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The three questions of free iustification. Christian liberty. The use of the Law Explicated in a briefe comment on St. Paul to the Galatians, from the 16. ver. of the second chapter, to the 26. of the third. By Sam. Torshell pastor of Bunbury in Cheshire.
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Torshell, Samuel, 1604-1650.
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to_o deserve_v our_o justification_n 3._o nor_o be_v faith_n such_o a_o action_n which_o though_o it_o have_v not_o merit_v yet_o by_o favourable_a acceptance_n be_v take_v as_o if_o it_o be_v the_o perfect_a righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n 4._o but_o it_o justify_v as_o it_o be_v in_o relation_n to_o that_o object_n which_o it_o embrace_n and_o which_o object_n be_v our_o justification_n it_o justify_v relatiuè_n et_fw-la organicè_fw-la relative_o and_o instrumental_o ut_fw-la terminatur_fw-la in_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d christi_fw-la faith_n look_v upon_o lay_v hold_v on_o christ_n on_o his_o merit_n on_o his_o sufficiency_n and_o thus_o be_v term_v justify_n faith_n these_o i_o lay_v in_o this_o manner_n to_o clear_v this_o truth_n from_o a_o double_a error_n 1._o one_o be_v of_o the_o papist_n and_o more_o gross_a who_o say_v that_o faith_n justify_v per_fw-la modum_fw-la causae_fw-la efficientis_fw-la et_fw-la meritoriae_fw-la as_o a_o efficient_a and_o meritorious_a cause_n this_o be_v deliver_v by_o cardinal_n bellarmine_n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr justiniano_n cap._n 17._o and_o by_o the_o jesuite_n pererius_n com._n in_o gen._n cap._n 15._o i_o answer_v if_o faith_n have_v merit_n to_o justify_v it_o shall_v then_o go_v before_o justification_n et_fw-la ratione_fw-la et_fw-la tempore_fw-la both_o in_o nature_n and_o time_n which_o we_o may_v not_o grant_v for_o faith_n be_v by_o itself_o a_o part_n of_o sanctification_n and_o that_o we_o can_v conceive_v to_o go_v before_o our_o justification_n that_o namely_o which_o be_v foro_fw-la divino_fw-la in_o god_n sight_n but_o i_o mean_v but_o to_o name_v this_o because_o it_o be_v enough_o know_v 2._o the_o other_o be_v late_a and_o a_o little_a more_o subtle_a they_o say_v faith_n justify_v sensu_fw-la proprio_fw-la in_o a_o proper_a sense_n that_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la the_o very_a believe_a be_v impute_v for_o righteousness_n non_fw-la quidem_fw-la merito_fw-la svo_fw-la sed_fw-la propter_fw-la gratuitam_fw-la acceptilationem_fw-la dei_fw-la not_o say_v they_o for_o its_o own_o merit_n but_o because_o of_o favourable_a allowance_n it_o be_v accept_v as_o if_o it_o have_v merit_v so_o in_o a_o gracious_a acceptilation_n it_o be_v receive_v for_o righteousness_n this_o be_v deliver_v by_o faustus_n socinus_n lib._n 4._o cap._n 4._o pag._n 334._o fâ—rwarded_n by_o other_o also_o but_o to_o clear_v ourselves_o of_o this_o we_o argue_v against_o it_o brief_o thus_o 1._o no_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o a_o act_n of_o his_o own_o this_o proposition_n be_v true_a from_o express_a scripture_n eph._n 2.5_o by_o grace_n you_o be_v save_v ver_fw-la 9_o not_o of_o work_n now_o the_o chain_n be_v sure_o link_v justification_n and_o salvation_n rom._n 8_o 29_o 30._o or_o more_o in_o the_o word_n tit._n 3.6_o 7._o not_o by_o work_n of_o righteousness_n which_o we_o have_v do_v but_o according_a to_o his_o mercy_n he_o save_v we_o be_v justify_v by_o his_o grace_n and_o if_o by_o grace_n than_o it_o be_v no_o more_o of_o work_n otherwise_o grace_n be_v no_o more_o grace_n rom._n 11.6_o but_o to_o believe_v be_v a_o act_n of_o