434 Tef imonses out of Pion : And if he came to fulfil itfor us, all which are decla- red by himfelf, then is his Righteoufnefs, even which he wrought for us in fulfilling the Law,the Righteoufnefs where- with we are juftified before Gdd. And whereas here is a twofold Righteoufnefs propofed unto us, one in the fulfilling of' the Law by Chrifl ; the other in our own perfeét obedience unto the Law, as the fente of it is by him declared, and other middle Righteoufnefs between them there is none ; it is left unto the Confciences of convinced (inners , whether of there they will adhere and truft unto. And their direction herein, is the principal defign we ought to have in the decla- ration of this Doftrine. I {hall pals by all thofe places wherein thefoundations of this Do&rine are furely laid, becaufe it is not exprefly men- tioned in them. But fuch they are as in their proper Inter - pretation do neceífarily infer it. Of this kind are they all, wherein the Lord Chrift is faid to die for ua, or in our ,Head, to lay down his life a ranfom for us, or in our (lead, and the like ; but I {hall pats them by, becaufe I will not digrefs at all from the prefent Argument. But the Reprefentation made by our Saviour himfeif, of the way and means whereon and whereby Men come to be juflifaed before God, in the Parable of the Pharifee and the Publican, is a guide unto all Men who have the fame defign with them. Luk. 18, 9, TO, 11 12, 13, 14. And hefpa&e this parable unto Certain which trufted in themfelves, that they were righteous and defpifecl others e Two Men went up unto the Temple to pray, the one a Pharifee, and the other a Publican. The Phari- fee flood and prayed thus with him felf i God I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjuji, adulterers, or even as this Publican. I fall twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I po fs. And the Publican (landing afar off, would not. lift up fo much as his eyes unto Heaven, but fmote upon his refá, Paying, God be merciful unto me a Inner. I tell you, that
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