A defence of the true sence and meaning of the words of the Holy Apostle, Rom. chap. 4, ver. 3, 5, 9 in an answer to sundry arguments gathered from the forenamed Scriptures by Mr. Iohn Goodwin, which answer was first dispersed without the authors name, but since acknowledged by Mr George Walker : together with a reply to the former answer, or, animadversions upon some of the looser and fouler passages thereof / by Iohn Goodwin.
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             A defence of the true sence and meaning of the words of the Holy Apostle, Rom. chap. 4, ver. 3, 5, 9 in an answer to sundry arguments gathered from the forenamed Scriptures by Mr. Iohn Goodwin, which answer was first dispersed without the authors name, but since acknowledged by Mr George Walker : together with a reply to the former answer, or, animadversions upon some of the looser and fouler passages thereof / by Iohn Goodwin.
             Walker, George, 1581?-1651.
             Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665.
          
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           A
           DEFENCE
           OF
           THE
           TRVE
           SENCE
           AND
           MEANING
           OF
           THE
           WORDS
           OF
           THE
           HOLY
           APOSTLE
           
             Rom.
          
           CHAP.
           4.
           
             ver.
          
           3.
           5.
           9.
           
        
         
           In
           an
           Answer
           to
           sundry
           Arguments
           gathered
           from
           the
           forenamed
           Scriptures
           ,
           by
           Mr.
           
             Iohn
             Goodwin
             :
          
           which
           answer
           was
           first
           dispersed
           without
           the
           Authors
           name
           ,
           but
           since
           acknowledged
           By
           Mr
           
             George
             Walker
             .
          
        
         
           Together
           with
           a
           reply
           to
           the
           former
           answer
           ;
           or
           ,
           Animadversions
           upon
           some
           of
           the
           looser
           and
           fouler
           passages
           thereof
           .
        
         
           By
           IOHN
           GOODVVIN
           ,
           Pastor
           of
           
             Colemanstreet
             London
             .
          
        
         
           
             
               To
               every
               time
               there
               is
               a
               season
               ,
               and
               a
               time
               to
               every
               purpose
               under
               the
               heaven
               ,
            
             
               Ecclesiastes
               3.
               1.
               
            
          
           
             
               A
               time
               to
               weepe
               ,
               and
               a
               time
               to
               laugh
               ;
               a
               time
               to
               mourne
               ,
               and
               a
               time
               to
               dance
               .
            
             
               verse
               4.
               
            
          
           
             
               A
               time
               to
               keepe
               silence
               ,
               and
               a
               time
               to
               speake
               .
            
             
               verse
               7.
               
            
          
           
             
               A
               time
               to
               love
               ,
               and
               a
               time
               to
               hate
               ;
               a
               time
               of
               Warre
               ,
               and
               a
               time
               of
               peace
               .
            
             
               verse
               8.
               
            
          
        
         
           
             Published
             by
             a
             lover
             of
             the
             truth
             and
             peace
             .
          
        
         
           Printed
           in
           the
           yeare
           1641.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           To
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           Epistles
           of
           this
           nature
           ,
           are
           ●●usually
           swel'd
           up
           to
           their
           proper
           bulke
           with
           large
           commendations
           ,
           either
           of
           the
           workes
           ,
           (
           to
           which
           they
           are
           prefixt
           )
           or
           of
           their
           Authours
           ,
           or
           of
           both
           .
           I
           intend
           to
           wave
           this
           custome
           ,
           though
           having
           a
           sure
           foundation
           ,
           and
           fitting
           materialls
           ,
           to
           build
           as
           sumptuous
           a
           structure
           in
           this
           kinde
           ,
           as
           others
           have
           done
           in
           the
           like
           cases
           .
           Yet
           thinke
           not
           ,
           that
           this
           intention
           procedes
           from
           an
           unwillingnesse
           to
           pay
           that
           tribute
           of
           praise
           ,
           which
           is
           justly
           due
           to
           the
           name
           of
           any
           man
           :
           I
           acknowledge
           the
           equitie
           of
           the
           Apostles
           precept
           ,
           
           
             to
             render
             honour
             to
             whom
             honour
             doth
             belong
             :
          
           it
           comes
           rather
           from
           an
           indisposition
           ,
           publiquely
           to
           meddle
           in
           this
           great
           controversie
           ,
           (
           wherein
           the
           whole
           world
           stands
           ingag'd
           )
           
             viz
          
           to
           whom
           this
           golden
           apple
           is
           to
           bee
           given
           ;
           on
           whose
           head
           this
           crowne
           of
           honour
           is
           to
           be
           set
           .
           Whom
           o●e
           man
           approves
           ,
           another
           dislikes
           ;
           whom
           a
           third
           doth
           reverence
           ,
           a
           fourth
           disdaines
           :
           and
           such
           is
           our
           weakenes
           ,
           and
           partiallitie
           in
           judging
           ,
           that
           no
           perfect
           agreement
           can
           be
           expected
           ,
           till
           the
           
           
             revelation
             of
             the
             righteous
             judgement
             of
             God
             ,
             who
             shall
             render
             to
             every
             man
             according
             to
             his
             deedes
             .
          
           I
           shall
           not
           therefore
           endeavor
           to
           steale
           away
           the
           heart
           of
           any
           man
           ,
           after
           the
           Authour
           of
           the
           Reply
           ,
           or
           his
           opinion
           ,
           by
           speaking
           high
           and
           excellent
           things
           of
           him
           :
           all
           that
           I
           will
           say
           ,
           is
           onely
           this
           ,
           I
           wish
           him
           as
           much
           honour
           and
           respect
           from
           the
           world
           ,
           as
           hee
           is
           worthy
           of
           ,
           which
           (
           I
           am
           perswaded
           )
           is
           more
           then
           he
           lookes
           for
           ,
           and
           as
           much
           as
           his
           greatest
           adversary
           can
           justly
           chalenge
           :
           but
           to
           give
           in
           the
           full
           estimate
           ,
           or
           precisely
           to
           set
           downe
           ,
           what
           is
           his
           due
           above
           his
           fellowes
           ,
           I
           am
           unwilling
           ,
           but
           far
           more
           unable
           ;
           yet
           something
           I
           could
           doe
           this
           way
           ,
           and
           I
           can
           hardly
           resist
           the
           strength
           of
           my
           provocations
           hereunto
           ,
           but
           I
           forbeare
           ;
           not
           that
           I
           dread
           Mr.
           
             Walkers
          
           thunderbolts
           ,
           to
           be
           censur'd
           by
           him
           as
           a
           rude
           
           impudent
           ,
           Socinian
           Sectarie
           :
           but
           because
           I
           desire
           that
           
             Mr.
             Goodwins
          
           reputation
           might
           bee
           rais'd
           in
           none
           ,
           by
           any
           other
           engine
           ,
           then
           by
           a
           reall
           and
           evident
           conviction
           of
           his
           deservings
           :
           for
           though
           to
           thinke
           well
           of
           those
           we
           know
           not
           ,
           is
           counted
           charity
           ;
           yet
           to
           applaud
           ,
           and
           admire
           any
           ,
           upon
           no
           surer
           ground
           then
           the
           generall
           vote
           ,
           is
           folly
           ,
           and
           may
           prove
           dangerous
           :
           the
           wombe
           of
           our
           times
           hath
           beene
           too
           abundantly
           fruitfull
           with
           instances
           herein
           many
           have
           we
           seene
           cast
           upon
           perplexing
           inconveniences
           ,
           and
           some
           yoaked
           with
           desperate
           errours
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           those
           whose
           persons
           they
           have
           ignorantly
           wondred
           after
           And
           I
           am
           perswaded
           ,
           that
           many
           tenents
           in
           religion
           (
           which
           are
           now
           confidently
           given
           ,
           and
           greedily
           received
           as
           wholesome
           foode
           )
           would
           hardly
           downe
           ,
           were
           they
           not
           wrapt
           up
           in
           the
           sweet
           fame
           of
           such
           or
           such
           mens
           names
           .
           I
           would
           not
           that
           
             Truth
          
           her selfe
           were
           entertayned
           upon
           such
           termes
           :
           certainely
           she
           accompts
           none
           her
           true
           subjects
           ,
           but
           those
           onely
           ,
           who
           are
           brought
           under
           her
           scepter
           ,
           by
           the
           love
           of
           her
           commanding
           beauty
           ;
           not
           by
           the
           parts
           ,
           learning
           ,
           holinesse
           of
           her
           choysest
           agents
           .
           Concerning
           the
           Reply
           (
           here
           presented
           to
           thy
           consideration
           )
           I
           gather
           thus
           much
           from
           the
           Authours
           
           words
           :
           that
           it
           was
           a
           worke
           of
           recreation
           ,
           not
           of
           labour
           ;
           and
           therefore
           no
           marvell
           ,
           if
           it
           came
           into
           the
           world
           with
           a
           smiling
           countenance
           :
           and
           though
           in
           this
           respect
           ,
           it
           may
           be
           judged
           by
           some
           unlike
           its
           father
           ,
           who
           is
           of
           a
           wonderfull
           grave
           and
           sober
           temper
           ;
           yet
           upon
           a
           strict
           view
           ,
           many
           of
           his
           lyneaments
           are
           to
           bee
           seene
           in
           the
           face
           of
           it
           ;
           I
           meane
           ,
           soundnesse
           of
           judgement
           ,
           quickenesse
           of
           wit
           ,
           fairenesse
           of
           carriage
           ,
           yea
           and
           mercy
           too
           towards
           his
           adversary
           :
           for
           had
           he
           strucke
           him
           in
           every
           place
           ,
           where
           hee
           found
           him
           naked
           ,
           hee
           had
           left
           him
           so
           blacke
           and
           blew
           ,
           that
           even
           
             Mr.
             Walkers
          
           friends
           would
           hardly
           say
           ,
           this
           is
           hee
           .
           If
           any
           shall
           except
           ,
           against
           the
           manner
           of
           managing
           this
           
           warfare
           ,
           and
           censure
           his
           expressions
           as
           too
           light
           ,
           to
           hold
           out
           with
           the
           weightinesse
           of
           his
           matter
           ;
           I
           referre
           such
           for
           satisfaction
           to
           his
           owne
           preface
           .
           As
           far
           as
           I
           understand
           ,
           no
           wiser
           course
           can
           be
           taken
           ,
           to
           charme
           downe
           the
           spirit
           of
           anger
           into
           sobernesse
           ,
           then
           to
           deale
           with
           it
           in
           a
           pleasant
           way
           :
           whether
           
             Mr.
             Walker
          
           doth
           strongly
           sympathie
           with
           this
           turbulent
           passion
           ,
           none
           will
           question
           ,
           but
           such
           as
           are
           strangers
           to
           his
           dealings
           :
           and
           I
           verily
           beleeve
           ,
           when
           the
           Authour
           put
           his
           Reply
           into
           this
           dresse
           ,
           he
           had
           respect
           to
           him
           alone
           ,
           to
           whom
           he
           privately
           sent
           it
           ,
           not
           once
           deeming
           (
           as
           I
           conceive
           )
           that
           ever
           it
           should
           be
           look't
           upon
           by
           so
           many
           ,
           and
           such
           juditious
           eyes
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           now
           likely
           to
           fall
           under
           .
           For
           it
           is
           probable
           ,
           that
           neither
           he
           nor
           
             Mr.
             W.
          
           when
           first
           they
           joyned
           their
           heads
           and
           pens
           together
           for
           the
           framing
           of
           these
           Tracts
           ,
           entended
           to
           scatter
           them
           aboad
           by
           the
           hand
           of
           the
           presse
           .
           Indeede
           
             Mr.
             
             Walker
          
           when
           he
           received
           the
           Reply
           ,
           promised
           the
           messengers
           to
           print
           both
           that
           ,
           and
           his
           owne
           Answer
           ;
           which
           had
           beene
           faire
           ,
           and
           worthy
           the
           man
           ,
           he
           would
           bee
           taken
           to
           be
           .
           But
           wh●le
           the
           performance
           thereof
           was
           expected
           ,
           he
           brings
           into
           the
           world
           ,
           a
           confused
           medley
           of
           the
           strangest
           S●cianisme
           and
           Christianisme
           ,
           that
           was
           ever
           heard
           of
           .
           By
           what
           figure
           hee
           will
           bee
           able
           to
           salve
           the
           breach
           of
           his
           promise
           ,
           I
           cannot
           guesse
           ;
           though
           hee
           hath
           forc't
           them
           to
           doe
           him
           service
           (
           as
           hee
           conceives
           )
           elsewhere
           ,
           yet
           I
           much
           feare
           they
           will
           here
           all
           faile
           him
           :
           for
           through
           the
           whole
           comp●sse
           of
           that
           his
           discourse
           ,
           I
           can
           here
           nothing
           of
           the
           R●ply
           ;
           I
           confesse
           he
           onely
           mentions
           a
           scrurrilous
           Lybell
           fraught
           with
           lies
           ,
           forgeries
           ,
           absurdities
           ,
           contradictions
           ,
           blasphemies
           ,
           sent
           forth
           under
           the
           name
           of
           a
           Reply
           :
           but
           I
           can
           harly
           perswade
           my selfe
           that
           he
           would
           so
           farre
           abuse
           the
           world
           ,
           as
           to
           make
           it
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           by
           this
           Lybell
           hee
           meanes
           
             Mr.
             Goodwins
             Reply
             .
          
           But
           if
           his
           passion
           so
           farre
           transported
           him
           beyond
           his
           intellectualls
           ,
           
           as
           to
           charge
           so
           innocent
           a
           peece
           with
           such
           capitoll
           crimes
           ;
           I
           pittie
           the
           man
           ;
           and
           expect
           its
           discharge
           from
           the
           hands
           of
           such
           as
           are
           not
           infested
           with
           so
           mortall
           an
           enemie
           unto
           reason
           .
           Nor
           hath
           hee
           kept
           touch
           with
           his
           promise
           about
           his
           owne
           answer
           :
           for
           though
           the
           most
           part
           hereof
           may
           bee
           gathered
           from
           thence
           ,
           yet
           is
           it
           made
           so
           unlike
           to
           what
           it
           was
           ,
           by
           adding
           some
           thing
           ,
           and
           substracting
           others
           ;
           that
           in
           consideration
           hereof
           ,
           it
           was
           thought
           requisite
           ,
           to
           print
           it
           in
           that
           very
           shape
           ,
           in
           which
           it
           came
           at
           first
           from
           betweene
           his
           hands
           ,
           (
           for
           to
           this
           alone
           hath
           the
           Reply
           reference
           )
           and
           to
           couple
           both
           it
           and
           the
           Reply
           in
           one
           volume
           .
        
         
           I
           am
           consious
           of
           no
           other
           designe
           ,
           that
           the
           publisher
           propounded
           to
           himselfe
           ,
           but
           onely
           this
           :
           to
           cleare
           the
           Reply
           and
           the
           Authour
           of
           it
           ,
           from
           those
           false
           and
           foule
           imputations
           of
           lying
           ,
           forging
           ,
           &c
           and
           to
           wash
           off
           from
           the
           face
           of
           that
           truth
           ,
           they
           pleade
           for
           ,
           those
           blacke
           coullers
           of
           Socinianisme
           ,
           and
           Arminianisme
           ,
           which
           
             Mr.
             Walkers
          
           pencill
           hath
           drawne
           over
           it
           ;
           that
           appearing
           to
           the
           eye
           of
           the
           world
           out
           of
           his
           cloathing
           ;
           their
           innocency
           might
           bee
           acknowledged
           in
           the
           judgements
           and
           consciences
           of
           reasonable
           men
           .
           The
           accomplishment
           of
           which
           designe
           ,
           will
           (
           I
           dare
           say
           )
           satisfyingly
           recompence
           his
           cost
           and
           labour
           ;
           and
           inlarge
           his
           heart
           towards
           the
           God
           of
           peace
           and
           truth
           ,
           who
           hath
           given
           successe
           to
           so
           just
           ,
           so
           pious
           ,
           so
           commendable
           an
           undertaking
           .
        
         
           Farwell
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           AN
           EPITOME
           OF
           Mr.
           
             Walkers
          
           Answer
           .
           OR
           A
           speciall
           receipt
           by
           a
           moderne
           Divine
           against
           the
           Dangerous
           infection
           of
           an
           Orthodox
           Truth
           .
        
         
           REcipe
           21.
           folio's
           or
           leaves
           of
           papyrus
           ,
           as
           close
           written
           as
           may
           well
           be
           read
           .
           
             Sosinus
          
           and
           
             Arminius
          
           well
           beaten
           together
           ,
           and
           strained
           through
           a
           course
           boulter
           of
           an
           English
           discourse
           :
           A
           handfull
           of
           good
           Scriptures
           carelesly
           gathered
           ,
           and
           well
           steeped
           in
           the
           standing
           water
           of
           a
           new
           laid
           interpretation
           .
           Add
           hereunto
           two
           or
           three
           Hebrew
           roots
           :
           of
           reading
           a
           sufficient
           quantity
           :
           of
           Learning
           about
           a
           third
           part
           :
           Of
           the
           hearb
           called
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           in
           Engling
           lack-love
           ,
           6
           leaves
           (
           at
           the
           least
           )
           of
           blacke
           tongue-wort
           some
           fifteene
           slips
           :
           of
           tropes
           and
           metonymies
           gathered
           where
           they
           never
           grew
           as
           many
           as
           you
           can
           come
           by
           :
           of
           the
           drugg
           called
           
             diabolico-pseudo
             ▪
             lobetico
          
           12
           ounces
           :
           of
           the
           simple
           called
           insultory
           or
           assafetidea
           as
           much
           :
           of
           the
           sweet
           and
           savory
           hearb
           discretion
           ,
           halfe
           a
           scruple
           .
        
