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A64243	The true light shining in darkness and dispelling the mists of errour arising from the darkness of man's heart, &c. promoted by the prince of darkness against the truth of God; in the matter of our justification: shewing, that by the deeds of the law, or mans own righteousness, no flesh can or shall be justified in the sight of God. The first part. By Tho. Taylor, the meanest and unworthiest of the servants and ministers of Jesus Christ; and now pastor to a small congregational church in Cambridge.	Taylor, Thomas, 1618-1682.	1693 (1693)	Wing T559; ESTC R219692	113,014	241

as Rom 10.17 So then Faith cometh by hearing and hearing by the word of God and as v. 14 15. How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed And how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard And how shall they hear without a Preacher And how shall they Preach except they be sent i. e. se●t of God And thus God himself Preached the Gospel to Abraham Saying in thee and in thy seed sha●l the Families of the Earth or Nations be blessed as Gal. 3.8 compared with Gen. 12.3 and Gen. 2● 18 So then Abrahams Faith came by ●●aring Christ Preached 2. The Spirit of God mu●t be given of God to thee and received of thee by hearing the Faith or Doctrine of Faith Preached as Gal. 4.2 Without which thou canst not receive the Spiritual things which the Gospel Preacheth but they will seem foolishness to thee because they are Spiritually descerned 1 Cor. 2.13 14. and 1 Cor. 1.21 22 23 24. Joh. 6.44 45. and again verse 60 66. The word preached I say will never be rightly understood till God by his Spirit openeth thy Heart to understand as Luk. 24.45 46. Acts 16.14 And thus God opened Abrahams Heart to understand the Gospel or the promise in Christ preached to him by the gift of his holy Spirit 3. This Faith must be wrought in thee by the same Spirit for this is the Faith of the operation of God as Col. 2.12 The gift of God as Eph. 2.8 Produced by the exceeding greatness of his power as when he raised Christ from the dead Eph. 1.17 18. Which was done by the power of the Holy Ghost Rom. 1.4 Rom. 8.15 And thus was Abrahams Faith wrought in him and it was given him to believe his Faith was not of himself but was the gift of God otherwise Abraham might have had whereof to boast but not before God as Rom. 4 2 3. And thus Abrahams believing God was as much of the Sovereign will of Gods grace and favour to him as his imputing Righteousness to him upon his believing And thus it is not of him that willeth nor of him that runneth but of God that sheweth mercy So it was with Abraham and so it is with all the Children of Abraham and the Lord grant it may be so with thee Abraham belived God and it was counted to him for Righteousness That was the time of Gods justifying him through Faith in Christ do thou believe God as Abraham did and it shall also be counted to thee for Righteousness and this shall be the time of Gods Justifying thee through Faith in his Son Jesus Christ Even then when all these things concur in thy Faith as they did in Abrahams 1. The hearing of Faith or the word of Faith preached to thee 2. Gods giving and thy receiving the Spirit through this hearing of the Faith Preached 3. Faith wrought in thee by the same Spirit to receive Jesus Christ This time I say again and no other is or can be assigned according to the holy Scriptures for thy Justification in Gods sight When this Faith cometh into thy Soul then cometh this Blessedness of thy Justification whether it be in Circumcision or in uncircumcision Rom. 4.8 12. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 FINIS ADVERTISEMENT BY the inadvertency of the Printer these few Errata's have happened in the first sheet of this Book In the rest more care has been taken so that there are no faults but what are unavoidable In Page 3. of the first Epistle Line 15. for did Read do in p. 4. l. 2. for works r. words l. 14. r. did then in p. 5. l. 17. for fiery r. feirce in p. 13. l. 29. r. the Kingdom in p. 4. of the 2d Epist. dele the 42. ver of Mar. 9. r. 41. in p. 6. l. 17. r. 2. v. of Rom. 6. in p. 7. l. 19. r. into the City A Catalogue of Books Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultrey near Cheapside History 1. 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for many false Prophets are gone out into the World And we shall first try the first of these Doctrines As namely Quest. 1. Whether Gods Elect or any sort of men were justified from all Eternity as some do say and affirm And unto this we answer affirmatively in two things Namely 1. That there is and was a gracious purpose which God had purposed in himself from all Eternity to Justifie and save his Elect through Faith in his Son Jesus Christ Ephes. 1.9 According to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself And again 2 Tim. 1.9 But according to his own Purpose and Grace which was given us in Christ Jesus before the World began And the Apostle in the Context doth not only plainly imply but expresly declare the same when he saith Rom. 8.28 To them who are the called according to his purpose and then ver 30. Whom he called them he also justified Therefore there is and was such a purpose in God before the World began to call and justifie them 2. That all that have been are now or hereafter shall be justified through Faith in Jesus Christ from the Foundation of the World to the end thereof have been are now and shall be Justified according to this Purpose which God hath Purposed in himself before the World began and no otherwise as Ephes. 1.11 In whom also we have obtained an Inheritance And this Inheritance cannot be obtained without free Justification by Grace as Tit. 3 7. Being Predestinated according to the Purpose of him who worketh all things after or according to the Counsel of his own Will For in that he saith all things 't is manifest that he worketh this one thing amongst all the rest even his Justifying his Elect through Faith in his Son Jesus Christ after or according to this Counsel of his own Will and Ephes. 