2.14. Evangelical Perfonal Righteoufnel, tantarinrnoclo caa fasn tine qua earn ynflificatinnerh nobis non con - tisgere elecrevit Deins. And in all their difcourfes to this pur- pofê, they aflèrt our perfonal Righteoufnefs and Holinefs, or our Obedience unto the commands of Chrift, which they make to be the Form and Effence of Faith, to be the Con- dition whereon we cbtain Juftification or the Remifhon of fins. And indeed confidering what their Opinion is concer- ning the perfon of Chrift, with their denial of his fatisfaai- on and merit, it is impoffible they fhould frame any other Idea of Jul ification in their minds. But what fome among our felves intend by a compliance with them herein, who are not neceffitated thereunto by a prepoffefíìon with their Opi- nions about the Perfen and Mediation of Chrift, I know not;. For as for them, all their notions about Grace, Con - verfion to God, Juftification, and the like Articles of our Religion, they are nothing but what they are neceffarily caft upon by their Hypothelis about the Perfon of Chrift. At prefent I (hail only enquire into that peculiar Evangeli- cal yaífli fication which is aflerted to be the effect of our own Perfcnal Righteoufnefs; or to be granted us thereon. And here- unto we may obfèrve, r. That God doth require in and by the Gofpel a fincere Obedience of all that do believe, to be performed in and by their own Perlons, though through the Aids of Grace fupplied unto them by efus Chrift. He requireth indeed Obedience, Duties, and Works of Righteoufnefs in and of all Perlons whatever. But the confideration of them which are performed before believing, is excluded by all from any caufality or intereft in our Juftification before God. At leaft whatever any may difcourfe of the neceffity of fuch Works in a way of preparation unto believing ( whereunto we have fpoken before) none bring them into the verge of Works Evangelical, or Obedience of Faith, which would imply a contradi &ion. But that the Works enquired after are ne- cefláry
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