the _mature and Vie of it.. 2 I 5 ceffary unto ali"?elievers, is granted by all; on what Grounds and unto what Ends, we fhall enquire afterwards; they are. declared, Ephef. 2. IC. 2. It is likewife granted that Believers, from the perfor- mance of this Obedience, or thefe Works of Righteoufnefs are denominated Righteous in the Scripture, and are perfo- nally and internally Righteous,Luke i. 6. r Joh. 3.7. But yet . this denomination is no where given unto them, with refpeO: unto Grace habitually inherent, but unto the effeas of it in Duties of Obedience, as in the places mentioned. They were both Righteous before God, walking in all the Commandments. and Ordinances of the Lord blamelee. The latter words give the Reafon of the former, or their being efteemed Righteous before God. And he that doth Righteoufne(, is Righteous 5. the denomination is from doing. And. Bellarmine endeavou- ring to prove that it is habitual not a lual Righteoufnefs,. which is as he fpeaks, .. the formal caul of our 7uflification be- fore God, could not produce one Teftimony of Scripture wherein any One is denominated Righteous from habitual Righteoufnefs. De Jufliftcat. lib. 2. cap. 15. but is forced to attempt the proof of it with this abfurd Argument, namely,.,. that we are juJiired by the Sacraments, which do not work in gas Aît'ual but Habitual Righteoufneff. And this is fufficient to difcover the infufficiency of a Pretence for any Intereft of our own Righteoufnefs from this Denomination of being Righteous thereby, feeing.it hath not refpet unto that which: is the principal part thereof 3. This Inherent_ Righteoufner,, taking it for that which is habitual and aerial, is the fame with our SanCification ; nei- -- ther is there any difference between them,. only they. are di vers names of the fame thing. For our, SanCificatiun is the inherent Renovation of our Natures, exerting and a&ing it kW in newnefs of Life, or Obedience unto God in Chrift, and works of Righteouffnefs. But Sanftification and Jufiifim- eat ion.
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