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the_o gospel_n reconcil_n before_o i_o give_v you_o a_o confutation_n of_o the_o error_n of_o the_o anti-gospeller_n i_o will_v promise_v these_o two_o thing_n 1._o i_o will_v here_o give_v you_o a_o catalogue_n of_o their_o error_n which_o i_o be_o confute_v 2._o i_o think_v it_o needful_a to_o caution_n you_o what_o to_o think_v of_o the_o person_n that_o you_o censure_v they_o not_o too_o hardly_o though_o the_o error_n as_o word_v be_v very_o great_a i._o and_o 1._o as_o the_o general_a fault_n of_o their_o error_n be_v the_o confound_a of_o thing_n which_o great_o differ_v so_o by_o this_o they_o corrupt_v the_o doctrine_n of_o adam_n communication_n of_o sin_n and_o guilt_n to_o his_o posterity_n and_o thereby_o raise_v more_o dangerous_a error_n they_o feign_v that_o god_n make_v a_o covenant_n with_o adam_n and_o all_o his_o
grace_n make_v with_o adam_n and_o noah_n the_o covenant_n of_o preculianity_n with_o aâ—rahâ—m_n the_o political_a law_n of_o mosâ—s_n to_o the_o jew_n and_o the_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o christ_n of_o grace_n of_o faith_n by_o which_o christ_n do_v govern_v and_o will_v judge_v his_o visible_a church_n get_v unstudy_v dull_a head_n but_o to_o understand_v these_o four_o distinction_n and_o you_o cure_v they_o without_o a_o new_a regeneration_n and_o do_v not_o this_o prove_v that_o they_o be_v godly_a to_o instance_n no_o more_o but_o in_o the_o first_o a_o antecedent_n surety_n be_v either_o 1._o a_o party_n in_o the_o bond_n 2._o or_o a_o instrument_n of_o the_o party_n bind_v 1._o if_o two_o person_n be_v bind_v disjunctive_o this_o or_o that_o to_o a_o duty_n or_o a_o penalty_n the_o bond_n be_v answer_v if_o either_o of_o they_o perform_v it_o if_o the_o law_n to_o adam_n have_v either_o say_v thou_o or_o christ_n for_o thou_o shall_v perfect_o obey_v shall_v dress_v the_o garden_n shall_v take_v eve_n for_o thy_o wife_n or_o that_o thou_o or_o christ_n shall_v suffer_v for_o not_o do_v it_o then_o christ_n performance_n have_v antecedent_o free_v we_o from_o gild_n and_o punishment_n 2._o or_o if_o the_o law_n have_v say_v or_o mean_v thou_o shall_v obey_v or_o suffer_v by_o thyself_o or_o by_o thy_o substitute_n or_o pâ—r_n alium_fw-la as_o a_o man_n may_v pay_v his_o debt_n by_o his_o servant_n or_o appear_v by_o his_o attorney_n then_o christ_n righteousness_n or_o suffer_v will_v have_v prove_v we_o guiltless_a but_o a_o subsequent_a surety_n who_o after_o the_o guilt_n do_v voluntary_o as_o a_o mediator_n undertake_v the_o discharge_n of_o the_o guilty_a be_v no_o strict_a or_o absolute_a representative_a but_o as_o a_o mediator_n purchase_v the_o captive_n to_o receive_v his_o grace_n on_o the_o term_n and_o to_o the_o end_n which_o by_o a_o law_n or_o covenant_n of_o grace_n the_o mediator_n shall_v appoint_v chap._n iu._n my_o reason_n against_o a_o tedious_a needless_a confutation_n sect._n 1_o the_o chief_a thing_n that_o i_o intend_v next_o to_o be_v do_v that_o be_v to_o confute_v the_o hundred_o error_n before_o name_v i_o be_o on_o further_a thought_n discourage_v from_o perform_v 1._o because_o upon_o perusal_n i_o find_v that_o i_o have_v already_o do_v it_o so_o oft_o and_o large_o in_o many_o book_n unanswered_a that_o repetition_n be_v like_a to_o be_v disgraceful_o nauseous_a 2._o and_o they_o that_o will_v neither_o answer_v nor_o read_v what_o i_o have_v write_v 34_o year_n ago_o