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efficient_a i_o leave_v to_o consideration_n but_o sure_o i_o be_o it_o fit_o express_v the_o interest_n of_o a_o condition_n and_o if_o mr._n w._n will_v needs_o advance_v faith_n hereby_o to_o be_v the_o matter_n of_o our_o righteousness_n it_o must_v be_v but_o of_o our_o subordinate_a particular_a evangelical_n righteousness_n which_o consist_v in_o fulfil_v the_o condition_n of_o justification_n chap._n 5._o pag._n 29.30_o 31._o he_o spend_v a_o chapter_n to_o open_v to_o we_o the_o meaning_n of_o fides_fw-la qua_fw-la justificat_fw-la and_o prosess_v that_o it_o be_v the_o carad_n controversia_fw-la yea_o it_o be_v the_o remembrance_n of_o this_o distinction_n and_o the_o light_n he_o receive_v by_o it_o that_o induce_v he_o to_o enter_v on_o this_o discourse_n and_o that_o it_o be_v the_o basis_n of_o his_o
his_o word_n or_o himself_z as_o true_a therefore_o he_o must_v be_v receive_v by_o the_o will_v as_o well_o as_o the_o understanding_n for_o goodness_n be_v the_o object_n of_o the_o will._n here_o you_o answer_v 1._o by_o confess_v that_o faith_n be_v call_v a_o receive_v of_o christ_n 2._o by_o interpret_n that_o speech_n he_o be_v receive_v by_o the_o receive_n his_o word_n which_o be_v receive_v by_o assent_n this_o be_v worth_a a_o full_a enquiry_n because_o the_o discovery_n of_o the_o proper_a object_n of_o faith_n will_v show_v the_o proper_a act._n the_o intellectual_a act_n assent_n have_v for_o its_o objectum_fw-la formale_a the_o veracity_n of_o god_n or_o the_o authority_n of_o god_n reveal_v or_o testify_v this_o be_v not_o it_o that_o we_o inquire_v after_o the_o material_a object_n for_o we_o must_v use_v the_o school_n term_n in_o this_o distinction_n though_o perhaps_o fit_a may_v be_v find_v be_v 1_o proximius_fw-la that_o be_v the_o moral_a verity_n of_o the_o 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though_o he_o judge_v it_o as_o camero_n not_o accurate_a in_o medul_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o sect_n 22._o yea_o he_o that_o though_o it_o must_v be_v but_o in_o one_o faculty_n choose_v to_o place_v it_o only_o in_o the_o will_n and_o exclude_v assent_v as_o be_v call_v faith_n quia_fw-la parit_fw-la fidem_fw-la excellent_a davenant_n say_v insactu_fw-la fidei_fw-la justifit_n antis_fw-la totu_n anima_fw-la se_fw-la convertit_fw-la ad_fw-la causam_fw-la justificantem_fw-la determine_v q._n 38._o pag._n 174._o and_o again_o fides_n illa_fw-la quam_fw-la scriptura_fw-la justificantem_fw-la agnoscit_fw-la habet_fw-la in_o se_fw-la complicatum_fw-la actum_fw-la voluntatis_fw-la &_o intellectus_fw-la determine_v q._n 37._o pag._n 166_o again_o neque_fw-la nobis_fw-la absurdum_fw-la sed_fw-la valde_fw-la consentaneum_fw-la videtur_fw-la actum_fw-la illum_fw-la quo_fw-la tota_fw-la anima_fw-la purificatur_fw-la &_o justificatur_fw-la ad_fw-la totam_fw-la animam_fw-la pertinere_fw-la ita_fw-la ut_fw-la in_o nudo_fw-la intellectu_fw-la habeat_fw-la initium_fw-la in_fw-la voluntate_fw-la complementum_fw-la ibidem_fw-la again_o quod_fw-la philosophantur_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la &_o intellectum_fw-la esse_fw-la dvas_fw-la potentias_fw-la reipsa_fw-la distinctas_fw-la dogma_fw-la philosophicum_fw-la est_fw-la ab_fw-la omnibus_fw-la haud_fw-la receptum_fw-la &_o theologicis_fw-la dogmatibus_fw-la firmandis_fw-la aut_fw-la infirmandis_fw-la fundamentum_fw-la minime_fw-la idoneum_fw-la