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that_o the_o foresay_a impenitency_n and_o infidelity_n that_o be_v afterward_o repent_v of_o and_o the_o imperfection_n of_o true_a faith_n and_o repentance_n be_v condemn_v by_o the_o remediable_a threaten_n of_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n only_o and_o that_o the_o person_n be_v not_o under_o the_o actual_a obligation_n of_o the_o peculiar_a threaten_v of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n that_o be_v that_o though_o as_o to_o the_o gospel_n precept_n these_o sin_n may_v be_v against_o the_o gospel_n as_o well_o as_o the_o law_n yet_o as_o to_o the_o threaten_v they_o be_v not_o such_o violation_n of_o the_o new_a covenant_n as_o bring_v man_n under_o its_o actual_a curse_n for_o than_o they_o be_v remediless_a and_o therefore_o i_o say_v that_o its_o only_o final_a impenitency_n and_o unbelief_n as_o final_a that_o so_o subject_n man_n to_o that_o curse_n or_o remediless_a peremptory_a sentence_n the_o reason_n be_v because_o the_o gospel_n make_v repent_v and_o believe_v at_o any_o time_n 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will_v believe_v he_o shall_v no_o further_o be_v disturb_v by_o i_o in_o his_o belief_n i_o doubt_v i_o have_v weary_v the_o reader_n already_o and_o therefore_o i_o shall_v only_o add_v a_o few_o word_n about_o a_o few_o more_o of_o the_o most_o considerable_a passage_n in_o his_o book_n some_o other_o of_o mr._n warner_n passage_n of_o most_o importance_n consider_v pag._n 385._o mr._n w._n say_v it_o be_v worth_a the_o observe_v how_o to_o evade_v the_o distinction_n of_o the_o act_n of_o faith_n he_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v one_o act_n in_o a_o moral_a sense_n as_o take_v a_o man_n to_o be_v my_o prince_n teacher_n physician_n etc._n etc._n and_o not_o in_o a_o physical_a sense_n for_o so_o it_o be_v many_o act_n etc._n etc._n and_o he_o confute_v i_o thus_o hear_v reader_n see_v the_o wit_n or_o forgetfulness_n of_o the_o man_n who_o to_o maintain_v his_o own_o ground_n do_v often_o consider_v faith_n as_o physical_o seat_v in_o the_o understanding_n and_o will_n but_o when_o 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may_v answer_v ad_fw-la hominâ—m_fw-la and_o then_o 1._o it_o seem_v faith_n be_v not_o the_o efficient_a cause_n and_o therefore_o not_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n for_o a_o or_o ab_fw-la be_v not_o affix_v to_o it_o in_o this_o business_n 2._o it_o seem_v then_o that_o faith_n be_v the_o formal_a cause_n of_o justification_n because_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 3.22_o 25_o 30_o &_o passim_fw-la by_o faith_n so_n that_o faith_n be_v come_v to_o high_a promotion_n then_o to_o be_v a_o instrumental_a efficient_a cause_n 3._o hence_o it_o seem_v also_o that_o faith_n even_o the_o same_o faith_n be_v the_o material_a cause_n too_o for_o most_o certain_o we_o be_v say_v to_o be_v justify_v ex_fw-la fide_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d rom._n 3.26_o 30._o rom._n 5.1_o gal._n 2.16_o &_o 3.8_o 7_o 5_o 9_o 22_o 24._o &_o 5.5_o jam._n 2.24_o whether_o ex_fw-la fide_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d do_v indeed_o express_v a_o instrumental_a 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28.13_o act._n 3.19_o with_o many_o more_o the_o consequence_n be_v plain_a in_o that_o pardon_n be_v by_o very_a many_o make_v the_o whole_a of_o our_o justification_n and_o by_o other_o confess_v a_o chief_a part_n and_o by_o all_o it_o be_v confess_v to_o be_v make_v we_o on_o the_o same_o term_n as_o be_v justification_n itself_o my_o four_o proof_n be_v from_o those_o text_n which_o make_v these_o kind_n of_o act_n to_o have_v the_o place_n of_o a_o condition_n in_o order_n to_o salvation_n if_o they_o be_v condition_n of_o salvation_n then_o be_v they_o no_o less_o than_o condition_n of_o our_o final_a justification_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v