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penalty_n positive_a and_o privative_a not_o esteem_v he_o 1._o never_o to_o have_v do_v the_o fact_n 2._o or_o that_o fact_n not_o to_o have_v be_v a_o fault_n and_o his_o fault_n 3._o but_o that_o punishment_n for_o that_o fault_n be_v forgive_v he_o and_o the_o fault_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v a_o cause_n of_o punishment_n we_o must_v not_o feign_v god_n to_o judge_n false_o this_o make_v i_o think_v of_o a_o say_n of_o bp._n usher_v to_o i_o when_o i_o mention_v the_o papist_n place_v justification_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n conjunct_a he_o tell_v i_o that_o the_o papist_n ordinary_o acknowledge_v no_o remission_n and_o on_o search_n i_o find_v that_o aquinas_n and_o the_o most_o of_o they_o place_v no_o true_a remission_n of_o sin_n in_o justification_n for_o by_o remission_n which_o they_o make_v part_n of_o justification_n they_o mean_v mortification_n or_o destroy_v sin_n itself_o in_o the_o act_n or_o habit_n but_o that_o the_o pardon_n of_o the_o punishment_n be_v a_o thing_n that_o we_o all_o need_n be_v not_o denyable_a nor_o do_v they_o deny_v it_o though_o they_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v part_n of_o our_o justification_n for_o it_o be_v strange_a if_o they_o deny_v christ_n the_o pardon_v power_n which_o they_o give_v the_o pope_n and_o as_o joh._n crocius_n the_o justif_a oft_o tell_v they_o they_o shall_v for_o shame_n grant_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n may_v be_v as_o far_o impute_v to_o we_o as_o they_o say_v a_o saint_n or_o martyr_n redundant_fw-la merit_n and_o supererogation_n be_v but_o if_o the_o gild_n of_o fact_n and_o gild_n of_o fault_n in_o itself_o consider_v be_v not_o both_o impute_v first_o to_o we_o that_o be_v if_o we_o be_v not_o judge_v sinner_n i_o can_v see_v how_o we_o can_v be_v judge_v pardon_v sinner_n for_o he_o
it_o for_o we_o for_o it_o say_v not_o in_o word_n or_o sense_n thou_o or_o one_o for_o thou_o shall_v perfect_o obey_v or_o suffer_v it_o mention_v no_o substitute_n but_o it_o be_v the_o lawgiver_n and_o not_o that_o law_n that_o justify_v we_o by_o other_o mean_n §_o 28._o but_o we_o have_v another_o righteousness_n impute_v to_o we_o instead_o of_o that_o perfect_a legal_a innocency_n and_o rewardableness_n by_o which_o we_o shall_v be_v accept_v of_o god_n and_o glorify_v at_o last_o as_o sure_o and_o full_o at_o least_o as_o if_o we_o have_v never_o sin_v or_o have_v perfect_o keep_v that_o law_n which_o therefore_o may_v be_v call_v our_o pro-legal_a righteousness_n §_o 29._o but_o this_o righteousness_n be_v not_o yet_o either_o we_o by_o such_o a_o propriety_n as_o a_o personal_a performance_n will_v have_v be_v nor_o we_o to_o all_o the_o same_o end_n and_o purpose_n it_o save_v we_o not_o from_o all_o pain_n death_n or_o penal_a desertion_n nor_o constitute_v our_o relation_n just_a the_o same_o §_o 30._o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o grace_n that_o justify_v we_o both_o as_o give_v we_o righteousness_n and_o as_o virtual_o judge_v we_o righteous_a when_o it_o have_v make_v we_o so_o and_o it_o be_v christ_n as_o judge_n according_a to_o that_o law_n and_o god_n by_o christ_n that_o will_v sentence_v we_o just_a and_o executive_o so_o use_v we_o §_o 31._o the_o grace_n of_o christ_n first_o give_v we_o faith_n and_o repentance_n by_o effectual_a vocation_n and_o