Verf >l4. the Epiftle to the Romans. eo diligence, yea and unto conflancy in calling upon God through Chrift, con- lidering that they fhall' be heard unto falvation, though they be not alwayes heard unto their delire. DIALOGUE X. Verf. 14. But how Pall they call upon him in whom they have not beleeved? and how fhall they beleeve except they hear ? how Jball they hear without a Preacher ? and how pail he preach except hebe font? 1 I M O T H E U S. V %Hat it the purpofe and drift of this V Text? S i L. Sithence the iighteoufneffe of faith is the onely true righteoufirelfe, and doth in common by the promife of God belong to Jew and Gentile, (as we have Peen out of the former Text: ) Thepurpofeof the Apoflle is now to prove, that the Apoflles muff be Pent of God to preach the Gofpell to both peo- ple, to be as the ordinary means to be- getfaith, and to bring them to Chrifl, that through his righteoufnefs imputed to them, they might be faved. And herein alècret obje&ion is anfwered: for our Apoflle having foundly confir- med that our truerighteoufpeffe before God, which bringeth peace to the 403 God,to convay into the heàrts ut ele& Jews and Gentiles, thatmofl precious gift offaith,which rcceiveth Ghrifl and his righteoufüefiè. unto falvation in heaven. T i M. What argument doth the Apofile ufe toprove his purpofe by ? S t L. By a gradation, or proceeding fromthe efle &s tokthe caufes negatively, or from the caufe to the effe& atfirma- tively.Thus,God by his Prophets pro - mifed falvation indifferently toJew and Gentile,but without calling on Godor prayer, there is no falvation, and none can pray without faith , and no fai th without hearing,no hearing without a Preacher,no Preacher without commif- fion or lending.Therefore it is necefiary to all people tor the obtaining of ial- vation,that God fend his Apo tiles, and other Miniflers . to preach the word. From the caufes to the cffeEts, the argu- ment runneth thus aflirrnatively;it is by the free and merciful' fending of God that men do preach,fuch as preach ought to be heard,by hearing Gods word there cometh faith, .faith bringeth prayer, prayer is a lure note offalvation: there- fore God muff fend fome to be Preach - ers,that others may get falvation. Or thus ; Gods fending caufeth Preachers, preaching bringeth hearing, hearing breeds beleeving; faith worketh prayer, prayer obtains falvation.T his ferves to flay the Jews from grudging again ll the foule, mull be had not by working Apoflles,becaufe the Gentiles being ap- after the Law, but by beleeving the E- pointed of God to faith and falvation, vangelicall promifes'of forgiveneffe of muff not be deuyed the meares and fins and life eternal" by Chrifl dead and helpes, by which God will lave his railed, and that thefe promifes equally own : therefore no caufe to miflike the belong to Jewand Gentile. The next Apoftles for preaching the doarine of thing to be required was this, how we might ordinarily come unto and attain this faith, and the righteoufneffe which it layeth hold on? whereunto Paul now anfwereth,that this is gotten by means of Apoffles, and other Preachers fent of God to preach the word of the Gof- pell. So as this Tex r ofall other Scrip- tures doth very plainly and worthily commend to us,the fingular excellency, the great f ruit andneceflty of the word preached, being the means ordained of Chriff to the Gentiles: T INT. After whatfafhion andfort is this Textfet clown ? S I L. By interrogations or queftions, which are negations in force, and muff every one of them be thus aniw'ered (they cannot:) howihall they call, on him in whom they have not beleeved? The anfwer is, (they cannot) and fo of the reif. T t M. How many be if:e flops or parts of this gradation ? M m 3 S r L. Method;
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