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do_v faith_n declare_v to_o our_o conscience_n the_o sentence_n of_o absolution_n etc._n etc._n rep._n the_o argument_n be_v whole_o yield_v and_o the_o sinner_n thereby_o 33._o §._o 33._o make_v his_o own_o justifier_n 1._o let_v the_o formal_a act_n of_o justification_n consist_v in_o what_o it_o will_v it_o matter_n not_o much_o in_o the_o present_a case_n the_o justification_n which_o in_o scripture_n be_v say_v to_o be_v by_o faith_n be_v whole_o and_o only_o ascribe_v unto_o god_n as_o the_o justifier_n rom._n 3._o 30._o and_o 4._o 6_o 8._o and_o 1._o 17._o and_o 3._o 22_o 24_o 25._o and_o 8._o 33._o gal._n 3._o 8._o and_o all_o the_o place_n that_o speak_v of_o justification_n by_o faith_n which_o all_o suppose_v it_o to_o be_v god_n peculiar_a royalty_n to_o justify_v we_o through_o faith_n therefore_o can_v be_v interpret_v of_o justification_n in_o our_o own_o conscience_n that_o be_v of_o our_o justify_n ourselves_o without_o set_v up_o ourselves_o in_o the_o throne_n of_o god_n be_v this_o the_o man_n that_o reproach_v i_o in_o the_o face_n of_o the_o world_n as_o a_o friend_n to_o papist_n for_o maintain_v faith_n to_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o justification_n because_o he_o think_v it_o will_v follow_v thence_o that_o man_n may_v be_v say_v to_o justify_v themselves_o but_o i_o see_v one_o may_v better_a steal_v a_o horse_n than_o another_o look_v over_o the_o hedge_n 2._o my_o expression_n of_o god_n pronounce_v we_o just_a i_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v a_o little_a too_o narrow_a as_o most_o proper_o denote_v that_o justification_n which_o be_v by_o sentence_n at_o the_o day_n of_o judgement_n but_o i_o do_v therein_o also_o include_v justificationem_fw-la juris_fw-la the_o act_n of_o god_n by_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n give_v we_o right_o to_o impunity_n and_o eternal_a life_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n and_o this_o be_v formalissimè_fw-la the_o imputation_n of_o christ_n righteousness_n the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n be_v impute_v to_o believer_n in_o their_o justification_n inasmuch_o as_o that_o for_o his_o merit_n they_o be_v repute_v just_a before_o god_n say_v 12._o say_v medul_a theol_n l._n 1._o c._n 27_o thes_n 12._o dr._n ames_n now_o that_o justification_n which_o be_v in_o scripture_n say_v to_o be_v by_o faith_n be_v formal_o a_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n and_o a_o non-imputation_n of_o sin_n rom._n 4._o 2_o 5._o compare_v with_o ver_fw-la 6._o 11_o 24._o ergo_fw-la by_o mr._n eyre_n concession_n it_o be_v only_a god_n act_n and_o no_o creature_n can_v be_v join_v with_o he_o therein_o without_o robbery_n do_v to_o he_o but_o we_o do_v join_v with_o he_o by_o faith_n in_o impute_v righteousness_n to_o ourselves_o if_o impute_v righteousness_n to_o believer_n be_v their_o know_v by_o faith_n that_o righteousness_n be_v impute_v to_o they_o as_o we_o hear_v mr._n eyre_n interpret_n it_o before_o in_o answer_n to_o rom._n 4._o 24._o 3._o if_o there_o be_v any_o sense_n wherein_o minister_n may_v be_v say_v to_o justify_v 34._o §._o 34._o sinner_n yet_o it_o can_v be_v in_o that_o sense_n wherein_o god_n be_v say_v to_o justify_v they_o that_o believe_v for_o that_o be_v a_o act_n proper_a to_o himself_o i_o acknowledge_v the_o apostle_n be_v say_v to_o remit_v and_o retain_v sin_n john_n 20._o 23._o namely_o 65._o namely_o vid._n calv._n in_o loc_n &_o altham_n council_n loc_fw-la pugn_v cap._n 194._o &_o dr._n reynolds_n conference_n with_o hart._n ch._n 2._o divis_n 3._o pag._n 65._o because_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v upon_o every_o one_o according_a to_o the_o word_n which_o they_o preach_v he_o that_o believe_v shall_v be_v save_v and_o he_o that_o believe_v not_o shall_v be_v damn_v as_o the_o prophet_n in_o a_o like_a sense_n be_v say_v to_o be_v set_v over_o nation_n and_o kingdom_n to_o root_v out_o and_o to_o pull_v down_o to_o build_v and_o to_o plant_v jer._n 1._o 10._o yet_o be_v it_o not_o they_o but_o the_o word_n which_o they_o preach_v which_o do_v justify_v or_o condemn_v and_o that_o also_o receive_v all_o its_o efficacy_n immediate_o from_o god_n so_o that_o remission_n of_o sin_n be_v ascribe_v to_o the_o apostle_n but_o as_o moral_a instrument_n such_o as_o they_o also_o be_v in_o raise_v the_o dead_a heal_v the_o sick_a convert_v of_o sinner_n and_o the_o like_a all_o which_o work_n be_v wrought_v immediate_o by_o god_n himself_o immediatione_fw-la virtutis_fw-la without_o any_o contribution_n of_o virtue_n or_o efficacy_n from_o man_n but_o when_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n if_o the_o meaning_n be_v that_o by_o faith_n we_o know_v ourselves_o to_o be_v justify_v in_o this_o case_n faith_n have_v a_o true_a proper_a immediate_a and_o real_a efficiency_n in_o our_o justification_n and_o it_o
