ungodly. " And, i Tim. i. This is a faithful faying, and " worthy of all acceptation, that Chrift Jefus came " into the world to fave finners, of whom I am '' chief, Matth. ix. i 3. I am not come to call the " righteous, but finners torepentance,Mat.xviii. t i . " The Son of Man is come to fave that which was loft." And God muff be believed on to falvation, ae a God that juftifieth the ungodly ; he mutt be- lieve, as one that worketh not, on him that juftifieth the ungodly, Rom. iv. S. OBSERV. 1I. " Sinners of all forts, "without dif- ference, whether Jews or Gentiles, that believe, " are the fubjeets of this juflification." This is the (cope of the apoftle, to fhew, that whereas Jews and Gentiles were univerfallycondemned by the light and lawof nature, or the lawwritten; fo therighteoufnefs of God is upon all them that believe, ver. 21) 22. without difference. This was a great point to be de- fended againft the Jewsin the apottle's time, who ap- propriated juflification to themfelves, in aiegal way, and to fuchas were profelytes to the law and circum- cifon ; and therefore the apoille_ Paul. vehemently
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