and Nature or it declared. 12 I Sirs, What muff I do to be faxed ? His Duty in Believing, and the Object of it, the Lord 7efus Chrifi, is what they return thereunto, Ad. 4. 12. Neither is there Salvation in any other; for there is none other Name under Heaven given unto men whereby we misfile faved. That which is propofed unto us as the only way and means of our Juftification and Salvation, and that in oppofition unto all other vvays, is the Objec`l of Faith unto our Juftification; But this is Chrifi alone, exclu- fively unto all other things. This is teftified unto by Mofes and the Prophets ; the Defign of the whole Scripture being to direct the Faith of the Church unto the Lord Chrift alone, for Life and Salvation, Luke 24. 25, 26, 27. 2. All thofe wherein Jufli fying Faith is affirmed to be, our Believing in him, or Believing on his name, which are multi- plied. Joh. I. 12. He gave power to them to become the Sons of God, who believed on his name, chap. 3. i6. That whofoever believeth in him fhould not perifh, but have Everlafling Life, ver. 36. He that believeth on the Son hath Everlafling Life, chap. 6.29. This is the world, of God that ye believe on him whom he hath fent, ver. 47. He that believeth on me hath Ever - la ing Life, chap. 7.38. He that believeth on me, out of his !Belly (hall flow Rivers of Living Water. So chap. 9. 35, 36, 77. chap. i i. 25. A &. 26.18. That they may receive forgive - ne ?o f /ins, and inheritance among them that are fanílified, by Naith that is in me, i Pet. 2.6, 7. In all which places, and many other, we are not only dire &ed to place and affix our Faith on him, but the Effe& of Juftification is afcribed there- unto. So exprefly, A &. 13. 38, 39. which is what we de- fign to prove. 3. Thofe which give us fuch a defcription of the A &s of Faith, as make him the dire& and proper Objed of it. Such are they wherein it is called a receiving of him, Joh. I. 12. To as many as received him, Col. 2. 6. As you have received Chrifl efus the Lord. That which we receive by Faith is the R. proper
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