SEi. -I9 Triumph of Faith: 23 s' ' not a Work ofFaith, except that it be a conditional Fear 9f eternal Wrath; If a 'JJavid fallen in Adultery and .treacherous Murder, or a Peter overtaken with a denying. ofhis Saviour before · Men, {hall not renew his Repentance and Faith in Chrift, is required in all the juftified, for the prefecring of _their fal vation, and final Perfevera:ace: But . there is another Remorfe and forrow according to God, required in all the ·juftified ; · and it is this, that though they are not t'> fear Condemnation_with_a legal Fear, fo as to diftrufi: God, and b~ afratd of eternal Wrath; yet he · who is raniomed by Chrift, though he can never recompenfe the free Grace, nor _pay a fatisfaB:ory , Ranfom for fo great an4 rich a Love, he is under a Back-Bond, or a Re-obligation of Love, fervice:J and Obedience to him that ranfomed him : And this Law of Love and Thankfulnefs· is not ; ·as · Libertines, and others coFlceive, a pofitive and ftmple fupernatural Gofpel-,Obtigation; for the ' Law of both Nature aud ·Nations, requires t'hat the Captive ~thankful to the Ranfom payer: I grant that the particular Commandments at:e pofttive and fupernatural ; Jo the juftified is obliged by this Back- Bon~, a~1d qofpel Re-obligation to confefs fin dweihng m h1m, to gl'Qan, and ftgh and forrow under it, to be troubled ~nd grieved in fpirit, for fin as fin dwelling in hir Members, and rebelling againft the Law of his Mind ; and keeping him in Bondage, to wal¥ humbly, and foftly all his Days; by reafon of the running Hfue offin ; and to ftri ve by all Means to walk worthy, of Chrift; and this in, the gene'-- ral, iz;1 the Law of Nature, from which Chri ft · ' hath ..... ·:. ,
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