Works of it, ii the Epifiles of Paul. 4o9 cludèd. For they are all required by the Law. See Pfa1.119.3 5. Rom. 7.22. Works not required by the Law , are no lets an Abomination to God, than Sins againft the Law. (3.) The Works of Believers after Converfion, performed by the Aids of Grace , are exprefly excluded by the Apoftle. So are thole of Abraham after he had been a Believer many years, and abounded in them unto the Praile of God. So he cx cludeth his own Works after his Converfion , Gal. 2. 16. I Cor.-4. 4. Phil. 3. 9. And fo he excludeth the Works of all other Believers; Ephef. 2.9, to. (q..) All Works are excluded that might give countenance unto hoafling, Rom 4,.2. Chap.;. 17. Eph. 2.9. I Cor.1. 29, 30, 31. But this is done more by the Good Works of regenerate Perfons, than by any Works of Unbelievers. (5.) The Law required Faith and Love in all our Works, and therefore if all the Works of the Law be excluded, the belt works of Believers are fo. (6.) All Works are excluded which are oppofed unto Grace working freely in our Juftification. But this all Works whatever are, Rom. 11.6. (7.) In the Epiíle =unto the Galatians the Apostle loth exclude from our Justification all thole Works which the falfe Teachers preffed as neceffary thereunto. But they urged the neceffity of the Works of Believers , and thole which were by Grace already converted unto God. For thole upon whom they preffed them unto this End were already a tually fo. (8.) They are Good Works that the Apoflle excludeth from our Juftification. For there can be no Pre- tence of Juftification by thole Works that are not Good , or which have not all things effentially requifite to make them fo. But fuch are all the Works of Unbelievers, performed without the Aids of Grace; they are not Good, nor as fuch accepted with God; but want what is esfentially requifite unto the Conftitution of Good Works. And it is ridiculous to think that the Apoftle Difputes about the exclufion of fuch Works from our Juftification, as no man in his Wits would G g g think
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