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and_o his_o gift_n of_o pardon_n and_o life_n be_v of_o absolute_a necessity_n in_o our_o justification_n therefore_o impute_v righteousness_n be_v not_o the_o sole_a righteousness_n which_o must_v justify_v we_o i_o cite_v abundance_n of_o plain_a text_n to_o this_o purpose_n in_o my_o confession_n pag._n 57_o etc._n etc._n of_o which_o book_n i_o add_v that_o when_o it_o be_v in_o the_o press_n i_o procure_v those_o three_o person_n who_o i_o most_o high_o value_v for_o judgement_n mr._n gataker_n who_o last_o work_v it_o be_v in_o this_o world_n mr._n vine_n and_o last_o archbishop_n usher_n to_o read_v it_o over_o except_o the_o epistle_n mr._n gataker_n read_v only_o to_o pag._n 163._o and_o no_o one_o of_o they_o advise_v i_o to_o alter_v one_o word_n nor_o signify_v their_o dissent_n to_o any_o word_n of_o it_o but_o i_o have_v be_v long_o on_o this_o to_o proceed_v in_o the_o history_n the_o same_o year_n that_o i_o write_v that_o book_n that_o most_o judicious_a excellent_a 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to_o have_v be_v and_o do_v yet_o all_o man_n person_n be_v virtual_o and_o seminal_o in_o adam_n as_o be_v aforesaid_a and_o when_o they_o be_v existent_a person_n they_o be_v no_o better_a either_o by_o relative_n innocency_n or_o by_o physical_a disposition_n than_o he_o can_v propagate_v and_o be_v true_o and_o just_o repute_v by_o god_n to_o be_v person_n guilty_a of_o adam_n fact_n so_o far_o as_o they_o be_v by_o nature_n seminal_o and_o virtual_o in_o he_o and_o christ_n the_o second_o adam_n be_v in_o a_o sort_n the_o root_n of_o man_n as_o man_n though_o not_o by_o propagation_n of_o we_o yet_o as_o he_o be_v the_o redeemer_n of_o nature_n itself_o from_o destruction_n but_o more_o notable_o the_o root_n of_o saint_n as_o saint_n who_o be_v to_o have_v no_o real_a sanctity_n but_o what_o shall_v be_v derive_v from_o he_o by_o regeneration_n as_o nature_n and_o sin_n be_v from_o adam_n by_o generation_n but_o adam_n do_v not_o represent_v all_o his_o posterity_n as_o to_o 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causality_n of_o punishment_n so_o christ_n material_a or_o formal_a righteousness_n be_v not_o by_o god_n repute_v to_o be_v proper_o and_o absolute_o our_o own_o in_o itself_o as_o such_o but_o the_o causality_n of_o it_o as_o it_o produce_v such_o and_o such_o effect_n 49._o the_o objection_n which_o be_v make_v against_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n in_o the_o sound_a sense_n may_v all_o be_v answer_v as_o they_o be_v by_o our_o divine_n among_o who_o the_o chief_a on_o this_o subject_n be_v davenant_n de_fw-fr justit_fw-la habit_n &_o actual_a johan_n crocius_n the_o justif_a nigrinus_n de_fw-fr impletione_fw-la legis_fw-la bp._n g._n dowman_n of_o justif_a chamier_n paraeus_n amesius_n and_o junius_n against_o bellarm._n but_o the_o same_o reason_n against_o the_o unsound_a sense_n of_o imputation_n be_v unanswerable_a therefore_o if_o any_o shall_v say_v concern_v my_o follow_a argument_n that_o most_o of_o they_o be_v use_v by_o gregor_n de_fw-fr valent._n by_o 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transgressio_fw-la