our_o own_o i_o mean_v not_o any_o exclusion_n of_o the_o spirit_n help_v for_o god_n work_v all_o our_o work_n in_o we_o only_o this_o i_o will_v say_v that_o the_o work_n take_v its_o denomination_n from_o the_o next_o agent_n and_o man_n be_v say_v to_o believe_v therefore_o it_o be_v clear_a no_o justification_n by_o the_o act_n of_o believe_v 2._o god_n account_v that_o for_o perfect_a righteousness_n which_o be_v so_o indeed_o the_o apostle_n witness_v the_o honour_n of_o god_n truth_n rom._n 2.2_o we_o be_v sure_a that_o the_o judgement_n of_o god_n be_v according_a to_o truth_n but_o they_o dare_v not_o but_o confess_v it_o that_o faith_n be_v not_o indeed_o true_a righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n or_o if_o otherwise_o yet_o this_o be_v enough_o against_o it_o that_o if_o faith_n be_v that_o righteousness_n and_o justification_n be_v by_o it_o than_o a_o man_n shall_v be_v justify_v by_o two_o righteousness_n which_o no_o reason_n will_v admit_v for_o if_o one_o be_v sufficient_a there_o need_v not_o any_o other_o and_o to_o grant_v it_o what_o be_v it_o but_o to_o thrust_v out_o christ_n and_o all_o his_o merit_n as_o if_o he_o be_v needless_a and_o they_o insufficient_a they_o reply_v somewhat_o and_o strange_o in_o a_o odd_a distinction_n of_o a_o double_a judgement_n in_o god_n judicium_fw-la justitiae_fw-la et_fw-la judicium_fw-la misericordiae_fw-la they_o say_v god_n sometime_o judge_v with_o a_o judgement_n of_o justice_n and_o then_o he_o account_v nothing_o for_o such_o but_o what_o be_v true_o such_o sometime_o with_o a_o judgement_n of_o mercy_n and_o then_o lay_v aside_o rigour_n he_o gracious_o allow_v what_o in_o truth_n be_v not_o such_o but_o what_o impiety_n be_v this_o indistinguish_v of_o god_n to_o separate_v god_n from_o god_n his_o truth_n from_o his_o mercy_n nay_o they_o do_v ever_o meet_v in_o god_n in_o another_o kind_n we_o will_v admit_v the_o distinction_n and_o not_o divide_v god_n look_v upon_o the_o righteousness_n of_o christ_n that_o be_v perfect_a here_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o truth_n god_n look_v upon_o that_o righteousness_n as_o impute_v to_o we_o not_o otherwise_o we_o here_o be_v a_o judgement_n of_o mercy_n the_o double_a judgement_n that_o they_o speak_v of_o yet_o mercy_n and_o truth_n be_v meet_v together_o â—_o â—_o i_o have_v do_v with_o what_o i_o first_o name_v confirmation_n 2_o confirmation_n the_o explication_n i_o propound_v second_o to_o prove_v what_o be_v so_o explayn_v and_o we_o may_v see_v it_o strengthen_v partly_o by_o testimony_n partly_o by_o argument_n 1._o testimony_n 1_o by_o testimony_n the_o testimony_n of_o parallel_a scripture_n be_v plain_a see_v one_o or_o two_o rom._n 3.28_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d id_fw-la est_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n without_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 5.1_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n we_o have_v peace_n rom_n 4.6_o david_n describe_v the_o blessedness_n of_o the_o man_n unto_o who_o god_n impute_v righteousness_n without_o work_n verse_n 9_o we_o say_v that_o faith_n be_v reckon_v to_o abraham_n for_o righteousness_n â—his_n he_o take_v out_o of_o the_o witness_n of_o sacred_a history_n gen._n 15.6_o he_o believe_v in_o the_o lord_n and_o he_o account_v it_o to_o he_o for_o righteousness_n to_o omit_v other_o the_o apostle_n here_o subjoine_v one_o in_o the_o latter_a end_n of_o this_o 16._o verse_n which_o he_o receive_v from_o that_o psalmist_n psal_n 143_o 2._o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v the_o hebrew_n original_a strict_o render_v itself_o by_o the_o