         
           Let
           all
           these
           bee
           made
           up
           into
           the
           body
           of
           a
           discourse
           and
           swallowed
           downe
           without
           chewing
           upon
           a
           full
           stomacke
           ,
           and
           take
           heede
           of
           drinking
           any
           sound
           interpetation
           after
           them
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           little
           feare
           that
           the
           truth
           will
           ever
           doe
           you
           any
           harme
           .
        
         
           Probatum
           est
           .
        
      
       
       
         
           Reader
           ,
           if
           thou
           had'st
           rather
           take
           a
           little
           paines
           ,
           then
           be
           angry
           ;
           I
           desire
           thee
           to
           releive
           the
           Printer
           with
           thy
           pen
           ,
           and
           to
           reforme
           thy
           Booke
           ,
           before
           thou
           readest
           it
           ,
           according
           to
           these
           subsequent
           directions
           .
        
         
           
             In
             the
             Preface
             .
          
           
             
               Page
            
             9
             :
             
               line
            
             5.
             for
             ,
             serapp
             .
             
               r.
            
             scrap
             .
          
           
             
               p
               11
               l.
            
             1.
             for
             ,
             present
             ,
             
               r.
            
             pleasant
             .
             
               l.
            
             18.
             for
             ,
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             12.
             
               l.
            
             25.
             for
             ,
             passages
             
               r.
            
             pages
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             13.
             
               l.
            
             13.
             for
             ,
             discrologie
             ,
             
               r.
            
             aischrologie
             .
             
               
                 
                   l.
                
                 14.
                 for
                 ,
                 messenger
                 ,
                 r.
                 messengers
                 .
              
               
                 
                   l.
                
                 15.
                 for
                 ,
                 magnificant
                 ,
                 
                   r.
                
                 magnificent
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           
             In
             the
             discourse
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             6.
             
               l.
            
             31.
             for
             corponeris
             ,
             
               r.
            
             còmponens
          
           
             
               p.
            
             8.
             
               l.
            
             29.
             for
             opinion
             any
             ,
             
               r.
            
             opinion
             ,
             that
             any
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             13.
             
               l.
            
             13.
             for
             ,
             Divinity
             (
             who
             ,
             
               r.
            
             Divinity
             at
             Leyden
             (
             who
             .
             ibid.
             for
             ,
             of
             judgement
             ,
             
               r.
            
             of
             that
             judgement
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             15.
             
               l.
            
             22.
             for
             ,
             urge
             a
             little
             ,
             
               r.
            
             urge
             .
             A
             little
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             20.
             
               l.
            
             10.
             for
             ,
             defended
             ,
             here
             ,
             
               r.
            
             defended
             ,
             &c.
             Here
             .
             
               
                 
                   l.
                
                 18.
                 for
                 ,
                 word
                 ,
                 discourse
                 ,
                 
                   r.
                
                 wordie
                 disco●se
                 .
              
               
                 
                   l.
                
                 ult.
                 for
                 ,
                 too
                 ,
                 
                   r.
                
                 to
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               p.
            
             22.
             
               l.
            
             ult.
             for
             ,
             misperisiar
             ,
             r
             misprision
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             26.
             
               l.
            
             13.
             for
             ,
             our
             ,
             
               r.
            
             owne
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             29.
             
               l.
            
             27.
             for
             ,
             no
             satisfaction
             ,
             
               r.
            
             no
             such
             satisfaction
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             32.
             
               l.
            
             15.
             for
             ,
             this
             is
             ,
             
               r.
            
             is
             this
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             33.
             
               l.
            
             27.
             for
             ,
             first
             .
             
               r.
            
             fullest
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             34.
             
               l.
            
             20.
             for
             ,
             saith
             further
             ,
             
               r.
            
             saith
             he
             further
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             37.
             
               l.
            
             24.
             for
             ,
             skill
             ,
             
               r.
            
             still
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             40.
             
               l.
            
             33.
             for
             ,
             promises
             ,
             
               r.
            
             premisses
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             43.
             
               l.
            
             2.
             for
             ,
             justification
             ,
             
               r.
            
             or
             free
             justification
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             47.
             
               l.
            
             9.
             for
             hihobular
             ,
             
               r.
            
             triobular
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             48.
             
               l.
            
             19.
             for
             ,
             black
             ,
             in
             so
             ,
             
               r.
            
             so
             black
             and
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             55.
             
               l.
            
             26.
             for
             ,
             neighbours
             ,
             
               r.
            
             neighbour
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             59.
             
               l.
            
             33.
             for
             ,
             mee
             ,
             
               r.
            
             men
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             65.
             
               l.
            
             25.
             for
             ,
             contradiction
             ,
             
               r.
            
             contradictions
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             70.
             
               l.
            
             2.
             for
             ,
             belived
             ,
             
               r.
            
             beleeving
             .
             
               
                 
                   p.
                   l.
                
                 10.
                 for
                 ,
                 not
                 for
                 ,
                 
                   r.
                
                 not
                 of
                 us
                 for
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               p.
            
             74.
             
               l.
            
             2.
             for
             ,
             to
             speak
             ,
             
               r.
            
             to
             speak
             to
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             86.
             
               l.
            
             12.
             for
             ,
             interpres
             ,
             
               r.
            
             interpretesse
             .
          
           
             
               p.
            
             95.
             
               l.
            
             37.
             for
             ,
             censured
             ,
             
               r.
            
             conceived
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
         
           
             A
             DEFENCE
             OF
             THE
             TRVE
             SENCE
             AND
             MEANING
             of
             the
             words
             of
             the
             holy
             Apostle
             ROM.
             4.
             v.
             3.
             where
             it
             is
             said
             ,
             that
          
           Abraham
           beleeved
           
             GOD
             ,
          
           and
           it
           was
           counted
           to
           him
           for
           Righteousnes
           :
           
             and
             v.
          
           5.
           to
           him
           that
           beleeveth
           his
           Faith
           is
           counted
           for
           Righteousnesse
           :
           
             and
             v.
          
           9.
           for
           we
           say
           that
           Faith
           was
           reckoned
           to
           
             Abraham
          
           for
           Righteousnes
           .
        
         
           THE
           true
           sence
           and
           meaning
           of
           the
           holy
           Apostle
           in
           these
           speeches
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           common
           judgement
           of
           the
           most
           godly
           ,
           learned
           ,
           and
           judicious
           Divines
           of
           the
           best
           Reformed
           Churches
           ,
           is
           this
           ;
           That
           upon
           
             Abrahams
          
           beleeving
           the
           Promise
           of
           
             God
             ,
          
           that
           
             God
          
           would
           be
           his
           shield
           ,
           and
           exceeding
           great
           reward
           ;
           and
           that
           
             God
          
           would
           raise
           up
           out
           of
           his
           loynes
           the
           blessed
           Seed
           
             (
             Christ
          
           the
           Redeemer
           ;
           )
           in
           whom
           all
           the
           Elect
           and
           faithfull
           of
           all
           Nations
           being
           
           gathered
           unto
           
             God
             ,
          
           and
           by
           one
           Spirit
           Baptised
           ,
           and
           united
           together
           into
           one
           spirituall
           body
           with
           him
           their
           spirituall
           head
           ;
           and
           made
           lively
           and
           sensible
           partakers
           of
           his
           perfect
           
             obedience
             ,
             righteousnesse
             ,
          
           and
           full
           satisfaction
           for
           
             redemption
             ,
             remission
          
           of
           
             sins
             ,
             justification
          
           and
           perfect
           
             salvation
          
           should
           become
           
             Abrahams
          
           faithfull
           seed
           ,
           and
           partakers
           of
           the
           same
           reward
           ,
           and
           should
           wee
           more
           seeke
           the
           reward
           of
           
             blessednesse
             ,
          
           by
           the
           
             righteousnesse
          
           of
           their
           owne
           workes
           ,
           performed
           according
           to
           the
           tenour
           of
           the
           
             Law
          
           in
           every
           mans
           owne
           person
           ,
           but
           in
           the
           
             Lord
             Iesus
             Christ
          
           who
           is
           the
           
             Iehovah
             Zidkenu
             ,
          
           the
           
             Lord
          
           our
           
             righteousnes
             ,
          
           and
           
             God
             .
          
           the
           lot
           and
           portion
           of
           every
           true
           
             beleever
             ;
          
           upon
           
             Abrahams
          
           beleeving
           of
           the
           
             promise
             ,
          
           and
           firmely
           without
           staggering
           applying
           to
           himselfe
           this
           
             blessing
          
           promised
           ,
           and
           upon
           his
           full
           perswasion
           that
           
             God
          
           who
           promised
           out
           of
           his
           free
           
             grace
             ,
          
           was
           by
           his
           power
           able
           to
           performe
           though
           he
           by
           course
           of
           Nature
           ,
           and
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           deadnesse
           of
           
             Sarahs
          
           wombe
           ,
           seemed
           and
           indeed
           was
           uncapable
           of
           that
           
             blessing
             ;
             God
          
           the
           
             Lord
          
           counted
           this
           to
           him
           for
           
             righteousnesse
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           accepted
           and
           accounted
           him
           for
           a
           
             righteous
          
           man
           ,
           as
           indeed
           he
           was
           not
           for
           any
           
             workes
          
           of
           his
           owne
           ,
           or
           by
           any
           
             righteousnesse
          
           performed
           in
           his
           owne
           person
           according
           to
           the
           
             Law
             ,
          
           but
           by
           the
           righteousnesse
           of
           
             faith
             ;
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           
             righteousnesse
          
           of
           
             Christ
          
           apprehended
           and
           applyed
           by
           
             Faith
             ,
          
           for
           being
           thus
           justified
           by
           
             faith
             ,
          
           and
           having
           this
           Communion
           with
           
             Christ
          
           of
           his
           full
           satisfaction
           and
           
             righteousnesse
             ,
             God
          
           becomes
           in
           
             Christ
          
           our
           sheild
           and
           exceeding
           great
           reward
           .
        
         
           
             The
             Corrupt
             exposition
             of
             the
             
               Apostles
            
             wordes
             ,
             by
             the
             Hereticke
             
               Socinus
               ,
            
             and
             his
             followers
             the
             
               Arminians
               ,
            
             and
             other
             fanaticall
             Sectaries
             .
          
           
             THey
             all
             hold
             and
             obstinately
             affirme
             ,
             that
             
               Abrahams
            
             beleeving
             and
             his
             
               faith
            
             (
             taken
             in
             a
             proper
             literall
             
             sense
             without
             any
             trope
             )
             was
             counted
             to
             him
             for
             
               righteousnes
            
             instead
             of
             all
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             which
             either
             
               Abraham
            
             him selfe
             in
             his
             own
             person
             ,
             or
             any
             surety
             in
             his
             owne
             person
             ,
             or
             any
             surety
             in
             his
             behalfe
             ,
             could
             performe
             to
             the
             
               Law
            
             of
             
               God
               ;
            
             And
             upon
             these
             words
             thus
             wrested
             ;
             they
             build
             all
             their
             hereticall
             
               Doctrines
            
             and
             opinions
             ,
             concerning
             
               justification
            
             of
             the
             faithfull
             before
             
               God
               ,
            
             to
             wit
             ;
             First
             ,
             that
             
               faith
            
             as
             it
             is
             in
             every
             
               beleever
            
             a
             guift
             of
             
               God
               ,
            
             even
             as
             it
             is
             inherent
             in
             him
             ,
             and
             is
             his
             owne
             
               faith
            
             and
             beleeving
             ,
             is
             the
             onely
             thing
             which
             
               God
            
             of
             his
             grace
             and
             mercy
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             his
             absolute
             sovereigne
             power
             ,
             and
             dominion
             is
             pleased
             to
             ordaine
             ,
             appoynt
             ,
             and
             account
             for
             all
             the
             
               righteousnesse
            
             which
             a
             man
             shall
             have
             for
             his
             
               justification
               ,
            
             though
             in
             truth
             and
             in
             strictnesse
             of
             the
             
               Law
               ,
            
             and
             according
             to
             the
             rule
             of
             
               justice
            
             it
             is
             no
             
               righteousnes
               ;
            
             being
             weake
             oftentimes
             and
             full
             of
             infirmities
             .
          
           
             That
             the
             spirit
             of
             
               God
            
             by
             the
             
               Apostle
            
             in
             these
             words
             ,
             did
             
             not
             intend
             or
             meane
             any
             of
             the
             Communion
             of
             the
             
               righteousnes
            
             and
             perfect
             obedience
             performed
             by
             
               Christ
            
             to
             the
             
               Law
            
             as
             our
             surety
             and
             in
             our
             stead
             ,
             nor
             any
             imputation
             of
             that
             
               righteousnes
            
             to
             every
             true
             
               beleever
            
             for
             
               justification
               ,
            
             nor
             
               Gods
            
             accepting
             of
             the
             faithfull
             for
             righteous
             by
             their
             communion
             of
             that
             
               righteousnes
            
             applied
             ,
             possessed
             ,
             and
             enjoyed
             by
             
               faith
               .
            
          
           
             By
             
               faith
            
             and
             beleeving
             they
             doe
             not
             understand
             that
             
             guift
             and
             worke
             of
             
               Gods
            
             spirit
             in
             the
             elect
             regenera●e
             ,
             and
             sanctified
             ,
             by
             which
             they
             doe
             beleeve
             and
             are
             perswaded
             that
             they
             are
             in
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             and
             
               Christ
            
             is
             their
             head
             ,
             and
             they
             as
             members
             have
             communion
             of
             all
             his
             benefits
             ,
             even
             of
             his
             full
             satisfaction
             and
             perfect
             
               righteousnes
            
             for
             remission
             of
             all
             their
             sinnes
             ,
             and
             for
             justification
             ;
             and
             by
             this
             perswasion
             and
             beleeving
             they
             have
             a
             sweet
             and
             lively
             sence
             ,
             feeling
             and
             fruition
             of
             
               Christs
            
             satisfaction
             and
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             and
             rest
             on
             them
             as
             on
             the
             covering
             and
             propitiation
             of
             their
             sinnes
             ,
             and
             their
             
               righteousnes
            
             
             by
             which
             they
             stand
             righteous
             before
             
               God
            
             and
             are
             justified
             ;
             but
             by
             
               faith
            
             and
             
               beleeving
            
             they
             understand
             no
             more
             but
             a
             confidence
             in
             
               God
               :
            
             that
             he
             will
             performe
             his
             
               promises
            
             made
             in
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             and
             an
             assent
             unto
             his
             word
             that
             it
             is
             true
             ;
             the
             tenour
             of
             which
             word
             and
             
               promises
            
             they
             conceive
             to
             be
             this
             ,
             that
             
               Christ
            
             in
             his
             pure
             perfect
             humane
             nature
             ,
             by
             his
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             sufferings
             and
             
               obedience
            
             unto
             death
             ,
             hath
             merited
             such
             high
             favour
             with
             
               God
               ,
            
             that
             
               God
            
             in
             honour
             to
             him
             ,
             is
             pleased
             to
             accept
             and
             account
             the
             faith
             of
             them
             that
             beleeve
             him
             to
             bee
             a
             sufficient
             
               Saviour
               ,
            
             for
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             and
             requires
             noe
             other
             
               righteousnes
            
             to
             constitute
             them
             ,
             and
             make
             them
             after
             any
             sort
             formally
             righteous
             in
             their
             
               justification
               .
            
          
           
             When
             they
             acknowledge
             that
             
               Christ
            
             his
             perfect
             satisfaction
             and
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             is
             the
             meritorious
             cause
             of
             
             our
             
               justification
               ,
            
             they
             doe
             not
             meane
             ,
             that
             
               Christ
            
             his
             satisfaction
             and
             
               righteousnes
            
             are
             communicated
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             by
             
               faith
            
             so
             apprehended
             and
             possessed
             that
             wee
             thereby
             are
             indeed
             ,
             and
             in
             
               Gods
            
             account
             righteous
             before
             
               God
            
             and
             are
             justified
             ,
             and
             they
             deserve
             that
             hee
             should
             so
             account
             us
             for
             them
             ,
             but
             this
             is
             their
             mind
             and
             meaning
             that
             
               Christ
            
             by
             his
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             and
             
               obedience
               ,
            
             hath
             merited
             that
             
               God
            
             for
             his
             sake
             should
             account
             
               faith
            
             to
             us
             for
             
               righteousnes
               ;
            
             without
             either
             our
             owne
             
               workes
            
             of
             the
             
               Law
               ,
            
             or
             his
             
               righteousnes
            
             imputed
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             made
             ours
             by
             communion
             ,
             and
             when
             they
             say
             ,
             
               faith
            
             is
             imputed
             for
             
               righteousnes
            
             as
             an
             instrument
             :
             they
             meane
             not
             as
             the
             spirituall
             hand
             or
             instrument
             ,
             applying
             
               Christ
            
             his
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             to
             bee
             after
             a
             sort
             the
             formall
             
               righteousnes
            
             of
             the
             
               beleever
               ,
            
             but
             that
             
               faith
            
             as
             it
             is
             the
             instrument
             by
             which
             the
             
               beleever
            
             doth
             beleeve
             that
             
               Christ
            
             hath
             purchased
             this
             favour
             ,
             that
             
               faith
            
             should
             be
             the
             onely
             thing
             accounted
             to
             him
             for
             
               righteousnes
               .
            