then_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n by_o its_o donative_n part_n or_o act_n do_v give_v we_o a_o right_n to_o union_n with_o christ_n as_o the_o church_n head_n and_o so_o to_o his_o body_n and_o with_o he_o a_o right_a to_o pardon_n of_o past_a sin_n and_o to_o the_o spirit_n to_o dwell_v and_o act_v in_o we_o for_o the_o future_a and_o to_o the_o love_n of_o god_n and_o life_n eternal_a to_o be_v we_o in_o possession_n if_o we_o sincere_o obey_v and_o persevere_v §_o 32._o the_o total_a righteousness_n then_o which_o we_o have_v as_o a_o accident_n of_o which_o we_o be_v the_o subject_n be_v 1_o a_o right_a to_o impunity_n by_o the_o free_a pardon_n of_o all_o our_o sin_n and_o a_o right_a to_o god_n favour_n and_o glory_n as_o a_o free_a gift_n quoad_fw-la valorem_fw-la but_o as_o a_o reward_n of_o our_o obedience_n quoad_fw-la ordinem_fw-la conferendi_fw-la &_o rationem_fw-la comparativam_fw-la why_o one_o rather_o than_o another_o be_v judge_v meet_v for_o that_o free_a gift_n 2._o and_o the_o relation_n of_o one_o that_o have_v by_o grace_n perform_v the_o condition_n of_o that_o free_a gift_n without_o which_o we_o have_v be_v no_o capable_a recipient_n which_o be_v initial_o faith_n and_o repentance_n the_o condition_n of_o our_o right_n begin_v and_o consequent_o sincere_a obedience_n and_o perseverance_n the_o condition_n of_o continue_a right_n §_o 33._o christ_n personal_a righteousness_n be_v no_o one_o of_o these_o and_o so_o be_v not_o our_o constitutive_a righteousness_n formal_o and_o strict_o so_o call_v for_o formal_o our_o righteousness_n be_v a_o relation_n of_o right_a and_o it_o be_v the_o relation_n of_o our_o own_o person_n and_o a_o relation_n be_v a_o accident_n and_o the_o numerical_a relation_n or_o right_o of_o one_o person_n can_v be_v the_o same_o numerical_a accident_n of_o another_o person_n as_o the_o subject_n §_o 34._o there_o be_v but_o three_o sort_n of_o cause_n efficient_a constitutive_a and_o final_a 1._o christ_n be_v the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o all_o our_o righteousness_n 1._o of_o our_o right_n to_o pardon_n and_o life_n 2._o and_o of_o our_o gospel-obedience_n and_o that_o many_o way_n 1._o he_o be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n 2._o he_o be_v the_o donor_n by_o his_o covenant_n 3._o and_o the_o donor_n or_o operator_n of_o our_o inherent_a righteousness_n by_o his_o spirit_n 4._o and_o the_o moral_a efficient_a by_o his_o word_n promise_v example_n etc._n etc._n 2._o and_o christ_n be_v partly_o the_o final_a cause_n 3._o but_o all_o the_o doubt_n be_v whether_o his_o personal_a righteousness_n be_v the_o constitutive_a cause_n §_o 35._o the_o constitutive_a cause_n of_o natural_a bodily_a substance_n consist_v of_o matter_n dispose_v and_o form_n relation_n have_v no_o matter_n but_o instead_o of_o matter_n a_o subject_a and_o that_o be_v our_o own_o person_n here_o and_o not_o christ_n and_o a_o terminus_fw-la and_o fundamentum_fw-la §_o 36._o the_o fundamentum_fw-la may_v be_v call_v both_o the_o efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o relation_n as_o common_o it_o be_v and_o the_o matter_n from_o which_o it_o result_v and_o so_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v undoubted_o the_o meritorious_a efficient_a cause_n and_o undoubted_o not_o the_o formal_a cause_n of_o our_o personal_a relation_n of_o righteousness_n therefore_o all_o the_o doubt_n be_v of_o the_o material_a cause_n §_o 37._o so_o