iputation of the70hteolfiiefr of Chri.l. 3 7 in any, but thole that are aelually juffifed in order of nature antecedent thereunto. This being the confront Doftrine of all the reformed Churches and Divines , it is an open Calumny whereby the contrary is afcribed unto them, or any of thole who believe the Imputation of the Righteoufnefs of Chrift unto our Juftification before God. So Bellarmine affirms that no Pro - tetant Writers acknowledge an inherent Righteoufneß,. but only Ricer : and Chemnitius when there is no one of them by whom, either the thing it felf, or the neceflity of it is de- nied. But. Tome excufe may be made for him, from the man- ner whereby they expreffed themfelves, wherein they always carefully diftinguilhed between inherent Holiney, and that Righteoufnef whereby we are juftified.. , But we are now told by one, that if we Ihould affirm it an Hundredtimes hecould fcarce believe us. This is fomewhat fevere ; for although he fjoea.ks but to one, yet the charge falls equally upon all who maintain that Imputation of the Righteoufüefs of Chrift, which he denies, who being at leaft the generality of all Proteftant Divines, they are reprefented either as fo foolifh, as not to, "know ;what they fay, or fo dilhoneft as to.fay one - thing and believe another. But he endeavours to juftifie his cenfure by fundry.Reafons ; And firft he fays, that inhe- rent Righteoufrief can on no other account be faid to be ours, than that by it me are made Righteous, that. is, that it is the condition of our juflifréation required in the very Covenant. This being denied, all inherent Righteoufnef is denied . But how is this proved? what if one. Ihould fay, that every . Be- liever is inherently Righteous, but yet that this inherent Righ- teoufnefs was not the condition of his Juftification, , but ra- ther the conlequent of it, and that it is no where required in the new Covenant as the condition of our Juftification, how.fhall the contrary be made to, appear ? The Scripture plainly affirms that there is fuch an : inherent. Righteoufnefs'in all
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