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thing_n therefore_o that_o i_o will_v desire_v to_o be_v observe_v be_v this_o that_o though_o faith_n be_v a_o instrument_n of_o the_o foresay_a objective_n or_o of_o the_o ethical_a metaphorical_a recption_n of_o christ_n which_o yet_o be_v not_o proper_o be_v ipsa_fw-la receptio_fw-la yet_o it_o be_v not_o therefore_o the_o instrumental_a cause_n of_o the_o passive_a proper_a reception_n of_o right_n to_o christ_n or_o righteousness_n of_o this_o it_o be_v only_o the_o condition_n and_o not_o the_o proper_a instrument_n for_o i_o shall_v show_v hereafter_o that_o it_o be_v impossible_a it_o shall_v be_v both_o it_o do_v moral_o qualify_v the_o subject_n to_o be_v a_o fit_a patient_a to_o be_v justify_v as_o m._n benjam_n woodbridge_n say_v true_o in_o his_o excellent_a sermon_n of_o justification_n the_o reason_n of_o this_o be_v that_o it_o be_v only_a donation_n or_o the_o will_n of_o the_o donor_n signify_v that_o can_v efficient_o convey_v a_o right_n to_o his_o own_o benefit_n the_o receiver_n be_v not_o the_o giver_n and_o therefore_o not_o the_o conveyer_n of_o right_n every_o instrument_n be_v a_o efficient_a cause_n and_o therefore_o must_v effect_v and_o it_o be_v only_o give_v that_o effect_v this_o right_a now_o if_o the_o give_v the_o donation_n have_v be_v absolute_a it_o have_v absolute_o convey_v right_a and_o faith_n will_v have_v have_v no_o hand_n in_o it_o as_o be_v no_o condition_n or_o if_o the_o gift_n have_v constitute_v another_o condition_n that_o other_o will_v have_v have_v the_o cause_v interest_n that_o faith_n now_o have_v ut_fw-la causa_fw-la sive_fw-la qua_fw-la non_fw-la so_o that_o the_o the_o near_a and_o formal_a interest_n of_o faith_n be_v it_o be_v be_v the_o condition_n and_o its_o apprehension_n of_o its_o object_n be_v but_o the_o remote_a aptitudinal_n reason_n be_v ipsa_fw-la fides_fw-la the_o great_a thing_n therefore_o that_o i_o affirm_v be_v this_o that_o if_o you_o will_v needs_o call_v faith_n the_o instrument_n of_o apprehend_v christ_n or_o righteousness_n yet_o do_v it_o not_o justify_v proximè_fw-la &_o formaliter_fw-la as_o such_o but_o as_o the_o condition_n of_o the_o gift_n perform_v 8._o and_o if_o you_o will_v speak_v improper_o and_o call_v faith_n as_o it_o be_v the_o performed-condition_n instrumentum_fw-la receptionis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o therefore_o instrumentum_fw-la justificationis_fw-la in_o a_o few_o word_n thiâ—_n be_v the_o sum_n 1._o faith_n be_v a_o ethical_a metaphorical_a reception_n of_o christ_n 2._o if_o any_o will_v speak_v so_o improper_o as_o to_o call_v this_o the_o instrument_n of_o this_o ethical_a reception_n i_o will_v not_o contend_v with_o he_o 3._o this_o ethical_a reception_n active_a be_v constitute_v by_o christ_n testament_n the_o condition_n of_o passive_a proper_a reception_n of_o right_n to_o christ_n and_o with_o he_o to_o his_o benefit_n faith_n must_v first_o be_v faith_n i._n e._n apprehensio_fw-la christi_fw-la in_o order_n of_o nature_n before_o it_o can_v be_v the_o condition_n of_o right_n 4._o it_o justify_v therefore_o quâ_fw-la conditio_fw-la and_o not_o quâ_fw-la fides_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la or_o as_o they_o improper_o speak_v quâ_fw-la instrumentum_fw-la christum_fw-la apprehendens_fw-la 5._o if_o any_o will_v take_v the_o word_n instrument_n so_o improper_o and_o large_o as_o to_o comprehend_v the_o condition_n than_o you_o may_v so_o further_o say_v faith_n be_v not_o only_o the_o instrument_n of_o active_a reception_n but_o of_o true_a passive_a reception_n of_o right_n to_o christ_n and_o so_o of_o receive_v justification_n 6._o but_o this_o be_v quâ_fw-la conditio_fw-la prâ—stita_fw-la and_o not_o qua_fw-la apprehensio_fw-la christi_fw-la 7._o and_o therefore_o every_o act_n that_o be_v part_n of_o this_o condition_n may_v so_o be_v call_v instrumentum_fw-la recipiendi_fw-la 8._o and_o if_o it_o be_v as_o they_o will_v have_v it_o that_o faith_n be_v the_o instrument_n eo_fw-la nomine_fw-la quia_fw-la christum_fw-la apprehendit_fw-la than_o every_o grace_n that_o apprehend_v christ_n must_v be_v the_o