396 An Expofition upon Chap.>io that fuch promifes were not made to other mens faith , or other men our them,or did not belong unto them. faith, but by our outward profeflion of T i M. What is the third doctrine out of fore men ; it is declared by our confef this eight verfe? lion and anion. 3. Doe- S t L. That the preaching of the A- T i ai. Why doth he only name' Ck rifir Doubt. potties, was all one with thé Gofpell refurreftien, feeing faith refpelis his birth, b fe which was written : for that word of death, and all which Cbrifí did and fuf faith firft written by Mofér , and after- fered ? wards by Paul to the Romanr,is that felf- S a L. Firft, becaufe the faith of the' Solution. fame word which Paul& other Apòftles refurre&ion of Chrift, doth diftinguith preached.Therefore it is falfe which the Chriftians from Pagans and Infidels, Manichees and Papi fts avouch, that the who do eauly accord to beleeve that the Apoftlestaught other things then that man Chrift wasborn, lived, and died, they then wrote ; that hence they may but they deny his reforre &ion , as a have power to-join thereunto their A- thing which exceedeth compaffe and poftulicall traditions unwritten:which reach ofreafon, the Philofophers dif errour of theirs mull be rejeaed as A- cerned it nor, but derided it racier fay- pocriphall and false. If they be no con- ing, What new doarine is this? A£t. iS. tenant to the Scriptures, they came not Secondly , because all that Ch rift did from the Apoftles but are counterfeit. and (uttered, had profited us li tele, un- T 1 M. Let its proceed unto the 9 verfe, leffe he had rifen again, wherein he ob- andtelluswbatif meant byconfeffien? tainedaperte&vi &oryover fin, death, Interpret. S i L. Anopen and plain prcsfefl-ion, hell, anddamnation , for all the dell. that Jefus who is Lord of all , is your Laftly, the article of the refurreaion Lord alfo ; for that he is Lord, the De- prefuppofcth all the cell, and knitteth vilsknow, and acknowledge. There- together as a link, both antecedents and tore Chriftians.nsuftgo further, and be confequents : his incarnation, life and lave it with affiance. death which went before; and his afeen- T a M. In what refpeïtr is jefix [ our fion,fitting at his fathers right hand ,and Lord ?] his interceffion which follows after his Sit. Both by right ofCreation and rifings. Under which then by a Synech- power over us,andalfp by grace of Re- doche,all the other pallions and anions demption, having as well ranfomed us of Chrift,be contained. to be his own peculiar people,as created. T r M. What dotlrire arifeth oat of this andgoverned us. 9. verfe wF T a M. What is it to [beleeve in [thine S t . Ondy this one; to wit, the Marine. heart ?] facility snd cantleffe of that righteouf- S i L. It isnotonely in our mindes neffe, which is by faith in Chrift; for tofee and affent unto the truth of the unto our righteoulnelle before God, hiftory of Chrift ( which even wicked and falvation in heaven , there is no men and hypocrites, yea, uncleane fpi- more difficult and hard thing exalted of rits do,) but to embrace in our hearts, us; but with the heart to beleeve, and will, and affe&ions, with holy cons- with the mouth to confeffe Chrift : and dence, the benefits of Chrift his death by this means, Chrift will be neer to us and refurreftion, even reconciliation both in poffibility and efficacy : in pof- with God, remiffion of fins, righteouf- fibility, becaufe it is a thing poffible neffe and life eternall. which may be, that ele& {inners (hall Doubt. T r M. Why it eonfeonfet before faith, have grace to beleeve, elpecially God which is the caufe and root ofconfeon ?Pfal. having ordained them unto Faith, tiff. it 6.1o. I bcleeved,therefore did I fpeak. 13.48. but it is utterly unpoffble, that Solution. S t L. Firff,becaufe Hofer did in this they fhould keep the whole Law per- order propound them, as in the S. verfe fe&ly, Gods decree and mans corrupti- is cited. Secondly,we cannnot difcern on being againft it. And fecondly, he is neer
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