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A87720	The path-way to justification, plainly proving I. What it is to be justified. II. That justification is by the faith of Jesus, and not by the works of the law. III. They only are justified that believe in Christ. IV. What it is to believe into Jesus Christ. V. The difference between the law of faith and the law of works, also the difference between the work of faith, and the works of the law is plainly stated. VI. Many objections answered. Written by Thomas Killcop.	Killcop, Thomas.	1660 (1660)	Wing K438; Thomason E1043_11; ESTC R207954	20,014	24

bodies which we present as a living sacrifice holy and acceptable being devoted to Gods will Rom. 12.1 Psal 119.38 4. Touching Gods house that was built of stones and stood at Jerusalem and thither they brought their sacrifices to be offered by that carnal Priesthood but of this Saints are stones lively stones built up a spiritual house a holy Priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God by Jesus Christ 1 Pet. 2.5 Deut. 11.5 Touching passovers they did yeerly feed on a Lamb spotles in body and limb with the mouth of their bodies with sowr hearbs and unleavened bread and in this posture standing with shooes on their feet staves in their hand their bodily loins girt ready to march to their earthly Canaan Exod. 12. but we must hourly feed on Christ our passover spiritually eating his flesh drinking his blood to wit his conversation by imitation with sorrow for sins past and with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth our feet shod with the Gospels preparation in our hand the sword of the Spirit girding up the loins of our minds looking for and hastning to the coming of the Lord and our heavenly Canaan the new earth John 6. 1 Cor. 5.7 8 Eph. 6.14 15 16 17. 1 Pet. 1.13 2 Pet. 3.12 13.6 About sin offerings they had such a beast as the Law required with confession of sin by laying their hand on the head of their offering but Christ is an offering for sin even for all mankind Isa 53. Heb. 2.9 which procureth pardon or forbearance for all that they confessing and forsaking sin may be accepted and obtain justification through the blood of Christ 7. Touching washings their work or service stood only in meats and drinks and divers washings and carnall rites till the time of reformation Heb. 9.9 10. but Gods will in this is our sanctification that we wash our robes our conversations and make them white in the blood of the Lamb 1 Thess 4.3 Rev. 7.14 8. For rejoycing God-ward they rejoyced every New-Moon with singing trumpets sounding musick playing melodious to the ear of man Psal 81.1 2 3. but we must rejoyce in the Lord always and speak to our selves in Psalms Hymns and Spiritual-songs to wit meditation on Gods mercies singing and making melody in our hearts to the Lord. Phil 4.4 Eph. 5.19 9. Touching Tithe-paying in that Priesthood men that dye received Tithes but in this he that liveth Heb. 7.8 We must give to further his truth and relieve his distressed brethten and what is so given will be found in his record as given to him 3 John 5.6 7 8. with Matth. 25.40 10. In many appurtenances those works had a golden out-side a table and staves to bear it all guilded dishes spoons cups candlesticks snuffers tongs all of pure gold Exod 25. a linning ephod and a girdle all wrought with gold breast-plate chains bells all of gold and on Aarons head a plate of the purest gold when he entred the holy place and with this Motto Holiness to the Lord Exod 28. a golden out-side holinesse But Gods commands and mans practical belief are better then the purest gold Psal 19.10 1 Pet. 1.7 our garments of fine clean and white linnen is the righteousness of Saints Righteousnesse is our brest-plate Truth is our girdle wherewith our minds are girt Churches that hold forth truth by word and deed are our golden cand lesticks Read and weigh Rev 19.8 Ephe 6.14 1 Pet. 1.13 Rev. 1.12 13. 20. In a word the Law or withered Testament had divine Ceremonies and a worldly sanctuary and tabernacle out-side services and promises till the time of reformation but Christ is come and hath a more excellent Ministry better promises better services a Minister of the holy things and of the true Tabernacle which the Lord pitched and not man Heb 7.8 9. Chapters for was the Ministration of condemnation glorious much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory was that that is done away glorious much more is that that remains glorious 2 Cor. 3.9 10 11. The second Use Expect not ever to be justified without preceding good works it is and must be without the works of the Law It is not nor can be without good works preceding we must do the law before justification Rom 2.13 Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he offered his son Isaac on the Altar so that his belief wrought with works and by works was his belief perfected and Scripture fulfilled which saith Abraham believed God and it was counted to him for righteousness see then how that by works a man is justified and not by belief only The works by which he was justified was obedience making no demur at the most difficult command as the offering of his only son if God bid him Obj But Paul saith he was not justified by works he only believed and that was counted righteousnesse Rom 4.5 Answ Paul doth not oppose James for he was not justified without preceding good works or obedience which James speaks of yet without the works of the Law which Paul speaks of Paul meaneth here only such works which the Jews were under and Gentiles not under and by the ungodly he meaneth only the none worshipper in the Jews way as the scope of the place may evidence to any that wink not Paul had declared chap. 3. that God is just in justifying only such as believed into Jesus and so boasting is excluded not by the law of works but by the Law of faith therefore concludeth that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the Law and so God is a God not to the Jews only but to the Gentiles also justifying the circumcision of faith and uncircumcision by faith which he further prosecutes chap. 4. proving by two instances that sith justification is through faith and not through works therefore it comes to Gentiles as well as to Jews His first instance is Gods dealing with Abram he being circumcised and a sacrificer might also Jew like have boasted before men of his workes but not with God Sith God did not reckon such works for his righteousnesse but his practical belief and so with all saith he their belief to wit belief perfected by works as Abrahams was is counted to them for righteousness His other instance is Davids describing a blessed man to be one to whom right teousness is imputed without works to wit without circumcision and such works as made the Jews a people distinct from all people else and so Paul applyeth it saying Came this blessedness on the Jews only nay but on the Gentiles also for faith was reckoned to Abrvham for righteousness before he was circumcised who afterward received the sign of circumcision a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had before circumcision and so became father to all that believe though uncircumcised that righteousnesse might be imputed to them also and the father of circumcision even of such as