that_o all_o the_o controversy_n be_v come_v up_o to_o a_o bare_a name_n and_o logical_a term_n of_o which_o logician_n agree_v not_o as_o to_o the_o aptitude_n all_o confess_v that_o relation_n have_v no_o proper_a matter_n beside_o the_o subject_n all_o confess_v that_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la be_v loco_fw-la efficientis_fw-la but_o whether_o it_o be_v a_o fit_a name_n to_o call_v it_o the_o constitutive_a matter_n of_o a_o relation_n there_o be_v no_o agreement_n §_o 38._o and_o if_o there_o be_v it_o will_v not_o decide_v this_o verbal_a controversy_n for_o 1._o titulus_fw-la est_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la juris_fw-la the_o fundamentum_fw-la of_o our_o right_n to_o impunity_n and_o life_n in_o and_o with_o christ_n be_v the_o donative_n act_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o and_o by_o his_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v our_o title_n and_o from_o that_o our_o relation_n result_v the_o conditio_fw-la tituli_fw-la vel_fw-la juris_fw-la be_v find_v in_o ourselves_o 2._o and_o our_o relation_n of_o performer_n of_o that_o condition_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n result_v from_o our_o own_o performance_n as_o the_o fundamentum_fw-la compare_v to_o the_o rule_n so_o that_o both_o these_o part_n of_o our_o righteousness_n have_v a_o near_a fundamentum_fw-la than_o christ_n personal_a righteousness_n §_o 39_o but_o the_o right_o give_v we_o by_o the_o covenant_n and_o the_o spirit_n and_o grace_n be_v a_o right_o merit_v first_o by_o christ_n personal_a righteousness_n this_o be_v a_o causa_fw-la causae_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la fundamenti_fw-la seu_fw-la donationis_fw-la and_o while_o this_o much_o be_v certain_a whether_o it_o shall_v be_v call_v a_o remote_a fundamentum_fw-la viz._n causa_fw-la fundamenti_fw-la and_o so_o a_o remote_a constitutive_a material_a cause_n or_o only_o proper_o a_o meritorious_a cause_n may_v well_o be_v leave_v to_o the_o arbitrary_a logician_n that_o usee_v such_o notion_n as_o he_o please_v but_o very_o be_v a_o controversy_n unfit_a to_o tear_v the_o church_n for_o or_o destroy_v love_n and_o concord_n by_o §_o 40._o quest_n 1._o be_v christ_n righteousness_n our_n ans_fw-fr yes_o in_o some_o sense_n and_o in_o another_o not_o §_o 41._o quest_n 2._o be_v christ_n righteousness_n our_n ans_fw-fr yes_o in_o the_o sense_n before_o open_v for_o all_o thing_n be_v we_o and_o his_o righteousness_n more_o than_o low_a cause_n §_o 42._o quest_n 3._o be_v christ_n righteousness_n our_n as_o it_o be_v or_o be_v his_o own_o with_o the_o same_o sort_n of_o propriety_n ans_fw-fr no._n §_o 43._o quest_n 4._o be_v the_o formal_a relation_n of_o righteous_a as_o a_o accident_n of_o our_o person_n numerical_o the_o same_o righteousness_n ans_fw-fr no_o it_o be_v impossible_a unless_o we_o be_v the_o same_o person_n §_o 44._o quest_n 5._o be_v christ_n and_o each_o believer_n one_o political_a person_n ans_fw-fr a_o political_a person_n be_v a_o equivocal_a word_n if_o you_o take_v it_o for_o a_o office_n as_o the_o king_n or_o judge_n be_v a_o political_a person_n i_o say_v no_o if_o for_o a_o society_n yea_o but_o noxia_fw-la &_o noxa_fw-la caput_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la true_a gild_n be_v a_o accident_n of_o natural_a person_n and_o of_o society_n only_o as_o constitute_v of_o such_o and_o so_o be_v righteousness_n though_o physical_o