          
        
         
         
           
             The
             Orthodoxe
             Exposition
             I
             will
             prove
             and
             confirme
             from
             the
             wordes
             of
             the
             
               Apostle
            
             himselfe
             ;
             and
             other
             strong
             Arguments
             in
             the
             first
             place
             ;
             and
             afterwards
             will
             confute
             and
             overthrow
             the
             Hereticall
             Exposition
             .
          
           
             
               The
               true
               Exposition
               defended
               .
            
             
               FOr
               the
               right
               understanding
               of
               the
               
                 Apostles
              
               wordes
               ,
               three
               things
               are
               first
               to
               be
               considered
               and
               explained
               :
               First
               ,
               what
               is
               here
               meant
               by
               
                 faith
              
               and
               beleeving
               .
               Secondly
               ,
               what
               
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               here
               meant
               .
               Thirdly
               what
               is
               meant
               by
               imputation
               .
            
             
               By
               
                 faith
              
               in
               this
               place
               wee
               must
               not
               understand
               that
               naturall
               habit
               ,
               and
               power
               which
               is
               common
               to
               all
               reasonable
               men
               ,
               who
               upon
               their
               knowledge
               of
               things
               spoken
               or
               promised
               ,
               doe
               give
               willing
               assent
               unto
               them
               that
               they
               are
               true
               ,
               either
               for
               the
               Authority
               of
               the
               speaker
               ,
               whom
               they
               doe
               respect
               and
               judge
               to
               bee
               faithfull
               :
               or
               because
               they
               see
               good
               reason
               in
               the
               things
               spoken
               and
               promised
               ,
               and
               if
               the
               things
               promised
               tend
               to
               their
               owne
               good
               ,
               they
               rest
               upon
               them
               confidently
               ,
               and
               perswade
               themselves
               that
               they
               are
               sure
               and
               certaine
               of
               them
               already
               ,
               or
               shall
               receive
               and
               enjoy
               them
               in
               due
               time
               without
               faile
               .
               But
               here
               ,
               by
               
                 faith
              
               we
               are
               to
               understand
               that
               supernaturall
               guift
               and
               grace
               of
               beleeving
               wrought
               in
               the
               elect
               ,
               regenerate
               by
               the
               
                 spirit
              
               shed
               on
               them
               abundantly
               through
               
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 ,
                 Tit.
              
               3.
               6.
               which
               is
               therefore
               called
               most
               holy
               
                 faith
                 ,
                 Iude
              
               20.
               this
               
                 faith
              
               agreeeth
               with
               the
               other
               in
               these
               foure
               poynts
               .
            
             
               First
               ,
               as
               that
               is
               an
               habit
               and
               power
               of
               beleeving
               ,
               so
               
               is
               this
               ,
               secondly
               ,
               as
               that
               containes
               in
               it
               ,
               
                 notitiam
                 in
              
               
               
                 intellectu
                 ,
              
               a
               knowledge
               and
               notice
               of
               the
               things
               spoken
               &
               beleeved
               ;
               so
               doth
               this
               ;
               And
               as
               that
               containes
               in
               it
               
                 assensum
                 in
                 voluntate
              
               an
               assent
               of
               the
               wil
               ,
               so
               doth
               this
               also
               ;
               And
               
               as
               that
               
                 faith
              
               when
               it
               goeth
               no
               further
               is
               called
               historical
               ;
               
               so
               this
               also
               :
               And
               as
               that
               
                 faith
              
               when
               it
               reacheth
               to
               good
               
               things
               promised
               to
               our selves
               particularly
               ,
               to
               apply
               them
               and
               rest
               on
               them
               ,
               hath
               also
               
                 fiduciam
                 in
                 corde
                 &
                 affectionibus
                 ,
              
               a
               trust
               and
               confidence
               of
               the
               heart
               and
               affections
               in
               it
               ;
               so
               hath
               this
               also
               ,
               and
               is
               cald
               a
               firme
               perswasion
               ,
               trust
               ,
               confidence
               ;
               but
               they
               differ
               in
               divers
               things
               .
               First
               that
               is
               a
               naturall
               power
               or
               habit
               .
               This
               is
               spirituall
               ,
               wrought
               in
               men
               by
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               dwelling
               in
               them
               and
               uniting
               them
               to
               
                 Christ
              
               in
               one
               mysticall
               body
               .
               Secondly
               that
               hath
               in
               it
               no
               knowledge
               but
               naturall
               arising
               from
               light
               of
               naturall
               reason
               ,
               nor
               any
               assent
               of
               the
               will
               or
               confidence
               in
               the
               heart
               and
               affections
               ;
               but
               such
               as
               are
               drawne
               ,
               stirred
               up
               ,
               and
               wrought
               ,
               by
               meanes
               of
               naturall
               light
               and
               common
               causes
               ;
               this
               hath
               in
               it
               a
               
                 spirituall
              
               knowledge
               arising
               from
               the
               spirit
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               enlightning
               the
               understanding
               ;
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               also
               enclines
               and
               moves
               the
               will
               to
               give
               assent
               ,
               and
               confirmes
               the
               heart
               with
               confidence
               and
               firme
               perswasion
               .
               Thirdly
               that
               is
               common
               to
               all
               reasonable
               men
               ;
               This
               is
               proper
               to
               the
               
                 elect
                 ,
                 regenerate
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 sanctified
              
               by
               the
               holy
               
                 Ghost
              
               shed
               on
               them
               through
               
                 Christ
                 ;
              
               and
               is
               the
               first
               and
               the
               radicall
               grace
               and
               vertue
               of
               renovation
               .
               4.
               
               That
               hath
               for
               the
               object
               or
               things
               beleeved
               ,
               either
               naturall
               and
               worldly
               things
               onely
               ,
               or
               things
               heavenly
               and
               supernaturall
               ,
               seene
               and
               discern'd
               through
               the
               darke
               mist
               of
               naturall
               reason
               and
               assented
               to
               ,
               &
               rested
               on
               with
               a
               carnall
               and
               unsanctified
               will
               and
               heart
               .
               This
               hath
               for
               the
               object
               ,
               things
               supernaturall
               ,
               and
               heavenly
               and
               spirituall
               ,
               discerned
               by
               supernaturall
               light
               ,
               assented
               to
               with
               an
               holy
               and
               sanctified
               will
               :
               confirmed
               to
               the
               heart
               by
               a
               
                 spirituall
              
               sence
               :
               and
               sweet
               taste
               of
               the
               things
               promised
               ,
               wrought
               by
               the
               holy
               
                 Spirit
              
               in
               the
               true
               beleever
               ,
               apprehending
               and
               applying
               them
               .
            
             
               But
               to
               come
               neere
               to
               the
               
                 Text
                 ,
              
               the
               beleeving
               which
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               speakes
               of
               in
               the
               3.
               
                 verse
                 ,
              
               and
               also
               in
               the
               9.
               and
               22.
               
                 verses
                 ,
              
               is
               the
               
                 faith
              
               and
               beleeving
               of
               
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               who
               divers
               yeares
               before
               this
               beleeving
               which
               is
               
               said
               to
               be
               counted
               to
               him
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               was
               called
               out
               of
               his
               owne
               Country
               :
               and
               by
               
                 faith
              
               obeyed
               
                 Gods
              
               calling
               ,
               and
               went
               and
               so●ourned
               in
               the
               Land
               promised
               to
               him
               and
               his
               seed
               ,
               as
               appeares
               
                 Heb.
              
               11.
               8.
               9.
               he
               had
               overcome
               and
               slaughtered
               foure
               mighty
               Kings
               ,
               and
               their
               victorious
               arm●es
               by
               
                 faith
              
               and
               
                 confidence
              
               in
               
                 Gods
                 promises
                 ;
              
               an●Melchizedeck
               
                 King
                 of
                 Salem
                 the
                 Priest
                 of
                 the
                 most
                 High
                 God
                 ,
                 had
                 blessed
                 him
              
               (
               as
               we
               read
               
                 Gen.
              
               14.
               )
               and
               after
               th●se
               things
               the
               
                 Lord
              
               appeared
               and
               spake
               to
               
                 Abraham
              
               and
               said
               ,
               feare
               not
               ,
               
                 I
                 am
                 thy
                 shield
                 ,
                 and
                 thy
                 exceeding
                 great
                 reward
                 ,
              
               and
               withall
               hee
               renewed
               his
               
                 promise
              
               of
               the
               blessed
               
                 seed
                 ,
              
               by
               meanes
               of
               which
               
                 seed
              
               all
               the
               families
               of
               the
               Earth
               should
               be
               blessed
               in
               
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               and
               should
               become
               his
               faithfull
               children
               ;
               besides
               his
               naturall
               
                 seed
              
               and
               posterity
               which
               should
               come
               of
               the
               
                 Sonne
              
               and
               
                 Heire
              
               of
               his
               owne
               bowells
               ,
               as
               appeares
               
                 Gen.
              
               15.
               1.
               4.
               
               These
               were
               the
               
                 promises
              
               which
               
                 God
              
               made
               to
               
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               and
               which
               
                 Abraham
              
               beleeved
               to
               be
               true
               ,
               and
               resting
               upon
               the
               
                 Lord
              
               by
               firme
               
                 faith
              
               and
               beliefe
               for
               the
               performance
               of
               them
               ,
               the
               
                 Lord
              
               counted
               it
               to
               him
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 Gen.
              
               15.
               6.
               or
               ,
               as
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               expresseth
               the
               same
               sentence
               in
               the
               same
               sence
               ,
               though
               in
               wordes
               somewhat
               different
               ,
               it
               was
               counted
               to
               him
               ,
               
                 verse
              
               5.
               even
               
                 faith
              
               was
               reckoned
               to
               him
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 verse
                 .
              
               9.
               
            
             
               Now
               this
               
                 faith
              
               and
               beleeving
               was
               first
               an
               holy
               spirituall
               
                 beleefe
                 :
              
               and
               the
               
                 faith
              
               of
               a
               man
               long
               before
               called
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               sa●ctified
               by
               his
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               and
               made
               obedient
               to
               
                 God
              
               and
               his
               word
               .
               Secondly
               ,
               It
               was
               a
               beleefe
               not
               only
               of
               the
               
                 promise
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               the
               blessed
               
                 seed
              
               in
               generall
               ;
               but
               more
               specially
               that
               
                 Christ
              
               according
               to
               the
               
                 flesh
                 ,
              
               should
               come
               out
               of
               his
               owne
               bowels
               ,
               and
               that
               by
               
                 Christ
              
               the
               Sonne
               of
               
                 God
              
               made
               man
               of
               his
               
                 seed
                 ,
              
               the
               redemption
               both
               of
               him
               ,
               and
               of
               all
               his
               
                 faithfull
                 seed
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               all
               true
               beleevers
               should
               be
               wrought
               and
               performed
               ,
               
                 Gods
              
               wrath
               appeased
               ,
               the
               
                 Law
              
               fulfilled
               ,
               
                 Justice
              
               satisfied
               ,
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
              
               brought
               in
               for
               their
               
                 justification
                 ,
              
               and
               
               by
               his
               and
               their
               union
               with
               
                 Christ
              
               by
               one
               spirit
               ,
               and
               Communion
               of
               all
               his
               
                 benefits
                 ,
              
               they
               should
               have
               
                 God
              
               for
               their
               portion
               and
               reward
               ,
               for
               their
               
                 sheild
              
               and
               defence
               and
               should
               not
               need
               to
               seeke
               the
               blessing
               ,
               and
               reward
               of
               eternall
               life
               from
               their
               owne
               
                 workes
                 ,
              
               or
               their
               owne
               
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               and
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               
                 Law
              
               in
               their
               owne
               persons
               ,
               but
               meerely
               from
               the
               free
               
                 grace
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               his
               free
               gui●t
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               as
               a
               reward
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
              
               freely
               given
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               of
               them
               apprehended
               by
               faith
               and
               beleeving
               .
               Thirdly
               ,
               this
               faith
               of
               
                 Abraham
              
               was
               not
               a
               weake
               ,
               but
               a
               strong
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               beliefe
               without
               staggering
               ,
               even
               a
               full
               perswasion
               ,
               that
               
                 God
              
               who
               quickneth
               the
               dead
               ,
               and
               calleth
               those
               things
               which
               be
               not
               ,
               as
               if
               they
               were
               ,
               and
               was
               able
               to
               make
               good
               ,
               and
               to
               performe
               what
               hee
               had
               promised
               ;
               yea
               it
               was
               a
               beleeving
               in
               hope
               against
               hope
               ;
               that
               
                 God
              
               could
               out
               of
               a
               dead
               body
               and
               womb
               raise
               up
               a
               lively
               
                 seed
                 ,
              
               and
               make
               them
               spiritually
               righteous
               :
               who
               are
               by
               nature
               and
               according
               to
               the
               
                 Law
              
               wicked
               sinners
               .
               All
               these
               things
               are
               manifest
               by
               the
               places
               before
               cited
               ,
               
                 Gen
                 :
              
               15.
               and
               by
               the
               expresse
               wordes
               of
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               in
               this
               chap
               :
               from
               the
               tenth
               
                 verse
              
               to
               the
               end
               of
               the
               Chapter
               .
               And
               thus
               you
               see
               what
               is
               meant
               by
               
                 faith
              
               which
               is
               here
               said
               to
               be
               counted
               for
               righteous
               .
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               here
               meant
               is
               not
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               is
               according
               to
               the
               strictnesse
               and
               tenour
               of
               the
               
                 Law
                 ;
              
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               a
               mans
               own
               
                 works
                 ,
              
               performed
               by
               every
               man
               in
               his
               owne
               person
               to
               the
               
                 Law
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ;
              
               for
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               doth
               dispute
               altogether
               against
               that
               
                 righteousnes
              
               and
               proves
               ,
               that
               neither
               
                 Abraham
              
               was
               justified
               or
               counted
               of
               
                 God
              
               righteous
               for
               it
               ,
               as
               appeares
               in
               the
               2.
               5.
               6.
               13.
               
                 verses
                 ,
              
               nor
               any
               other
               at
               any
               time
               ,
               as
               appeares
               in
               the
               Chapter
               before
               .
               And
               
                 Chap.
              
               8.
               3.
               and
               9.
               32.
               10.
               3.
               
               But
               here
               is
               meant
               an
               Euangelicall
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               which
               doth
               not
               consist
               in
               any
               worke
               or
               workes
               performed
               by
               a
               man
               himselfe
               in
               his
               owne
               person
               ,
               nor
               in
               any
               grace
               or
               vertue
               inherent
               in
               himselfe
               ,
               
               but
               is
               a
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               which
               
                 God
              
               of
               his
               owne
               free
               
                 grace
              
               doth
               impute
               to
               the
               true
               
                 Beleever
                 ;
              
               who
               by
               one
               
                 Spirit
              
               is
               united
               to
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               hath
               communion
               with
               him
               ,
               and
               is
               called
               the
               
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 Faith
                 ,
              
               and
               doth
               exclude
               legal
               
                 justification
                 ,
              
               by
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               a
               mans
               owne
               
                 workes
                 ,
              
               as
               appeares
               in
               the
               whole
               discourse
               of
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               in
               this
               and
               the
               former
               Chapter
               ,
               and
               in
               diverse
               other
               places
               of
               this
               
                 Epistle
                 ,
              
               especially
               
                 ver.
              
               13.
               of
               this
               4
               
                 Chap.
              
               and
               in
               
                 Chap.
              
               3.
               27.
               28.
               
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               the
               phrase
               of
               
                 imputing
                 ,
              
               or
               counting
               a
               thing
               to
               one
               signifies
               both
               in
               the
               Old
               and
               New
               
                 Testament
                 ,
              
               an
               Act
               of
               
                 judgement
              
               and
               
                 estimation
                 ,
              
               by
               which
               a
               thing
               is
               
                 judged
                 ,
                 esteemed
                 ,
                 reckoned
                 ,
                 and
                 accounted
              
               to
               be
               as
               it
               is
               indeed
               ,
               and
               then
               it
               is
               
                 just
                 ,
              
               and
               according
               to
               
                 truth
                 :
              
               but
               when
               a
               thing
               is
               
                 counted
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 judged
                 ,
                 thought
                 ,
                 and
                 esteemed
                 ,
              
               to
               be
               as
               it
               is
               not
               ,
               then
               it
               is
               
                 unjust
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               according
               to
               
                 truth
                 .
              
               Now
               
                 Gods
                 thoughts
              
               are
               alwaies
               
                 just
                 ,
              
               and
               his
               
                 judgement
              
               is
               according
               to
               
                 truth
                 .
                 Rom.
              
               2.
               2.
               
               And
               therefore
               a
               
                 lust
                 imputing
                 and
                 counting
                 ,
              
               is
               here
               ment
               ,
               for
               
                 God
              
               doth
               
                 account
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Iudge
              
               of
               all
               
                 persons
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 things
                 ,
              
               so
               as
               they
               are
               .
               Of
               
                 uniust
                 counting
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 imputing
              
               fal●ely
               ,
               we
               have
               some
               examples
               in
               
                 Scripture
                 ,
              
               as
               1
               
                 Kings
              
               1
               21.
               where
               
                 Bathsheba
              
               saith
               to
               
                 David
                 I
                 and
                 my
                 Sonne
                 Solomon
                 shallbe
                 counted
                 offenders
              
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 vsurping
                 Adonijah
                 and
                 his
                 wicked
                 Company
                 ,
                 will
                 so
                 esteeme
                 and
                 judge
                 us
                 :
              
               of
               reputing
               ,
               and
               coun●ing
               truely
               as
               the
               thing
               is
               ,
               we
               have
               examples
               also
               ,
               as
               
                 Nehemiah
              
               13.
               13.
               where
               it
               is
               said
               of
               the
               chosen
               
                 Levites
                 ,
              
               that
               they
               were
               counted
               
                 faithfull
                 ,
                 viz
              
               upon
               former
               experience
               of
               their
               
                 faithfulnes
                 ,
              
               and
               therefore
               the
               Office
               of
               distributing
               to
               the●Brethren
               
                 ,
              
               was
               counted
               to
               them
               .
               And
               
                 Levit
              
               17.
               4.
               