septuagint_n thus_o all_o flesh_n shall_v not_o be_v justify_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o the_o greek_a frame_n that_o hebraisme_n thus_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d no_o flesh_n and_o so_o the_o present_a text_n read_v it_o argument_n 2_o by_o argument_n 2._o the_o argument_n be_v many_o which_o the_o apostle_n have_v dispose_v into_o a_o just_a method_n &_o be_v large_a in_o they_o as_o contain_v in_o they_o a_o great_a deal_n of_o matter_n full_a of_o mystery_n and_o full_a of_o comfort_n 1._o the_o first_o argument_n be_v argum._n 1_o lay_v out_o unto_o we_o in_o the_o 17_o 18_o 19_o 20._o verse_n the_o text._n gal._n 2.17_o but_o if_o while_o we_o seek_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n we_o ourselves_o also_o be_v find_v sinner_n be_v therefore_o christ_n the_o minister_n of_o sin_n god_n forbid_v verse_n 18._o for_o if_o i_o build_v again_o the_o thing_n that_o i_o destroy_v i_o make_v myself_o a_o transgressor_n verse_n 19_o for_o i_o through_o the_o law_n be_o dead_a to_o the_o law_n that_o i_o may_v live_v unto_o god_n verse_n 20._o i_o be_o crucify_v with_o christ_n nevertheless_o i_o live_v yet_o not_o i_o but_o christ_n live_v in_o i_o and_o the_o life_n which_o i_o now_o live_v in_o the_o flesh_n i_o live_v by_o the_o faith_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o love_v i_o and_o give_v himself_o for_o i_o chrysostome_n and_o hierome_n refer_v this_o in_o the_o 17._o vers_fw-la to_o peter_n but_o more_o genuine_o be_v it_o refer_v by_o other_o to_o the_o galatian_n to_o all_o and_o the_o force_n of_o the_o argument_n this_o christ_n call_v we_o from_o the_o law_n to_o faith_n but_o if_o faith_n be_v not_o sufficient_a unless_o the_o law_n be_v also_o bring_v in_o then_o shall_v christ_n seem_v to_o patronize_v sin_n by_o call_v we_o from_o that_o law_n by_o virtue_n of_o which_o sin_n be_v expiate_v if_o we_o who_o that_o we_o may_v be_v justify_v have_v give_v our_o name_n to_o christ_n do_v yet_o want_v righteousness_n unless_o we_o embrace_v circumcision_n and_o the_o ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n
the_o name_n the_o word_n justifico_fw-la be_v not_o of_o ancient_a use_n as_o not_o be_v find_v in_o old_a latin_a author_n but_o signify_v to_o make_v one_o just_a now_o a_o man_n may_v be_v make_v just_a 1._o by_o infusion_n when_o a_o habitual_a quality_n of_o justice_n be_v wrought_v any_o way_n in_o any_o person_n so_o be_v adam_n just_a god_n make_v man_n righteous_a but_o they_o seek_v out_o many_o invention_n eccles_n 7.29_o so_o be_v regenerate_v christian_n just_o be_v sanctify_v have_v grace_n infuse_v this_o the_o school_n call_v formal_a righteousness_n and_o the_o corrupt_a schoolman_n say_v that_o christian_a righteousness_n be_v such_o so_o in_o they_o as_o whiteness_n be_v in_o a_o wall_n inherent_a and_o that_o a_o man_n be_v in_o this_o sense_n justify_v but_o the_o sense_n be_v different_a from_o our_o usual_a acception_n and_o therefore_o 2._o a_o man_n may_v be_v just_o by_o plea_n that_o be_v when_o be_v accuse_v he_o be_v judicial_o acquit_v when_o his_o justice_n be_v question_v be_v clear_v such_o form_n we_o have_v in_o our_o usual_a speak_n i_o will_v make_v he_o a_o knave_n when_o we_o mean_v to_o convict_v a_o man_n or_o i_o will_v make_v he_o a_o honest_a man_n when_o we_o mean_v to_o clear_v he_o so_o the_o word_n be_v use_v esa_n 5.23_o woe_n to_o they_o which_o justify_v the_o wicked_a for_o reward_n and_o take_v away_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o righteous_a from_o he_o not_o that_o our_o undue_a praise_n can_v make_v a_o wicked_a man_n just_a nor_o that_o our_o unjust_a