legis_fw-la poena_n effectus_fw-la istius_fw-la trangressionis_fw-la justificatio_fw-la denique_fw-la absolutio_fw-la ab_fw-la ista_fw-la poena_fw-la itaque_fw-la câ—m_fw-la lex_fw-la nisi_fw-la praestita_fw-la nenimem_fw-la justificat_fw-la &_o praestitam_fw-la omnes_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la agnoscunt_fw-la aut_fw-la legalis_fw-la erit_fw-la omnis_fw-la justificatio_fw-la coram_fw-la deo_fw-la aut_fw-la omnino_fw-la nulla_fw-la answ_n 1._o but_o do_v he_o know_v but_o one_o sort_n of_o law_n of_o god_n have_v every_o man_n incur_v the_o curse_n by_o moses_n law_n that_o do_v by_o adam_n or_o every_o man_n fall_v under_o the_o peremptory_a irreversible_a condemnation_n which_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n pass_v on_o they_o that_o never_o believe_v and_o repent_v do_v this_o law_n he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v damn_v believer_n one_o law_n condemn_v all_o that_o be_v not_o innocent_a another_o suppose_v they_o under_o that_o defect_n and_o condemn_v peremptory_o not_o every_o sinner_n but_o the_o wicked_a and_o unbeliever_n 2._o again_o here_o he_o say_v justification_n be_v absolution_n from_o that_o penalty_n but_o be_v a_o man_n absolve_v proper_o from_o that_o which_o he_o be_v never_o guilty_a of_o indeed_o if_o he_o take_v absolution_n so_o loose_o as_o to_o signify_v the_o justify_v a_o man_n against_o a_o false_a accusation_n and_o pronounce_v he_o not-guilty_a so_o all_o the_o angel_n in_o heaven_n may_v possible_o be_v capable_a of_o absolution_n justification_n be_v ordinary_o so_o use_v but_o absolution_n seldom_o by_o divine_n and_o his_o word_n show_v that_o this_o be_v not_o his_o sense_n if_o i_o understand_v they_o but_o if_o we_o be_v repute_v perfect_a fulfiller_n of_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n by_o christ_n and_o yet_o justification_n be_v our_o absolution_n from_o the_o curse_n than_o no_o man_n be_v
vocis_fw-la mollitiem_fw-la &_o modestiam_fw-la o_o stolidos_fw-la ecclesiae_fw-la reformatae_fw-la clarissimos_fw-la heroas_fw-la aut_fw-la ignoravit_fw-la certè_fw-la aut_fw-la scire_fw-la se_fw-la dissimulat_fw-la quod_fw-la affine_fw-la est_fw-la calumniae_fw-la quid_fw-la isti_fw-la statuâ—nt_fw-la quos_fw-la loquor_fw-la stolidi_fw-la theologi_fw-la answ_n 1._o how_o blind_a be_v some_o in_o their_o own_o cause_n why_o do_v not_o conscience_n at_o the_o name_n of_o calumny_n say_v i_o be_o now_o commit_v it_o it_o be_v better_o write_v in_o english_a if_o latin_a translation_n must_v needs_o be_v so_o false_a we_o use_v the_o word_n fond_a in_o our_o country_n in_o another_o sense_n than_o foolish_a with_o we_o it_o signify_v any_o biased_a inclination_n which_o beyond_o reason_n propend_v to_o one_o side_n and_o so_o we_o use_v to_o say_v that_o woman_n be_v fond_a of_o their_o child_n or_o of_o any_o thing_n overloved_n but_o perhaps_o he_o can_v use_v his_o logic_n to_o gather_v by_o consequence_n the_o title_n of_o the_o person_n from_o the_o title_n of_o his_o opinion_n and_o to_o gather_v foolish_o by_o consequence_n out_o of_o fond_o to_o all_o which_o i_o can_v but_o answer_v that_o if_o he_o have_v make_v himself_o the_o translator_n