               ●here
               it
               is
               said
               ,
               
                 Blood
                 shall
                 be
                 imputed
                 to
                 that
                 man
                 he
                 hath
                 shed
                 blood
                 ,
                 and
                 shall
                 be
                 cut
                 off
                 from
                 among
                 his
                 people
                 .
              
               And
               
                 Psal
                 22.
                 30.
                 
                 a
                 s●ed
                 shall
                 serve
                 him
                 ,
                 it
                 shallbe
                 counted
                 to
                 the
                 Lord
                 for
                 a
                 generation
                 .
              
            
             
               Moreover
               ,
               this
               word
               
                 impute
              
               or
               
                 count
                 ,
              
               signifies
               sometimes
               in
               the
               most
               proper
               sense
               a
               bare
               Act
               of
               the
               
                 Iudgment
              
               and
               
                 thought
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 Pro.
              
               17.
               28.
               where
               a
               ●oole
               is
               said
               
               to
               be
               counted
               wise
               when
               he
               holdeth
               his
               peace
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               men
               for
               the
               present
               judge
               or
               thinke
               him
               wise
               ,
               at
               least
               in
               that
               point
               of
               
                 silence
                 .
              
            
             
               Sometimes
               it
               signifies
               in
               a
               more
               full
               sense
               ,
               not
               onely
               
                 thinking
                 ,
                 Iudging
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 counting
                 persons
              
               to
               be
               good
               or
               bad
               ,
               just
               ,
               or
               unjust
               ,
               innocent
               ,
               or
               guilty
               ;
               but
               also
               dealing
               with
               them
               ,
               and
               using
               them
               accordingly
               ,
               as
               in
               the
               places
               before
               named
               ,
               1
               
                 Kings
                 1.
                 21.
                 
                 Nehem.
              
               13.
               13.
               and
               
                 Levit.
              
               17.
               4.
               and
               
                 Psal
              
               22.
               30.
               also
               1
               
                 Sam.
              
               2●
               .
               15.
               where
               
                 Abimelech
              
               purging
               himselfe
               before
               
                 Saul
                 ,
              
               from
               the
               offence
               of
               conspiracy
               with
               
                 David
              
               against
               him
               (
               as
               
                 Doeg
              
               had
               falsely
               accused
               him
               )
               saith
               ,
               
                 Let
                 not
                 the
                 King
                 impute
                 any
                 thing
                 unto
                 his
                 servant
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               Let
               him
               not
               thinke
               or
               judge
               his
               servant
               
                 guilty
                 ,
              
               nor
               deale
               with
               him
               ,
               or
               use
               him
               as
               a
               Conspiratour
               .
            
             
               Sometimes
               it
               signifies
               by
               a
               Metonymie
               of
               the
               
                 cause
              
               for
               the
               
                 effect
                 ,
              
               condemning
               ,
               and
               punishing
               an
               offence
               in
               a
               guilty
               person
               as
               he
               hath
               deserved
               ,
               and
               to
               deale
               with
               him
               and
               use
               him
               as
               hee
               is
               justly
               thought
               and
               judged
               to
               have
               deserved
               ,
               as
               2
               
                 Sam.
                 19.
                 19.
                 
                 Shimei
              
               said
               ,
               
                 Let
                 not
                 my
                 Lord
                 impute
                 iniquity
                 unto
                 me
                 :
              
               he
               doth
               not
               desire
               that
               
                 David
              
               would
               not
               thinke
               ,
               nor
               judge
               ,
               nor
               count
               his
               
                 iniquitie
              
               to
               be
               no
               
                 iniquitie
                 ,
              
               that
               had
               beene
               against
               all
               reason
               ,
               but
               that
               for
               the
               
                 satisfaction
              
               which
               he
               had
               made
               ,
               in
               coming
               first
               of
               all
               to
               the
               house
               of
               
                 Joseph
              
               to
               meet
               
                 David
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               bring
               him
               againe
               to
               his
               Kingdome
               ,
               
                 David
              
               would
               graciously
               pardon
               his
               offence
               ,
               and
               not
               proceed
               against
               him
               ,
               and
               punish
               him
               as
               justly
               ,
               and
               worthy
               of
               punishment
               .
            
             
               Sometimes
               it
               signifies
               by
               a
               Metaphor
               ,
               to
               count
               one
               thing
               as
               it
               were
               another
               ,
               or
               no
               better
               then
               another
               ,
               or
               of
               the
               same
               value
               ,
               as
               
                 Prov.
              
               27.
               14.
               where
               a
               flattering
               salutation
               or
               blessing
               ,
               given
               with
               a
               loud
               voyce
               ,
               is
               said
               to
               be
               counted
               a
               
                 Curse
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               esteemed
               no
               better
               then
               if
               it
               were
               a
               
                 Curse
                 .
              
            
             
               Somtimes
               to
               use
               one
               ,
               as
               if
               he
               counted
               him
               of
               another
               
                 Condition
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 Gen.
              
               31.
               15.
               where
               it
               is
               said
               of
               
                 Laban
                 ,
                 that
                 
                 he
                 counted
                 his
                 Daughters
                 strangers
                 ;
              
               that
               is
               ,
               used
               them
               as
               if
               he
               had
               counted
               them
               strangers
               :
               and
               
                 Iob.
              
               31.
               10.
               where
               
                 Iob
              
               saith
               ,
               
                 that
                 God
                 counteth
                 him
                 for
                 his
                 enemy
                 ;
              
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 afflicteth
                 ,
              
               and
               plagueth
               him
               ,
               as
               if
               he
               counted
               him
               an
               enemy
               .
            
             
               Somtimes
               the
               word
               signifies
               to
               
                 skore
                 up
              
               or
               to
               put
               upon
               a
               mans
               
                 account
              
               or
               
                 reckoning
                 ,
              
               either
               the
               
                 offence
              
               or
               
                 debt
              
               which
               he
               himselfe
               runs
               into
               ;
               as
               
                 Rom.
              
               5.
               13.
               where
               it
               is
               said
               ,
               
                 that
                 sinne
                 is
                 not
                 imputed
                 when
                 there
                 is
                 no
                 Law
                 :
              
               that
               is
               ,
               it
               is
               not
               ●o
               
                 skored
                 up
                 ,
              
               that
               men
               are
               punished
               for
               it
               ,
               and
               it
               is
               not
               judged
               and
               punished
               in
               them
               ,
               or
               the
               
                 debt
              
               which
               he
               takes
               upon
               him
               for
               another
               :
               as
               
                 Philemon
                 verse
                 18.
                 
                 If
                 he
                 hath
                 wronged
                 thee
                 ,
                 or
                 is
                 indebted
                 to
                 thee
                 put
                 that
                 on
                 mine
                 account
                 ,
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 impute
              
               and
               
                 count
              
               it
               to
               me
               ,
               and
               set
               it
               on
               my
               
                 skore
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               the
               severall
               significations
               of
               the
               severall
               wordes
               being
               thus
               laid
               open
               ,
               I
               proceed
               more
               particularly
               to
               the
               true
               sense
               and
               meaning
               of
               every
               word
               in
               these
               speeches
               ,
               and
               to
               shew
               how
               far
               the
               speeches
               may
               be
               extended
               .
               And
               first
               ,
               by
               
                 Faith
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 beleeving
              
               which
               is
               
                 counted
                 to
                 every
                 true
                 beleever
              
               (
               and
               was
               
                 counted
                 to
                 Abraham
                 )
                 for
                 righteousnesse
                 .
              
               I
               understand
               here
               (
               according
               to
               the
               judgment
               of
               the
               most
               Orthodox
               Divines
               )
               the
               true
               holy
               spirituall
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 beleefe
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               before
               shewed
               to
               have
               bin
               in
               
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               and
               which
               is
               proper
               to
               the
               
                 elect
                 regenerate
                 ,
              
               and
               is
               said
               to
               be
               
                 imputed
                 to
                 them
                 for
                 righteousnesse
                 :
              
               B●righteousnesse
               is
               here
               meant
               
                 Evangelical
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               (
               which
               is
               opposed
               to
               the
               
                 legal
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 workes
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               
                 inherent
              
               in
               every
               man
               ,
               and
               is
               every
               mans
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               
                 Law
              
               in
               his
               owne
               person
               )
               even
               the
               
                 perfect
                 satisfaction
              
               and
               
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 (
                 God
              
               and
               
                 man
                 )
              
               ●u●mediator
               and
               
                 surety
              
               which
               he
               the
               
                 Son
                 of
                 God
                 ,
              
               in
               mans
               Nature
               performed
               to
               the
               
                 Law
                 ,
              
               and
               which
               is
               apprehended
               by
               every
               true
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               and
               applied
               to
               himselfe
               by
               a
               lively
               
                 saith
              
               and
               whereof
               he
               hath
               
                 communion
              
               and
               is
               truely
               made
               partaker
               by
               his
               
                 Spirituall
                 union
              
               with
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               of
               whose
               mysticall
               body
               he
               is
               a
               member
               ,
               being
               
               B●ptized
               and
               engraf●ed
               thereinto
               by
               one
               Spirit
               .
               By
               the
               
                 imputing
              
               and
               
                 counting
              
               of
               that
               
                 faith
              
               for
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               to
               
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               every
               one
               of
               his
               
                 faithfull
                 seed
                 ,
              
               is
               here
               ment
               
                 Gods
              
               setting
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
              
               on
               the
               skore
               ,
               and
               puting
               it
               on
               the
               account
               of
               every
               tru●beleever
               
                 ,
              
               and
               and
               his
               j●dging
               ,
               esteeming
               ,
               and
               counting
               them
               no
               more
               guilty
               of
               sinne
               ,
               but
               perfectly
               
                 righteous
              
               by
               that
               
                 Evangelical
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               called
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 God
                 .
                 2
                 Cor.
              
               5.
               last
               
                 ver.
              
               because
               it
               is
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 God
                 ,
              
               performed
               in
               our
               Nature
               ,
               and
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               of
               
                 workes
                 ,
              
               because
               the
               
                 faithfull
              
               obtaine
               ,
               and
               enjoy
               ,
               and
               apply
               it
               by
               
                 beleeving
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               by
               working
               the
               
                 workes
              
               of
               the
               
                 Law
                 ,
                 Rom.
              
               4.
               11.
               13.
               
               For
               the
               confirmation
               of
               this
               exposition
               ,
               and
               justifying
               of
               this
               
                 truth
                 ,
              
               we
               need
               seek
               no
               further
               
                 Arguments
                 ,
              
               but
               such
               as
               may
               be
               gathered
               from
               the
               Apostles
               owne
               words
               ,
               as
               in
               other
               of
               his
               Epistles
               ,
               so
               especially
               in
               this
               to
               the
               
                 Romans
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               first
               argument
               is
               drawne
               from
               the
               wordes
               of
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               in
               the
               second
               chap
               :
               of
               this
               
                 Epistle
                 ,
                 verse
              
               26.
               where
               this
               word
               
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
              
               (
               as
               it
               signifies
               )
               to
               be
               
                 imputed
              
               or
               
                 counted
                 ,
              
               is
               first
               used
               ;
               If
               (
               saith
               hee
               )
               
                 the
                 uncircumcision
                 keep
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 shall
                 not
                 his
                 uncircumcision
                 bee
                 counted
                 for
                 Circumcision
                 ?
                 by
                 uncircumcision
              
               (
               in
               the
               first
               clause
               )
               we
               cannot
               understand
               the
               fore-skinne
               of
               the
               flesh
               not
               cut
               off
               ,
               it
               is
               most
               absurd
               ,
               and
               against
               common
               sense
               and
               reason
               to
               thinke
               or
               to
               suppose
               that
               it
               can
               or
               could
               performe
               and
               keepe
               the
               
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
              
               but
               by
               
                 vncircumcision
              
               is
               ment
               a
               Gentile
               not
               
                 circumcised
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 Beza
                 ,
              
               (
               the
               most
               learned
               ,
               judicious
               ,
               and
               accurate
               Critik
               and
               searcher
               out
               of
               the
               sense
               of
               everyword
               and
               sentence
               in
               the
               new
               Testament
               )
               doth
               expound
               the
               word
               ,
               and
               so
               we
               have
               in
               this
               word
               a
               Metonymie
               of
               the
               a●janct
               for
               the
               Subject
               :
               The
               same
               word
               in
               the
               second
               clause
               (
               as
               
                 B●za
              
               also
               well
               observes
               )
               doth
               not
               here
               signify
               the
               
                 foreskin
              
               or
               
                 uncircumcision
              
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               (
               for
               that
               cannot
               but
               most
               falsely
               be
               reputed
               and
               counted
               for
               
               
                 circumcision
                 ;
              
               because
               they
               are
               contradictories
               one
               to
               another
               )
               but
               the
               state
               and
               condition
               of
               him
               who
               is
               
                 uncircumcised
                 ,
              
               even
               the
               outward
               state
               of
               Gentilisme
               ;
               and
               here
               is
               another
               Metonymie
               of
               the
               same
               kind
               ,
               even
               the
               signe
               put
               for
               the
               thing
               signified
               ,
               yea
               it
               signifies
               not
               the
               state
               of
               a
               Gentile
               or
               
                 uncircumcised
              
               man
               barely
               considered
               in
               it selfe
               ,
               but
               as
               comprehending
               in
               it
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
              
               which
               the
               man
               
                 uncircumcised
              
               hath
               kept
               and
               performed
               in
               that
               state
               ,
               as
               the
               words
               necessarily
               imply
               ;
               for
               the
               Apostle
               doth
               not
               here
               suppose
               onely
               
                 uncircumcision
                 ,
              
               but
               the
               observation
               of
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 the
                 Law
              
               in
               the
               state
               of
               
                 uncircumcision
                 ;
              
               and
               so
               here
               is
               a
               Metalepsis
               or
               double
               trope
               ,
               even
               a
               metonymie
               also
               of
               the
               thing
               conteyning
               for
               the
               thing
               contained
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               of
               the
               Subject
               for
               the
               adjunct
               ,
               and
               also
               of
               the
               cause
               for
               the
               effect
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               man
               in
               the
               state
               of
               
                 uncircumcision
              
               keeping
               the
               
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 the
                 law
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 the
                 law
              
               by
               him
               performed
               .
               By
               
                 circumcision
              
               we
               cannot
               understand
               the
               outward
               cuting
               away
               of
               the
               foreskin
               of
               the
               flesh
               ,
               neither
               ●aken
               literaly
               and
               carnally
               ,
               as
               the
               corrupt
               Jewes
               did
               take
               it
               ,
               for
               a
               worke
               of
               
                 righteousnes
              
               and
               
                 obedience
              
               to
               the
               
                 Law
              
               for
               
                 justification
                 ,
              
               so
               it
               was
               an
               
                 obligation
                 ,
              
               by
               which
               the
               
                 circumcised
              
               was
               bound
               under
               pain
               of
               cutting
               off
               for
               ever
               to
               performe
               the
               whole
               
                 Law
                 ,
              
               as
               appeares
               
                 Gal.
              
               5.
               3.
               
               And
               for
               a
               
                 righteous
              
               Gentile
               to
               be
               brought
               under
               this
               bondage
               was
               no
               benefit
               ,
               but
               a
               miserable
               condition
               ;
               neither
               can
               
                 circumcision
              
               be
               here
               taken
               sacramentally
               ,
               as
               it
               was
               an
               outward
               signe
               and
               
                 seale
                 of
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               
                 Mortification
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               all
               
                 vertues
              
               of
               
                 Holinesse
              
               by
               which
               men
               are
               
                 sanctified
              
               to
               
                 God
              
               and
               become
               his
               
                 peculiar
                 people
                 ,
              
               for
               
                 Ismael
                 ,
                 Esau
              
               and
               all
               the
               prophane
               persons
               of
               
                 Israel
                 circumcised
                 ,
              
               were
               partakers
               of
               the
               outward
               
                 signe
              
               and
               
                 Sacrament
              
               of
               
                 circumcision
                 ,
              
               and
               yet
               were
               destitute
               of
               t●e
               
                 inward
                 Grace
                 signified
                 ;
              
               And
               in
               neither
               respect
               can
               
                 uncircumcision
                 ,
              
               or
               the
               person
               
                 uncircumcised
                 ,
              
               nor
               Gentilism●
               ,
               together
               with
               the
               keeping
               the
               
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 the
                 Law
              
               be
               counted
               truely
               for
               
                 circumcision
                 ,
              
               nor
               reckoned
               in
               the
               
               place
               of
               it
               ;
               But
               here
               by
               
                 circumcision
              
               is
               meant
               the
               
                 circumcision
                 of
                 the
                 heare
              
               in
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               in
               the
               
                 Letter
                 ,
              
               for
               so
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               doth
               expound
               himselfe
               
                 verse
              
               29.
               the
               (
               word
               
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
              
               shall
               be
               counted
               )
               signifies
               here
               in
               a
               full
               sense
               
                 judging
                 ,
                 counting
                 approving
                 ,
                 accepting
              
               and
               
                 using
                 accordingly
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               all
               laid
               together
               the
               meaning
               of
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               in
               these
               wordes
               is
               this
               ,
               that
               if
               a
               man
               
                 uncircumcised
              
               doe
               keepe
               all
               the
               Commandements
               ,
               and
               performe
               the
               
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
              
               his
               state
               of
               Gentilisme
               comprehending
               in
               it
               the
               
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
              
               shall
               be
               counted
               and
               accepted
               for
               the
               state
               of
               an
               
                 holy
              
               and
               
                 righteous
                 man
                 circumcised
              
               in
               
                 heart
                 ,
              
               and
               hee
               though
               
                 uncircumcised
                 in
                 flesh
                 ,
              
               and
               a
               Gentile
               in
               
                 outward
                 estate
                 ,
              
               shall
               be
               counted
               of
               
                 God
              
               a
               
                 true
                 Israelite
                 without
                 guile
                 ,
              
               truely
               
                 circumcised
              
               with
               
                 inward
                 spirituall
                 circumcision
                 of
                 the
                 heart
              
               in
               the
               
                 spirit
                 ,
                 whose
                 praise
                 is
                 not
                 of
                 men
                 ,
                 but
                 of
                 God
                 .
              
