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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 ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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 ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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 fârwarded_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 ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d id_fw-la est_fw-la ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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 âhis_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 ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d but_o the_o greek_a frame_n that_o hebraisme_n thus_o ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_d ãâã_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 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10.5.6.9_o the_o jew_n be_v in_o the_o lowerschoole_n and_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o law_n send_v they_o unto_o christ_n 1._o the_o precept_n require_v a_o righteousness_n show_v their_o unrighteousness_n and_o send_v they_o elsewhere_o to_o seek_v it_o 2._o the_o promise_n be_v on_o such_o a_o condition_n the_o condition_n of_o do_v as_o be_v to_o they_o impossible_a and_o put_v they_o upon_o their_o far_a search_n 3._o the_o threaten_n set_v they_o direct_o under_o the_o curse_n which_o can_v be_v escape_v only_o by_o christ_n 4._o the_o ceremony_n of_o sacrifice_n and_o wash_n and_o whatever_o of_o the_o same_o kind_n lead_v they_o typical_o to_o their_o end_n all_o law_n send_v they_o only_o with_o this_o difference_n 1._o the_o moral_a by_o a_o accidentary_a direction_n 2._o the_o ceremonial_a by_o direct_a signification_n and_o duration_n 3._o the_o judicial_a by_o duration_n and_o distinction_n how_o the_o law_n lead_v we_o have_v be_v apt_o yet_o diverse_o express_v by_o 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law_n do_v ferule_v we_o so_o gal._n so_o rol_o in_o gal._n rolloc_n the_o expression_n be_v all_o good_a if_o weigh_v with_o their_o due_a grain_n the_o law_n be_v the_o schoolmaster_n or_o pedagogue_n the_o gospel_n be_v the_o master_n or_o high_a instructor_n here_o be_v the_o manner_n of_o our_o salvation_n there_o be_v two_o form_n and_o two_o master_n the_o vnder-forme_n ibid._n status_fw-la 1._o captivorum_fw-la 2._o puerorum_fw-la 3._o pupillorum_fw-la rol._n ibid._n or_o class_n under_o the_o law_n in_o which_o we_o be_v captive_n child_n pupil_n and_o the_o high_a form_n or_o class_n under_o the_o gospel_n in_o which_o we_o be_v free_a at_o full_a age_n and_o from_o under_o guardian_n which_o divinity_n discover_v and_o condemn_v two_o sort_n of_o scholar_n 1._o such_o as_o learn_v nothing_o in_o either_o school_n or_o form_n the_o thundering_n of_o the_o law_n no_o whit_n affright_v they_o nor_o the_o sweet_a voice_n of_o the_o gospel_n please_v they_o but_o under_o both_o 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