or_o 20_o be_v not_o like_a to_o read_v what_o i_o shall_v write_v now_o in_o my_o confession_n of_o fâ—ith_n print_v 1655._o i_o have_v so_o large_o open_v this_o controversy_n about_o justification_n faith_n and_o work_n in_o necessary_a distinction_n and_o many_o score_n self-evident_a proposition_n and_o many_o score_n argument_n and_o abundance_n of_o express_a text_n of_o scripture_n and_o above_o a_o hundred_o testimony_n of_o protestant_a church_n confession_n and_o eminent_a divine_n that_o i_o find_v very_o little_a needful_a to_o be_v add_v and_o why_o shall_v i_o think_v they_o will_v read_v more_o that_o will_v not_o read_v that_o in_o my_o apology_n i_o have_v answer_v they_o that_o have_v oppose_v and_o have_v have_v no_o reply_n in_o my_o treatise_n of_o justification_n i_o have_v do_v it_o over_o again_o in_o my_o catholic_n theology_n i_o have_v thrice_o overdo_v the_o same_o by_o explication_n and_o confutation_n distinct_o in_o my_o treatise_n of_o justify_v righteousness_n in_o a_o disputation_n and_o a_o answer_n to_o dr._n tully_n and_o to_o mr._n cartwright_n i_o have_v do_v the_o same_o perhaps_o too_o large_o in_o my_o methodus_fw-la theologiae_n i_o have_v open_v the_o case_n methodical_o and_o brief_o in_o my_o life_n of_o faith_n i_o have_v clear_o explain_v it_o and_o must_v i_o expect_v no_o answer_n and_o yet_o do_v all_o again_o 2._o but_o my_o great_a dissuasive_a be_v that_o it_o will_v swell_v the_o book_n to_o so_o great_a a_o magnitude_n that_o few_o will_v read_v it_o shall_v i_o cite_v all_o or_o moâ—â—_n of_o the_o plain_a text_n of_o scripture_n that_o confute_v they_o how_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o bible_n must_v i_o transcribe_v yet_o do_v they_o lay_v salvation_n on_o point_n that_o no_o one_o text_n of_o scripture_n mention_v sect._n 2._o 1._o if_o i_o shall_v cite_v all_o the_o text_n that_o prove_v that_o we_o be_v true_o sinner_n though_o christ_n have_v be_v a_o sacrifice_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o that_o the_o guilt_n of_o fact_n and_o fault_n on_o we_o be_v not_o take_v off_o by_o christ_n take_v the_o penalty_n but_o we_o be_v very_o sinner_n still_o how_o great_a a_o part_n of_o the_o bible_n may_v i_o recite_v to_o prove_v it_o sect._n 3._o 2._o if_o i_o must_v prove_v that_o christ_n be_v and_o be_v no_o sinner_n by_o true_a imputation_n of_o our_o sin_n as_o to_o the_o guilt_n of_o fact_n or_o fault_n but_o only_o as_o a_o sacrifice_n bear_v the_o penalty_n it_o will_v be_v a_o reproach_n to_o the_o adversary_n to_o need_v a_o confutation_n of_o their_o blasphemy_n and_o all_o the_o gospel_n will_v confute_v they_o sect._n 4._o 3._o shall_v i_o cite_v all_o the_o text_n that_o prove_v we_o to_o need_v and_o have_v a_o inherent_a and_o act_v righteousness_n by_o grace_n beside_o christ_n personal_a righteousness_n merit_v for_o we_o above_o six_o hundred_o text_n of_o scripture_n express_o prove_v it_o and_o how_o tedious_a and_o needless_a a_o work_n be_v this_o sect._n 5._o 4._o shall_v i_o prove_v that_o all_o righteousness_n so_o far_o make_v righteous_a and_o that_o make_v righteous_a be_v a_o justify_n which_o go_v before_o judge_v we_o righteous_a and_o that_o it_o be_v a_o putid_v contradiction_n to_o say_v that_o any_o righteousness_n do_v not_o make_v righteous_a in_o tantum_fw-la schoolboy_n will_v turn_v it_o into_o a_o derision_n of_o the_o opposer_n sect._n 6._o 5._o shall_v i_o prove_v by_o argument_n