slander_n can_v make_v a_o good_a man_n unrighteous_a take_v the_o sense_n but_o in_o one_o other_o expression_n we_o say_v when_o a_o judge_n condemn_v a_o malefactor_n the_o law_n will_v justify_v he_o not_o that_o the_o law_n do_v make_v the_o judge_n just_a but_o do_v approve_v and_o justify_v the_o sentence_n that_o he_o give_v this_o be_v the_o more_o proper_a sense_n and_o thus_o much_o of_o the_o name_n 2._o of_o the_o thing_n itself_o herein_o 1._o the_o nature_n of_o it_o 2._o the_o degree_n 3._o the_o kind_n 1._o the_o nature_n of_o it_o this_o it_o be_v the_o declare_v or_o approve_v one_o just_o when_o suspect_v and_o accuse_v so_o we_o gather_v it_o deut._n 25.1_o the_o matter_n of_o justification_n be_v justice_n which_o must_v be_v before_o this_o in_o nature_n as_o the_o ground_n the_o form_n be_v the_o plead_n of_o such_o a_o justice_n then_o it_o be_v little_o difference_v from_o plea_n or_o apology_n 2_o the_o degree_n be_v 1._o in_o regard_n of_o matter_n 1._o complete_a which_o be_v full_a or_o incomplete_a to_o which_o refer_v justification_n by_o comparison_n 2._o universal_a which_o we_o call_v justification_n of_o the_o person_n or_o particular_a which_o we_o call_v justification_n of_o the_o cause_n 2._o in_o regard_n of_o form_n 1._o by_o assertion_n only_o or_o both_o by_o assertion_n and_o demonstration_n 2._o in_o colour_n or_o in_o truth_n separately_z or_o joint_o 3._o the_o kind_n be_v 1_o of_o one_o inherent_o just_a here_o justification_n be_v make_v either_o by_o plead_v the_o act_n commit_v no_o fault_n or_o if_o a_o fault_n not_o commit_v this_o be_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o a_o righteousness_n of_o one_o own_o by_o declare_v the_o party_n clear_a the_o accusation_n false_a it_o be_v of_o use_n and_o only_o in_o the_o court_n of_o man_n jerem_n 26.15_o 16._o 2._o of_o such_o as_o be_v not_o inherent_o just_a here_o justification_n be_v by_o confess_v the_o fault_n do_v and_o by_o plead_v satisfaction_n for_o satisfaction_n and_o non-commission_n be_v alike_o equal_a in_o justice_n now_o satisfaction_n may_v be_v make_v legal_o in_o a_o man_n own_o person_n or_o evangelical_o by_o another_o a_o surety_n these_o thing_n in_o the_o general_a premise_a we_o proceed_v to_o the_o other_o particular_n to_o be_v explicate_v where_o we_o shall_v apply_v what_o have_v be_v lay_v the_o second_o be_v the_o exclusion_n of_o false_a cause_n a_o man_n be_v not_o justify_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n the_o whole_a law_n be_v here_o mean_v therefore_o the_o moral_a too_o the_o papist_n have_v a_o untoward_a conceit_n of_o a_o double_a merit_n whereby_o they_o will_v bring_v in_o work_n take_v what_o they_o say_v plain_o and_o brief_o there_o be_v a_o merit_n of_o congruence_n it_o be_v the_o do_v of_o that_o work_n which_o be_v good_a in_o itself_o and_o though_o it_o deserve_o merit_n not_o yet_o be_v good_a there_o be_v a_o congruence_n or_o fitness_n that_o god_n shall_v reward_v it_o he_o be_v also_o good_a and_o a_o lover_n of_o good_a where_o he_o see_v it_o so_o that_o if_o a_o man_n mere_o natural_a do_v say_v a_o mass_n give_v a_o alm_n or_o the_o like_a there_o be_v a_o fitness_n or_o congruence_n to_o reward_v there_o be_v a_o merit_n also_o of_o condignity_n which_o be_v a_o just_a deserve_n upon_o the_o former_a merit_n a_o man_n by_o do_v a_o good_a work_n deserve_v by_o congruence_n though_o he_o be_v yet_o natural_a that_o god_n shall_v give_v he_o grace_n and_o have_v grace_n now_o he_o just_o deserve_v because_o gratia_n gratum_fw-la facit_fw-la and_o be_v gracious_a in_o god_n eye_n god_n must_v needs_o reward_v he_o this_o be_v all_o and_o all_o be_v