ordinary_o acknowledge_v by_o the_o opponent_n and_o it_o be_v prove_v 1_o tim._n 4.8_o heb._n 5.9_o 1_o tim._n 6.18_o 19_o luk._n 11.28_o and_o 13.24_o 1_o cor._n 9.24_o 25_o 26_o 27._o rev._n 22.14_o john_n 12.26_o rom._n 8.13_o mat._n 5.20_o mat._n 19.29_o mat._n 6.1_o 2_o 4_o 6._o and_o 5.12_o 46._o and_o 10.41_o 42._o 2_o thess_n 1.5_o 6._o col._n 3.23_o 24._o heb._n 6.10_o 2._o tim._n 4.7_o 8._o gal._n 6.4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o 10._o 2._o cor._n 9.6_o 9_o john_n 5.22_o 27_o 28_o 29_o etc._n etc._n the_o consequence_n be_v prove_v good_a first_o in_o that_o final_a justification_n and_o glorification_n have_v the_o same_o condition_n as_o be_v plain_a both_o in_o many_o scripture_n mention_v and_o in_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n for_o that_o justification_n be_v the_o adjudge_v we_o to_o that_o glory_n and_o therefore_o so_o far_o as_o any_o thing_n be_v the_o cause_n or_o condition_n of_o the_o glory_n itself_o it_o must_v be_v the_o reason_n of_o the_o sentence_n which_o adjudge_v it_o to_o we_o second_o and_o salvation_n be_v as_o free_a as_o justification_n and_o no_o more_o deserve_v by_o man_n and_o therefore_o the_o apostle_n equal_o exclude_v work_n from_o both_o eph._n 2.5_o 8_o 9_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v through_o faith_n and_o that_o not_o of_o yourselves_o it_o be_v the_o gift_n of_o 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mat._n 25.31_o 23_o 34_o 35_o 40_o 46._o gen._n 22.16_o 17_o 18._o 2_o chron._n 34.26_o 27._o psalm_n 91.9_o 14._o mark_v 7.29_o 1_o john_n 3.22_o 23._o john_n 16.27_o rev._n 3.10_o and_o 3.4_o and_o 7.14_o 15._o etc._n etc._n and_o though_o some_o of_o these_o text_n speak_v not_o of_o divine_a acceptance_n to_o life_n yet_o first_o some_o do_v second_o and_o the_o rest_n speak_v of_o no_o mercy_n but_o what_o be_v as_o free_o give_v as_o justification_n a_o man_n own_o work_n be_v exclude_v other_o mean_n and_o part_n of_o salvation_n as_o well_o as_o that_o i_o run_v over_o these_o brief_o and_o general_o both_o because_o i_o expect_v that_o the_o bare_a text_n without_o my_o comment_n shall_v work_v upon_o the_o considerate_a and_o because_o i_o have_v be_v so_o much_o upon_o it_o former_o in_o other_o write_n as_o confess_v §_o 3._o p._n â—6_n cap._n 3._o &_o cap_n 5._o §_o 2._o pag._n 117_o 118._o &_o alibi_fw-la passim_fw-la as_o that_o i_o apprehend_v in_o this_o work_n more_o 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not_o examine_v this_o description_n by_o accurate_a logical_a rule_n etc._n etc._n answ_n first_o doubtless_o a_o accurate_a rather_o than_o popular_a definition_n will_v as_o soon_o be_v expect_v from_o you_o as_o from_o most_o and_o here_o as_o anywhere_o in_o a_o treatise_n purposely_o on_o the_o subject_a second_o pronunciation_n do_v not_o go_v before_o constitution_n not_o put_v we_o into_o a_o state_n of_o reconciliation_n and_o favour_n but_o find_v we_o in_o it_o you_o say_v yourself_o pag._n 120._o to_o justify_v be_v to_o constitute_v and_o to_o declare_v or_o pronounce_v righteous_a and_o in_o your_o first_o treatise_n of_o justification_n pag._n 7._o indeed_o the_o apostle_n rom._n 5._o say_v many_o be_v make_v righteous_a by_o the_o second_o adam_n which_o if_o not_o mean_v of_o inherent_a holiness_n do_v imply_v that_o the_o righteousness_n we_o have_v by_o christ_n be_v not_o mere_o declarative_a but_o also_o constitutive_a and_o indeed_o one_o be_v in_o order_n 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they_o shall_v do_v better_o without_o he_o and_o a_o three_o party_n that_o seem_v to_o be_v friend_n tell_v they_o though_o you_o do_v take_v he_o for_o your_o physician_n yet_o must_v you_o work_v yourself_o to_o health_n and_o take_v those_o other_o medicine_n as_o well_o as_o he_o if_o you_o will_v be_v cure_v but_o the_o physician_n say_v its_o only_a your_o trust_n in_o i_o that_o can_v cure_v