1.3 4. Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places in Christ Amongst which Spiritual Blessings that of Justification must be acknowledged to be one and none of the least or last of those blessings It followeth ver 4. According as he hath chosen us in him before the Foundation of the World And again 2 Tim. 1.9 Who hath saved us and called us with an holy calling not according to our works but according to his own purpose and graee which was given us in Christ Jesus before the World began And this also is plainly declared in the Context Rom 8.30 Whom he did Predestinate them he also Called and whom he called them he also Justified And if you will ask how The answer is According to his Purpose as ver 28. According to this Purpose he calleth them and according to this Purpose he justifieth them So that thus far we do consent and agree 1. That there is and was a purpose in God from all Eternity to Justifie his Elect through Faith in his Son Jesus Christ And 2. That all that are justified are justified according to this Purpose which God had purposed in himself But then we distinguish betwixt being under a purpose of Grace from all Eternity to be justified And being Justified from all Eternity and therefore though we grant and affirm the former yet we deny the latter Namely Neg. That Gods Elect or any person in this World are or is or ever were or was justified from all Eternity This Doctrine of Justification from Eternity I say we truly reject disown and deny as a false and unsound Doctrine and contrary to the Holy Scriptures all which will more than sufficiently appear in these following Particulars Part. 1. This Doctrine in the consequent of it doth deny destroy and overthrow the truth and true Doctrine of Gods Election and Predestination which the Holy Scriptures do establish and which is one fundamental point of the true Christian Faith and from whence doth spring as from a Fountain all the parts of our Salvation This is called The Foundation of God which standeth sure 2 Tim. 2.19 And this is that from whence as from a Fountain all the parts of our Salvation do spring and proceed Ephes. 1.3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. There are two parts of this Election of God namely foreknowledge and predestination Rom. 8.29 For whom he did foreknow he also did predestinate Now there neither is nor can be any foreknowledge or fore-ordaining of that which is from Eternity for nothing can be said to be before Eternity And foreknowledge and predestination must be before the things foreknown and predestinated and therefore if Justification were from Eternity there could be no foreknowledge or predestination thereof To speak with a holy reverence God cannot be said to foreknow himself or to fore-ordain his own blessedness and enjoyment of himself alone 't is true the blessedness of God doth consist in that knowledge and injoyment of himself which he hath in and of himself eternally But he could not fore-know himself or fore-ordain himself this blessedness because he hath and had this eternally and nothing can precede or be before eternity Even so God could not be said to foreknow and predestinate his Elect to Justification and Salvation through Faith in his Son Jesus Christ if they were J●stified from all Eternity And besides it is ●ritten Gal. 3.8 For the Scripture foreseeing tha● God would justifie the Heathen through F●●●h preached the Gospel before-hand to Abraham saying in thee shall all the Nations be blessed Now the Scripture could not foresee that which was from Eternity the Scripture may and doth declare that which was from Eternity as John 1.1 2. and 1 John 1.2 3. but the Scripture cannot be said to foresee that which was from Eternity yet the Scripture did foresee that God would justifie these elect Heathen through Faith therefore these Heathen were not Justified from Eternity though they were elected from eternity he therefore that saith he was justified from eternity and doth teach men so doth by consequence overthrow the Foundation of Gods Election and deny that himself and those he so teacheth were either fore-known or predestinated of God to Justification and Salvation through Faith in Christ. Part. 2. This Doctrine of Justification from Eternity doth by necessary consequences destroy and overthrow the Doctrine and Faith of reconciliation which is also another fundamental point of the Christian Faith Reconciliation must go before Justification at least in the order of Nature though not of time God must be first reconciled to that person in Christ whom he justifieth in Christ as 2 Cor. 5.18 19. God was in Christ reconciling the World to himself and then their justification follows not imputing to them their trespasses Reconciliation must be first and then Justification follows for God Justifies a sinner upon the account of the price paid and satisfaction made by Jesus Christ as Rom. 5.10 If when we were Enemies we were reconciled to God by the Death of his Son c. Now reconciliation was not nor could be from Eternity

