544 Objettions agatnfi f uftific4tian by moft effe &ually promoted, is in the firft place to be embraced by every one that takes care of his own Salvation. If they are in any way or Church obftru&ed, that Church or -way is fo far as it doth obftru& them to be forfaI en. And if there be any way of profeffton or any vifible Church ftate where- in any thing or things abfolutely deftru &ive of or - incon- >fiftent with thefe things are made necefláry unto :the,- profef fors of it, in that way, and by vertue -of it, no Salvation is to be obtained. In other things every man is to walk accord- ing unto the light of his own mind, for whatever is not of Faith is fin. But I return from this digreffion occafioned by the fiercenefs of him with whom we have to do. For the Obje &ión it felf,;that hath fallen under fo perverfe _a management, fo far as it hath any pretenfe of fobriety in it is this and no other. If Godju ifie the ungodly merely by his -Grace through Faith in Chrif ; efur, fo a that works of Obe- dience are not antecedently neceffary unto yuf zfication before God , nor are any part of that Righteoufnefs" whereon any are f jùfif ed, then. are they no way neceJ ry, but men may be : juf1ifced andfaved without them. For it is 'laid that there is no con- nexion between Faith unto Juftification as by us afferted,and the neceffity of Holinefs, Righteoufnefs or Obedience, but that we are by. Grace fet at liberty to live as we lift, yea in all manner of fin, and yet be fecured of ,Salvation. For if we are made Righteous with the 'Righteoufnefs -of another, we have no need of any Righteoufnefs of óur own. And it were well if many of thofe who make ufe of this Plea, would endeavour byfome other way alfo to evidence their of thefe things; for to difpute for the neceffity of Holinee, and live in the negle& of it, is uncomely. I (hall be brief in the anfiver.that here Ihall be returned unto this Obje &ion, for indeed it is fufficiently anfwered or obviated in what hath been before difcourfed concerning the nature of -that. Faith whereby we are juftified, and the -anti- nu-
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