you_o now_o here_o we_o be_v at_o a_o loss_n in_o the_o interpret_n of_o his_o condition_n some_o say_v that_o they_o must_v be_v cure_v bare_o by_o believe_v or_o trust_v in_o he_o and_o not_o by_o take_v his_o person_n in_o the_o full_a relation_n of_o a_o physician_n or_o at_o least_o not_o by_o take_v his_o medicine_n which_o they_o abhor_v nor_o by_o exercise_v or_o sweat_v upon_o it_o or_o observe_v the_o diet_n and_o direction_n which_o he_o give_v they_o but_o i_o rather_o interpret_v he_o thus_o in_o require_v you_o to_o take_v he_o for_o your_o physician_n it_o be_v employ_v 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instrumentality_n to_o which_o it_o do_v belong_v that_o so_o i_o may_v not_o trouble_v the_o present_a dispute_n by_o the_o interposition_n of_o another_o treat_n pag_n 226_o the_o three_o argument_n be_v if_o in_o the_o continuance_n and_o progress_n of_o our_o justification_n we_o be_v justify_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n we_o be_v at_o first_o then_o it_o be_v not_o by_o faith_n and_o work_v but_o by_o faith_n only_o as_o distinct_a to_o work_n rom._n 1.17_o galat._n 3.11_o answ_n 1._o i_o grant_v the_o whole_a understand_v faith_n and_o work_v as_o paul_n do_v but_o not_o as_o you_o do_v 2._o by_o the_o same_o manner_n either_o you_o mean_v the_o same_o specifical_o as_o specify_v from_o the_o covenant_n and_o object_n as_o distinct_a from_o jewish_a righteousness_n or_o from_o all_o false_a way_n or_o all_o mercenary_a meritorious_a work_n so_o intend_v or_o any_o manner_n that_o be_v not_o subordinate_a to_o christ_n and_o employ_v in_o believe_v and_o thus_o your_o antecedent_n be_v true_a and_o your_o consequence_n in_o your_o sense_n of_o faith_n and_o work_v be_v false_a or_o else_o you_o mean_v the_o same_o manner_n in_o opposition_n to_o any_o additional_a act_n employ_v in_o our_o first_o believe_v as_o its_o necessary_a consequent_a and_o thus_o your_o minor_a or_o antecedent_n be_v false_a if_o you_o will_v not_o believe_v i_o believe_v yourself_o who_o as_o flat_o speak_v the_o contrary_a doctrine_n as_o ever_o i_o do_v be_v not_o as_o it_o seem_v in_o every_o lecture_n of_o the_o same_o thought_n pag._n 118._o you_o write_v it_o for_o observation_n in_o a_o different_a character_n thus_o for_o though_o holy_a work_n do_v not_o justify_v yet_o by_o they_o a_o man_n be_v continue_v in_o a_o state_n of_o justification_n so_o that_o do_v not_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n interpose_v gross_a and_o wicked_a way_n will_v out_o off_o our_o justification_n and_o put_v we_o in_o a_o state_n of_o condemnation_n but_o because_o you_o may_v 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etc._n praxis_fw-la cathol_n dissert_v 7._o pag._n 973._o etc._n etc._n §_o 41._o nec_fw-la tamen_fw-la negat_fw-la quisquam_fw-la fidem_fw-la esse_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la in_o sano_fw-la sensu_fw-la ex_fw-la rom._n 1.5_o &_o 6.17_o &_o 10.16_o &_o 16_o 26._o 2_o thess_n 1_o 8._o act._n 5.3_o 2._o heb._n 5.9_o 1_o pet._n 1.2_o 14_o 22._o 1._o fides_n est_fw-la obedientia_fw-la quatenus_fw-la ejus_fw-la actus_fw-la proprius_fw-la respondet_fw-la praecepto_fw-la evangelii_n crede_fw-la in_o dominum_fw-la jesum_fw-la etc._n etc._n ideo_fw-la enim_fw-la ut_fw-la calvinus_n aâ—t_fw-la ad_fw-la rom._n 1.5_o nomine_fw-la obedientiae_fw-la insignitur_fw-la quod_fw-la dominus_fw-la per_fw-la evangelium_fw-la nos_fw-la vocat_fw-la nos_fw-la vocanti_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la respondemus_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la fides_fw-la ut_fw-la loquor_fw-la apol._n august_n conf._n in_o resp_n ad_fw-la arg._n pag._n 125._o est_fw-la obedientia_fw-la erga_fw-la evangelium_fw-la quae_fw-la cum_fw-la 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wit._n f._n 281._o but_o the_o chief_a thing_n i_o intend_v be_v in_o the_o next_o word_n at_o quemadmodum_fw-la caeterae_fw-la