nothing_o come_v under_o this_o strict_a exclusion_n with_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n but_o they_o have_v one_o refuge_n somewhat_o more_o subtle_a they_o say_v the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v exclude_v from_o justification_n be_v the_o work_n of_o freewill_n such_o as_o go_v before_o faith_n but_o such_o as_o follow_v after_o faith_n be_v not_o exclude_v they_o will_v seem_v to_o draw_v this_o gloss_n from_o the_o word_n of_o the_o text_n read_v they_o according_a to_o the_o vulgar_a latin_a translation_n non_fw-la ex_fw-la operibus_fw-la nisi_fw-la per_fw-la fidem_fw-la not_o of_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n unless_o by_o faith_n thus_o they_o argue_v indeed_o work_n be_v exclude_v unless_o they_o be_v do_v by_o faith_n but_o from_o faith_n they_o receive_v a_o justify_v power_n and_o thus_o they_o bring_v in_o work_n to_o share_v in_o the_o business_n but_o to_o this_o we_o answer_v 1._o that_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o work_n of_o faith_n be_v not_o set_v in_o opposition_n but_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n and_o faith_n for_o they_o will_v have_v a_o false_a supposition_n grant_v that_o though_o work_v of_o law_n be_v exclude_v yet_o work_v of_o faith_n be_v not_o 2._o that_o such_o work_n as_o be_v do_v in_o faith_n be_v peremptory_o exclude_v look_v only_o upon_o abraham_n a_o faithful_a man_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a his_o work_n be_v many_o they_o be_v glorious_a nor_o can_v we_o deny_v they_o to_o proceed_v from_o faith_n yet_o the_o apostle_n full_o enough_o prove_v it_o rom._n 4._o that_o he_o have_v not_o in_o his_o work_n whereof_o to_o glory_v before_o god_n 3._o but_o we_o answer_v more_o presse_o by_o vindicate_v the_o text_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o translate_v nisi_fw-la unless_o be_v not_o conditional_a but_o either_o exclusive_a so_o it_o be_v take_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d only_o or_o adversative_a so_o it_o be_v take_v for_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v use_v in_o many_o scripture_n gal._n 1.7_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o there_o be_v some_o that_o trouble_v you_o matth._n 12.4_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o to_o the_o priest_n only_o revel_v 21.27_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o they_o that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o lamb_n book_n beside_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d seem_v to_o be_v the_o same_o in_o the_o very_a word_n for_o alla_n be_v of_o the_o syriac_a elló_n which_o be_v from_o the_o hebrew_n in_o ló_n and_o that_o be_v in_o greek_a render_v ean_v mé_n moreover_o to_o clear_a hierome_n by_o hierome_n he_o though_o he_o translate_v it_o nisi_fw-la unless_o 13._o so_o aug._n de_fw-fr spir._n &_o light_v c._n 13._o yet_o in_o the_o allegation_n of_o the_o place_n he_o frequent_o use_v sed_fw-la but._n but_o there_o need_v no_o other_o word_n where_o saint_n paul_n determine_v it_o so_o plain_o in_o another_o place_n rom._n 3.28_o we_o conclude_v that_o a_o man_n be_v justify_v by_o faith_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d absque_fw-la operibus_fw-la without_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n i_o will_v but_o name_v one_o other_o cavil_n because_o it_o be_v obvious_a they_o say_v if_o work_n be_v exclude_v then_o be_v we_o justify_v by_o faith_n alone_o if_o by_o faith_n alone_o then_o will_v â—atch_v justify_v if_o it_o be_v alone_o si_fw-mi sola_fw-la tum_fw-la si_fw-la esset_fw-la sola_fw-la i_o answer_v that_o faith_n