idem_n ibid._n 2._o assent_n be_v not_o any_o full_a moral_n receive_v of_o christ_n but_o faith_n which_o justify_v be_v a_o full_a moral_n receive_v of_o christ_n job_n 1.12_o therefore_o assent_v alone_o be_v not_o the_o faith_n that_o justify_v i_o know_v there_o be_v a_o metonymy_n in_o the_o word_n receive_v because_o in_o strict_a speech_n in_o physics_n recipere_fw-la est_fw-la pati_fw-la but_o it_o be_v so_o usual_a and_o near_a that_o in_o morality_n it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o proper_a speech_n to_o call_v the_o acceptation_n of_o a_o offer_v good_a a_o receive_v 3._o there_o be_v such_o a_o thing_n as_o the_o proper_a accept_n of_o christ_n require_v as_o of_o flat_a necessity_n to_o justification_n and_o salvation_n but_o this_o acceptation_n be_v not_o in_o scripture_n call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o any_o other_o grace_n therefore_o it_o be_v take_v for_o a_o act_n of_o faith_n the_o maj._n i_o hope_v no_o christian_n will_v deny_v for_o when_o christ_n be_v offer_v to_o the_o world_n as_o their_o saviour_n redeemer_n teacher_n king-husband_n who_o can_v think_v that_o the_o accept_n of_o he_o be_v not_o require_v yea_o even_o in_o the_o offer_n not_o a_o physical_a reception_n which_o some_o absurd_o and_o dangerous_o dream_v of_o but_o a_o moral_a as_o when_o a_o people_n take_v a_o man_n for_o their_o king_n or_o teacher_n or_o a_o woman_n take_v a_o man_n for_o her_o husband_n and_o for_o the_o minor_a receive_v christ_n offer_v be_v not_o usual_o express_v in_o the_o term_n hope_v joy_n charity_n repentance_n therefore_o it_o be_v include_v in_o the_o word_n faith_n unless_o you_o can_v name_v some_o other_o grace_n which_o it_o be_v usual_o express_v by_o 4._o the_o grace_n by_o which_o we_o be_v unite_v to_o christ_n be_v faith_n but_o it_o be_v receive_v christ_n by_o which_o we_o be_v so_o unite_v to_o he_o therefore_o it_o be_v faith_n which_o be_v the_o receive_n of_o christ_n i_o suppose_v none_o will_v deny_v that_o it_o be_v christ_n himself_o that_o we_o must_v be_v unite_v to_o by_o believe_v and_o not_o the_o word_n or_o promise_n and_o that_o it_o be_v receive_v christ_n which_o unite_v we_o to_o he_o be_v obvious_a both_o from_o the_o language_n of_o scripture_n and_o the_o nature_n of_o the_o thing_n a_o people_n be_v unite_v to_o their_o prince_n as_o the_o head_n of_o the_o republic_n and_o a_o church_n to_o their_o teacher_n and_o a_o woman_n to_o her_o husband_n by_o the_o will_n consent_n or_o acceptance_n and_o not_o proper_o but_o only_o initial_o preparatory_o imperfect_o and_o improper_o and_o if_o it_o be_v alone_o not_o at_o all_o by_o believe_v the_o truth_n of_o their_o word_n amesius_n say_v medul_n l._n 1._o c._n 3._o §_o 18_o fides_n etiam_fw-la cum_fw-la sit_fw-la primus_fw-la actus_fw-la aquavitae_fw-la nostrae_fw-la qua_fw-la deo_fw-la in_o christo_fw-la vivimus_fw-la consistat_fw-la necesse_fw-la est_fw-la in_o union_n cum_fw-la deo_fw-la quam_fw-la nullo_n modo_fw-la facere_fw-la potest_fw-la assensus_fw-la adhibitus_fw-la veritati_fw-la quae_fw-la est_fw-la de_fw-la deo_fw-la 5._o by_o faith_n it_o be_v that_o we_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o be_v christ_n disciple_n subject_n member_n for_o scripture_n ascribe_v not_o this_o to_o other_o grace_n usual_o or_o chief_o and_o to_o take_v he_o for_o our_o saviour_n and_o head_n and_o give_v up_o ourselves_o as_o his_o redeem_a and_o member_n be_v all_o one_o work_n but_o it_o be_v not_o by_o assent_n only_o chief_o or_o full_o at_o all_o that_o we_o give_v up_o ourselves_o to_o christ_n as_o disciple_n member_n etc._n etc._n therefore_o