actiones_fw-la significatae_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la quasi_fw-la materiaiiter_fw-la &_o synecdochicè_fw-la per_fw-la se_fw-la &_o directè_fw-la non_fw-la ordinantur_fw-la ad_fw-la amicitiam_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o salutem_fw-la proprie_fw-la efficiendam_fw-la as_o he_o mistake_o think_v faith_n be_v sed_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la cui_fw-la quequo_fw-la modo_fw-la prosunt_fw-la vel_fw-la ad_fw-la amicitiam_fw-la dei_fw-la &_o salutem_fw-la saltem_fw-la non_fw-la amittendam_fw-la ita_fw-la neque_fw-la justificabunt_fw-la &_o salvabunt_fw-la proprie_fw-la &_o directe_v proderunt_fw-la tamen_fw-la ad_fw-la utrumque_fw-la quatenus_fw-la sunt_fw-la 1._o vel_fw-la dispositiones_fw-la ad_fw-la fidem_fw-la ut_fw-la pareus_n 2._o effectus_fw-la etc._n etc._n 3._o quatenus_fw-la per_fw-la illa_fw-la excludimus_fw-la &_o cavemus_fw-la peccata_fw-la &_o ingratitudinem_fw-la quae_fw-la omnino_fw-la vera_fw-la causa_fw-la amittendae_fw-la justitiae_fw-la &_o salutis_fw-la futura_fw-la essent_fw-la qualem_fw-la causam_fw-la removentem_fw-la probibeus_fw-la appellare_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la causas_fw-la per_fw-la accidens_fw-la refer_v solent_fw-la omnis_fw-la enim_fw-la arbour_n quae_fw-la non_fw-la etc._n etc._n
here_o he_o speak_v only_o of_o the_o natural_a conducibility_n of_o work_n and_o omit_v the_o moral_a conditionality_n and_o so_o give_v a_o causality_n per_fw-la accidens_fw-la to_o they_o which_o be_v more_o than_o i_o do_v §_o 54._o &_o in_o hac_fw-la fructuum_fw-la comparatione_fw-la sub_fw-la notione_fw-la proprie_fw-la causae_fw-la finalis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o then_o consider_v that_o justification_n be_v a_o continue_a act_n pertinentis_fw-la ad_fw-la non_fw-la amittendum_fw-la sed_fw-la retinendum_fw-la gratuito_fw-la data_fw-la ordo_fw-la &_o respectus_fw-la operum_fw-la ad_fw-la salutem_fw-la simplicissimè_fw-la &_o commodissimè_fw-la ad_fw-la scripturae_fw-la filum_fw-la explicari_fw-la potest_fw-la 2_o pet._n 1.10_o 2_o joh._n 8._o according_o fore_o in_o this_o type_n he_o make_v the_o condition_n to_o be_v 1._o acceptation_n that_o faith_n 2._o and_o retention_n this_o he_o show_v be_v also_o by_o gospel_n work_v among_o divers_a allegation_n of_o his_o out_o of_o the_o apol._n vrsin_n davenant_n etc._n etc._n i_o will_v add_v one_o out_o of_o gualther_n in_o 1_o cor._n hom_n 28._o ut_fw-la filius_fw-la etsi_fw-la haeres_fw-la natus_fw-la sit_fw-la abdicatur_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o ab_fw-la bereditate_v excidit_fw-la si_fw-la se_fw-la inobedientem_fw-la &_o contumaciorem_fw-la praebeat_fw-la ita_fw-la nos_fw-la quoque_fw-la regni_fw-la caelorum_fw-la bereditatem_fw-la quae_fw-la ex_fw-la adoptionis_fw-la gratia_fw-la nobis_fw-la debetur_fw-la minime_fw-la quidem_fw-la nostris_fw-la operibus_fw-la meremur_fw-la tandem_fw-la vero_fw-la nostra_fw-la contumacia_fw-la amittimus_fw-la &_o nostro_fw-la magno_fw-la merito_fw-la abdicamur_fw-la si_fw-la tantae_fw-la gratiae_fw-la iniqui_fw-la simus_fw-la aestimatores_fw-la and_o he_o reconcile_v paul_n and_o james_n thus_o s_o 56._o deinque_fw-la notandum_fw-la est_fw-la alium_fw-la esse_fw-la loquendi_fw-la &_o docendi_fw-la modum_fw-la contra_fw-la judaismum_fw-la &_o contemptum_fw-la gratiae_fw-la alium_fw-la contra_fw-la securitatem_fw-la &_o abusum_fw-la gratiae_fw-la cum_fw-la disputatur_fw-la praeciput_fw-la contra_fw-la judaismum_fw-la sive_fw-la justitiam_fw-la operum_fw-la uti_fw-la paulus_n in_o ep_n ad_fw-la rom._n &_o alibi_fw-la facit_fw-la tunc_fw-la docemur_fw-la sola_fw-la fide_fw-la justistcare_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nihil_fw-la in_o nobis_fw-la placere_fw-la deo_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la abnegationem_fw-la meriti_fw-la &_o acceptationem_fw-la contra_fw-la doni_fw-la evangelici_fw-la at_o cum_fw-la disputatur_fw-la