in the Epifles of S. Paul, &c. 459 And, I do a little marvel that any unprejudiced perfon, fhould expound this Solitary Expreflion in fuch a fenfe, as is contradictory unto the d fgn of the Apoftle, the words of the fame Period, and the whole enfuing Context. For that which the Apoftle propofeth unto confirmation, which contains his whole defign, is, that we are juflifred by the Righ- teoufnef which is of God by Faith in the blood of Chriff. That this cannot be Faith it felf, (hall immediately be made evident ; And in the words of the Text, all Works are ex- cluded, if any words be fufficient to exclude them. But Faith abfolutely as a jingle Grace , A& and Duty of ours, much more as it includeth Obedience in it, is a Work, and in the later fenfe it is all Works. And in the enfuing Con - text, he proves that Abraham was not juftified by Works: But not to be juftified by Works , and to be juftified by force Works, as Faith it felf is a Work; and if as fuch it be imputed unto us for Righteoufnefs, we are juftified by it as fuch; are contradictory. Wherefore I fhalloppofe Tome few Arguments unto this feigned fenfe of the Apoftles words. a. To believe abfolutely, as Faith is an A& and Duty of of ours, and Works, are not oppofed ; for Faith is a Work an efpecial kind of Working. But Faith as we are juftified by it, and Works, or to Work, are oppofed. To him that . worketh not, but believeth. So Gal. 2.16. Eph. 2.8. 2. It is the Righteoufnefs of God that is imputed unto us.. 'For we are made the Righteoufnefs of God in Chr, 2 Cor. 5./1. The Righteoufnefs of God upon them that believe, Rom.3.21,22.. But Faith abfolutely confidered,is not the Righteoufnefs of God, God imputeth unto us Righteoufnefs without Works, Rom.4. 16. But there is no intimation ofa double Imputation of two forts of Righteoufneffes, of the Righteoufnefs of God , and 'that which is not fo. Now Faith abfolutely conftdered,is not th &&ighteoufnefs of God. For, N n n 2 I. That
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