by Teftironies of Scripture. 4 2 7 the Scriptures. (2.) Unto the Experience of them that do believe, with the condition of them who Peek after Jutti- fication by Jefus Chrift. In other things I hope the belt helps and Rules of the interpretation of the Scripture (hail not be negleCted. There is weight in this cafe defervedly laid on the name of the Lord yin. Chrift the Son of God, as promifed and given unto us ; namely, the Lord our Rtghteoufnefs, Jer. 23.6. As the name Jehovah , being given and afcribed unto him, is a full indication of his Divine perfon i fo the addition of his being our Righteoufnefr, fiifficiently declares, that in, and by him alone, we have Righteoufnefs', or are made righteous. So was he typed by Melchifedec , as firft, the King of Righte- oufnefs, then the King of Peace, Heb. 7. 2. For by his Righte- oufnefs alone have we Peace with God.Some of the Socinians would evade this Teftimony,byobferving,that Righteoufnef in the Old Teftament is ufed fometimes for Benignity, Kind - nefs and Mercy, and fo they fuppofe it may be here. But the molt of them, avoiding the palpable abfurdity of this imagi- nation, refer it to the Righteoufnef: of God in deliverance, and vindication of his people. So Brennius briefly, Ita vocatur quia Dominus per manure ejris judicium jujlitiam faciet df radii. But thefe are evafions of bold men, who care not, fo they may fay fomew hat , whether what they fay, be agree- able to the Analogy of Faith, or the plain words of the Scripture. Bellarmine who was more wary to give Tome ap- pearance of Truth unto his anfwers, firft, gives other reafons why he is called the Lord our Righteoufnef:; and then, whe- ther unawares, or over - powered by the evidence of Truth, grants that fenfe of the words which contains the whole of the caufe we plead for. Chrift he Pays, may be called the Lord our Righteoufnef:, becaufe he is the efficient caufe of our righteoufnefs. As God is laid to be our Strength and Salvation. Again, Chrift is faid to be our righteoufnef ; as he is our I i i 2 dons,
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