               This
               sence
               and
               meaning
               of
               the
               wordes
               ,
               and
               of
               this
               phrase
               is
               so
               cleere
               and
               manifest
               ,
               and
               so
               perfectly
               agreeable
               to
               all
               true
               reason
               ,
               that
               none
               can
               deny
               it
               ,
               unlesse
               hee
               will
               set
               himselfe
               to
               rebell
               against
               the
               light
               ;
               and
               this
               phrase
               being
               the
               same
               which
               this
               
                 Apostle
              
               doth
               use
               againe
               ,
               where
               hee
               mentions
               counting
               and
               imputing
               of
               
                 faith
              
               and
               
                 beleeving
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 to
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               every
               true
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               doth
               give
               light
               for
               the
               discovering
               of
               the
               true
               sense
               and
               meaning
               of
               the
               wordes
               ,
               the
               phrase
               being
               the
               very
               same
               .
               Wherefore
               if
               we
               will
               follow
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               tread
               after
               him
               in
               the
               same
               steps
               ,
               being
               the
               surest
               guide
               ,
               and
               best
               expounder
               of
               his
               owne
               wordes
               and
               meaning
               ,
               we
               must
               by
               
                 Abrahams
                 beleeving
              
               by
               a
               
                 Metalepsis
              
               or
               double
               trope
               ,
               with
               our
               learned
               Divines
               ,
               understand
               
                 Abraham
                 standing
                 in
                 the
                 state
                 of
                 a
                 true
                 beleever
                 ,
                 united
                 by
                 one
                 spirit
                 unto
                 God
                 in
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 having
                 communion
                 of
                 his
                 satisfaction
                 and
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 which
                 were
                 of
                 force
                 from
                 the
                 beginning
                 to
                 save
                 and
                 iustifie
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 make
                 God
                 the
                 reward
                 of
                 the
                 beleever
                 .
              
               And
               
                 by
                 faith
                 imputed
              
               or
               
                 counted
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               wee
               must
               not
               understand
               
                 faith
              
               in
               
                 a
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               
               but
               by
               a
               double
               
                 trope
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               state
               and
               condition
               of
               a
               
                 true
                 faithfull
                 man
                 ,
              
               and
               for
               that
               which
               
                 faith
                 comprehends
              
               and
               
                 includes
              
               in
               it
               ,
               even
               the
               
                 perfect
                 righteousnes
                 and
                 full
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 Christ
                 God
                 and
                 man
                 :
              
               By
               
                 righteousnes
              
               we
               must
               understand
               the
               state
               of
               a
               
                 man
                 justified
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 Evangelicall
                 righteousnes
                 communicated
              
               to
               the
               
                 justified
                 man
                 ,
              
               and
               made
               
                 his
              
               for
               
                 iustification
                 .
              
               And
               by
               
                 counting
              
               and
               
                 imputing
              
               we
               must
               understand
               the
               
                 accepting
                 ,
                 approving
                 ,
                 esteeming
              
               &
               
                 iudging
              
               of
               
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               and
               every
               true
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               so
               soone
               as
               he
               appeares
               
                 faithfull
              
               to
               be
               in
               the
               state
               of
               a
               man
               
                 iustified
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Gods
              
               setting
               on
               his
               skore
               ,
               and
               
                 counting
                 ,
              
               &
               
                 imputing
              
               to
               him
               being
               
                 faithfull
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 Christ
              
               apprehended
               by
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               indeed
               and
               in
               truth
               made
               
                 his
              
               by
               
                 spirituall
                 union
              
               and
               
                 communion
              
               with
               
                 Christ
                 .
              
            
             
               Heare
               then
               the
               true
               paraphrase
               upon
               the
               
                 Apostles
              
               words
               ,
               shewing
               the
               true
               sense
               and
               meaning
               of
               them
               ,
               
                 Abraham
              
               upon
               a
               true
               
                 inward
                 spirituall
                 sense
              
               of
               his
               
                 union
              
               and
               
                 communion
              
               with
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               did
               beleeve
               and
               was
               surely
               perswaded
               that
               
                 God
              
               was
               his
               
                 reward
                 ,
              
               and
               this
               his
               
                 beleefe
              
               and
               
                 faith
              
               comprehending
               
                 Christ
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               containing
               in
               it
               after
               a
               sort
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
                 God
              
               counted
               it
               to
               him
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               that
               is
               ,
               set
               it
               on
               his
               skore
               ,
               and
               reckoned
               it
               to
               him
               for
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               and
               judged
               ,
               esteemed
               and
               accepted
               him
               for
               a
               man
               truly
               
                 righteous
                 ,
              
               as
               indeed
               he
               was
               ,
               and
               so
               whosoever
               doth
               not
               rest
               on
               his
               owne
               
                 workes
              
               for
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               nor
               seeketh
               thereby
               to
               be
               
                 iustified
                 ,
              
               but
               by
               
                 faith
              
               seeketh
               that
               
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               makes
               him
               
                 righteous
              
               by
               the
               
                 communion
              
               of
               it
               ,
               when
               in
               himselfe
               by
               nature
               he
               is
               ungodly
               ,
               his
               
                 faith
                 comprehending
              
               in
               it
               
                 Christ
              
               and
               his
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               is
               counted
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               because
               it
               settles
               him
               in
               the
               state
               of
               a
               
                 righteous
                 man
                 ;
              
               and
               
                 Gods
              
               setting
               on
               his
               skore
               
                 Christs
                 satisfaction
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               doth
               accept
               him
               for
               a
               man
               
                 iustified
                 .
              
            
             
               A
               second
               argument
               confirming
               the
               
                 exposition
              
               is
               drawn
               from
               the
               
                 Apostles
              
               owne
               wordes
               in
               the
               fourth
               
                 verse
                 :
              
               now
               to
               him
               that
               worketh
               ,
               the
               reward
               is
               not
               reckoned
               of
               grace
               ,
               but
               of
               d●bt
               ,
               whereby
               it
               is
               manifest
               that
               the
               thing
               
               counted
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               brings
               with
               it
               a
               
                 reward
                 ,
              
               also
               to
               the
               
                 beleever
              
               which
               is
               counted
               ,
               not
               of
               debt
               ,
               bu●…grace
               
                 ,
              
               now
               there
               is
               nothing
               which
               can
               bring
               the
               
                 reward
              
               of
               
                 eternal
                 life
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Glory
              
               to
               a
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               when
               it
               is
               counted
               to
               him
               and
               set
               on
               his
               skore
               ,
               but
               the
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
              
               and
               
                 satisfaction
              
               of
               
                 Jesus
                 Christ
                 ;
              
               that
               ,
               all
               grant
               to
               bee
               meritoribus
               of
               
                 eternall
                 life
              
               to
               all
               that
               are
               partakers
               of
               it
               ,
               and
               because
               the
               
                 communion
              
               and
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               it
               is
               of
               
                 Gods
              
               free
               
                 grace
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 faith
              
               by
               which
               we
               receive
               ,
               apply
               and
               enjoy
               it
               ,
               is
               
                 Gods
                 free
                 gift
                 ,
              
               therefore
               the
               
                 reward
                 ,
              
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 eternall
                 life
              
               is
               of
               
                 free
                 Grace
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               of
               debt
               ,
               as
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               here
               saith
               .
               Whereupon
               the
               the
               Conclusion
               followes
               ,
               that
               the
               thing
               counted
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               apprehended
               by
               
                 faith
                 .
              
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               in
               the
               6.
               and
               7.
               
                 verses
              
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               teacheth
               expressely
               ;
               that
               the
               thing
               
                 imputed
              
               by
               
                 God
              
               is
               
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               and
               such
               a
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               as
               being
               
                 imputed
                 ,
              
               brings
               
                 forgivenesse
              
               of
               iniquity
               ,
               and
               covers
               
                 sinnes
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               makes
               the
               
                 beleever
              
               blessed
               .
               Now
               there
               is
               no
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               be
               found
               among
               all
               mankinde
               ,
               besides
               
                 Christs
              
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
              
               and
               full
               
                 satisfaction
                 ;
              
               and
               that
               is
               a
               perfect
               
                 propitiation
              
               for
               all
               
                 sinnes
                 ,
              
               and
               an
               
                 expiation
              
               of
               all
               
                 iniquity
              
               to
               them
               who
               by
               
                 faith
              
               have
               put
               on
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               therefore
               it
               is
               the
               true
               
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               every
               
                 beleever
              
               for
               
                 justification
                 .
              
            
             
               Fourthly
               ,
               that
               which
               is
               here
               said
               to
               be
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               every
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               is
               for
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               to
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               discourse
               of
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               here
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               3.
               and
               5.
               
                 chap.
              
               is
               altogether
               of
               
                 iustifying
                 ,
              
               as
               appeares
               
                 chap.
              
               3.
               
                 verse
              
               20.
               24.
               26.
               28.
               30
               and
               also
               
                 chap.
              
               5.
               1.
               16.
               18
               ,
               19.
               in
               all
               which
               places
               he
               mentions
               
                 iustification
              
               and
               
                 iustifying
                 ;
              
               And
               here
               in
               this
               4.
               
                 chap.
              
               he
               brings
               
                 Abrahams
              
               example
               ,
               and
               
                 Davids
              
               testimony
               to
               shew
               how
               we
               are
               
                 iustified
                 :
              
               now
               there
               is
               nothing
               which
               doth
               serve
               to
               us
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               but
               that
               which
               is
               found
               in
               
                 Christ
              
               our
               
                 Mediatour
                 ,
              
               even
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               and
               perfect
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               
                 Law
                 ;
              
               so
               this
               
                 Apostle
              
               doth
               
               plainely
               affirme
               and
               teach
               
                 chap.
              
               5.
               19.
               and
               
                 chap.
              
               8.
               3.
               4.
               and
               
                 Chap.
              
               10.
               3.
               4.
               
               Therefore
               this
               
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               upon
               the
               true
               
                 beleeving
              
               of
               
                 Abraham
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               faithfull
               
                 counted
              
               and
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               set
               on
               their
               skore
               for
               their
               
                 iustification
                 .
              
            
             
               Fiftly
               ,
               that
               
                 exposition
              
               of
               a
               phrase
               or
               speech
               of
               
                 Scripture
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               warranted
               by
               other
               places
               of
               
                 Scripture
                 ,
              
               wherefore
               that
               
                 phrase
              
               is
               used
               ,
               is
               to
               be
               judged
               the
               best
               
                 exposition
                 ;
              
               this
               none
               can
               with
               any
               reason
               deny
               ,
               for
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               speaking
               in
               
                 Scripture
                 ,
              
               is
               the
               best
               
                 expounder
              
               of
               his
               owne
               meaning
               .
               Now
               this
               
                 exposition
                 ,
              
               that
               
                 imputing
              
               or
               
                 counting
              
               a
               thing
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               is
               no
               more
               but
               declaring
               a
               man
               thereby
               to
               be
               
                 righteous
                 ,
              
               and
               giving
               him
               the
               Testimony
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               is
               warranted
               by
               other
               
                 Scriptures
              
               wheresoever
               it
               is
               used
               .
               Therefore
               this
               is
               to
               be
               judged
               the
               best
               
                 exposition
                 .
              
            
             
               For
               confirmation
               of
               the
               
                 assumption
              
               or
               
                 minor
              
               we
               have
               that
               place
               of
               holy
               
                 Scripture
                 ,
                 Psal.
              
               106.
               in
               which
               onely
               and
               no where
               else
               ,
               a
               thing
               is
               said
               to
               be
               
                 imputed
              
               or
               
                 counted
              
               to
               a
               man
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ;
                 viz.
                 Phineas
                 ,
              
               his
               godly
               zealous
               act
               of
               executing
               judgement
               on
               
                 Zimri
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 C●sbi
                 ,
              
               then
               
                 Phineas
              
               stood
               up
               (
               saith
               the
               
                 Psalmist
                 )
              
               and
               executed
               judgement
               ,
               and
               that
               was
               
                 counted
              
               to
               him
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               now
               no
               man
               can
               understand
               ,
               that
               this
               act
               was
               
                 accepted
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               
                 justification
                 ,
              
               for
               then
               a
               man
               may
               be
               
                 iustified
              
               before
               
                 God
              
               by
               one
               godly
               and
               zealous
               act
               of
               his
               owne
               ,
               which
               is
               that
               which
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               utterly
               condemneth
               for
               a
               grosse
               errour
               ,
               and
               bends
               his
               whole
               discourse
               against
               it
               .
               The
               true
               sense
               and
               meaning
               of
               this
               
                 phrase
              
               is
               no
               more
               but
               this
               ,
               that
               
                 Phineas
              
               performing
               such
               a
               godly
               zealous
               act
               ,
               as
               is
               proper
               to
               a
               faithfull
               
                 righteous
              
               man
               onely
               ,
               who
               hath
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               of
               
                 regeneration
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               
                 sanctification
              
               dwelling
               in
               him
               :
               uniting
               him
               to
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               making
               him
               by
               
                 faith
              
               a
               true
               partaker
               of
               〈◊〉
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 God
              
               upon
               this
               act
               gave
               him
               the
               Testimony
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 :
              
               and
               declared
               him
               to
               be
               a
               
                 righteous
              
               man
               truely
               
                 iustified
                 .
              
               Therefore
               the
               
               
                 phrase
              
               of
               
                 imputing
              
               or
               
                 counting
                 faith
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               signifieth
               no
               more
               but
               this
               ,
               that
               the
               true
               
                 beleever
              
               is
               counted
               a
               
                 righteous
              
               man
               ,
               and
               
                 God
              
               giveth
               him
               the
               Testimony
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               because
               he
               is
               indeed
               partaker
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               which
               he
               hath
               apprehended
               and
               applied
               by
               
                 faith
                 .
              
               If
               I
               should
               insist
               upon
               humane
               testimonies
               ,
               and
               the
               opinions
               of
               Orthodox
               
                 expositours
              
               of
               these
               wordes
               both
               ancient
               and
               
                 moderne
              
               for
               the
               further
               proofe
               of
               this
               
                 exposition
                 ,
              
               a
               large
               volume
               would
               be
               little
               enough
               :
               for
               the
               particular
               rehearsing
               of
               them
               all
               ,
               let
               these
               five
               arguments
               suffice
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             The
             Confutation
             of
             the
             false
             exposition
             made
             by
             
               Socinus
               ,
            
             and
             other
             Hereticks
             his
             Disciples
             ;
             as
             
               Wotton
               ,
               Goodwin
               ,
            
             and
             their
             Companions
             .
          
           
             FIrst
             ,
             whereas
             they
             hould
             ,
             that
             
               faith
            
             in
             a
             proper
             literall
             sense
             ;
             that
             is
             ,
             considered
             in
             it selfe
             without
             relation
             to
             any
             other
             thing
             ,
             is
             counted
             to
             every
             true
             
               beleever
            
             for
             
               righteousnes
            
             to
             
               iustification
               ,
            
             and
             
               God
            
             requireth
             in
             and
             of
             us
             ,
             no
             other
             thing
             for
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             neither
             our
             
               workes
            
             performed
             in
             our
             owne
             persons
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             
               Law
               ,
            
             nor
             
               Christs
            
             perfect
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             and
             fulfilling
             of
             the
             
               Law
               ,
            
             made
             ours
             by
             
               spirituall
               union
            
             and
             
               communion
               ,
            
             and
             accepted
             of
             
               God
            
             for
             us
             .
             This
             I
             prove
             to
             be
             
               false
               ,
               hereticall
               ,
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
            
             by
             these
             Arguments
             following
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             
               Faith
               taken
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               ,
               is
               a
               part
               of
               our
               conformity
               and
               obedience
               to
               the
               Law
               of
            
             God
             ,
             
               which
               above
               all
               things
               requires
               that
               we
               give
               honour
               to
            
             God
             ,
             
               by
               beleeving
               him
               and
               his
               word
               ,
               and
               trusting
               in
               him
               as
               our
               onely
               Rock
               ,
               and
               the
               God
               of
               our
               strength
               and
               salvation
               .
               They
               therefore
               teaching
               ,
               That
               faith
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               is
               counted
               for
               righteousnes
               ,
               do
               teach
               ,
               that
               we
               are
               iustified
               by
               a
               worke
               of
               obedience
               to
               the
               Law
               performed
               in
               our
               owne
               persons
               ,
               and
               that
               this
               is
               the
               onely
               righteousnes
               which
               God
               requires
               any
               way
               of
               us
               
               for
               iustification
               :
               Therefore
               their
               opinion
               is
               hereticall
               ,
               more
               impious
               then
               the
               Pelagian
               and
               Popish
               Heresies
               concerning
               iustification
               .
            
