d nExpojition o{Chrifls M~uh-5. ! 'V•• !ci. Anfw. Obica..:.. .. ~) ~o faue a,tflouf.1nd \\'oddS~ But fomchere fh.ic, 1_A IfGlnitls_ righicm~fncs b'cOurs;thcn ""ie are as \ !'ightcous:3.9 Chrilh? -AnfiV. THe farnc righte– oltfilcffc'tt"·dt iS in Chrifi,is ours,but not in 'the fatiu: matmer Or mc:1furc: for Chrilt hath it by merit and aCl:i9n of himfelfc, we h:'llle it oncly by mcrcic atl_(r imputation : it is in ChriO: ·as 3 1 rootc and foumaine;in vs by·rcccp~ion and ap– plic:J.~ion (like the light i'h the Moonc, an~·m 1the StarrCs,\\;hich~i'> not ·m themoriginally,but rccei_Ucd tretti tlic-~unnC, --the fountainc there– of. Thirdly, it is faid, If we by Chri{\s righte– ' oufi1eHC" be iufhfied, and made the formes of 1 6od7; then)iS-Chrifl:by OUr finncs made vhiuft-, and fo lhe'l'hilil ofthe deutll? Anfiv. We tnay \r-nfcly r~y,~ftae Chri{t ..va.s madc'a i\nncr by OUt J 1 B finncS, notaetually, Ont·by irhpmation : now· h<!t1cc·it wi'U I'iot-f0llo\Vj that he 01oulcl"l>Nhe ~hild dfdie 'dcttTll,for rha~ cdmmcth by the aCt and habit o(finning;. afccr '-fit1nefuit· l!o0t~Ption;all which\6U( s~u!Ou'r Ghti.A: was frcc-froril: /:or, at the.Ycry time \~hc:tl he bare our fi.1lrit:s,he \\.:as in himfclfc more holy 1 thcn ~U mcn,anq all , ""'~- .A:ngcl•.-Fouithly, it is (aid,ihl.t ifChri{b righ· tcdufilCJl'e be made ours, then.we arc rrHtde:s:a:.: ·uioui~?··An/.-It.follo,vct!; not:for Chri{\slne– rits' ~i1~ ii~hc.~oufi\et'f~3r~·co?u~icd.anJ .~P~'iil bdVnto ~nen;,_~e.r as_therare"mC\in£ls;fe:rf?n, IA""": :."<) , j tri Wfiame thC:y ar~f'u}ficiCtlt'td.faue ten rhQJJ..;.· fan<hvoiid's ;'-hubs thcylfi:rUi: to faue-ahtl·-iu– ftitf_e; tl\a• paiticuhr ~ctfdn tli,dy, to1~homi:> · tb~eyarc~pUtcd: fO rh;a*h.is r~m~ine-s ali ~~_: C doubted:rru!h,-that •his-rF@:rteoufi1ctfe\i~il:'b' hrin9s '!hluif<·ou j . iS Chrifisr· rlghtclsuGil:'!fe; Oncly,.. r<J;;~- ··· ..... J ... d· : ~~ u·:<: ,bo~'\ , '"Hcr~f0ml>mayAy,7Hofvi~t9lli'i{Wti~lit'k c>tlfn_fl!'o1modc·tilirs~an'J.V..·e1it(u!<d'i>f :it? J<tlifo Ji'_is-mad<:'/iut<;lly fauing roith',"'whidi the lrilly Gh<>{Hl:eai<s'_iih~e hhft :i\fdfeUI~;'as an'!fal\'d. ¥Jhereb.y ~cmay lay hci!d cin €hriff,~n_il'app!ie his rig\\teo\\lht!fc mrci>o1r:fclucs,as he is-<M!'e-' ri:d vnt&'\7.-iq ·the pronflfds0&~ tii'e Gofpel: pcrfon is turned v-nto God, and rnadC carcfuil to plcafc him,both in thoughr,word,and deed: hnd hereby doe 'SC rccciuc af\Urancc of our iu– Ilificatio'tJ; for true fan.tlification is the carnefl ofthe fpirit ofadop"li·on: in our heans,~hcrcby we arc fcalcd vnt"o'thc'dayof ouN-cdelnption~ Doth that rtghtc0u1iu;ffc, whereby we mufi The -:fc. be IU!hficd and faucd in the do~ of our Lord, come from Chrlft oncJy, .and nor from our fclucs? then we fee what iuit caufc we h2uc to humble our fclucs;·and to :1cknbwl~~fgc our gr,l!:u vnrightconfndfe, and wam of•all goodneffi: in. our [clues: and when we Can doe this vnfainCdly;we hauc gone·Onc ficpintheway tO true happindfe.Sccondly,wc alfomutl hereby l~arnc, to d tccmc all thinCJS•<tl drojfe tVJd don~«e,. With thc·:~..Apof!lc, in r~peCl:or Onift ~ rt.il. 1 .s,. le/Us, 3l'H.l his rightcoufndfc: tOr h~ it ls that bri11gs vs. to heaut:n] and thc1·cfor'c, we mull honoUr him_ about? alJ;.and value hisrightcouf– ncffc, as that moll pn;tious icwcJI,which whefl a man harh foJmd, he :vill fell all that be hath, t G ger andkctpcit, Matth. 