378 The Imputation of the obedience of Chrìfi few impertinent cavils, are fufficient to difcharge the firft part of that charge laid down before, concerning the im- p offibility of the Imputation of the obedience of Chrifl unto so 5 which indeed is equal unto the Impoffibility of the Imputation of the Difobedience of Adam unto so ; whereby the ApoftIe tells us, That we were all made (inners. The fecond part of the Objeúion or Charge againft the Imputation of the: Obedience of Chrifi unto us, is, That it Is ufe- lefs' unto the perfoiss that are to be juflifa'ed. For whereas they have in their jufiification the pardon of all their fins, they are thereby righteous, and have a right or title unto Life and Bleffed- nefs t For he who is fo pardoned, as not to be efleemed guilty of any fin of omiffion or commiffion , wants nothing that is requi= fite thereunto.. For he is fuppofed to have done all that he ought, and to have omitted nothing required of him in a way of duty. Hereby he becomes not unrighteous, and to be not unrighteous, is thefame as to be righteous. As he that is not dead, is alive. Nei - ther is there, nor can there be any middle flate between Death and life. wherefore thofe who have all their fins forgiven, have. the Blef wine( of jufliftcation ; and there is neither need, nor of of any farther Imputation of Righteoufnef unto them. And fundry other things of the fame nature, are urged unto the fame purpofe, which will be all of them, either obviated in the infuing difcourfe, or anfwered elfwhere, Anfw. This çaufe is of more importance, and more evi- dently fined in the scriptures; than to be turned into filch niceties, which have more of Philofophical fubtilty, than Theological folidity, in them. This exception therefore might be difmiffed without farther anfwer, than what is given us in -the known rule, That a truth well eflablífhed and confirmed, is not to be.queftioned, Much left relinquifheca on every intang- lingfophifm, though it fhould appear infoluble. But as we r tall fee, there is no fuch difficulty in thefe arguingq, but what may eafily be_difcu ed, Arid becaufe the matter of the Plea corttaihed
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