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             
               that
               which
               was
               imputed
               to
            
             Abraham
             ,
             
               and
               is
               imputed
               to
               true
               beleevers
               ,
               is
               righteousnes
               ,
               so
               the
               Apostle
               affirmes
               ,
               ver.
            
             6.
             
               and
            
             11.
             
             
               But
               faith
               is
               not
               righteousnes
               taken
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               ,
               for
               righteousnes
               is
               a
               perfect
               conformity
               to
               the
               Law
               ,
               as
               sinne
               is
               transgression
               of
               the
               Law
               :
            
             Therefore
             
               faith
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               is
               not
               righteousnes
               .
            
          
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             
               that
               which
               chargeth
            
             God
             
               with
               error
               ,
               and
               falsehood
               ,
               in
               his
               iudgement
               ,
               is
               blasphemy
               .
            
          
           
             
               This
               opinion
               ,
               that
            
             God
             
               counts
               faith
               for
               righteousnes
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               thinketh
               ,
               iudgeth
               ,
               and
               esteemeth
               it
               to
               be
               righteousnesse
               taken
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               ,
               chargeth
            
             God
             
               with
               error
               and
               falsehood
               ,
               in
               his
               Iudgement
               ;
            
             Therefore
             
               it
               is
               blasphemy
               .
            
          
           
             If
             they
             pleade
             ,
             that
             
               God
            
             by
             
               his
               soveraigne
               power
               ,
            
             may
             
               graciously
               count
            
             that
             which
             is
             not
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             for
             
               righteousnes
            
             to
             the
             
               beleever
               :
            
             I
             answere
             ,
             that
             
               God
            
             by
             
               his
               soveraigne
               power
               ,
            
             cannotly
             ,
             nor
             erre
             ,
             nor
             
               Iudge
               unrighteously
               ,
            
             it
             is
             contrary
             to
             
               his
               infinite
            
             and
             
               eternal
               Iustice
               ,
            
             which
             wil
             not
             be
             
               satisfied
            
             without
             
               fulfilling
            
             of
             his
             
               iust
               Law
               ,
            
             and
             
               perfect
               righteousnes
               communicated
               ,
            
             and
             
               imputed
            
             to
             us
             :
             Therefore
             this
             is
             a
             base
             
               shift
               ,
            
             and
             wicked
             
               pretence
               ,
            
             devised
             to
             cover
             their
             
               blasphemy
               ,
            
             by
             that
             which
             is
             indeed
             ,
             a
             greater
             
               blasphemy
               .
            
          
           
             
               Fourthly
            
             that
             opinion
             which
             denyeth
             ,
             and
             taketh
             away
             the
             meanes
             by
             which
             
               God
            
             is
             revealed
             to
             be
             infinitely
             
               Iust
               ,
               mercifull
               ,
            
             and
             
               wise
               ,
            
             and
             makes
             the
             
               satisfaction
            
             of
             
               Christ
            
             and
             his
             
               perfect
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
            
             a
             vaine
             and
             needlesse
             thing
             ,
             is
             most
             
               Hereticall
               ,
               impious
               ,
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
               .
            
          
           
             This
             opinion
             ,
             that
             
               God
            
             by
             his
             soveraigne
             power
             can
             ,
             and
             doth
             
               count
               ,
            
             and
             
               accept
               ,
               faith
            
             in
             a
             
               proper
               sense
            
             for
             
               righteousnes
            
             to
             
               Iustification
               ,
            
             without
             
               imputation
            
             of
             
               Christs
               satisfaction
               ,
            
             and
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             takes
             away
             these
             meanes
             ,
             and
             makes
             
               Christs
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
            
             a
             
               vaine
            
             and
             
               needlesse
            
             
             thing
             .
             Therefore
             it
             is
             an
             
               impious
               hereticall
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
               opinion
               .
            
             The
             meanes
             by
             which
             
               God
            
             is
             revealed
             to
             be
             
               infinitly
               Iust
               ,
               mercifull
            
             and
             
               wise
               ,
            
             are
             these
             :
             Namely
             ,
             First
             ,
             that
             he
             cannot
             be
             reconciled
             to
             man
             without
             a
             full
             
               satisfaction
            
             made
             to
             his
             
               iust
            
             Law
             by
             mens
             
               surety
            
             in
             their
             stead
             ,
             and
             by
             him
             
               communicated
            
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             made
             theirs
             as
             truely
             as
             if
             they
             had
             
               fulfilled
            
             the
             Law
             in
             their
             owne
             
               persons
               ,
            
             and
             though
             the
             
               satisfaction
            
             be
             of
             
               infinite
               valve
               ,
            
             yet
             it
             cannot
             profit
             them
             till
             they
             have
             
               communion
            
             of
             it
             ,
             and
             be
             
               partakers
            
             thereof
             :
             this
             is
             that
             which
             reveales
             
               God
            
             to
             be
             
               infinitely
               Iust
               ,
            
             and
             that
             his
             
               infinit
               iustice
            
             being
             so
             
               strict
               ,
            
             he
             would
             
               mercifully
            
             give
             his
             owne
             Son
             to
             become
             
               man
               ,
            
             and
             in
             
               mans
            
             nature
             ,
             to
             make
             such
             a
             full
             
               satisfaction
            
             for
             
               men
               ,
            
             and
             by
             his
             
               Spirit
            
             shed
             on
             them
             through
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             would
             
               unite
            
             them
             unto
             him
             in
             one
             
               body
               ,
            
             and
             
               communicate
            
             him
             with
             all
             his
             
               benefits
            
             and
             
               satisfaction
            
             to
             them
             ,
             to
             be
             truely
             
               theirs
               ,
            
             and
             to
             
               satisfy
            
             for
             
               them
               .
            
             This
             reveales
             his
             
               infinite
               mercy
               ,
               bounty
               ,
            
             and
             
               wisedome
               :
            
             And
             by
             these
             meanes
             ,
             this
             opinion
             takes
             away
             
               Gods
               iustice
               ,
            
             while
             it
             sets
             
               God
            
             forth
             to
             be
             such
             a
             one
             as
             can
             dispence
             with
             is
             
               iustice
            
             and
             accept
             
               faith
            
             in
             a
             proper
             sense
             for
             
               righteousnes
            
             which
             is
             no
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             but
             onely
             a
             weake
             imperfect
             
               worke
            
             and
             
               duty
            
             which
             we
             owe
             to
             the
             Law
             .
             If
             Gods
             
               justice
            
             may
             thus
             be
             dispensed
             with
             ,
             and
             a
             weake
             thing
             in
             fraile
             man
             ,
             counted
             for
             
               righteousnes
            
             without
             any
             
               communion
               ,
            
             or
             
               imputation
               .
            
             What
             need
             was
             there
             of
             
               Christs
               Death
               ,
               suffering
               ,
            
             and
             
               obedience
               ;
               God
            
             might
             as
             well
             have
             accepted
             the
             sacrifice
             of
             a
             
               Lamb
               ,
            
             or
             the
             suffering
             and
             
               obedience
            
             of
             a
             meere
             man
             ,
             and
             so
             the
             
               full
               satisfaction
            
             of
             
               Christ
            
             is
             vaine
             and
             
               needlesse
               ,
            
             and
             it
             was
             want
             of
             
               wisedome
            
             in
             
               God
            
             to
             spend
             so
             much
             of
             
               Christs
               blood
            
             and
             
               obedience
            
             in
             
               vaine
               ,
            
             when
             by
             his
             
               soveraigne
               power
            
             he
             might
             have
             accounted
             a
             lesse
             thing
             for
             
               mans
               ransome
               .
            
             Therefore
             this
             opinion
             is
             
               blasphemy
               .
            
          
           
             
               Fiftly
               ,
            
             that
             opinion
             which
             overthrowes
             the
             
               sacraments
            
             of
             the
             
               Gospel
               ,
            
             and
             the
             true
             use
             of
             them
             ,
             is
             
               hereticall
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
               .
            
          
           
           
             This
             opinion
             ,
             that
             
               Christs
               righteousnes
            
             and
             
               obedience
            
             is
             is
             not
             
               imputed
            
             to
             the
             
               saithfull
            
             doth
             so
             ;
             for
             the
             
               Sacraments
            
             are
             
               seales
            
             of
             our
             
               communion
            
             with
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Lords
               Supper
            
             rightly
             received
             ,
             is
             called
             ,
             the
             
               communion
            
             of
             the
             
               faithfull
               ;
            
             and
             when
             these
             her●ticks
             deny
             ,
             that
             the
             
               righteousnes
               of
               Christ
               is
               imputed
            
             to
             the
             
               faithfull
               ,
            
             they
             deny
             their
             
               communion
            
             with
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             for
             if
             
               Christs
               righteousnes
            
             be
             
               communicated
               spiritually
            
             to
             them
             ,
             and
             made
             theirs
             ,
             
               God
               ,
            
             whose
             
               judgement
            
             is
             according
             to
             
               truth
               ,
            
             cannot
             but
             
               impute
            
             it
             to
             
               them
               ,
            
             and
             set
             it
             on
             their
             
               skore
               ,
            
             and
             count
             it
             
               theirs
            
             in
             his
             
               true
               Iudgment
               :
            
             If
             he
             should
             not
             
               count
            
             it
             
               theirs
               ,
            
             and
             
               impute
            
             it
             to
             
               them
               ,
            
             he
             should
             judge
             unjustly
             ,
             and
             erre
             in
             his
             
               Iudgement
               ;
            
             and
             the
             
               Sacraments
            
             which
             are
             
               Seales
            
             of
             
               communion
               ,
            
             are
             lying
             
               Seales
               ,
            
             if
             it
             be
             not
             
               communicated
            
             nor
             
               imputed
               .
            
             Therefore
             this
             opinion
             is
             
               hereticall
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sixthly
               ,
            
             that
             opinion
             which
             is
             
               invented
            
             and
             
               maintained
            
             by
             Hereticks
             ,
             who
             deny
             the
             
               eternall
               God
               head
            
             of
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             and
             tends
             to
             perswade
             men
             ,
             that
             there
             is
             no
             use
             of
             
               Christs
            
             being
             
               God
            
             and
             man
             in
             one
             
               person
               ,
            
             is
             Hereticall
             ,
             and
             
               blasphemous
               .
            
             This
             opinion
             is
             such
             ,
             and
             tends
             to
             take
             away
             the
             use
             of
             
               Christs
            
             being
             
               God
            
             and
             
               man
            
             in
             one
             
               person
               ,
            
             and
             to
             perswade
             men
             there
             is
             no
             use
             of
             his
             
               being
               God
            
             and
             
               man
            
             in
             one
             
               person
               ;
            
             for
             all
             Orthodox
             Divines
             teach
             that
             it
             was
             necessary
             
               Christ
            
             should
             be
             
               Go●●hat
            
             the
             
               obedience
            
             and
             
               suffering
            
             of
             his
             
               man-hood
            
             for
             a
             time
             might
             be
             the
             suffering
             and
             obedience
             of
             
               God
               ,
            
             and
             so
             of
             infinite
             value
             ,
             and
             of
             more
             worth
             then
             if
             the
             
               elect
            
             had
             suffered
             for
             ever
             in
             
               Hell
            
             in
             their
             owne
             
               persons
               ,
            
             and
             that
             the
             
               fulfilling
            
             and
             
               obedience
            
             of
             
               him
            
             alone
             in
             our
             nature
             ,
             should
             be
             of
             more
             value
             then
             if
             they
             all
             in
             their
             owne
             
               persons
            
             had
             
               suffered
            
             and
             
               obeyed
            
             as
             much
             as
             he
             did
             :
             They
             also
             teach
             ,
             that
             the
             
               satisfaction
            
             and
             
               righteousnes
            
             which
             
               Gods
            
             infinite
             
               justice
            
             required
             ,
             and
             without
             which
             it
             could
             not
             be
             
               satisfied
               ,
            
             for
             the
             removing
             of
             so
             great
             an
             evil
             as
             
               Gods
               infinite
               wrath
            
             and
             
               eternall
               death
            
             and
             
               torment
            
             in
             
               Hell
               ,
            
             and
             for
             the
             bringing
             in
             of
             
               eternall
               righteousnes
            
             &
             making
             men
             worthy
             
             of
             ,
             and
             fit
             for
             
               eternall
               glory
            
             in
             
               Heaven
               ,
            
             which
             is
             an
             
               infinite
               good
               ,
            
             could
             not
             be
             performed
             by
             any
             but
             by
             
               him
               ,
            
             who
             is
             
               God
            
             and
             
               man
            
             in
             one
             
               person
               :
            
             And
             therefore
             the
             
               infinite
               evil
            
             which
             was
             to
             be
             taken
             away
             by
             
               Christs
               suffering
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               infinite
               good
            
             which
             was
             to
             be
             procured
             by
             his
             
               obedience
               ,
            
             and
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             required
             necessarily
             ,
             that
             he
             should
             be
             
               God
            
             and
             
               man
            
             in
             one
             
               person
               .
            
             But
             the
             authors
             of
             this
             opinion
             ,
             by
             denying
             that
             
               Gods
               infinite
               justice
            
             stands
             in
             
               strength
            
             and
             requires
             such
             a
             
               satisfaction
               ,
            
             or
             that
             every
             
               beleever
            
             hath
             need
             to
             have
             such
             a
             
               satisfaction
               communicated
            
             to
             him
             ,
             made
             his
             by
             
               spirituall
               union
               ,
            
             and
             
               imputed
            
             to
             him
             ,
             they
             take
             away
             the
             use
             of
             
               Christs
               God-head
               ,
            
             and
             the
             causes
             and
             reasons
             for
             which
             it
             was
             necessary
             that
             he
             should
             be
             
               God
               ,
            
             and
             in
             conclusion
             they
             deny
             
               Christ
            
             to
             be
             
               God
               .
            
             Therefore
             this
             opinion
             is
             
               Hereticall
            
             and
             
               Blasphemous
               .
            
          
           
             Lastly
             ,
             that
             opinion
             which
             is
             builded
             on
             
               Hereticall
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
               grounds
               ,
            
             and
             is
             maintained
             and
             upheld
             by
             
               blasphemous
               Arguments
               ,
            
             which
             shake
             and
             raze
             the
             maine
             
               foundations
            
             of
             true
             Religion
             ,
             is
             most
             
               Hereticall
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
               :
            
             And
             such
             is
             this
             opinion
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             builded
             upon
             this
             
               blasphemous
               ground
               ,
               That
               God
               by
               his
               Soveraigne
               power
               ,
               may
               do
               and
               will
               ,
               things
               contrary
               to
               his
               Iustice
               ;
            
             that
             is
             ,
             
               count
               ,
            
             and
             
               accept
            
             that
             for
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             which
             is
             not
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             〈◊〉
             worthy
             to
             be
             counted
             one
             Act
             of
             
               perfect
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             (
             for
             such
             is
             the
             
               faith
            
             of
             fraile
             man
             taken
             in
             a
             proper
             sense
             )
             The
             
               arguments
            
             by
             which
             it
             is
             commonly
             maintained
             ,
             are
             also
             
               blasphemous
               ,
               viz.
               That
               Christs
               righteousnes
               is
               not
               the
               righteousnes
               of
               true
               beleevers
               ,
               neither
               is
               it
               imputed
               to
               them
               by
               God
               for
               Iustification
               :
            
             for
             they
             say
             ,
             
               God
               cannot
               Iustify
               one
               by
               the
               righteousnes
               of
               another
               ,
            
             and
             therefore
             he
             cannot
             
               Iustify
            
             us
             ,
             by
             
               Christs
               righteousnes
               .
            
             What
             is
             this
             but
             an
             expresse
             denyall
             of
             the
             
               union
            
             of
             the
             
               faithfull
            
             with
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             for
             if
             
               he
            
             be
             one
             with
             
               us
               ,
            
             and
             
               we
            
             with
             
               him
               ,
            
             then
             are
             
               our
               sinnes
            
             made
             
               his
               ,
            
             and
             in
             
               him
               satisfied
               ,
            
             and
             
               his
               righteousnes
            
             made
             
               ours
               ,
            
             and
             
               we
            
             are
             
               Iustified
            
             by
             
               it
               ,
            
             as
             
               it
            
             is
             ours
             ,
             and
             not
             the
             
               righteousnes
            
             
             of
             another
             ,
             nor
             so
             different
             from
             
               us
               ;
            
             but
             that
             
               he
            
             and
             all
             
               his
               benefits
            
             are
             
               ours
               ,
            
             and
             
               we
            
             have
             
               interest
            
             in
             
               them
               ,
            
             and
             enjoy
             and
             possesse
             
               them
            
             so
             far
             as
             every
             one
             hath
             need
             of
             
               them
               .
            