be_v not_o any_o one_o of_o they_o alone_o that_o be_v the_o object_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o paul_n oppose_v to_o work_n but_o the_o antecedent_n be_v true_a as_o be_v evident_a e._n g._n to_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v to_o believe_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o gospel_n concern_v christ_n for_o there_o be_v no_o belief_n without_o a_o word_n of_o revelation_n to_o believe_v so_o that_o here_o christ_n and_o the_o promise_n be_v necessary_o conjunct_a and_o christ_n and_o the_o gospel_n history_n and_o to_o believe_v the_o gospel_n with_o a_o divine_a faith_n be_v to_o believe_v god_n veracity_n and_o to_o believe_v the_o gospel_n because_o of_o god_n veracity_n for_o this_o be_v the_o objectum_fw-la formale_a without_o which_o there_o be_v no_o faith_n so_o that_o believe_v in_o god_n be_v essential_a to_o all_o divine_a faith_n also_o material_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n be_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o our_o saviour_n to_o save_v we_o from_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n even_o as_o to_o believe_v in_o a_o physician_n be_v to_o trust_v on_o he_o to_o cure_v we_o of_o our_o disease_n so_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o end_n essential_a to_o christ_n office_n it_o be_v essential_a to_o our_o faith_n in_o christ_n so_o also_o to_o believe_v in_o christ_n as_o a_o saviour_n be_v to_o believe_v in_o he_o as_o one_o that_o be_v able_a and_o willing_a to_o reconcile_v we_o and_o bring_v we_o to_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n and_o so_o god_n and_o his_o favour_n and_o reconciliation_n with_o he_o be_v end_n essential_a to_o the_o office_n of_o a_o saviour_n as_o health_n be_v to_o the_o physician_n and_o therefore_o they_o be_v essential_a to_o our_o belief_n in_o a_o saviour_n the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o eternal_a life_n so_o that_o you_o may_v see_v that_o these_o have_v essential_a respect_n to_o one_o another_o and_o christ_n can_v be_v believe_v in_o alone_a without_o the_o rest_n as_o co-essentials_a respective_o in_o the_o object_n of_o our_o faith_n nor_o can_v the_o promise_n be_v believe_v without_o believe_v in_o the_o promiser_n and_o promised_n argument_n 2._o the_o scripture_n most_o express_o make_v many_o such_o object_n of_o that_o faith_n which_o paul_n oppose_v to_o work_n in_o justification_n therefore_o so_o must_v we_o rom._n 3.22_o 24_o 25_o 26._o there_o be_v express_o mention_v all_o these_o object_n of_o justify_v faith_n 1._o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n 2_o the_o person_n of_o jesus_n christ_n 3._o redemption_n by_o christ_n and_o his_o propitiatory_a blood_n 4._o remission_n of_o sin_n past_a 5._o god_n as_o a_o justifier_n of_o believer_n see_v the_o text._n rom._n 4_o 3_o 5.6_o 7_o 8_o 17_o 20_o 21_o 24_o 25_o there_o be_v all_o these_o object_n of_o justify_v faith_n express_v even_o when_o the_o work_n of_o justification_n be_v describe_v 1._o god_n as_o revealer_n and_o true_a 2._o god_n as_o justifier_n 3._o righteousness_n imputation_n of_o it_o forgiveness_n of_o sin_n not_o impute_v it_o 4._o 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