Fazth alone. 423 preflion of the great Myftery of the Gofpel by Chrift him - felf, hath been by fame derided, or as they call it expofed, yet is it really as inflruClive of the Nature of Faith, Juftifi- cation and Salvation by Chrift, as any paflàge in the Scri- pture. Now if Faith whereby we are pftified, and in that exercife of it wherein we are fo , be a looking unto drift., under a fenfe of the guilt of Sin and our loot Condition thereby, for all, for our only Help and Relief, for Delive- rance, Righteoufnefs, and life, then is it therein exclufive of all other Graces and Duties whatever ; for by them we neither look, nor are they the things which we look after. But fo is the Nature and Exercife of Faith expreffed by the Holy Ghoft. And they who do believe, underftand his mind. For whatever may be pretended of Metaphor in the Expref- fion, Faith k that Aa of the Soul whereby they who are hopelefs, helplef, and loll in themfelves, do in a way of expeEtancy and 7r0 fèek, for all help and relief in Chri. i alone, or there is not Troth in it. And this alto fufficiently evinceth the Nature of our Juftification by Chrift. 3. It is in like manner frequently expreffed by coming unto ChriTh. Come unto me all ye that labour, Mat. i i. 28. See joh. 6. 35.37,45,65. Chap. 7.37. To come unto Chrif for life and Salvation, is to believe on him unto the Juftification of life. But no other Grace or Duty is a coming unto Chrift, and therefore have they no place in Juftification. He who hath been convinced of Sin, who hash been wearied with _ the Burthen of it, who hath really defigned to fly from the Wrath to come, and hath heard the Voice of Chrift in the Gofpel, inviting him to come unto him for Help and Relief, will tell you that this coming unto Chrifl confifleth in a mans going out of himfelf, in a compleat Renunciation of all his own Duties and Righteoufnefs , and betaking hirrfelf with all his Trutt and Confidence unto Chrift alone , and his Righteoufnefs, for pardon of Sin , acceptation with God, and
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