          
           
             Secondly
             ,
             they
             argue
             ,
             that
             the
             
               righteousnes
               of
               one
            
             cannot
             be
             sufficient
             for
             all
             the
             
               elect
               ,
            
             nor
             
               counted
            
             to
             them
             all
             for
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             which
             is
             in
             effect
             a
             denying
             of
             
               Christ
            
             to
             be
             
               God
            
             and
             
               man
            
             in
             one
             person
             ,
             for
             if
             they
             acknowledg
             him
             to
             be
             
               God
               ,
            
             they
             must
             needes
             acknowledge
             ,
             that
             his
             
               righteousnes
            
             and
             
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               Law
               ,
            
             is
             of
             more
             
               worth
            
             and
             
               value
               ,
            
             then
             if
             all
             men
             in
             the
             world
             had
             
               fulfilled
            
             the
             
               Law
            
             in
             their
             owne
             
               persons
               ,
            
             without
             fayling
             in
             one
             point
             .
          
           
             
               Thirdly
               ,
            
             they
             argue
             ,
             that
             if
             
               Christs
               satisfaction
            
             and
             
               righteousnes
            
             be
             so
             made
             
               ours
               ,
            
             and
             
               imputed
            
             to
             
               us
               ,
            
             that
             the
             Law
             may
             be
             said
             to
             be
             
               fulfilled
            
             in
             
               us
               ,
            
             and
             we
             may
             be
             said
             to
             have
             satisfied
             Gods
             
               Iustice
            
             in
             and
             by
             
               him
            
             our
             
               surety
               ,
            
             and
             our
             
               head
               ,
            
             then
             is
             there
             no
             place
             left
             for
             pardon
             and
             free
             
               forgivenes
            
             of
             our
             
               sinnes
               ,
            
             for
             
               pardon
            
             and
             
               satisfaction
            
             are
             contrary
             .
             By
             which
             they
             overthrow
             the
             
               Doctrine
            
             of
             
               redemption
               ,
            
             and
             of
             
               Christs
               satisfaction
               ,
            
             and
             deny
             
               Christ
            
             to
             be
             our
             
               redeemer
               ,
            
             and
             to
             have
             payd
             our
             
               ransome
               ,
            
             and
             made
             a
             full
             
               satisfaction
            
             for
             our
             
               sinnes
               to
               Gods
               Iustice
            
             contrary
             to
             the
             
               Scriptures
               ,
            
             and
             the
             
               Iudgement
            
             and
             
               beleefe
            
             of
             all
             Christian
             Divines
             ,
             which
             teach
             ,
             
               that
               Christ
               hath
               payd
               our
               ransome
               ,
               and
               made
               a
               full
               satisfaction
               ,
            
             and
             so
             is
             properly
             our
             
               redeemer
               :
            
             and
             though
             
               Gods
               Iusti●●
            
             exacted
             of
             
               Christ
            
             our
             
               surety
               ,
            
             a
             full
             
               ransome
               ,
            
             and
             did
             not
             abate
             to
             
               him
            
             the
             least
             
               farthing
            
             of
             our
             
               debt
               ,
            
             yet
             we
             are
             
               freely
               pardoned
               ,
            
             and
             have
             
               free
               forgivenesse
               ,
            
             and
             are
             
               freely
               iustified
            
             by
             
               Gods
               grace
               ,
            
             because
             he
             did
             
               freely
               give
               Christ
            
             to
             
               satisfie
            
             and
             
               fulfill
            
             the
             
               Law
            
             for
             
               us
               ,
            
             and
             doth
             
               freely
            
             by
             his
             
               grace
               ,
            
             and
             by
             the
             
               free
               guift
            
             of
             
               his
               Spirit
               ,
               unite
            
             us
             to
             
               Christ
               ,
            
             and
             make
             us
             partakers
             of
             his
             
               satisfaction
               ,
            
             and
             
               imputing
            
             his
             
               satisfaction
               freely
               to
               us
               ,
            
             doth
             for
             it
             
               freely
               forgive
            
             our
             
               sinnes
               ,
            
             and
             
               iustify
               us
               .
            
          
           
             
               Fourthly
               ,
            
             while
             they
             argue
             ,
             that
             
               faith
            
             in
             a
             
               proper
               sense
            
             is
             all
             the
             
               righteousnes
            
             which
             the
             
               faithfull
            
             have
             for
             
               Iustification
               ,
            
             
             and
             yee
             dare
             not
             affirme
             that
             
               faith
            
             is
             any
             
               formall
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             but
             deny
             that
             any
             
               formall
               righteousnes
            
             is
             required
             in
             
               iustification
               :
            
             Hereby
             they
             deny
             the
             Saints
             
               iustified
            
             to
             be
             
               righteous
               ,
            
             contrary
             to
             the
             
               Scriptures
               ,
            
             which
             call
             the
             
               faithfull
               Iustified
               ,
            
             the
             
               righteous
               ,
            
             and
             the
             generation
             of
             the
             
               righteous
               ,
            
             which
             they
             cannot
             be
             without
             a
             formall
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             which
             doth
             
               constitute
            
             and
             give
             being
             to
             
               a
               righteous
            
             and
             
               iustified
            
             man
             ,
             as
             he
             is
             
               righteous
            
             and
             
               Iustified
               ;
            
             wherefore
             this
             is
             a
             monstrous
             opinion
             ,
             contrary
             to
             common
             
               sense
            
             and
             
               reason
               .
            
          
           
             
               Fiftly
               ,
            
             while
             they
             deny
             ,
             that
             the
             
               faithfull
            
             are
             
               constituted
            
             and
             made
             
               formally
               righteous
               ,
            
             by
             the
             
               obedience
            
             of
             
               Christ
               communicated
               ,
            
             and
             
               imputed
            
             to
             them
             ,
             (
             which
             the
             Apostle
             in
             expresse
             wordes
             doth
             affirme
             .
             
               Rom.
            
             5.
             19.
             and
             8.
             4.
             and
             10.
             4.
             
             )
             they
             fall
             into
             the
             heresie
             of
             the
             Pelagians
             ,
             and
             are
             forced
             to
             deny
             that
             
               Adams
               sinne
               ,
            
             and
             
               disobedience
            
             is
             
               communicated
               ,
            
             and
             
               imputed
            
             to
             his
             
               posterity
               ,
            
             and
             they
             are
             
               formally
               sinners
               ,
            
             by
             it
             ;
             And
             rather
             then
             they
             will
             yeeld
             ,
             that
             Infants
             which
             die
             before
             they
             commit
             
               actuall
               transgression
            
             in
             their
             owne
             
               persons
            
             are
             by
             
               death
               punished
               ,
            
             because
             they
             are
             
               guilty
            
             of
             
               Adams
               sinne
               ,
            
             they
             do
             
               blasphemously
            
             affirme
             ,
             that
             
               God
            
             being
             
               offended
               ,
            
             and
             moved
             to
             
               wrath
            
             by
             the
             
               sinnes
            
             of
             Parents
             ,
             will
             out
             of
             the
             magnificence
             of
             his
             
               Iustice
               ,
            
             destroy
             
               Innocent
               Babes
               ,
            
             with
             their
             
               sinfull
               Parents
               ,
            
             which
             is
             contrary
             to
             
               Gods
            
             word
             and
             Law
             ,
             teaching
             us
             ▪
             ●hat
             Children
             shall
             not
             die
             for
             the
             sins
             of
             their
             Parents
             ,
             unlesse
             they
             be
             partakers
             with
             them
             ,
             either
             by
             
               communion
            
             and
             
               imputation
               ,
            
             or
             by
             
               imitation
            
             and
             
               approbation
               ;
            
             whereas
             they
             bring
             for
             instance
             ,
             that
             the
             Children
             of
             
               Korah
            
             were
             destroyed
             with
             their
             Father
             ,
             though
             they
             were
             Innocent
             ,
             and
             not
             partakers
             in
             the
             
               sinne
               ;
            
             here
             in
             they
             contradict
             the
             
               Scriptures
               ,
            
             which
             expressely
             affirme
             ,
             that
             the
             Children
             of
             
               Korah
               dyed
               not
               .
               Num.
            
             26.
             11.
             for
             they
             upon
             
               Moses
            
             his
             
               threatning
               ,
               escaped
               ,
            
             and
             
               fled
            
             from
             their
             
               Fathers
               Tents
            
             in
             all
             
               likely-hood
               ,
            
             and
             onely
             they
             
               perished
               ,
            
             who
             would
             not
             be
             
               admonished
            
             by
             
               Moses
               ;
            
             to
             separate
             from
             the
             
               Congregation
            
             of
             
               Korah
               ,
            
             
             but
             
               adher'd
            
             to
             him
             ,
             &
             wer
             partakers
             of
             his
             
               conspiracy
            
             &
             
               sin
               .
            
          
           
             
               Sixt●y
               ,
            
             when
             they
             for
             a
             colour
             of
             their
             
               heresie
            
             confesse
             in
             word
             ,
             
               that
               Christs
               righteousnes
               is
               the
               meritorio
               us
               cause
               of
               justification
               ,
            
             and
             yet
             deny
             
               communion
               ,
            
             and
             
               imputation
            
             of
             it
             to
             
               beleevers
               ;
            
             they
             fall
             into
             this
             horrible
             
               opinion
               ;
            
             That
             
               Christ
               by
               his
               righteousnes
               ,
               doth
               iustifie
               Infidels
               ,
               and
               impenitent
               Reprobates
               ,
               as
               much
               as
               he
               iustifies
               the
               elect
               ,
               and
               faithfull
               :
            
             For
             if
             it
             be
             not
             
               communicated
            
             and
             
               imputed
            
             to
             
               beleevers
            
             in
             their
             
               iustification
               ,
            
             then
             have
             they
             no
             more
             
               interest
            
             in
             the
             
               merit
            
             thereof
             ,
             then
             
               Infidels
               ,
            
             and
             
               damned
               Reprobates
               ;
            
             it
             is
             onely
             
               meritorious
               ,
            
             and
             of
             
               worth
               ,
               value
               ,
            
             and
             
               sufficiency
               ,
            
             to
             
               iustifie
            
             them
             ,
             s
             it
             is
             to
             all
             mankind
             ,
             even
             to
             
               Infidels
               ;
            
             and
             what
             
               benefit
               ,
            
             a
             and
             merit
             of
             it
             they
             have
             ,
             it
             is
             by
             their
             owne
             
               free
               will
            
             making
             use
             of
             it
             ,
             which
             
               Infidels
            
             might
             do
             if
             they
             would
             ,
             for
             they
             have
             the
             
               merit
            
             of
             it
             as
             much
             as
             
               beleevers
               ,
            
             can
             have
             without
             
               communion
               ,
            
             and
             
               imputation
            
             of
             it
             .
          
           
             
               Lastly
               ,
            
             while
             they
             argue
             ,
             that
             
               as
               in
               the
               first
               covenant
               ,
               God
               required
               workes
               of
               the
               Law
               performed
               by
               every
               man
               in
               his
               owne
               person
               ,
            
             and
             this
             was
             the
             
               condition
            
             which
             man
             was
             to
             performe
             for
             obtaining
             of
             
               life
               ,
            
             and
             that
             
               covenant
            
             of
             
               life
            
             was
             not
             
               free
               ,
            
             but
             
               conditionall
               ;
            
             so
             in
             the
             new
             
               covenant
               ,
               God
            
             requires
             in
             us
             
               faith
            
             and
             
               beleeving
               ,
            
             as
             the
             
               condition
            
             which
             we
             on
             our
             part
             must
             
               performe
            
             for
             
               Iustification
               ,
            
             and
             so
             for
             the
             obtaining
             of
             
               eternall
               life
            
             and
             
               salvation
               .
            
             Hereby
             they
             affirme
             the
             
               new
               covenant
               ,
            
             to
             be
             a
             
               covenant
               conditionall
               ,
            
             and
             not
             of
             
               free
               grace
               ,
            
             for
             whatsoever
             is
             
               covenanted
            
             and
             
               promised
            
             upon
             a
             
               condition
            
             to
             be
             
               performed
               ,
            
             is
             not
             
               absolutely
               free
               ,
            
             nor
             
               freely
               given
               ,
            
             and
             so
             the
             
               faithfull
            
             are
             not
             
               iustified
               freely
            
             b●grace
             
               :
            
             whereas
             they
             plead
             ,
             that
             
               iustification
            
             a●d
             
               life
            
             is
             promised
             upon
             
               condition
            
             of
             
               beleeving
               ▪
               (
               If
               you
               beleeve
               you
               shall
               be
               saved
               )
            
             This
             is
             ●grosse
             and
             absurd
             mistake
             ,
             for
             every
             
               conditionall
               proposition
            
             doth
             not
             propound
             the
             
               condition
            
             of
             a
             
               covenant
               ,
            
             for
             that
             whensoever
             it
             is
             performed
             ,
             makes
             the
             thing
             
               covenanted
            
             a
             due
             
               debt
               ,
            
             which
             the
             
               promiser
            
             is
             bound
             to
             
               give
               :
            
             But
             oftentimes
             a
             
               conditionall
               proposition
            
             propounds
             the
             
               meanes
            
             by
             which
             
             a
             
               free
               gift
            
             is
             
               received
               ,
            
             or
             the
             
               qualification
            
             by
             which
             one
             is
             made
             capable
             and
             fit
             to
             receive
             and
             enjoy
             a
             
               free
               gift
               :
            
             As
             for
             example
             ,
             it
             is
             often
             said
             in
             Scripture
             ,
             
               If
               y●●
               will
               heare
               ,
               and
               hearken
               ,
               ye
               shall
               be
               saved
               ,
               and
               not
               destroyed
               ,
               your
               Soule
               shall
               live
               ,
               and
               yee
               shall
               ea●e
               the
               good
               of
               the
               Land
               .
               Isay
               1.
               19.
               
               Ier.
               26.
               3.
               and
            
             36.
             and
             many
             other
             places
             .
             
               If
               we
               love
               one
               another
               ,
               God
               dwelleth
               in
               us
               .
               Ioh.
               4.
               12.
               
               If
               we
               walke
               in
               the
               light
               ,
               we
               have
               fellowship
               one
               with
               another
               .
            
             1
             Ioh.
             1
             ▪
             7.
             
             
               If
               we
               confesse
               our
               sinnes
               ,
               he
               is
               faithfull
               and
               iust
               to
               forgive
               .
            
             1
             Joh.
             1.
             9.
             
             
               If
               a
               man
               be
               iust
               ,
               and
               do
               that
               which
               is
               right
               ,
               he
               shall
               surely
               live
               .
            
             Ezek.
             18.
             5.
             21.
             in
             all
             which
             and
             the
             like
             places
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             
               condition
            
             of
             the
             
               covenant
            
             propounded
             ,
             but
             onely
             the
             
               meanes
            
             and
             the
             
               way
            
             to
             receive
             
               blessing
            
             or
             the
             
               quality
            
             and
             
               condition
            
             by
             which
             men
             are
             made
             c●pable
             and
             fit
             to
             enjoy
             
               blessing
               ;
            
             and
             sometimes
             the
             
               effects
               ,
            
             and
             
               fruites
            
             of
             them
             that
             are
             in
             a
             
               blessed
               estate
               ;
            
             and
             even
             so
             ,
             when
             the
             Scripture
             saith
             ,
             
               If
               yee
               beleeve
               ,
               yee
               shall
               be
               iustified
               :
            
             there
             is
             noe
             
               condition
            
             of
             the
             
               covenant
            
             propounded
             to
             be
             performed
             on
             our
             part
             for
             
               iustification
               ,
            
             and
             
               salvation
               ,
            
             but
             onely
             the
             
               qualification
            
             by
             which
             
               God
            
             doth
             qualify
             us
             ,
             and
             fit
             us
             by
             his
             
               free
               grace
            
             to
             be
             
               iustified
               ,
            
             and
             
               saved
               ,
            
             and
             the
             meanes
             by
             which
             he
             enables
             us
             to
             receive
             
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             and
             to
             lay
             hold
             on
             
               sa●vation
               ,
            
             which
             is
             freely
             given
             to
             us
             in
             
               Christ
               .
            
          
           
             Vpon
             these
             particulars
             severally
             observed
             out
             of
             their
             owne
             wordes
             and
             writings
             ,
             I
             strongly
             conclude
             ,
             that
             this
             opinion
             being
             builded
             upon
             such
             
               blasphemous
            
             and
             
               hereticall
               groundes
               ,
            
             and
             maintained
             and
             upheld
             by
             such
             
               blasphemous
               arguments
               ,
            
             must
             needes
             be
             most
             
               impious
               ,
               hereticall
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
               .
            
          
           
             Having
             already
             proved
             the
             
               S●cinian
               ,
            
             and
             
               Arminian
            
             opinion
             to
             be
             most
             
               false
               ,
               impious
               ,
            
             and
             
               hereticall
               ,
            
             and
             
               blasphemous
               ,
            
             I
             proceed
             to
             discover
             the
             
               weakenesse
            
             and
             
               absurdity
            
             of
             
               Mr.
               
               Goodwins
            
             Arguments
             ,
             contained
             in
             the
             2
             Chapter
             of
             his
             
               Socinian
            
             discourse
             ,
             which
             he
             hath
             attempted
             to
             publish
             in
             Print
             (
             as
             I
             heare
             .
             )
             which
             
               arguments
            
             
             Ī
             am
             challenged
             to
             answere
             ,
             and
             for
             that
             purpose
             he
             hath
             with
             his
             owne
             hand
             delivered
             them
             to
             me
             :
             Against
             which
             I
             cheerefullie
             set
             my selfe
             ,
             and
             stand
             for
             the
             
               truth
               .
            