contra_fw-la securitatem_fw-la &_o docetur_fw-la quid_fw-la respectu_fw-la amicitiae_fw-la divinae_fw-la nobis_fw-la agendum_fw-la sit_fw-la prout_fw-la jacobus_n in_o epis_n sua_fw-la fecit_fw-la &_o bodiè_fw-la vel_fw-la maxim_n necesse_fw-la est_fw-la we_o may_v true_o say_v so_o ut_fw-la dr._n tossanus_fw-la in_o sua_fw-la cont._n psendevangelicos_fw-la disputatione_n et_fw-la alii_fw-la prè_fw-la ac_fw-la prudenter_fw-la jâ—msridem_fw-la monuerunt_fw-la tunc_fw-la negatur_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la sufficere_fw-la &_o praecipiuntur_fw-la omne_fw-la quae_fw-la quoquo_fw-la modo_fw-la prosunt_fw-la sive_fw-la disponant_fw-la ad_fw-la filem_fw-la sive_fw-la in_o iis_fw-la consummetur_fw-la fides_fw-la sicut_fw-la quaevis_fw-la res_fw-la sine_fw-la &_o effictibus_fw-la suis_fw-la consummatur_fw-la arbour_n fructibus_fw-la potentia_fw-la animae_fw-la motibus_fw-la corporis_fw-la non_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la essentiam_fw-la sed_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la usum_fw-la sive_fw-la praesens_fw-la jam_fw-la amicitia_fw-la per_fw-la illa_fw-la firmetur_fw-la ne_fw-la dissiliat_fw-la vel_fw-la etiam_fw-la augeatur_fw-la quod_fw-la ad_fw-la effectus_fw-la aliquos_fw-la &_o hoc_fw-la modo_fw-la quasi_fw-la impleatur_fw-la and_o he_o conclude_v thus_o §_o 58._o vno_fw-la verbo_fw-la solà _fw-fr fide_fw-la justificamur_fw-la hoc_fw-la est_fw-la nullo_n nostro_fw-la merito_fw-la sive_fw-la ipsius_fw-la fidei_fw-la sive_fw-la alterius_fw-la actionis_fw-la praeter_fw-la fidem_fw-la probetur_fw-la evidenter_n &_o catholice_n meritum_fw-la quale_fw-la à _fw-la nostris_fw-la negatur_fw-la tunc_fw-la etiam_fw-la illud_fw-la praeter_fw-la solam_fw-la fidem_fw-la admissuri_fw-la sumus_fw-la lud._n crocius_n say_v syntag._n l._n 4._o pag._n 1123._o fides_n etiam_fw-la sola_fw-la justificat_fw-la quatenus_fw-la notat_fw-la obedientiam_fw-la quandam_fw-la expectantem_fw-la promissionem_fw-la ut_fw-la donum_fw-la gratuitum_fw-la quomodo_fw-la formaliter_fw-la quidem_fw-la consistit_fw-la in_o applicatione_n promissionis_fw-la quam_fw-la tamen_fw-la &_o pracedunt_fw-la dispositiones_fw-la aliquae_fw-la ad_fw-la hunc_fw-la ipsum_fw-la fidei_fw-la actum_fw-la &_o sequuntur_fw-la fructus_fw-la unde_fw-la plures_fw-la virtutes_fw-la vel_fw-la actus_fw-la tum_fw-la antecedentes_fw-la tum_fw-la consequentes_fw-la connotat_fw-la &_o opponitur_fw-la illi_fw-la obedientia_fw-la quae_fw-la non_fw-la expectat_fw-la promissionem_fw-la tanquam_fw-la donum_fw-la omnino_fw-la gratuitum_fw-la sed_fw-la ut_fw-la mercedem_fw-la propositam_fw-la sub_fw-la conditione_n operis_fw-la alicujus_fw-la praeter_fw-la acceptationem_fw-la &_o gratitudinem_fw-la debitam_fw-la quae_fw-la sua_fw-la natura_fw-la in_o omni_fw-la donatione_fw-la quamvis_fw-la gratuitâ_fw-la requiri_fw-la solet_fw-la et_fw-la hujusmodi_fw-la obedientia_fw-la peculiariter_fw-la opus_fw-la ab_fw-la apostolo_n &_o latinis_fw-la propr_fw-la è_fw-la meritum_fw-la dicitur_fw-la et_fw-la qui_fw-la hâc_fw-la conditione_n obediunt_fw-la operantes_fw-la vocantur_fw-la rom._n 4.4_o and_o 11.6_o atque_fw-la si_fw-la it_o a_o hac_fw-la propositio_fw-la exponatur_fw-la ea_fw-la quidem_fw-la opera_fw-la quae_fw-la cum_fw-la fide_fw-la consistere_fw-la nequeant_fw-la id_fw-la est_fw-la que_fw-fr fiunt_fw-la cum_fw-la fiducia_fw-la &_o opinion_n meriti_fw-la prorsus_fw-la excluduntur_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la non_fw-la solum_fw-la negentur_fw-la justificaâ—e_fw-la sed_fw-la &_o adesse_fw-la tam_fw-la in_o justificate_n quam_fw-la in_o justificando_fw-la joh._n crocius_n de_fw-fr justifi_n disp_n 13._o pag._n 67â—_n credenti_fw-la facta_fw-la est_fw-la promissio_fw-la fide_fw-la accepturum_fw-la remissionem_fw-la peccatorum_fw-la mendico_fw-la &_o aegro_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la facta_fw-la promissio_fw-la si_fw-la ille_fw-la manum_fw-la extendat_fw-la datum_fw-la