the_o same_o in_o our_o justification_n before_o god_n which_o consist_v in_o a_o law_n of_o grace_n and_o in_o sentence_n pass_v according_a to_o that_o law_n which_o because_o we_o must_v purposely_o prove_v by_o and_o by_o i_o shall_v here_o supersede_n for_o a_o while_n one_o thing_n more_o i_o add_v for_o illustration_n in_o these_o word_n it_o be_v god_n 28._o §._o 28._o that_o glorify_v we_o and_o not_o we_o ourselves_o yet_o sure_o god_n do_v not_o glorify_v we_o before_o we_o believe_v mr._n eyre_n answer_n consist_v of_o two_o part_n the_o one_o be_v a_o concession_n of_o what_o i_o say_v with_o a_o explanation_n how_o glory_n be_v call_v a_o reward_n and_o say_v that_o a_o reward_n be_v for_o a_o work_n two_o way_n 1._o when_o a_o work_n be_v proportionable_a to_o the_o wage_n 2._o when_o it_o be_v not_o answerable_a to_o the_o wage_n yet_o be_v due_a by_o promise_n as_o when_o a_o poor_a man_n have_v twenty_o shilling_n for_o a_o hour_n labour_n though_o the_o work_n be_v not_o worth_a it_o yet_o it_o be_v a_o due_a debt_n and_o he_o may_v challenge_v it_o as_o such_o rep._n against_o which_o i_o have_v not_o much_o to_o oppose_v yet_o if_o the_o hour_n work_n neither_o in_o respect_n to_o its_o self_n nor_o any_o circumstance_n that_o attend_v it_o as_o the_o art_n danger_n detriment_n of_o the_o labourer_n or_o the_o necessity_n pleasure_n profit_n etc._n etc._n of_o he_o for_o who_o he_o labour_v all_o which_o corn_n into_o the_o 3._o the_o lesle_n de_fw-fr just_a &_o jure_v 2_o c._n 18._o d._n 3._o value_n of_o the_o work_n deserve_v the_o say_v twenty_o shilling_n then_o be_v the_o reward_n though_o partly_o of_o debt_n quia_fw-la &_o operanti_fw-la aliquid_fw-la abest_fw-la because_o the_o workman_n put_v himself_o to_o expense_n of_o time_n and_o strength_n and_o he_o for_o who_o he_o work_v have_v the_o benefit_n and_o advantage_n thereof_o yet_o be_v it_o also_o of_o grace_n 3._o grace_n azor._fw-la insiit_fw-la mor._n p_o 3._o l._n 11._o c._n 3._o quatenus_fw-la excedit_fw-la meritum_fw-la inasmuch_o as_o it_o exceed_v the_o value_n of_o the_o work_n and_o that_o the_o labourer_n may_v challenge_v it_o arise_v from_o civil_a not_o from_o natural_a justice_n but_o i_o ready_o grant_v that_o glory_n be_v not_o our_o reward_n in_o this_o sense_n but_o how_o then_o be_v it_o a_o reward_n because_o it_o come_v after_o and_o in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o work_n say_v mr._n eyre_n rep._n of_o which_o i_o shall_v speak_v more_o hereafter_o for_o the_o present_a what_o be_v say_v suffice_v i_o viz._n that_o the_o reward_n follow_v the_o act_n whereof_o it_o be_v the_o reward_n for_o hence_o it_o follow_v that_o if_o justification_n be_v give_v as_o the_o reward_n of_o faith_n then_o must_v it_o need_v follow_v faith_n but_o we_o have_v prove_v before_o that_o justification_n even_o the_o imputation_n of_o righteousness_n be_v the_o gracious_a reward_n of_o faith_n ergo_fw-la it_o must_v needs_o be_v consequent_a to_o it_o his_o second_o answer_n be_v this_o though_o the_o blessing_n of_o the_o covenant_n be_v give_v we_o free_o and_o not_o upon_o condition_n perform_v by_o we_o yet_o god_n have_v his_o order_n in_o bestow_v they_o first_o he_o give_v grace_n impute_v and_o then_o inherent_a rep._n my_o argument_n be_v à _fw-la pari_fw-la we_o be_v not_o glorify_v unless_o we_o believe_v 29._o §._o 29._o yet_o by_o believe_v we_o can_v be_v say_v proper_o to_o glorify_v ourselves_o so_o though_o we_o believe_v that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v yet_o will_v it_o not_o follow_v that_o we_o may_v be_v therefore_o say_v to_o justify_v ourselves_o proper_o the_o reason_n be_v the_o same_o on_o both_o side_n now_o whereas_o mr._n eyre_n will_v have_v we_o when_o believer_n yet_o to_o be_v passive_a in_o our_o glorification_n mere_o because_o god_n do_v first_o give_v faith_n and_o then_o afterward_o give_v glory_n i_o wonder_v he_o see_v not_o the_o insufficiency_n of_o such_o answer_n and_o how_o the_o arminian_o 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