good_a or_o evil_a may_v for_o society-sake_n befall_v we_o without_o personal_a desert_n or_o consent_n but_o if_o by_o person_n you_o mean_v a_o certain_a state_n or_o condition_n as_o to_o be_v a_o subject_n of_o god_n or_o one_o that_o be_v to_o suffer_v for_o sin_n so_o christ_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v the_o same_o person_n with_o we_o in_o specie_fw-la but_o not_o numerical_o because_o that_o accident_n whence_o his_o personality_n be_v name_v be_v not_o in_o the_o same_o subject_n §_o 45._o quest_n 6._o be_v christ_n righteousness_n impute_v to_o we_o ans_fw-fr yes_o if_o by_o impute_v you_o mean_v reckon_n or_o repute_v it_o we_o so_o far_o as_o be_v aforesaid_a that_o be_v such_o a_o cause_n of_o we_o §_o
person_n and_o if_o any_o will_v improper_o call_v that_o the_o personate_n and_o represent_v of_o the_o sinner_n let_v they_o limit_v it_o and_o confess_v that_o it_o be_v not_o simple_o but_o in_o tantum_fw-la so_o far_o and_o to_o such_o use_n and_o no_o other_o and_o that_o yet_o sinner_n do_v it_o not_o in_o and_o by_o christ_n but_o only_o christ_n for_o they_o to_o convey_v the_o benefit_n as_o he_o please_v and_o then_o we_o delight_v not_o to_o quarrel_v about_o mere_a word_n though_o we_o like_o the_o phrase_n of_o scripture_n better_o than_o they_o 21._o if_o christ_n be_v perfect_o holy_a and_o obedient_a in_o our_o person_n and_o we_o in_o he_o than_o it_o be_v either_o in_o the_o person_n of_o innocent_a man_n before_o we_o sin_v or_o of_o sinful_a man_n the_o first_o can_v be_v pretend_v for_o man_n as_o innocent_n have_v not_o a_o redeemer_n if_o of_o sinful_a man_n than_o his_o perfect_a obedience_n can_v not_o be_v meritorious_a of_o our_o salvation_n for_o it_o suppose_v he_o to_o do_v it_o in_o the_o person_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o he_o that_o have_v once_o sin_v according_a to_o that_o law_n be_v the_o child_n of_o death_n and_o uncapable_a of_o ever_o fulfil_v a_o law_n which_o be_v fulfil_v with_o nothing_o but_o sinless_a perfect_a perpetual_a obedience_n obj._n he_o first_o suffer_v in_o our_o stead_n and_o person_n as_o sinner_n and_o then_o our_o sin_n be_v pardon_v he_o after_o in_o our_o person_n fulfil_v the_o law_n instead_o of_o our_o after-obedience_n to_o it_o ans_fw-fr 1._o christ_n obedience_n to_o the_o law_n be_v before_o his_o death_n 2._o the_o sin_n which_o he_o suffer_v for_o be_v not_o only_o before_o conversion_n but_o endure_v as_o long_o as_o our_o life_n therefore_o if_o he_o fulfil_v the_o law_n in_o our_o person_n after_o we_o have_v do_v sin_v it_o be_v in_o the_o person_n only_o of_o the_o dead_a 3._o we_o be_v still_o oblige_v to_o obedience_n ourselves_o obj._n but_o yet_o though_o there_o be_v no_o such_o difference_n in_o time_n god_n do_v first_o impute_v his_o suffering_n to_o we_o for_o pardon_n of_o all_o our_o sin_n to_o the_o death_n and_o in_o order_n of_o nature_n his_o obedience_n after_o it_o as_o the_o merit_n of_o our_o salvation_n ans_fw-fr 1._o god_n do_v impute_v or_o repute_v his_o suffering_n the_o satisfy_a cause_n of_o our_o pardon_n and_o his_o merit_n of_o suffer_v and_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o holiness_n and_o obedience_n as_o the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o our_o pardon_n and_o our_o justification_n and_o glory_n without_o divide_v they_o but_o 2._o that_o imply_v that_o we_o do_v not_o ourselves_o reputative_o do_v all_o this_o in_o