13, 46. J:hi~dly,w'e muft hunger ::m~ thirfl after ~hrilt; a'nd his rightcoufnc~, for it is t.hc foltmainc:ofaUblcf– fcdnelfc., andwithOut it we :trcmQfl mifcrable': y~a;thoughwe had all the wor!~l k~de, /'et '\o\llthout it we lobfc our faluation.· NOw ' ''' 1ar W.ill it p'rofit a m:lll towtnnc alhhC,iiw'orid ifhC' ~fattfl.ai.U. loo le his foule? Fourthly, fceing Chrills ;igh• reoufi1effe is made ollrs by faith, anQ'' \V,c made affured·ofit, by fa~Cl:ification ofhcart)nd'lit'e ..: we mtill. labour fdrJ~ruc faith, i w.heFeb,Jou; hearts maf be ihw'a:rdly. r~nued: WQ:muW'not£ contcut our felucs with anoutward holtndf~ " foi- that will nelier.brin'ga ma1i. to h<'1'uen; bu~ our cndeauour mufl .be for itlward holinc!fe whercbywe 01al be preferred with God,abou~ all ihePhariGcs in the vlorld,and gcr a!furancc ofetc.rnall happiile!fc; And thi~ foith we mull fhcw fori:h.in all.holy: cxcrcifcs; ~s when we, hcarefhc word, ·wemu!llend the.. inward care ofthe heart,with t~e bodily care; and When we' fall downc: to praicr,'-\ 1C!. mull bow the knees of otir~hcarts; and in £1,fhng frolt:J nieate;wC t;nuft Some ol5i<'tt;' f~at if t:hrif!S r1gl~tcon~l~ffebe made ours;.By our bd~cu,J,glMo' be·olirs;,h~h if.-a+nuri' "clCetlc his ncighbdut.J.l16uf€ td.be lfls,' lt is ·!{~ ilf~: and1li'f,;~.a111 other' r~l!''g~ Ylirjr There - is not tlk Ilk~ 'relafti•1 'lh 'i·Mfe things : 'fQr it1~ a meerc fan tiC :~uid imagfn~ti~ l) . ~q o~~tor ~ Yna'n ~<;'bct:c~J('"hi~ heig~}bo.';l_rs':hou~e ., .;~; ~v:t~·~~~:~·~~t'~h~~~~~t;,'!;;~~~~h;~: abfta.inc from finne; yea, in :~.11 things we mufi– be,carcfull to fcrue·God, in f})irit at1d·truth:for whiQhcaufe, we mull pray \oVitll Dau.id,Lord Pfal.JJota. D rmll~ a ''{r,ht [pp·# JPitEin mu, that fa feeling Chrillto"Iiuc in v~by grace,we may l:>c affurcd th:tt Chrifls righ'tcoufndfc iballl5ringvS vmo gloriC. 1 • r, .. J·,r·: rrghefoufi,dfe tQ·be· his; Ire hath Gods ·coin" mandemctit·ima p10mifc~·for his W-Qrrarlt'1~d alfuranci,Pth'afit .{\\all ·t;c''l•npufcdvni<i him; and :vithaU, that'faith fo':'groui\dcd,'nlhirli :~~~~~f~ Chrifts ri*htco.uli1cife 3.1 ~futynis~·as anything ·Iuftilic~o~ a n1:m hith ~sjliS 9wn~,-b_;c·ing giucn''hiih;of .,, ano:hcr.,:N~wihi•fi•uill~f!t~ih;laying h?.:e?." <!hnfis nghteoufneffc,f'ortila!Ts lt!{lJficatJo1f;rs ncu~r_fd1erCOff6in f<mclif1c"it10h by""th'c.'!pifit, with thefiuirs m·,rcof,--whcf<!Hy'r~c bl8rpan bedng nlorti6cd; and thc>ftc<V'niah ih<!hriR renued:a.cCotdingto ·t~is itntf~c, itfh'lm-H~ffge; i~g~tedufne!fe, :in'd-true:=holih'e!fc·, chc-.,\rliol'~ : ~: v~ _2.I, 2C .h4ue hear,f/·"hat it. rMsfoid of old, "Thou ffi.alt ,not JJO,.for 'nlhOfoeuer kJIIeth~Jhall ~.e,r,ti./pable ofiudgeme~t~... . .., Our ·satiiour ('h!ilP hauing l&ld06\~'nc hii Pt~'lCe, dothhere begin his~ intcipfCt,::aion Of thol.:tw, beci'ng indccde tlicod~1¥1ttuc Po~ 1 &or of his Church; and herein''~f)l&lally he _ . do~h ,riedd!c with the fccond Tabfc,b'Cgili,Jing i _ _ .. _ . __ furt_ L_
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