e r f e 30. the E p í f t l e to the Romans. 3 I I ing before our juftificatihn. Secondly, it convi ð them of error, which would baye any perfons intime ¡unifi- ed before they beleeve. Laftly, it com- mends unto us the neceffity and excel- lency of faith, without the which we cannot be partakers of Chrift,nor have our fins pardoned by his death, nor be accounted jut} before God, nor be re- conciled to God,nor have peace in our felves. T i M. What is the laff degree and fruit of predeflination ? S r L. Glorification :which lignifies both the beginning and perfe&ion of our glory. T t M. What mean you by the beginning, asalfo by the per feEtion of our glory ? S t L. By the beginning of our glo- ry,I mean fan&ification or holinelfe ofI sanaiye eie life in earth, which therefore is termed sOei iii glory by the Apoftle, 2 Cor. 3. 18. be- çu.;hra,io caufe fan&ification is glory, as tou.Ls°° °'f- ching the inchoation and beginning of Ammar:. it; & by the perfe&ion of glory, I mean ctcrnall joy and bleffedneffe in heaven, in the prefence of God. Ti M.Wbat is our inflrullion from'hence? S L L. That never any perfon (hall be crowned with glory in heaven , which is not firft fan&ified by grace on earth, enabled by the Spirit to lead a jut and holy life which is both the en- trance and the right way unto celefiial glory. T t M. What profit is to be made ofthis inffro ion? S I L. It reproves of folly fuch as live loofely and prophanely, and yet expe& falvation in heaven. Secondly,it gives great encouragement to all godly perlons to proceed and encreafe in ho- lineffe,feeing their fan&ification is Cure time we belecve, before we have done to end in glorification, even in eternall any good work at all : all() becaufe bleffedneffe : and this is the reafou why new Faith dothjuttifie and not je- ihfie, See 3 Chap. to bring to faith, and ele& Infants are called,therefore they have faith. T r M. What profit is to be made of this n esWon? S t L. It ferves greatly to comfort beleeving Parents, whole children are taken away being young, that they be not perplexed with doubt iaboat their falvation. Secondly, it highly com- mends the mercy of God, in that the grace of ele&ion and faith, be extended to us and our children. The promife is to you and to your children, AU. a. Iwill be the God of tby feed ,Gen. i 7.3. T t M. What is the next fruit of prede- flirtation? S r L. It is our Jufification, or be- ing ¡unified, which lignifies to be ab- folved from the guilt and punifhment of all our íins,and to be accounted jufi' by imputation of Chrifts obedience) through faith,Aa.53.48. Rom.4. 4,5,6., T t M. How prove you that faith is necef- fary to 7uflification? S t L. Fir(t, becaufe there is nothing but faith alone, which goes between calling and ¡unifying. Secondly,Scrip- tures do fully teach, that our juftifica- tion is by faith : but yet faith is not the caufe why we are juftified no more then works. It is only the inftrument to apprehend Chrifts juftice : the true and proper caufes thereof, be Gods fore - knowledge, ele&ion, predeftina- tion, and calling, faith being but the Organ and helping caufe (as I faid be- fore) verfe 22. Chapter 3. T t M. What Inf}ruUtion are we to take fromhence ? S t L. That we are freely ¡unified by faith without works : the rea- fon hereof is, becaufe we are ¡unified at the very inftant of our calling, at what ele& Infants which can do never a good work, are both called and juflified, as Infants ele&,which die in their infancy. Ti m.What profit is to be made of this point? S t L. It confutes the Papifts, which afcribes ¡unification to good works, which are fruits following juftificati- on, therefore they cannot be caufes gon the Apoftle writtth in the preterperfe& tence rather then in the pretent tence, to note the certainty ofit ; which eau - feth Paul to write as if it were already done : He bath called, he bath ¡unified, he hath glorified. T t M. Now we have examined every particular word, tell us what we are fur- ther
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