instrument_n too_o and_o doubtless_o knowledge_n love_n hope_v delight_n etc._n etc._n do_v apprehend_v or_o receive_v christ_n in_o some_o sort_n and_o have_v he_o for_o their_o object_n 9_o though_o i_o will_v not_o contend_v with_o he_o that_o will_v say_v fides_n non_fw-la quà _fw-la fides_fw-la sed_fw-la quà _fw-la câ—nditio_fw-la praestita_fw-la est_fw-la instrumentum_fw-la morale_fw-la recipiendi_fw-la jus_o ad_fw-la christum_fw-la &_o justiâ—iam_fw-la ab_fw-la ipso_fw-la promeritam_fw-la yet_o as_o i_o think_v he_o lay_v a_o snare_n for_o himself_o and_o other_o in_o turn_v the_o plain_a and_o proper_a term_n condition_n into_o a_o improper_a term_n instrumentum_fw-la recipiendi_fw-la so_o i_o think_v it_o not_o to_o be_v endure_v that_o therefore_o faith_n or_o any_o act_n of_o man_n shall_v be_v call_v the_o instrument_n of_o justification_n for_o though_o you_o may_v in_o a_o strain_a speech_n say_v that_o receptio_fw-la moralis_fw-la activa_fw-la be_v make_v the_o medium_n or_o condition_n receptionis_fw-la physicae_fw-la passivae_fw-la may_v therefore_o â—e_v call_v instrumentum_fw-la recipiendi_fw-la and_o credere_fw-la vel_fw-la acceptare_fw-la say_v to_o be_v moraliter_fw-la vel_fw-la reputatiuè_fw-la pati_fw-la and_o so_o every_o condition_n quà _fw-la condition_n be_v term_v a_o receptive_a instrument_n i_o say_v though_o i_o will_v not_o quarrel_v with_o this_o speech_n for_o mere_a unfitness_n yet_o it_o be_v a_o high_a and_o more_o dangerous_a error_n to_o say_v that_o faith_n or_o any_o condition_n be_v therefore_o instrumentum_fw-la justificationis_fw-la it_o be_v not_o a_o instrumental_a efficient_a cause_n of_o the_o effect_n because_o it_o be_v medium_n fine_a quo_fw-la non_fw-la recipitur_fw-la as_o realis_fw-la vel_fw-la naturalis_fw-la receptio_fw-la justificationis_fw-la be_v not_o justificare_fw-la sed_fw-la justificari_fw-la so_o much_o more_o evident_a be_v it_o that_o moralis_n &_o imputativa_fw-la receptio_fw-la justificationis_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la justificare_fw-la sed_fw-la medium_n necessarium_fw-la ad_fw-la justificari_fw-la 10._o last_o i_o say_v again_o what_o i_o say_v in_o my_o aphorism_n these_o two_o question_n must_v be_v distinguish_v what_o be_v the_o near_a reason_n of_o faith_n interest_n in_o justification_n and_o what_o be_v the_o remote_a reason_n or_o why_o do_v god_n assign_v faith_n to_o this_o office_n to_o the_o first_o this_o be_v the_o only_a true_a answer_n faith_n justify_v rather_o than_o any_o thing_n else_o because_o god_n in_o frame_v his_o deed_n of_o gift_n be_v please_v to_o make_v faith_n the_o condition_n the_o mere_a constitution_n of_o the_o donor_n be_v the_o cause_n to_o the_o second_o this_o be_v my_o answer_n god_n choose_v faith_n to_o this_o office_n of_o be_v the_o justify_v condition_n rather_o than_o other_o duty_n because_o it_o be_v fit_a as_o be_v in_o its_o own_o nature_n a_o acceptance_n of_o a_o free_o give_v christ_n and_o life_n with_o he_o which_o man_n call_v the_o instrumentality_n i_o have_v the_o more_o full_o open_v my_o meaning_n here_o together_o about_o this_o point_n though_o with_o some_o repetition_n that_o i_o may_v leave_v no_o room_n for_o doubt_v of_o it_o and_o misunderstand_v i_o §._o 12._o mr_n bl._n the_o spirit_n will_v do_v nothing_o without_o our_o faith_n and_o our_o faith_n can_v do_v nothing_o without_o the_o spirit_n man_n can_v justify_v himself_o by_o believe_v without_o god_n and_o god_n will_v not_o justify_v a_o unbelieved_a man_n faith_n then_o be_v the_o act_n of_o man_n man_n believe_v yet_o the_o instrument_n of_o god_n that_o justify_v only_a believer_n §._o 12._o r._n b._n 1._o the_o spirit_n work_v in_o sanctification_n be_v nothing_o to_o our_o question_n of_o justification_n 2._o the_o spirit_n work_v our_o first_o faith_n without_o faith_n coworking_a and_o that_o be_v more_o than_o nothing_o 3._o the_o spirit_n move_v faith_n to_o action_n before_o faith_n move_v itself_o and_o that_o be_v more_o than_o nothing_o 4._o it_o be_v not_o so_o easy_o prove_v as_o say_v that_o the_o spirit_n never_o excit_v any_o good_a act_n in_o the_o soul_n nor_o yet_o restrain_v from_o any_o