Ver. 8,19. the Epifile to the Romans. S I t. That fpirituall life of grace, whereby the beleeving foule now lives to Go3,and which hereafter it (hall live with him in glory. TIM. What vs Meant [6y ragne]in life? S I t. When the righteoulneffe and grace of Chrift fo beareth fway and rum leth in the foúle,as though one haveHill many finnes, yet he ftandeth againii their motions ,and feares not the guilt and danger of them, and fo is brought at laft to falvation. Ti M. What learheye now from this place? S I L. That there five things are knit together; Chrift,RighteoufncilesGrace, Faith, and Life: have one, have all; lacke one, lacke all. Secondly, that the grace and rightectífnefl'e of Chrift, bath tit beleevers in better condition for happineffe then loft by e.4dap:t fault. Firft, becaufe that was changeable, this permanent, this word [Pall raigne] noting perpetuity and everlaftingneffe. Secondly, that was to be enjoyed in earth,even in Paradife,this in the king dome of heaven, noted in the word [ Riggne] where God hath his feate and throne,and raignes in glory, there (hall beleevers raigne likcwife.For they (hall fit on thrones, even as Chrift (hall fit upon a throne. DIALOGUE XV. Vertes 18, I9. Likemife then as by the offence of one, the fault came on all men to condem- nation,; fo by the ¡unifying of one, the benefit abounded towards all men to jufiiftcation of life. For as by one mans difobedience many mere made f rmer:, fo by the obedience ofthat _one, many (hall be made Righteous. TIMOTHtt1S. Hat doth thi3 Scripture con= taint? S e t. Firft, a rehearfall of the corn- parifon between Adam and Ch rill, be- gun in the twelfth verte. Secondly, a laying forth the ground of this whole comparifon. IbI T I M. Declare the comparifon, at it to rchearfed in the t 8. verfe; S I t. As by the offence of one Adam, gúiltineffe came over all men to make them fitbjell to death ; fo on the cop- trary part, the righteohfneffe of Chrift imputed to beleevers through Gods' free favour, juftifieth them, that they may become partakers of eternal' life. Or thús ; as by Adam, guiltineffe came on all men to death etereial;fo by Chrift, righteoufneffe is given to all beleevers unto hie eternal!. Ti M. What is the ground of all this comparifon? S t L. That Adam and Chrift by the decree of God, are not as two particular perfons, but as two rootes or flocks or . heads' of all niankinde: that as out of the one, fpringeth thine and death by Nature, fo out of the other fpringeth cighteouf teffe and life by Grace. T I se. Whereunto tends atithis? S I L. To make us to underftand,thae we are juftified not by our owI a workes, but by Faith in iefus Chrift. For hat ving in our (elves (by meanes of Adams offence) guiltineffe and death, how can our workes juflifie us? And if they doe not, then Quills obediente appre- hended by faith, mule be: our Inflict be-1 fore God. T i se. Now let us expoundthe wvordts andgather inflrufliona:What doth he meant bere by the offence of one? S r L. The fnne, of Adam, which was but one finne, as himfelfe was but one parfon. T I se. What learneyee by this, That guiltineffi came on all men to condemn tirn? S I L. That there is not one that came of Adam by naturali generation,which efcaped the condition of fin and death Chrift only is exempted, who was con- ceived by the holy Ghoft,and not of the feede of titan. T 1 M. What dot yeobferveharein? S , L. This ; namely; how dreadfull a thing the offence of Gods jufiice is, when but one fnne done in a moment, could wrap a world of men in everlaa fting death and paine. P3... TIM.
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