The Truth pleaded, farther, &c. as it is thus eypreffed, do evety where declare themfelves to be loft, hopelefs, helplef?, de folate, poor, Orphans , whereon they place all their hope and expe6tation on God alone. All that I would infer from thefe things, is, that the Faith whereby we believe unto the jollification of life, or which is required of us in a way of Duty that we may be juftified, is fuch an Aft of the whole Soul whereby convinced Sin- ners do wholly go out of themfelves to reft upon God in Christ, for Mercy, Pardon, Life, Righteonfnefs and Salvation, with an acquiefcency of Heart therein, which is the whole of the Truth pleaded for. 42 5 CHAP. XVI. The Truth pleaded, farther confirmed by Tefli- monies of Scripture, Jer. 23. 6. T Hat which we now proceed unto, is the confideration of thofe Exprefs Teflitnonies of Scripture which are given unto the Truth pleaded for , and efpecially of thofe places where the Doótrine of the Juftification of Sinners is exprefly and defignedly handled. From them it is , that we muft learn the Truth, and into them muft our Faith be refolved, unto whofe Authority all the arguings and Ob- je&ions of men muff give place. By them is more light con- veyed into the underftandings of Believers, than by the molt fubtle Difputations. And it is a thing not without fcandal, to fee among Proteflants whole Books written about juftitca- tion, wherein fcarce one Teftimony ofScripture is produced, unlefs it be to find out Evafions from the force of them. And Iii
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