christ_n as_o shall_v be_v further_o prove_v 22._o their_o way_n of_o imputation_n of_o the_o satisfaction_n of_o christ_n overthrow_v their_o own_o doctrine_n of_o the_o imputation_n of_o his_o holiness_n and_o righteousness_n for_o if_o all_o sin_n be_v full_o pardon_v by_o the_o impute_v satisfaction_n than_o sin_n of_o omission_n and_o of_o habitual_a privation_n and_o corruption_n be_v pardon_v and_o then_o the_o whole_a punishment_n both_o of_o sense_n and_o loss_n be_v remit_v and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o sin_n of_o omission_n or_o privation_n be_v a_o perfect_a doer_n of_o his_o duty_n and_o holy_a and_o he_o that_o have_v no_o punishment_n of_o loss_n have_v title_n to_o life_n according_a to_o that_o covenant_n which_o he_o be_v repute_v to_o have_v perfect_o obey_v and_o so_o he_o be_v a_o heir_n of_o life_n without_o any_o impute_v obedience_n upon_o the_o pardon_n of_o all_o his_o disobedience_n obj._n but_o adam_n must_v have_v obey_v to_o the_o death_n if_o he_o will_v have_v life_n eternal_a therefore_o the_o bare_a pardon_n of_o his_o sin_n do_v not_o procure_v his_o right_n to_o life_n ans_fw-fr true_o if_o you_o suppose_v that_o only_a his_o first_o sin_n be_v pardon_v but_o 1._o adam_n have_v right_a to_o heaven_n as_o long_o as_o he_o be_v sinless_a 2._o christ_n die_v for_o all_o 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the_o spirit_n sanctification_n and_o thus_o christ_n be_v make_v sanctification_n to_o we_o dr._n twisse_n and_o mr._n pemble_n vind._n grat._n distinguish_v of_o justification_n as_o a_o immanent_a act_n in_o god_n from_o eternity_n and_o as_o it_o be_v the_o notice_n of_o the_o former_a in_o our_o conscience_n but_o doubtless_o the_o common_a definition_n of_o justification_n agree_v with_o neither_o of_o these_o and_o pemble_n of_o justification_n otherwise_o define_v it_o as_o mr._n jessop_n say_v dr._n twisse_n do_v lud._n crocius_n syntag._n pag._n 1219._o thus_o define_v it_o justificatio_fw-la evangelica_n est_fw-la actus_fw-la divinae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la qua_fw-la deus_fw-la adoptat_fw-la peccatorem_fw-la per_fw-la approbationem_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la legis_fw-la in_o sponsore_fw-la atque_fw-la intercessore_fw-la christo_fw-la &_o per_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la ac_fw-la justitiae_fw-la imputationem_fw-la in_o eo_fw-la qui_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la christo_fw-la est_fw-la insitus_fw-la and_o say_v pag._n 1223._o fides_n sola_fw-la justificat_fw-la quatenus_fw-la notat_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la quandam_fw-la expectantem_fw-la promissionem_fw-la ut_fw-la donum_fw-la gratuitum_fw-la &_o apponitur_fw-la illi_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la expectat_fw-la promissionem_fw-la ut_fw-la donum_fw-la omnino_fw-la gratuitum_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la mercedem_fw-la propositam_fw-la sub_fw-la conditione_n operis_fw-la alicuâ—us_fw-la praeter_fw-la acceptationem_fw-la &_o gratitudinem_fw-la debitam_fw-la quae_fw-la sua_fw-la natura_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la donatione_fw-la quamvis_fw-la gratuita_fw-la requiri_fw-la solet_fw-la et_fw-la ejusmodi_fw-la obedientia_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la opus_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolo_n &_o latinis_fw-la proprie_fw-la