of_o my_o word_n and_o the_o judge_n of_o my_o opinion_n if_o this_o be_v his_o best_a he_o shall_v not_o be_v choose_v as_o such_o by_o i_o but_o it_o may_v be_v he_o turn_v to_o rider_n dictionary_n &_o find_v there_o fond_o vide_fw-la foolish_o 2._o the_o stolidi_fw-la theologi_fw-la then_o be_v his_o own_o phrase_n and_o in_o my_o opinion_n another_o man_n pen_n may_v better_o have_v call_v the_o man_n of_o his_o own_o opinion_n ecclesiae_fw-la reformatae_fw-la clarissimos_fw-la heroas_fw-la compare_v with_o other_o i_o take_v gataker_n bradshaw_n wotton_n camero_n and_o his_o follower_n vrsine_n olevian_n piscator_fw-la paraeus_n wendeline_n and_o multitude_n such_o to_o be_v as_o famous_a hero_n as_o himself_o but_o this_o also_o on_o the_o by_o §_o 5._o but_o i_o must_v tell_v he_o whether_o i_o abhor_v the_o scripture_n phrase_n we_o be_v dead_a bury_v and_o rise_v with_o christ_n i_o answer_v no_o nor_o will_v i_o abhor_v to_o say_v that_o in_o sensu_fw-la forensi_fw-la i_o be_o one_o political_a person_n with_o christ_n and_o be_o perfect_o holy_a and_o obedient_a by_o and_o in_o he_o and_o die_v and_o redeem_v myself_o by_o he_o when_o he_o shall_v prove_v they_o to_o be_v scripture_n phrase_n but_o i_o desire_v the_o reader_n not_o to_o be_v so_o fond_a pardon_v the_o word_n as_o by_o this_o bare_a question_n to_o be_v entice_v to_o believe_v that_o it_o be_v any_o of_o the_o meaning_n of_o those_o text_n that_o use_v that_o phrase_n which_o he_o mention_v that_o legal_o or_o in_o sensu_fw-la forensi_fw-la every_o believer_n be_v esteem_v by_o god_n to_o have_v himself_o personal_o die_v a_o violent_a death_n on_o the_o cross_n and_o to_o have_v be_v bury_v and_o to_o have_v rise_v again_o and_o ascend_v into_o heaven_n nor_o yet_o to_o be_v now_o there_o in_o glory_n because_o christ_n do_v and_o do_v all_o this_o in_o our_o very_a legal_a person_n let_v he_o but_o 1._o consider_v the_o text_n 2._o and_o expositor_n 3._o and_o the_o analogy_n of_o faith_n and_o he_o will_v find_v another_o sense_n viz._n that_o we_o so_o live_v by_o faith_n on_o a_o die_a bury_v rise_v and_o glorify_v saviour_n as_o that_o as_o such_o he_o dwell_v objective_o in_o our_o heart_n and_o we_o partake_v so_o of_o the_o fruit_n of_o his_o death_n burial_n and_o resurrection_n and_o glory_n as_o that_o we_o follow_v he_o in_o a_o holy_a communion_n be_v dead_a and_o bury_v to_o the_o world_n and_o sin_n and_o rise_v to_o newness_n of_o life_n believe_v that_o by_o his_o power_n we_o shall_v personal_o after_o our_o death_n and_o burial_n rise_v also_o unto_o glory_n i_o will_v confess_v that_o we_o be_v perfect_o holy_a and_o obedient_a by_o and_o in_o christ_n as_o far_o as_o we_o be_v now_o dead_a bury_v and_o rise_v in_o he_o §_o 6._o and_o here_o i_o will_v so_o far_o look_v back_o as_o to_o remember_v that_o he_o as_o some_o other_o confident_o tell_v we_o that_o the_o law_n bind_v we_o both_o to_o perfect_a obedience_n and_o to_o punishment_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o therefore_o pardon_v by_o our_o own_o suffering_n in_o christ_n may_v stand_v with_o the_o reputation_n that_o we_o be_v perfect_o obedient_a and_o righteous_a in_o christ_n answ_n and_o