·~-1- Qp THE I is by Faith, and not by workes. And that . . is added, likewife, ifit had beene by workes, F, . h 1 d men would have beene ready to boafr, and · au exc u u . . boaftmg. have f.11d, I haye done th1s, I am able to t keepethe Law, therefore the promifeof eter· nail life {hall be made good unto me, I /hail receive it as wages, men would boafl: in them– felves: No, faith the Lord; no creature fhali hoaft in it felfe:For that puts eve-ry man further , from the Lord, the more a man rejoyceth in bimfdfe, the more he fl:ands upon his owne bottome, the more he is divorced fi·om God,. and feparated from him; But, faith he, Ht0that rejoyceth, let him rejoyce in the Lord: For that fits a man for the Lord, and therefore I will have it by Faith, it {hall not be by workes. So you fee now what is the condi– tion. Surely,looke how whrafl.,zmwas made partaker of the Covenant, fo every one of us mufl: be; Abraham·was made partaker ofit by Faith, fo fhall every man be made pa.rtaker · ofit by Faith, and no·otherwife. Abrahmw be--· Ieeved God when he had a -promife, and be– £aufe he beleeved him,!(not that p.uticular act ofFaith,but)that grace offaith,wherebyhe be:. Ieeved this, and the other promifes ofthe M ef' · ftah, was counted' to him for righteonfneffe :· And fo for this caufe, becaufe we beleeve the promifes,and·the Covenant ofGrace, therfore · the .r.ordaccepts us, and accounts:us righte-– ous. And t>ecaufe this feemes firanee tothe V f~nnes.ofmen,therefore we fee withhowmuch, ado.eJ
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