BT763 O9 1677

...mom 480 The nature of yufiification, as declared guilty, and were made obnoxious unto condemnation. The guilt of it is imputed unto all Men. For no otherwife can it come upon them unto condemnation, no otherwife can they be rendered obnoxious unto death and judgment on the ac- count thereof. For we have evinced that by death and con- demnation in this difputation of the Apoftle , the whole puniíhment due unto fin, is intended. This therefore is plain and evident on chat hand. In anfwer hereunto, the d}xafmE,ccc of one as to the caufality of Juflification, is oppofed unto the ,°ÿ,7rv,ua of the other, as unto its caufality unto, or of condemnation. . A ivos d`nxsuW- , By the Righteoufnefs of one. That is, the Righteoufnefs that is pleadable Hs d`ixcci iv unto Juftification. For that is d'rxairdue a Righteoufnefs pleaded for Juftification. By this, fay our Tranflators, the free gift came upon all; repeating eco-p.46 from the foregoing Verfe , as they had done xezt.td. before on the other hand. The syriac(Tranflation renders the words without the aid of any fupplement : Therefore as by the fin of one, condemnation was unto all men,fo by the Righ- teoufnefs of one, juflification unto life fhall be unto all Men. And the fenfe of the words is fo made plain without the fupply of any other word into the Text. But whereas in the original the words are not 0, xely.a 45. ncív-ncs elygionnt, but c c 47as ávO d7r s He ;,, rzxa ua, and fo in the later claufe, fome- what from his own foregoingwords, is to be fupplied to an- fwer the intention of the Apoffle. And this is evrt.agratiofa donatio, the free grant of Righteoufnefs ; or A'ienua the free gift of Righteoufnefs unto Juftification. The Righteoufnefs of one Chrift Jefus, is freely granted unto all Believers, to the Jaftification of life. For the all Yen here mentioned are defcribed by, and limited unto them that receive the abundance of Grace , and the gift of Kighteoufnefs by Chrift, Vc r.17. Some

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