walk in the steps of that faith which Abraham had before for the promise was not to Abraham or his seed through the Law but through the righteousness of faith for if they that are of the Law under circumcision be heirs faith is void and the promise effectlesse but it is of faith and therefore of grace and so sure to all the seed all which are of Abrahams belief be they Jew or Gentile So we see Pauls drift in both Chapters isto prove that sith justification is not by the law of works but by faith Gentiles may have right to it as well as Jews and so the works without which we are justified are the works of the Law and the Law through which Son-ship is not or through which the promise doth not pass is the law of works as chap. 3. and so these ungodly ones as translated which God justifieth are before and after called Gentiles and uncircumcision not meaning sinners while they continue in sin or before they do good works but the contrary such ungodly ones as walk in the steps of Abrahams faith obeying every command as Abraham did and the blessed ones to whom as David saith God imputes not sin were so sanctisied that in their spirit was left no guile Psa 32.2 3. yet without works without circumcision and such works as distinguished Jew from Gentile but not without the works of obedience as James declareth The third Vse See the errors abroad about justification laid down as Objections answered and confuted Obj The labouring for a personal righteousnesse or to be accepted with God for wel-doing are the works of the law or to seek by our well-walking to please God is our own righteousnesse Answ Be not deceived for God is not mocked whatsoever any one soweth the same shall he reap he that foweth to the flesh shall reap destruction and none reap life everlasting that do not first sow to the Spirit Gal. 6.7 No personal glory hereafter without personal righteousnesse now and therefore Paul others laboured to be accepted of God for well-doing and perswaded others to it also because that every one shall at the judgement seat of Christ receive according to that be himself hath done in the flesh whether good or bad 2 Cor. 5.9 10. and saith he Col 1.10 Walk worthy of the Lord unto all well pleasing How to He tells us being fruitful in every good work God who abominateth the works of the Law is not pleased without good works and Paul and others that accounted their own righteousnesse but drosse and dung did by good works seek to win Christ and to please him Obj The Law meaning the righteous rule commands more then any can do but enableth not and knoweth no surety Answ Though the law of works is a yoak of bondage the law of faith is not so Christ yoak is easie his burden light his commands are not grievous Matth. 11. 1 John 5.3 They may be easily kept for all the ten Commandements in their several branches and appurtenances in their utmost extent can but require the right ordering of thought word and deed and canst thou not do this speak sinner canst thou not choose but devise mischief on thy bed and if Satan dart in vain thoughts canst thou not choose but lodge them art thou necessitated to harbour them Jer 4.14 or art thou not able day and night to meditate on Gods Law as Psal 1.2 119.97 Secondly Canst thou not leave off cursing and swearing and lying and railing and foolish jesting Eph 4.25 5 4. Psal 34.13 or art not able to speak of wisdome or confer of judgement Ps 37.30 Thirdly Art thou necessitated to oppresse or defraud to cheat or steale or kill or commit adultery c. Or is not a rich sinner able to cloath the naked feed the hungry harbor the destitute Job 31.32 or to further Gods worship or is any not able to yeeld to baptisme to prize Church meetings and breaking bread in remembrance of Christ and to prize prophecying Is any necessited to oppose Gods truth or people or to persecute them or to believe lyes that so they might be damned speak sinner thy conscience shall tel thee that God hath enabled thee to shun all he forbids and to do all he bids thee Work out with fear and trembling thy own salvation for God hath enabled thee to will and to do Phil. 2.13 Obj The Law is a long way to Christ we must go all along till we come to perfection before we can be justified Answ There is no other therefore no nearer way It s onely the doers of the Law hall be justified Rom. 2.13 your new and nigh way of imputation is the high-way to destruction for if Christs righteousnesse be reckoned yours while you are a sinner by the same rule his glory must be reckoned yours when you are in hell Obj. No sin in the world can debar people from Christ sinners as sinners are the objects of justification Answ The least sin remaining debars from Christ for we must separate from sinners and sin too so as not touch the unclean thing before he will receive us 1 Cor. 6.18 Obj There is a passive receiving of Christ without a hand when God foreeth open mans spirit and powreth in his Son in despite of the receiver Answ This contradicts Christ who saith Behold I stand at the door and knock if any man will open to me I will come into him and sup with him and he with me Rev. 3.20 Obj The new Covenant requireth no condition on our part and if we look to get by our duties it will be but a knock Answ Yea but it doth the condition required before the promise of justification is made over to us is no lesse then perfection Gen. 17.1 2. Walk before me and be thou perfect and I will make my covenant with thee c. Incline your ears to me saith God hear and your soul shall live and I will make an everlasting covenant with you even the sure mercies of David Isa 35.3 4. Obj. A man is justified when his sin is not and Christs righteousness is imputed to him though he sin and God seeth it as fighting against his holy Spirit but seeth it not so as to condemn him Answ It hath been shewn that to be justified is to be made righteous and that by the gift of the Holy Spirit and though declaring the wicked to be just is termed justifying him yet such justifying is abominable to God for his ways are judgement without iniquity just and right is he Deut. 32.4 He cannot do that abominable thing which his soul hates he cannot see sin in any but so as to condemn them if a believing Job sin God marketh him and will not acquit him from his iniquity Job 10.14 We must cease sinning before God can cease condemning Rom. 8.1 Obj If a believer sin Christ is reckoned the finner and not he for Christ doth all for him others