before the new Therefore Justification and Life through Faith in Christ was not from Eternity but in Time though these things were laid in the purpose and counsel of God from Eternity yet they were not nor could be but in time And if any will say God calleth things that are not as if they were 't is most true but let such consider that all those things are still things that are not till God brings them forth in time Thus have we tryed this Doctrine and find it most contrary to the holy Scriptures As the Apostle Paul ●ryed the Doctrine of them who denied the Resurrection under pretence that it was past a ready whom he convinceth and confu●eth by the necessary consequences of their Doctrine as 1 Cor. 15 12 20. And having finished the tryal of the first opinion or doctrine of Justification from Eternity we now proceed to the second namely 2. Doctrine That they that are Christs were all justified in Christ their head from the time of Christs Death or Resurrection when the price was paid and satisfaction made by Christ and he as head was justified and discharged by his Resurrection the question therefore is Quest. Whether the Church of Gods Elect were Justified at from or in the time of Christs Death and Resurrection Or whether Believers may and ought to dte●he time of their Justification from the time of Christs Death and Resurrection Answ. To this we answer by distinguishing and that truly betwixt the Time and the Thing it selfe and accordingly 1. We do affirm and conclude and that most surely according to the Scriptures that all that are Christs the whole Church of Gods Elect are ●ustified from by through and upon the satisfaction Merit Virtue and Efficacy of Christs Death declared by his Resurrection as Rom. 3.24 25 26. and again Ephes. 1.7 Rom. 4 ult and Rom. 5.8 9. and Luke 24.46 47. Thus it is written and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day that repentance and remission of sins should be Preached in his name among all nations beginning at Jerusalem And this is certain that Remission of Sins or Justification cannot be preached to any but upon the account of Christs Death and Resurrection viz. The satisfaction merit and efficacy of his Death manifested and declared by his Resurrection according to Rom. 1.4 and 1 Tim. 3.16 Manifested in the Flesh Justified in the Spirit 2. We do also affirm and conclude according to the Scriptures that all that have been are now or shall hereafter be Justified from the beginning of the World to the end thereof have been are now and shall hereafter be Justified by the same satisfaction vertue merit and efficacy of Christs Death declared by his Resurrection and no otherways as Heb. 13.7 8. Whose Faith follow considering the end of their Conversation Jesus Christ the same yesterday and to day and for ever 'T is evident from the context that he setteth before them the doctrine and example the faith and conversation of such as had spoken the Word of God to them in which expression he comprehendeth all the Holy Prophets under the Old Testament and those Holy Servants of God whom he had mentioned chap. 11. particularly and then more generally referred them to ch 12.1 as so great a Cloud of Witnesses I say all these of the Old Testament as well as the Apostles under the New Testament together with their present Ministers when he saith Remember them which have Rule over you or which are the guides and so rule by way of conduct for other rule the Servants of God have none or ever had who have spoken unto you the Word of God whose Faith follow considering the end of their conversation Jesus Christ the same yesterday and to day and for ever by yesterday is meant all the time that is past by to day the present time and by forever is all the time yet to come from the foundation of the World to the end of it And if so the same Christ Jesus was promised prophesied and preached to them as truly as unto us and was believed on by them as well as by us and by the same Faith which they had in this Jesus Christ they were justified and saved and became the Heirs of the same Righteousness of Faith as well as we Heb. 11.1 This Faith is described and then Abel Enoch Noah Abraham Sarah Isaac and Jacob the heirs with Abraham of the same promise and the promise was Christ Justification and Salvation in Christ with Eternal Glory and then mentioning Joseph Moses Rahab also a Heathen And then Gideon Barak Sampson Jeptha David and Samuel the Prophet with others Men and Women tells you These all obtained a good report through Faith before Christ the Seed of the Woman and the Seed of Abraham and David promised was come in the Flesh or Humane nature before his Death and Resurrection and yet believed on Christ embraced him and were justified and saved by Faith in him all along as well as we are now Christ is come hath died and rose again so Rom. 4.23 24 25. So that 't is most plain Christ is the same yesterday as he is to day and so forever i. e. in all Ages and Generations yet to come as John 17.20 Neither pray I for these alone but for them also that shall believe on me through their word that they all may be one This shall believe on me reacheth to the end of the World so long as Christ shall be Preached and men shall believe on him through their word of whom Christ saith Mat. ult ult and lo I am with you alway even to the end of the World So that Christ Jesus is the same yesterday and to day and forever And all that are justified to day as well as all that were justified yesterday and all that shall be justified for ever i. e to the end of the World have been are and shall be still justified by the satisfaction merit vertue and efficacy of Christs Death declared by his Resurrection who was the Lamb slain from the Foundation of the World Rev. 13 8. as all the sacrifices types and prophecies did there concerning him that he should be slain and ri●e again and in that respect was both the Goat for our Sin Offering or Sacrifice and likewise our Scape-goat let go and escaped from Death when he had born our Sins I say let go and escaped by a glorious Resurrection and so as the Lamb of God did bear away or take away the Sins of World John 1.29 Did bear or carry them away into a Land of forgetfulness i. e. where none of them shall be remembred And thus far we do affirm and consent concerning the justification of the whole Church of Gods Elect from the death of Christ i. e. from and upon the satisfaction merit virtue and efficacy of his death and that none are justified or have redemption but through his blood and faith