ANI11111111111 96 An Expofition upon Chap.3 which plead for themfelves the merit of works, both deviled by themfelves, and condemned by God. Laftly,all men which refs in themfelves for falvation. T t re. What is meant by the world? S I L. The people and inhabitants of the world : the place containing,pu.t for the perfons contained, by a Meto- nymic. TI M. Who it it to be obnoxious or fubjefl to the judgment of God ? S t L. To be guilty and worthy of punifhment before him; which is the cafe of all men without exception of any, All areby nature the children of Gods wrath, Ephef.2.3. Ti M. Whom doth this reprove? S r t . Such as fay the Virgin Mary was free from all fin.Secondly,thisdoth teach us, that all have need of aSaviour, feting all are through fin guilty ofdam- nation. DIALOGUE X, Verts to. Wherefore by the works of the Law fliall no fieÇ be juflified in his fight , for by the Law commeth the knowledge of finne. VV TI MOTHEUS. Hat íe the drift of this Text? S I L. Having hitherto at large proved all to be finners, he will prove that ¡unification and abfolution from fin, commeth not by the works of the Law,which now he proveth by this reafon:The Law fheweth us our fin,and convinceth us as guilty of fin, there- fore it doth not abfolve and acquit us from finne. The reafon is taken from the Law of contraries, which cannot at once in one refpea be affirmed of one thing. T r M . What detb be mean by the work of the Law? °& P"' S i L. Not limply the works of the q pusspl. Wrw,,fa Law, as they are commanded ofGod, gas r411.*- but as they are performed of sus unper- "'` feftly and with many flips.For the Law (implyconfidered without relation to us could jultifie us. T I ta. What Both he mean hj Lim? S t t. He meaneth the Law both of nature, and of Motet ; and by werks,he meaneth, notceremonialltvorksonely, but themoral That the moral{ is chiefly meant , may appear unto us by there reafons. Firft,becaufe he had cited ceuti- vvortsdo monies which fpeak of niorall vices. caoae Fui Secondly,tliiseffeft (to know finne) is nice, Cc. chiefly by the morals Law. Thirdly, ,c,teu °° morali works o a greaten caufe of glq- boa, nor tying. Fourthly, becaufe all kinde of w'0r@sa°° working is let againit beleeving,ae con- bec . e trades, and repugnant the one to the tñey beu° other,in the caufe of forgivenefs of fins, rerfea. and falvation of fin ners. T t m. What maned; bee by { No fefb ?] S I L. No man ; but the kale faith rather no fiefs, then no man; ripe- dolly to note, what men are without Chrift, to wit, a lump of flelh and cor- ruption , full of wcaknefs and finfull infirmity, being unapt of our (elves to bring forth any thing that is good. TI M. What doth [ jseflifre] import and fgnif3e ? S I L. To pardon fin, to abfolve and acquit finners, and to approve one for righteous;and not either to declare jult: fo works juilifie : or to make aftually juft: this were perfeftion of inherent )uttice,which none hath. TIM. What was learnedfrom this? S I L. That the Aponte fpeaketh not againit the doing of works, but againit the trufl in them, and putting merit of righteoufnefs in them : we ought to labour in the doing of good works, but we cannot claim forgiven efs of fins, and eternal! life by the worth inefs of them. Ti M, What is that he faith, [ lu bit fight?] S L. This phrafe is ufed here, not InhisQ v' to note hypocrilie, but the imperfe &ion `bum áÿ' of the belt works : for he teacheth,that ber,.een the molt perfeft works of the belt men, ';Cofgooa come far fhort of being able to abide the men, sna rigour of Gods julice,bccanfe the bell 6 °` eFare wI'," ,b works ofGods Saints, have both wants am. and
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