Ver. 2 I. the Epifile to the Romanes. and [Iraines in them; andcannot there- fore endure the leyere and krill judg- ment of God, in whole fight i t is Chriil alone,that makes beleevers holy and un- Reasons blamable, Col. 1.22. why none T t M. What lhould this Markin us? ea" b bY' S I L. Humility and lowly conceit works be - of our own belt doings, which God mod worthily out, . ft might call and the doers t The Pn erlel pa- of them, if with a juil eye he did behold rirtofGods them. nature be- fore whom T What it meant hereby, that heavens be the rtowled e o finne is aid to come b the not clean, g f f % fob yi.ti Law ? 2 oG d to Si L. That the Law ferveth, both to the heart, Phew us what is finne, and doth alto pwhich erfeâ is argue or reprove us of lip : and for this in none. end is this alledged, even to make it rhi _s plain, thatrighteoufitefs and pardon of 'flaking ex- finne doe not come from the Law. For en« uch' as as a Felon or Traytor convi &ed by none can 1 tome statute Law of a capital! crime, it attain faro: were madnelfe and folly for loch an one yet before men we _ to look to be acquitted by that Law, 4iCedeann ¡ which did (hew and condemn his crime Ab rah Um. to death. In like manner, it is fpirituall 14, i. & . frenfie, to look for abfolution and life iamet2; from the Law of Mofes, feeing it was given to eonvi& us as guilty of death through fin. Yet loch mad furious fools our Papills be, as they prefume to finde righteoufnefs and life, where nothing but fin and death can befound,therefore doth the Law reveal fin, and terrific the confcience,and (hew death and condemn nation to be due unto tranfgreffors, which is contrary to juftifying. DIALOGUE XI. Verfe 21. Batt now is the righteoufneffe of God made manife fi without the Law,having witnef of the Law and the Prophets. TI MOT H Eft s. %Hat is the drift of alit Text? S t L. To teach how Godseleá doe attain unto true and perfe& righte- oufneffe before God, to wit,not by their works, but even by the faith of Jefus Ctlrìft :for feting there is no other way 97 to have righteoufneffe, but either by works or faith, and by works it cannot be had therefore by faith. T i:M. How many things are here to be confidered? SI L. Four : Fir(t, thecircumftáifce of tinre,[Now.] Secondly, what is the righteoufneffe of God. Thirdly,how is this ntanife(t,and how manifellwithout the Law. Fourthly,whac witnesit hash from the prophets. TIM. What ie meant by [Now]tbíe particle of time? S I L. That is, at this prefent time, wherein Paul and the other Apostles of JensChrift did preach the Word. T/ M. What did we learn from this dr- eumfiance? S i L. That God hath his appointed time for all his works,Ecclef.3.1.which (hould teach patience and waiting upon God. Secondly, that the time or the Gofpel hach a more clear revelation of Gods good-will to the cleft, then that of the Law, which fhould breed thank - fulneffe for fo great a mercy. T t M. What it here called the righteouf- neffe of God? SI L. Not that whereby himfelf is righteous,for that is his own effence,and is not communicated to us ; but that righteoufneffewhich is after called the righteoufneffeof C hrift,and the righte- oufneffe of faith,even that righteon(ueffe which is by faith in Chrift,who is made perfe& jut/ice to all which doe beleeve in him. Tim. Why it this &ailed the rigbteoufne of God, ofChrifi, and offaith? St L. It is called the righteoufneffe of God, both from the caufe and the effe &, inafmuch as it is not of us and our works, in part nor in whole , 'nor from anyman, but it is the gift of God. Secondly, it is that onely which God in his (trill juftice approver h , and for which we are accepted with him : Alto it is called the righteoufnefs of Chri(k, and of faith,becaufe Chrift in his man- hood wrought it by his obedience to death- and our faith is that infiniment whereby we attain to it and receive it, that is may be our own,for our ful jufli- K fication
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