43 °' The Truth pleaded, farther, &c. given unto and for us, our righteoufnef , and our Righteouf nefs is all in him ; which totally excludes our own perfo- nal inherent rightcoufnefs from any intereft in our juffifi- cation , and afcribes it wholly unto the Righteoufnefs of Chrift. And thus is that Emphatical Exprefixon of the Pfal miff, I roil/go in the f rength of the Lord God; (for as unto holinefs and obedience, all our fpiritual ftrength is from him alone) and I will make mention lnp-tr Pfd. 71. i6. Ofthy righteoufnef , of thine only; The redoubling of the affix excludes all confidence and truffing in any thing but the righ- teoufnef of God alone. For this the Apoftle affirms to be the defign of God, in making Chrift to berighteoufbefs unto us, namely that no fief fhould glory in his prefence, but that he that glorieth, fhould glory in the Lord , x Cor. i. 29, 3o, 3r. For it is by Faith alone making mention, as unto our Juftifi- cation , of the Righteoufnefs of God , of his righteoufnef only, that excludes all boat ing, Rom. 3.27. And, betides what (hall be further pleaded from particular Teftimonies, the Scripture doth eminently declare how he is the Lord our righteoufnef , namely, in that he makes an end offin and recon- ciliation for iniquity, and brings in everlafling righteoufnef, Dan.9.24.For by thefe things is our Juftification compleated; namely in Satisfaction made for Sin, the Pardon of it in our Reconciliation unto God, and the providing for us an ever - lafling righteoufnef . Therefore is he the Lord our Righte- oufnefs, and fo rightly called. Wherefore feeing we had loft original rigbteoufnefs, and had none of our oran remaining, and flood in need of a perfec`l, compleat righteoufnef to procure our acceptance with God, and filch a one as might exclude all oe- cafionof boating of any thing in our felves, the Lord Chrift being given and made unto us, the Lord our righteoufiefs, in whom we have all our righteoufnefs, our own, as it is ours, being ras filthy rags in thefight of God, and this by making an end of fin, and reconciliation fort iniquity, and bringing in e2erlafling righteoufnef
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