2Ò4 The Continuation of yuf rffcatlon, venly Inheritance, the ac`ual pardon of all paff fins, and the virtual pardon of future fins, but how or by what mean; on what terms and conditions this frate is continued unto thofè who are once juftified, whereby their Righteoufnefs is everlafbing,. their Title to Life and Glory indefeazable, and all their fins are a&ually pardoned, is to be enquired. For anfwer unto this enquiry, ,I fay:_. (I) It is God that f u flifi`eth,and therefore the continuation of our Juffification is ¡is Act alfo. And this on his part depends on the immutability of his Courfel, the unchangeablenefs of the everlafring Co- venant, which is ordered in all things and Jure, the Faithful - nefs of his Promifis, the Efficacy of his Grace, his compla- cency in the Propitiation of Chrift, with the power of his Interceffion, and the irrevocable Grant of the Holy Ghoft unto them that do believe ,5 which things are not of our pre - lent enquiry. 2. Some fay that on our part the continuation of this frate, of our Juffification, depends on the Condition of Good works, that is, that they are of the fame,confideration and ufe with Faith it felf herein. In our Juffification it Pelf there is, they will grant, fomewhat peculiar unto Faith ; but as unto the coñtinuation of our 7uflification, Faith and Works have the fame influence into it.. Yea, Tome feem to afcribe it diftinc`rly unto Works in an efpecial manner, with this only provifo, that they be done in Faith. For my part I cannot underftand that the continuation of our Juffification hath any other de- pendencies,, than bath our Juffification it felf. As Faith alone is required unto the one, fo Faith alone is required unto the other, although its operations and effe &s in the difcharge of its duty and office in Juftification, and the con- tinuation of it are divers, nor can it otherwife be. To clear this Affertion two things are to be obfèrved. s. That the continuation of our yuflification is the continu- ation of the Imputation of Righteòufnefs and the pardon of fins. ,.
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