to_o what_o purpose_n be_v it_o to_o dispute_v long_o where_o so_o notorious_a a_o contradiction_n be_v not_o only_o not_o discern_v but_o obtrude_v as_o tantum_fw-la non_fw-la necessary_a to_o our_o orthodoxness_n if_o not_o to_o our_o salvation_n i_o ask_v he_o 1._o be_v not_o christ_n as_o our_o mediator_n perfect_o holy_a habitual_o and_o actual_o without_o original_a or_o actual_a sin_n 2._o if_o all_o this_o be_v repute_v to_o be_v in_o se_fw-mi our_o own_o as_o subject_v in_o and_o do_v by_o ourselves_o political_a or_o in_o sensu_fw-la forensi_fw-la be_v we_o not_o then_o repute_v in_o foro_fw-la to_o have_v no_o original_a or_o actual_a sin_n but_o to_o have_v innocent_o fulfil_v all_o the_o law_n from_o the_o first_o hour_n of_o our_o life_n to_o the_o last_o be_v we_o repute_v innocent_a in_o christ_n as_o to_o one_o part_n only_o of_o our_o life_n if_o so_o which_o be_v it_o or_o as_o to_o all_o 3._o if_o as_o to_o all_o be_v it_o not_o a_o contradiction_n that_o in_o law-sense_n we_o be_v repute_v perfect_o holy_a and_o innocent_a and_o yet_o sinner_n 4._o and_o can_v he_o have_v need_n of_o sacrifice_n or_o pardon_v that_o be_v repute_v never_o to_o have_v sin_v legal_o 5._o if_o he_o will_v say_v that_o in_o law-sense_n we_o have_v or_o be_v two_o person_n let_v he_o expound_v the_o word_n person_n only_o as_o of_o quality_n and_o relation_n nothing_o to_o our_o case_n in_o hand_n or_o else_o say_v also_o that_o as_o we_o be_v holy_a and_o perfect_a in_o one_o of_o our_o own_o person_n and_o sinful_a unrighteous_a or_o ungodly_a in_o another_o so_o a_o man_n my_o be_v in_o heaven_n in_o one_o of_o his_o own_o person_n and_o on_o earth_n yea_o and_o in_o hell_n in_o the_o other_o and_o if_o he_o mean_v that_o the_o same_o man_n be_v justify_v in_o his_o person_n in_o christ_n and_o condemn_v in_o his_o other_o person_n consider_v which_o of_o these_o be_v the_o physical_a person_n for_o i_o think_v its_o that_o which_o be_v like_a to_o suffer_v §_o 7._o pag._n 224._o he_o have_v another_o touch_n at_o my_o epistle_n but_o gentle_o forbear_v contradiction_n as_o to_o num._n 8._o and_o he_o say_v so_o little_a to_o the_o 11_o the_o as_o need_v no_o answer_n §_o 8._o pag._n 127._o he_o assault_v the_o first_o num._n of_o n._n 13._o that_o we_o all_o agree_v against_o any_o conceit_n of_o work_n that_o be_v against_o or_o instead_o of_o the_o free_a mercy_n of_o god_n and_o what_o have_v he_o against_o this_o why_o that_o which_o take_v up_o many_o page_n of_o his_o book_n and_o seem_v his_o chief_a strength_n in_o most_o of_o his_o contest_v viz._n the_o papist_n say_v the_o same_o and_o so_o say_v bellarmine_n it_o be_v strange_a that_o the_o same_o kind_n of_o man_n that_o deride_v fanatic_a sectary_n for_o cry_v out_o in_o church-controversy_n o_fw-la antichristian_a popery_n bellarmine_n etc._n etc._n shall_v be_v of_o the_o same_o spirit_n and_o take_v the_o same_o course_n in_o great_a matter_n and_o not_o perceive_v it_o nor_o acknowledge_v their_o agreement_n with_o they_o but_o as_o mr._n j._n humphrey_n say_v in_o the_o foresay_a book_n of_o the_o word_n schism_n schism_n oft_o cant_v out_o against_o they_o that_o will_v not_o sacrilegious_o surrender_v