that_o no_o accident_n can_v by_o you_o same_o numerical_o in_o divers_a subject_n nor_o traâ—siâ—â—_n a_o subjecto_fw-la in_o suâ—jectum_n and_o so_o the_o habit_n act_n and_o relation_n of_o righteousness_n in_o christ_n person_n can_v â—n_v itself_o be_v our_o habit_n act_n or_o relation_n unless_o our_o person_n and_o christ_n be_v real_o the_o same_o every_o novice_n in_o logic_n will_v be_v too_o much_o occasion_v to_o insult_v over_o the_o ignorant_a gain-say_a sect._n 7._o 6._o shall_v i_o prove_v that_o to_o justify_v efficient_o by_o make_v righteous_a and_o to_o justify_v constitutive_o be_v our_o righteousness_n and_o to_o justify_v by_o plea_n or_o by_o witness_n or_o by_o evidence_n and_o to_o justify_v in_o estimation_n or_o account_n and_o to_o justify_v by_o decisive_a sentence_n of_o a_o judge_n and_o to_o justify_v executive_o and_o to_o justify_v private_o in_o conscience_n and_o to_o justify_v public_o before_o ruler_n or_o the_o world_n or_o more_o public_o at_o the_o bar_n of_o god_n be_v several_a sense_n of_o the_o word_n justification_n and_o several_a sort_n what_o man_n of_o sense_n will_v not_o pity_v the_o confounder_n that_o deny_v it_o and_o talk_v as_o if_o the_o word_n have_v but_o one_o sense_n sect._n 8._o 7._o shall_v i_o prove_v that_o by_o impute_v paul_n mean_v true_o account_v a_o man_n just_o that_o be_v so_o reckon_v that_o to_o he_o which_o he_o have_v and_o not_o feign_v he_o to_o have_v what_o he_o have_v not_o even_o dr._n crispe_n have_v spare_v i_o that_o labour_n venture_v to_o say_v that_o the_o contrary_a sense_n of_o impute_v make_v god_n a_o liar_n or_o deceive_v god_n never_o judge_v a_o man_n righteous_a that_o be_v not_o first_o make_v so_o sect._n 9_o 8._o shall_v i_o prove_v that_o by_o work_n paul_n mean_v those_o that_o make_v not_o the_o reward_n of_o grace_n but_o of_o debt_n and_o james_n mean_v those_o that_o be_v â—he_n effect_n of_o free_a grace_n and_o pure_o subordinate_a to_o christ_n as_o command_v by_o he_o the_o express_a text_n do_v make_v it_o needless_a sect._n 10._o 9_o shall_v i_o prove_v that_o christ_n be_v our_o king_n and_o rule_v and_o judge_v by_o his_o own_o law_n and_o have_v not_o make_v we_o lawless_a and_o all_o judgement_n on_o rule_n be_v now_o commit_v to_o he_o and_o that_o the_o very_a law_n of_o nature_n be_v now_o his_o law_n and_o also_o the_o law_n of_o supernatural_a revelation_n call_v by_o paul_n the_o law_n oâ—_n christ_n the_o law_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o grâ—â—â—_n and_o by_o james_n the_o law_n of_o liberty_n the_o whole_a scope_n of_o the_o gospel_n save_v i_o that_o labour_n sect._n 11._o 10._o shall_v i_o prove_v that_o christ_n in_o â—sse_n objectivo_fw-la as_o the_o object_n of_o faith_n be_v the_o very_o specify_v form_n of_o that_o faith_n
itself_o and_o so_o that_o to_o be_v justify_v by_o the_o object_n as_o such_o and_o not_o by_o that_o faith_n itself_o be_v a_o notorious_a putid_v contradiction_n or_o shall_v i_o stand_v to_o prove_v that_o faith_n itself_o be_v say_v by_o paul_n to_o be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n in_o mere_a subordination_n to_o the_o meritorious_a sacrifice_n and_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n and_o in_o conjunction_n with_o free_a pardon_n and_o adoption_n purchase_v by_o christ_n how_o needless_a a_o work_n be_v this_o make_v by_o the_o text_n sect._n 12._o 11._o shall_v i_o stand_v to_o prove_v that_o