398 An Expofition upon Chap. io Jews anti Gentiles be c au, wherein and why. Interpre- tation. fïcation in heaven,here called falvation. iCal.3. 14.24. to receive righteoutheffe, T 1 M. Whence ii the confirmation ofhc or to bemade righteus by faith. propof tion fetched ? I T i M. What leg ons are we to leant from s I L. 1 rom authority of Scripture, the firff part of the tenth verf ? as of Efay 28. 16. verf.1 r. and Ioel 2. V. S i L. Firft,that unto righteoufneffe ¡before God, ¡that is,to remifton of fins, and perlea juffice by Ch rifts death and retìurc&ion) there needs no mans part, nothing but a tine and lively faith. In- deed goodworks are witneffes to teflifie the truth of this faith before men, and unto our felves; but when the fpeech is of getting and receiving righteoufnefs (even pardon of our fins and eternail life by Chrift,) works are clean to bee (hut out and excluded, as having no power to enable us to embrace Chrift: and this is the controverte between us and the Church of Rome, that whereas they doe part theinftrun,entall caufe of our righteoufueffe between faith and works, we attribute it Unto Faith one- ly, according to the dottrine of the Scripture ;Rom.3.27, 28,29,3 o.Gal.2.16- and ofthe Fathers agreeable thereunto. The beleeving man (hall be juftified in Faith onely. Ambrofe on I'Cor. s. Who- fo ever trufteth in Faith onely is bleat!, Hierom Chap. 3. to the Galat. By Faith onely (hall Chrift fave the offenders of the Law.Chryfoffome on the Ephefiant. To there might be joined Bafil, Theophy- lati, }Marie, Cyprian, and many more, which teach the fame truth as we now doe. T 1 ht. What rife of this de sine ? S i L. Firf, it inftruaeth us to vfe. know how neceffary Faith is : For where this is, there righreoufneffe is, and there is no righteoufneffe where yl aith is wanting. Secondly, itconvi &- eth the Papifts of grievous flanders, in that they charge Luther to be the ñrffin- venter of this Dottrine touching righ- teoufnefsby Faith alone. Whereas be- fore him, the learned Doaours of the Church, yea,Apoftles, Prophets, and Chrift himfelf,had delivered this truth to the Church,even from the beginning. How then can it be an heretic in Luther to teach thus, but it mull be an heretic alfo in the Pen-men of the Holy Ghofl to write thus? TIM. 13. T I M. What doth Paulin the explication of the perfont, which Pall be partakers of this falvation ? S I L. Firft , he noteth by an uni- verfall particle [Whojoeverli without difference of Nation, or fex, or age, or condition .Secondly,heparticularly na- meth both Jew and Gentile, which in refpea I . of falvation, 2. and the need thereof by finne, 3. with the meanes thereof by fáith,are equall,as he proveth by two reafons: one from the unity of Gods effence, who is the fame Creator and Saviour of all the eleét, Jew and Gentile. Secondly, from the immenfive- neffe of Gods mercy, which is fo large, as that it can fuffice all forts of people which trufi in his Sonne, and call upon him,verf.12,13. Therefore by calling of (the Gentiles, nought was taken from the Jews ; thefe were no whit endam- maged by fasting them; God is fufficient for both. T I M. Come we now to the interpretati- on,and tell what is meant by [Man,] As I alt what is meant by [beleevinb ?] S 1 L. By man is meant every true Chriftian, man or woman. And by be- leeving is meant,not onely to affent un- to the Dottrine of Chrifl,but with con- fidence and lure affiance to embrace it. T r M. What is meant by the [Heart ?] S I L. The foul, with all the facul- ties thereof, but efpecially the will and affe &ions; which are therefore in phrate of Scripture termed the heart, besaufe the foule keepeth her chiefef} refidence in that flefhy.part of man cal- led the Heart, fitting and (hewing her felfe there, ash were in her chair of eftat e- T f M. What is it [With the heart to be- leeve to Righteoufnefe ?] S t L It is the fame with that phrate, Rota.4.5.to have faith imputed for righ- teoulneffe ; or with that, Rom. 9.3o.to attain to the righteoufneffe of faith : or All doubt jaltified by faith cooly aretresly ;unified. Amt, in;, ad Rom. Cod hash juftifed w. ufing she,,. to no worts but faith onely. Chryf, in ;, Rom, Only }mati is Chit doth make us elem. Asttufi, . ed r sun, id veerumnl- fum,9aed Palier'aw
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