their_o conscience_n or_o desert_n their_o ministry_n the_o great_a bear_n have_v be_v so_o oft_o lead_v through_o the_o street_n that_o now_o the_o boy_n lay_v by_o all_o fear_n and_o laugh_v or_o make_v sport_n at_o he_o so_o say_v i_o of_o this_o sectarian_n bugbear_n popery_n antichristian_a bellarmine_n either_o the_o papist_n real_o say_v as_o we_o do_v or_o they_o do_v not_o if_o not_o be_v this_o doctor_n more_o to_o be_v blame_v for_o make_v they_o better_a than_o they_o be_v or_o for_o make_v we_o worse_o which_o ever_o it_o be_v truth_n shall_v defend_v truth_n if_o they_o do_v i_o hearty_o rejoice_v and_o it_o shall_v be_v none_o of_o my_o labour_n any_o more_o whatever_o i_o do_v in_o my_o confession_n of_o faith_n to_o prove_v that_o they_o do_v not_o let_v who_o will_v manage_v such_o ungrateful_a work_n for_o my_o part_n i_o take_v it_o for_o a_o better_a character_n of_o any_o opinion_n that_o papist_n and_o protestant_n agree_v in_o it_o than_o that_o the_o protestant_n hold_v it_o alone_o and_o so_o much_o for_o papist_n and_o bellarmine_n tho_o i_o
as_o fulfil_v or_o from_o the_o reatus_fw-la gulpae_fw-la in_o se_fw-la but_o by_o christ_n whole_a righteousness_n from_o the_o reatus_fw-la ut_fw-la ad_fw-la paenam_fw-la 2._o but_o if_o this_o be_v his_o sense_n he_o mean_v then_o that_o it_o be_v only_o the_o terminus_n à _fw-fr quo_fw-la that_o justification_n be_v proper_o denominate_v from_o and_o why_o so_o 1._o as_o justitia_fw-la and_o justificatio_fw-la passive_a sumpta_fw-la vel_fw-la ut_fw-la effectus_fw-la be_v relatio_fw-la it_o have_v necessary_o no_n terminus_n à _fw-la quo_fw-la and_o certain_o be_v in_o specie_fw-la to_o be_v rather_o denominate_v from_o its_o own_o proper_a terminus_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la and_o as_o justification_n be_v take_v for_o the_o justifier_n action_n why_o be_v it_o not_o as_o well_o to_o be_v denominate_v from_o the_o terminus_n ad_fw-la quem_fw-la as_o à _fw-la quo_fw-la justificatio_fw-la efficiens_fw-la sic_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quia_fw-la justum_fw-la facit_fw-la justificatio_fw-la apologetica_fw-la quia_fw-la justum_fw-la vindicat_fw-la vel_fw-la probat_fw-la justificatio_fw-la per_fw-la sententiam_fw-la quia_fw-la justum_fw-la aliquem_fw-la esse_fw-la judicat_fw-la justificatio_fw-la executiva_fw-la quia_fw-la ut_fw-la justum_fw-la eum_fw-la tractat_fw-la but_o if_o we_o must_v needs_o denominate_v from_o the_o terminus_n à _fw-fr quo_fw-la how_o strange_a be_v it_o that_o he_o shall_v know_v but_o of_o one_o sense_n of_o justification_n 3._o but_o yet_o perhaps_o he_o mean_v in_o satisfactione_n legi_fw-la praestitâ_fw-la though_o he_o say_v praestandâ_fw-la and_o so_o denominate_v from_o the_o terminus_n à _fw-fr quo_fw-la but_o if_o so_o 1._o then_o it_o can_v be_v true_a for_o satisfacere_fw-la &_o justificare_fw-la be_v not_o the_o same_o thing_n nor_o be_v justify_v give_v satisfaction_n nor_o be_v we_o justify_v when_o christ_n have_v satisfy_v but_o long_o after_o nor_o be_v we_o justify_v eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la because_o christ_n satisfy_v that_o be_v 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