iri_fw-la elcemosynam_fw-la fi_fw-la iste_fw-la pharmacum_fw-la manu_fw-la capiat_fw-la convaliturum_fw-la etc._n etc._n mr._n gataker_n against_o saltmarsh_n shadow_n etc._n etc._n pag._n 26.40_o 41_o 43_o 44_o 45_o 46_o 47_o 48_o 49_o 53_o 64._o do_v full_o give_v as_o much_o to_o faith_n repentance_n obedience_n as_o i_o do_v nor_o know_v i_o any_o reason_n why_o john_n baptism_n for_o the_o substance_n of_o it_o shall_v not_o be_v a_o example_n to_o we_o also_o in_o these_o time_n be_v the_o baptism_n of_o repentance_n unto_o remission_n of_o sin_n that_o be_v if_o i_o mistake_v not_o baptism_n obsign_v remission_n of_o sin_n upon_o condition_n of_o repentance_n pag._n 40._o and_o pag._n 41._o he_o say_v that_o pardon_v of_o sin_n and_o salvation_n be_v propound_v and_o preach_v upon_o condition_n of_o faith_n repentance_n and_o newness_n of_o life_n which_o be_v the_o condition_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o yet_o may_v obey_v also_o be_v so_o term_v as_o condition_n of_o peace_n upon_o agreement_n unto_o and_o performance_n whereof_o peace_n may_v be_v have_v which_o otherwise_o can_v be_v obtain_v and_o he_o evince_v this_o by_o a_o argument_n draw_v from_o the_o definition_n or_o nature_n of_o a_o condition_n thus_o that_o which_o be_v so_o propound_v as_o that_o be_v perform_v life_n and_o salvation_n may_v undoubted_o be_v attain_v and_o without_o which_o it_o can_v be_v have_v may_v well_o be_v term_v a_o condition_n but_o such_o be_v the_o thing_n before_o mention_v therefore_o they_o may_v just_o be_v term_v condition_n vid._n ult_n and_o p._n 48._o suppose_v a_o king_n be_v content_a at_o the_o suit_n either_o of_o the_o party_n themselves_o or_o any_o friend_n to_o grant_v his_o gracious_a pardon_n to_o a_o company_n of_o notorious_a rebel_n that_o have_v rise_v up_o against_o he_o etc._n etc._n upon_o condition_n that_o they_o acknowledge_v their_o offence_n and_o their_o sorrow_n for_o it_o with_o purpose_n and_o promise_v of_o live_v loyal_o for_o time_n to_o come_v whether_o will_v you_o deem_v this_o to_o be_v free_a grace_n or_o no_o etc._n etc._n be_v he_o not_o a_o most_o ungracious_a wretch_n that_o have_v his_o pardon_n on_o such_o term_n grant_v and_o sign_v he_o shall_v in_o regard_n of_o those_o condition_n deny_v it_o to_o be_v of_o free_a grace_n and_o whether_o they_o do_v not_o blaspheme_v god_n free_a grace_n that_o deny_v it_o to_o be_v free_a grace_n if_o it_o be_v propound_v on_o term_n of_o relief_n repentance_n and_o amendment_n of_o life_n sir_n whatsoever_o you_o say_v to_o we_o take_v heed_n how_o you_o tell_v christ_n that_o he_o do_v not_o free_o save_v you_o if_o he_o will_v not_o save_v you_o unless_o you_o believe_v etc._n etc._n in_o many_o more_o place_n and_o more_o full_o mr._n gataker_n show_v that_o faith_n repentance_n obedience_n be_v joint_o condition_n of_o pardon_n etc._n etc._n only_o he_o give_v faith_n a_o peculiar_a receptivity_n which_o i_o never_o deny_v and_o he_o yield_v to_o call_v it_o a_o instrument_n which_o so_o large_o take_v i_o will_v not_o contend_v against_o but_o still_o i_o say_v that_o this_o receptivity_n be_v but_o the_o aptitude_n of_o faith_n in_o a_o special_a manner_n to_o this_o work_n of_o justify_v and_o the_o rest_n be_v apt_a to_o be_v condition_n in_o their_o place_n or_o else_o god_n will_v not_o have_v make_v they_o condition_n even_o in_o regard_n of_o its_o natural_a aptitude_n and_o use_v humiliation_n as_o mr._n vines_n say_v serm._n on_o james_n 4.8_o pag._n