elect_a infidel_n atheist_n or_o wicked_a man_n be_v not_o justify_v while_o such_o save_v as_o god_n make_v they_o just_o by_o conversion_n &_o pardon_n all_o the_o scripture_n tell_v we_o it_o be_v needless_a and_o that_o eternal_a elect_v to_o justification_n be_v not_o justify_v nor_o yet_o christ_n die_v for_o we_o till_o he_o be_v give_v to_o we_o as_o well_o as_o for_o we_o sect._n 13._o 12._o shall_v i_o stand_v to_o prove_v that_o man_n shall_v be_v judge_v according_a to_o their_o work_n and_o that_o god_n be_v the_o rewarder_n of_o they_o that_o diligent_o seek_v he_o and_o that_o christ_n have_v frequent_o promise_v reward_n and_o that_o the_o same_o salvation_n which_o as_o to_o value_v be_v no_o debt_n but_o mere_o a_o free_a gift_n of_o grace_n through_o christ_n be_v yet_o as_o to_o the_o order_n of_o conveyance_n give_v on_o condition_n as_o a_o reward_n that_o fatherly_a love_n may_v attain_v its_o end_n by_o saptential_a mean_n and_o not_o only_o by_o power_n moral_o produce_v moral_a effect_n in_o conjunction_n with_o love_n and_o power_n and_o thus_o that_o the_o pardon_v and_o save_v act_n of_o the_o covenant_n impose_v condition_n as_o receptive_a qualification_n which_o yet_o be_v all_o the_o effect_n of_o grace_n the_o whole_a scripture_n make_v this_o a_o needless_a task_n sect._n 14._o 13._o shall_v i_o prove_v the_o distinctness_n 1._o of_o the_o law_n and_o covenant_n of_o innocency_n 2._o and_o of_o the_o law_n and_o covenant_n of_o mediation_n and_o 3._o of_o the_o mediator_n law_n and_o covenant_n of_o grace_n impose_v on_o we_o and_o seal_v in_o sacrament_n and_o that_o the_o same_o be_v both_o a_o law_n and_o covenant_n and_o that_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n be_v the_o instrumental_a gift_n of_o pardon_n and_o justification_n how_o much_o of_o the_o bible_n must_v i_o transcribe_v sect._n 15._o the_o like_a i_o may_v say_v of_o most_o of_o the_o rest_n which_o i_o doubt_v i_o have_v be_v too_o large_a in_o prove_v in_o all_o the_o six_o or_o seven_o or_o eight_o book_n before_o name_v i_o think_v also_o to_o have_v distinct_o answer_v thâ—_n print_v pinners-hall_n lecture_n but_o he_o that_o cannâ—â—_n find_v it_o more_o than_o full_o answer_v in_o the_o foresay_a book_n either_o never_o read_v they_o or_o answer_n to_o such_o a_o man_n will_v be_v vain_a and_o i_o be_o sorry_a that_o the_o same_o hand_n in_o another_o lecture_n elsewhere_o publish_v that_o that_o any_o be_v bring_v to_o believe_v in_o jesus_n be_v as_o great_a a_o miracle_n as_o the_o resurrection_n of_o christ_n from_o the_o dead_a p._n 223._o and_o after_o there_o be_v not_o a_o great_a instance_n of_o the_o power_n of_o god_n in_o the_o whole_a world_n than_o this_o in_o bring_v over_o the_o heart_n of_o a_o sinner_n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n it_o grieve_v my_o soul_n to_o think_v what_o scandal_n be_v thus_o give_v by_o good_a man_n to_o papist_n infidel_n and_o prejudice_v scorner_n and_o what_o work_n they_o will_v make_v with_o it_o no_o doubt_n but_o faith_n be_v a_o great_a and_o difficult_a work_n and_o wrought_v by_o almighty_a power_n for_o god_n have_v no_o other_o power_n but_o omnipotency_n omnis_fw-la dei_fw-la potentia_fw-la est_fw-la omnipotentia_fw-la quia_fw-la infinita_fw-la god_n power_n be_v his_o essence_n but_o the_o instance_n and_o demonstration_n of_o it_o be_v as_o various_a as_o the_o 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