meritum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la &_o qui_fw-la sub_fw-la hac_fw-la conditione_n obediunt_fw-la operantes_fw-la vocantur_fw-la rom._n 4.4_o &_o 11.6_o this_o be_v the_o truth_n which_o i_o assert_v 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oft_o as_o we_o offend_v th._n 5._o and_o part_v 4._o disp_n 22._o he_o maintain_v that_o there_o be_v no_o disposition_n to_o regeneration_n other_o of_o his_o mind_n i_o pass_v by_o spanhemius_fw-la disput_n de_fw-fr justif_a say_v that_o the_o form_n of_o passive_a justification_n consist_v in_o the_o apprehension_n and_o sense_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n and_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n in_o capable_a subject_n gross_o whereas_o active_a justification_n justificantis_fw-la ever_o immediate_o cause_v passive_a justificationem_fw-la justificati_fw-la which_o be_v nothing_o but_o the_o effect_n of_o the_o active_a or_o as_o most_o call_v it_o actio_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o patiente_a and_o if_o this_o be_v the_o apprehension_n and_o sense_n as_o aforesaid_a of_o pardon_n and_o impute_a righteousness_n than_o a_o man_n in_o his_o sleep_n be_v unjustified_a and_o so_o of_o infant_n etc._n etc._n for_o he_o that_o be_v not_o passive_o justify_v be_v not_o at_o all_o justify_v i_o tell_v you_o elsewhere_o that_o the_o synop_n leidens_fw-la de_fw-fr justif_a pag._n 413._o th._n 23._o say_v that_o christ_n righteousness_n be_v both_o the_o meritorious_a material_a and_o formal_a cause_n of_o our_o justification_n what_o fayus_n and_o davenant_n and_o other_o say_v of_o the_o formal_a cause_n viz._n christ_n righteousness_n impute_v i_o there_o show_v and_o how_o paraeus_n joh._n crocius_n and_o many_o other_o deny_v christ_n righteousness_n to_o be_v the_o formal_a cause_n wendeline_n define_v justification_n thus_o theol._n lib._n 1._o c._n 25._o p._n 603._o justificatio_fw-la est_fw-la actio_fw-la dei_fw-la gratuita_fw-la qua_fw-la peccatores_fw-la electi_fw-la maledictioni_fw-la legis_fw-la obnoxii_fw-la propter_fw-la justitiam_fw-la seu_fw-la satisfactionem_fw-la christi_fw-la fide_fw-la applicatam_fw-la &_o a_o deo_fw-la imputatam_fw-la coram_fw-la tribunali_fw-la divino_fw-la remssis_fw-la peccatis_fw-la a_o maledictione_n legis_fw-la absolvuntur_fw-la &_o justi_fw-la censentur_fw-la and_o pag._n 615_o 616._o he_o maintain_v that_o obedientia_fw-la activa_fw-la si_fw-la proprie_fw-la &_o accurate_a loquamur_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la materia_fw-la nostrae_fw-la justificationis_fw-la nec_fw-la imputatur_fw-la nobis_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la nostra_fw-la censeatur_fw-la &_o nobis_fw-la propter_fw-la eam_fw-la peccata_fw-la remittantur_fw-la &_o debitum_fw-la legis_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la solvatur_fw-la quemadmodum_fw-la passiva_fw-la per_fw-la imputationem_fw-la censetur_fw-la nostra_fw-la etc._n etc._n et_fw-la post_fw-la simo_n dicus_n christum_fw-la factum_fw-la esse_fw-la hominem_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nostro_fw-la bono_fw-mi conceditur_fw-la si_fw-la pro_fw-la nobis_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nostro_fw-la loco_fw-la negatur_fw-la quod_fw-la enim_fw-la christus_fw-la nostro_fw-la loco_fw-la fecit_fw-la &_o factus_fw-la est_fw-la id_fw-la nos_fw-la non_fw-la tenemur_fw-la facere_fw-la &_o 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