14.9_o and_o therefore_o when_o we_o be_v free_o pardon_v &_o buy_v from_o hell_n it_o be_v equal_a that_o christ_n shall_v rule_v we_o who_o buy_v we_o and_o that_o his_o covenant_n hang_v till_o the_o continuance_n of_o our_o legal_a title_n to_o pardon_v justification_n and_o glory_n and_o so_o the_o full_a possession_n of_o they_o upon_o this_o perseverance_n in_o sincere_a love_a grateful_a subjection_n to_o he_o that_o buy_v we_o and_o by_o he_o to_o the_o father_n and_o thus_o sir_n i_o have_v digress_v and_o use_v many_o word_n on_o this_o which_o to_o you_o i_o think_v needless_a not_o only_o because_o i_o perceive_v that_o you_o acknowledge_v the_o conditionality_n of_o obedience_n in_o some_o sense_n but_o tell_v i_o not_o in_o what_o sense_n but_o lest_o you_o shall_v not_o discern_v my_o sense_n who_o desire_v to_o speak_v as_o plain_a as_o i_o can_v that_o you_o may_v true_o see_v wherein_o we_o differ_v and_o that_o i_o also_o may_v see_v it_o when_o you_o have_v as_o 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determine_v not_o to_o know_v any_o thing_n among_o they_o save_o jesus_n christ_n and_o he_o crucify_v and_o that_o his_o speech_n and_o preach_v be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d that_o so_o their_o faith_n may_v not_o stand_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d &_o that_o he_o speak_v the_o mystery_n of_o the_o gospel_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 1_o cor._n 2._o i_o be_o past_a doubt_n therefore_o that_o to_o thrust_v such_o philosophical_a dictate_v into_o our_o creed_n or_o confession_n and_o make_v they_o the_o very_a touchstone_n of_o orthodoxness_n in_o other_o be_v a_o dangerous_a presumptuous_a add_v to_o the_o doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o a_o make_n of_o a_o new_a doctrine_n of_o justification_n and_o salvation_n to_o the_o great_a wrong_n of_o the_o prophet_n and_o lawgiver_n of_o the_o church_n i_o be_v even_o now_o read_v learned_a zanchius_n proof_n that_o believer_n before_o christ_n do_v by_o their_o faith_n receive_v christ_n flesh_n or_o humane_a nature_n as_o promise_v and_o future_a as_o well_o as_o the_o divine_a and_o his_o heavy_a censure_n of_o the_o contrary_a doctrine_n as_o vile_a and_o unsufferable_a which_o occasion_v i_o to_o add_v this_o quere_z whether_o that_o believe_v be_v a_o physical_a reception_n when_o the_o object_n have_v no_o real_a be_v or_o do_v not_o exist_v or_o whether_o mere_a moral_a reception_n by_o accept_n choose_v consent_v as_o a_o people_n receive_v the_o king_n heir_n for_o their_o future_a governor_n before_o they_o be_v bear_v or_o as_o we_o receive_v a_o man_n for_o our_o king_n who_o dwell_v far_o out_o of_o our_o sight_n or_o as_o prince_n wife_n do_v use_v to_o take_v they_o both_o for_o their_o husband_n and_o sovereign_a lord_n even_o in_o their_o own_o native_a country_n before_o they_o come_v to_o sight_n of_o the_o man_n the_o match_n be_v both_o drive_v on_o and_o make_v and_o the_o marriage_n or_o contract_n perform_v and_o imperfect_o solemnize_v at_o that_o distance_n by_o a_o 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to_o use_v any_o more_o distinction_n than_o these_o few_o and_o therefore_o i_o will_v add_v no_o more_o about_o this_o term._n as_o to_o the_o term_n evangelical_n righteousness_n may_v be_v so_o call_v in_o a_o fourfold_a sense_n 1._o either_o because_o it_o be_v that_o righteousness_n which_o the_o covenant_n or_o law_n of_o grace_n require_v as_o its_o condition_n or_o 2._o because_o its_o a_o righteousness_n reveal_v by_o the_o gospel_n or_o 3_o because_o it_o be_v give_v by_o the_o gospel_n 4._o or_o because_o it_o 〈◊〉_d â—_o perfect_a fulfil_n of_o the_o precept_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o a_o personal_a righteousness_n we_o mean_v here_o not_o that_o which_o be_v we_o by_o mere_a imputation_n but_o that_o which_o be_v found_v in_o somewhat_o inherent_a in_o we_o or_o perform_v by_o we_o necessity_n be_v 1._o of_o a_o mere_a antecedent_n 2._o or_o of_o a_o mean_n we_o mean_v the_o last_o mean_n be_v either_o cause_n or_o condition_n i_o shall_v now_o by_o the_o help_n of_o 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there_o be_v none_o that_o do_v good_a no_o not_o one_o imperfect_a legal_a righteousness_n be_v a_o improper_a speech_n it_o be_v proper_o no_o legal_a righteousness_n at_o all_o but_o a_o less_o degree_n of_o unrighteousness_n the_o more_o to_o blame_v they_o that_o call_v sanctification_n so_o prop._n 7._o no_o man_n can_v say_v that_o he_o be_v a_o coordinate_a con-cause_n with_o christ_n in_o his_o justification_n or_o that_o he_o have_v the_o least_o degree_n of_o a_o satisfactory_a or_o meritorious_a righteousness_n which_o may_v bear_v any_o part_n in_o co-ordination_a with_o christ_n righteousness_n for_o his_o justification_n or_o salvation_n prop._n 8._o we_o have_v not_o any_o personal_a evangelical_n righteousness_n of_o perfect_a obedience_n to_o the_o precept_n of_o christ_n himself_n whether_o it_o be_v the_o law_n of_o nature_n as_o in_o his_o hand_n or_o the_o gospel_n positives_n prop._n 9_o even_o the_o gospel_n personal_a righteousness_n of_o outward_a work_n though_o but_o in_o sincerity_n and_o not_o perfection_n be_v not_o necessary_a no_o not_o as_o a_o antecedent_n to_o our_o justification_n at_o the_o first_o prop._n 10._o external_n work_v of_o holiness_n be_v not_o of_o absolute_a necessity_n to_o salvation_n for_o it_o be_v possible_a that_o death_n may_v sudden_o after_o conversion_n prevent_v opportunity_n and_o then_o the_o inward_a faith_n and_o repentance_n will_v suffice_v though_o i_o think_v no_o man_n can_v give_v we_o one_o instance_n of_o such_o a_o man_n de_fw-fr facto_fw-la not_o the_o thief_n on_o the_o cross_n for_o he_o confess_v pray_v reprove_v the_o other_o etc._n etc._n prop._n 11._o where_o sincere_a obedience_n be_v necessary_a to_o salvation_n it_o be_v not_o all_o the_o same_o act_n of_o obedience_n that_o be_v of_o necessity_n to_o all_o man_n or_o at_o all_o time_n for_o the_o matter_n may_v vary_v and_o yet_o the_o sinecerity_n of_o obedience_n continue_v but_o some_o special_a act_n be_v of_o necessity_n to_o the_o sincerity_n prop._n 12._o if_o righteousness_n be_v denominate_v from_o the_o precept_n christ_n obedience_n be_v a_o perfect_a legal_a righteousness_n as_o have_v a_o perfect_a conformity_n to_o the_o law_n but_o not_o so_o a_o evangelical_n righteousness_n for_o he_o give_v we_o in_o many_o law_n for_o the_o application_n of_o his_o merit_n that_o he_o be_v neither_o oblige_v to_o fulfil_v nor_o capable_a of_o it_o if_o righteousness_n be_v denominate_v from_o the_o promise_n or_o premiant_a part_n of_o the_o law_n christ_n righteousness_n be_v in_o some_o sort_n the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n of_o work_n for_o he_o merit_v all_o the_o reward_n of_o that_o law_n but_o it_o be_v principal_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o special_a covenant_n of_o redemption_n between_o the_o father_n and_o he_o but_o not_o of_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n make_v with_o man_n he_o do_v not_o repent_v or_o obey_v for_o pardon_n and_o salvation_n to_o himself_o as_o a_o believer_n 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father_n but_o in_o no_o propriety_n be_v they_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o commination_n of_o the_o law_n of_o grace_n against_o the_o despiser_n or_o neglecter_n of_o grace_n i_o mean_v that_o proper_a to_o the_o gospel_n prop._n 13._o christ_n righteousness_n be_v well_o call_v our_o evangelical_n righteousness_n both_o as_o it_o be_v reveal_v by_o the_o gospel_n and_o confer_v by_o it_o and_o oppose_v to_o the_o legal_a way_n of_o justification_n by_o perfect_a personal_a righteousness_n so_o that_o by_o call_v our_o own_o personal_a righteousness_n evangelical_n we_o deny_v not_o that_o title_n to_o christ_n but_o give_v it_o that_o in_o a_o high_a respect_n and_o much_o more_o prop._n 14._o no_o personal_a righteousness_n of_o we_o our_o faith_n or_o repentance_n be_v any_o proper_a cause_n of_o our_o first_o justification_n or_o of_o our_o enter_v into_o a_o justify_v state_n though_o as_o they_o remove_v impediment_n or_o be_v condition_n they_o may_v improper_o be_v call_v 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