          
           
             The
             maine
             ground
             upon
             which
             he
             pretends
             to
             build
             his
             
               Arguments
               ,
            
             by
             which
             he
             labours
             to
             prove
             
               imputation
               of
               faith
            
             in
             a
             
               proper
               sense
               ,
            
             for
             
               righteousnesse
               ,
            
             and
             that
             
               faith
               ,
            
             and
             not
             the
             
               righteousnesse
            
             of
             
               Christ
            
             apprehended
             by
             
               faith
            
             is
             
               counted
               for
               righteousnes
               ,
            
             is
             the
             4th.
             Chap
             :
             of
             the
             
               Epistle
            
             to
             the
             
               Rom●ns
               .
            
          
           
             Before
             his
             disputation
             he
             professeth
             ,
             that
             none
             by
             any
             wit
             of
             learning
             under
             Heaven
             ,
             is
             so
             fit
             to
             determinate
             what
             is
             
               imputed
            
             for
             
               righteousnes
            
             in
             
               iustification
            
             as
             the
             
               holy
               Ghost
            
             speaking
             in
             the
             
               Scriptures
               ;
            
             and
             yet
             he
             saith
             ,
             
               he
               leaves
               his
               meaning
               and
               intent
            
             in
             many
             things
             ,
             
               unto
               men
               to
               debate
               ,
            
             which
             they
             onely
             can
             declare
             to
             whom
             he
             reveales
             the
             secret
             of
             his
             counsell
             ,
             and
             amongst
             these
             being
             the
             true
             begotten
             of
             the
             
               truth
               :
            
             he
             seemes
             to
             
               intimate
               ,
            
             that
             he
             will
             prove
             himselfe
             to
             be
             one
             ,
             by
             some
             
               Stamp
            
             or
             
               superscription
            
             of
             a
             
               rationall
               authority
               ,
            
             set
             upon
             him
             ,
             though
             in
             common
             esteeme
             he
             be
             but
             like
             other
             men
             ,
             and
             the
             neerer
             he
             is
             to
             the
             
               truth
               ,
            
             the
             farther
             off
             he
             is
             from
             the
             approbation
             of
             many
             
               men
               ,
            
             greatest
             pretende●s
             to
             the
             
               truth
               .
            
          
           
             Though
             the
             rude
             multitude
             of
             his
             Disciples
             give
             just
             offence
             ,
             by
             proclayming
             him
             to
             be
             the
             great
             
               light
            
             of
             
               Gods
               Church
               ,
            
             revealed
             in
             these
             last
             times
             ;
             yet
             in
             him
             it
             is
             more
             
               scandalous
            
             and
             
               offensive
               ,
            
             that
             he
             ,
             professing
             the
             
               holy
               Ghost
            
             to
             be
             the
             
               best
               iudge
            
             for
             determining
             
               controversies
               ,
            
             doth
             immediately
             contradict
             himselfe
             ,
             by
             saying
             ,
             
               that
               he
               leaves
               his
               meaning
               and
               intent
               ,
               to
               be
               debated
               by
               men
               ,
            
             and
             makes
             such
             men
             as
             himselfe
             (
             stamped
             with
             a
             
               rationall
               Authority
               )
            
             the
             judges
             of
             his
             meaning
             :
             What
             is
             this
             ,
             but
             the
             
               heresie
            
             of
             the
             
               Arminians
               ,
            
             who
             hold
             ,
             
               that
               their
               right
               reason
               ,
            
             (
             as
             they
             call
             it
             )
             
               and
               not
               the
               word
               of
               the
               spirit
               speaking
               plainely
               in
               the
               Scriptures
               ,
               is
               the
               best
               Iudge
               of
               the
               spirits
               meaning
               and
               intent
               in
               obscure
               places
               ,
            
             and
             how
             
             
               scandalous
               ,
            
             and
             
               offensive
            
             it
             is
             for
             him
             to
             profes
             such
             
               excellent
               things
            
             of
             himselfe
             before
             hand
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             whole
             progresse
             of
             his
             
               disputation
            
             to
             run
             so
             far
             from
             the
             
               Spirits
               meaning
               ,
            
             and
             from
             all
             
               right
               reason
            
             (
             as
             I
             shall
             prove
             by
             my
             si●●ing
             ,
             and
             answering
             of
             his
             
               Arguments
               )
            
             I
             leave
             to
             the
             
               Godly
               wise
               ,
            
             and
             
               learned
            
             to
             Judge
             .
          
           
             
               His
               first
               Argument
               .
            
             
               
                 FIrst
                 ,
                 he
                 undertakes
                 to
                 prove
                 ,
                 That
                 faith
                 in
                 a
                 proper
                 sen●e
              
               
               
                 is
                 affirmed
                 by
                 the
                 Apostle
                 to
                 be
                 imputed
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 Christ
                 apprehended
                 by
                 faith
                 ,
                 Because
                 the
                 phrase
                 of
                 imputing
                 faith
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 is
                 once
                 ,
                 yea
                 twice
                 ,
                 yea
                 a
                 third
                 ,
                 and
                 fourth
                 time
                 used
                 by
                 the
                 Apostle
                 in
                 this
                 Chapter
                 ,
                 and
                 therefore
                 hath
                 all
                 the
                 Authority
                 and
                 countenance
                 from
                 the
                 Scriptures
                 that
                 wordes
                 can
                 give
                 ,
                 whereas
                 the
                 imputation
                 of
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
                 hath
                 not
                 the
                 least
                 reliefe
                 either
                 from
                 any
                 sound
                 of
                 wordes
                 ,
                 or
                 sight
                 of
                 letter
                 in
                 the
                 Scriptures
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               Answere
               .
            
             
               IN
               this
               
                 Argument
              
               he
               shewes
               himselfe
               as
               
                 bould
              
               in
               affirming
               
               manifest
               
                 untruthes
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 ignorant
              
               both
               of
               
                 Rhetorick
              
               and
               
                 Logick
                 :
              
               In
               
                 Rhetorick
              
               it
               is
               counted
               an
               excellent
               ornament
               of
               speech
               to
               continue
               a
               
                 trope
                 ,
              
               and
               it
               is
               called
               an
               
                 Allegory
                 ,
              
               (
               he
               is
               ignorant
               who
               knoweth
               not
               this
               .
               )
               In
               
                 Logick
              
               he
               is
               counted
               a
               
                 boldlying
                 Sophister
                 ,
              
               who
               holds
               that
               a
               
                 Syllogisme
                 ,
              
               a
               true
               and
               perfect
               
                 Argument
              
               hath
               a
               
                 proposition
              
               which
               is
               manifestly
               
                 false
                 .
              
               And
               what
               more
               grosse
               ignorance
               in
               
                 Logick
                 .
              
               then
               to
               hold
               two
               
                 propositions
              
               to
               be
               
                 negative
              
               and
               
                 affirmative
                 ,
              
               in
               respect
               of
               one
               another
               ,
               which
               consist
               of
               divers
               subjects
               ,
               and
               that
               an
               
                 affirmative
              
               and
               the
               
                 negative
              
               may
               both
               be
               
                 true
                 .
              
               All
               these
               absurdities
               appeare
               in
               this
               
                 Argument
                 .
              
            
             
               First
               ,
               in
               that
               he
               affirmes
               the
               Apostles
               speech
               to
               be
               proper
               ,
               and
               the
               sense
               to
               be
               properly
               
                 literall
                 ,
              
               because
               he
               
               useth
               the
               same
               phrase
               foure
               times
               :
               hereby
               he
               shewes
               his
               
                 Ignorance
              
               of
               the
               continuance
               of
               a
               
                 trope
                 ,
              
               which
               
                 Rhetoricians
              
               esteeme
               an
               elegant
               
                 Allegory
                 ,
              
               and
               which
               is
               most
               frequent
               in
               the
               
                 Scripture
                 :
              
               For
               
                 Jer.
              
               26.
               the
               
                 Lord
              
               is
               said
               to
               
                 repent
              
               3
               severall
               times
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 ver.
              
               3.
               13.
               19.
               and
               yet
               the
               speech
               is
               not
               proper
               ,
               but
               improper
               ;
               for
               
                 God
              
               cannot
               properly
               be
               said
               to
               
                 repent
                 ,
              
               as
               appeares
               
                 Num.
                 23.
                 19.
                 1
                 Sam.
              
               15.
               29.
               
               Here
               then
               he
               sheweth
               as
               much
               
                 Ignorance
              
               of
               
                 Rhetoricke
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               the
               frequent
               use
               of
               rhetorical
               Allegories
               in
               the
               Scripture
               ,
               as
               he
               seemes
               to
               shew
               of
               
                 Logick
                 ,
              
               when
               he
               makes
               his
               
                 affirmative
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Faith
                 is
                 imputed
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               and
               affirmes
               it
               to
               be
               true
               ,
               and
               withall
               saith
               ,
               that
               the
               
                 negative
              
               int●parably
               accompanying
               it
               ,
               is
               a
               
                 truth
              
               also
               ,
               when
               
                 Logick
              
               teacheth
               ,
               that
               if
               the
               
                 affirmative
              
               be
               
                 true
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 negative
              
               must
               needs
               be
               
                 false
                 .
              
               If
               by
               the
               
                 negative
              
               he
               meanes
               this
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
                 is
                 not
                 imputed
                 :
              
               He
               erres
               two
               waies
               from
               
                 Logick
                 ,
              
               first
               by
               calling
               the
               
                 negative
              
               inseparably
               accompanying
               his
               
                 affirmative
                 .
              
               Secondly
               ,
               by
               speaking
               ambiguously
               ,
               a
               speech
               which
               may
               beare
               divers
               senses
               ;
               which
               
                 Logick
              
               abhorres
               in
               a
               
                 disputation
                 .
              
               Secondly
               ,
               he
               shewes
               himselfe
               a
               bould
               lving
               
                 Sophister
                 ,
              
               when
               he
               affirmes
               most
               
                 falsely
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 impudently
                 〈◊〉
              
               That
               no
               
                 truth
              
               in
               Religion
               ,
               nor
               article
               of
               our
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               can
               boast
               of
               the
               
                 Letter
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               of
               the
               proper
               
                 literall
                 sense
              
               of
               the
               Scripture
               more
               full
               ,
               expresse
               ,
               and
               pregnant
               ,
               then
               that
               speech
               or
               
                 proposition
              
               which
               is
               foure
               times
               used
               in
               one
               Chapter
               ,
               For
               the
               contrary
               is
               most
               manifestly
               
                 true
                 ,
              
               as
               divers
               places
               shew
               ,
               where
               one
               and
               the
               same
               thing
               is
               often
               
                 affirmed
                 ,
              
               and
               yet
               the
               speech
               is
               not
               
                 proper
                 ,
              
               but
               
                 tropicall
                 :
              
               I
               will
               instance
               in
               one
               place
               which
               is
               most
               convincing
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 Gal.
              
               3.
               where
               the
               word
               
                 (
                 Faith
                 )
              
               is
               ten
               times
               used
               in
               an
               improper
               sense
               ,
               for
               the
               word
               of
               
                 faith
              
               the
               Gospel
               ,
               as
               it
               is
               opposed
               to
               the
               Law
               carnallie
               understood
               ,
               
                 viz.
                 verse
              
               3
               ,
               5
               ,
               7
               ,
               8
               ,
               9
               ,
               12
               ,
               14
               ,
               22
               ,
               23
               ,
               25.
               
               Now
               the
               maine
               
                 proposition-of
              
               his
               Syllogisme
               being
               so
               manifestly
               false
               ,
               his
               conclusion
               inferred
               from
               thence
               is
               certainely
               most
               false
               ,
               
                 viz.
              
               that
               this
               speech
               of
               Saint
               
                 Paul
                 (
                 Faith
                 is
                 counted
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 )
              
               
               is
               properly
               
                 literall
                 ▪
              
               and
               not
               improper
               and
               
                 tropicall
              
            
             
               The
               second
               Argument
               co●ched
               under
               the
               other
               runs
               thus
               ,
               if
               it
               be
               reduced
               into
               a●Syllogisme
               
                 .
              
               That
               which
               hath
               
               not
               the
               least
               releife
               either
               from
               any
               sound
               of
               wordes
               ,
               or
               sight
               of
               letter
               in
               the
               
                 Scripture
                 ,
              
               is
               an
               untruth
               and
               a
               meere
               
                 fiction
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               hath
               not
               the
               least
               releife
               ,
               either
               from
               sound
               of
               wordes
               ,
               or
               sight
               of
               letter
               in
               
                 Scripture
                 .
              
               Therefore
               it
               is
               a
               meere
               
                 fiction
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               
                 Assumption
              
               or
               
                 Minor
              
               of
               this
               
                 Syllogisme
              
               is
               most
               false
               ,
               and
               therefore
               the
               conclusion
               hath
               no
               truth
               in
               it
               :
               I
               
               prove
               it
               most
               false
               by
               the
               
                 Apostles
              
               owne
               wordes
               ;
               for
               in
               the
               fourth
               
                 v.
              
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 that
                 to
                 the
                 blessed
                 man
                 God
                 imputeth
                 righteousnes
                 without
                 workes
                 ;
              
               and
               verse
               11.
               where
               he
               saith
               ,
               that
               as
               to
               
                 Abraham
                 faith
              
               was
               
                 imputed
              
               before
               hee
               was
               
                 circumcised
                 ,
              
               so
               
                 God
              
               shewed
               ,
               that
               
                 righteousnes
              
               should
               be
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               the
               
                 beleeving
                 Gentiles
              
               though
               
                 uncircumcised
                 ,
              
               In
               which
               two
               places
               he
               shewes
               ,
               that
               by
               
                 beleeving
              
               and
               
                 faith
                 imputed
              
               to
               
                 Abraham
              
               and
               all
               true
               
                 beleevers
                 ,
              
               the
               Spirit
               of
               
                 God
              
               meanes
               
                 righteousnes
              
               couched
               under
               the
               name
               of
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 beleeving
                 .
              
               Now
               this
               
                 righteousnes
              
               cannot
               be
               
                 faith
              
               it selfe
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               ;
               for
               every
               act
               of
               
                 faith
              
               is
               a
               
                 worke
                 ;
              
               but
               this
               is
               a
               
                 righteousnes
                 imputed
              
               to
               us
               without
               
                 workes
              
               done
               by
               us
               in
               our
               owne
               persons
               ,
               besides
               
                 faith
              
               and
               all
               the
               
                 beleeving
              
               of
               the
               most
               
                 faithfull
              
               cannot
               make
               up
               one
               
                 duty
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 worke
              
               of
               true
               and
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               such
               as
               
                 God
              
               can
               impute
               to
               
                 justification
                 ,
              
               for
               
                 faith
              
               in
               the
               best
               
                 beleevers
              
               (
               even
               in
               
                 Abraham
              
               himselfe
               )
               was
               stayned
               with
               many
               doubtings
               &
               fears
               .
               But
               here
               must
               needes
               b●e
               meant
               that
               
                 righteousnes
              
               in
               which
               the
               most
               just
               
                 God
              
               can
               see
               no
               imperfection
               ,
               and
               therefore
               counts
               it
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               
                 justifie
              
               all
               that
               are
               partakers
               of
               it
               ;
               And
               this
               can
               bee
               no
               other
               but
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               
                 Christ
                 God
              
               and
               man
               performed
               in
               mans
               nature
               ,
               therefore
               the
               contrary
               of
               the
               
                 Assumption
              
               is
               most
               true
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 third
                 ,
                 which
                 hee
                 calls
                 his
                 second
                 mayne
                 Argument
                 or
                 proofe
                 ,
                 is
                 drawne
                 from
                 the
                 scope
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 intent
              
               
               
                 of
                 the
              
               Apostle
               
                 in
                 his
                 discourse
                 of
              
               justification
               ,
               
                 here
                 in
                 
                 these
                 Chapters
                 of
                 this
              
               Epistle
               ,
               
                 it
                 runs
                 thus
                 being
                 reduced
                 into
                 a
              
               Syllogisme
               .
               
                 The
                 scope
                 of
                 the
                 place
                 ,
                 and
                 intent
                 of
                 the
              
               Apostle
               ,
               
                 is
                 to
                 hedge
                 up
                 as
                 it
                 were
                 with
                 thornes
                 the
                 false
                 way
                 of
              
               justification
               
                 which
                 lay
                 through
                 workes
                 ,
                 and
                 to
                 put
                 men
                 by
                 from
                 attempting
                 any
                 going
                 that
                 way
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 to
                 discover
                 the
                 true
                 way
                 of
              
               justification
               
                 to
                 them
                 ;
                 that
                 is
                 ;
                 to
                 make
                 knowne
                 unto
                 them
                 ;
                 what
                 they
                 must
                 doe
                 ,
                 and
                 what
                 God
                 requires
                 of
                 them
                 for
              
               justification
               ,
               
                 and
                 what
                 hee
                 will
                 accept
                 at
                 their
                 hands
                 ,
                 instead
                 of
                 the
                 workes
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 is
                 it
                 which
                 he
                 heare
                 saith
                 ,
                 is
              
               imputed
               
                 for
              
               righteousnes
               .
               
                 Now
              
               faith
               
                 and
              
               beleeving
               
                 in
                 the
                 proper
                 and
                 formall
                 signification
                 is
                 that
                 which
                 they
                 must
                 doe
                 and
                 performe
                 to
                 their
              
               justification
               ,
               
                 which
                 also
              
               God
               
                 requires
                 of
                 them
                 inst
                 ad
                 of
                 the
              
               workes
               
                 of
                 the
              
               Law
               ,
               
                 and
                 will
                 accept
                 at
                 their
                 hands
                 instead
                 of
                 them
                 .
                 Therefore
                 it
                 is
              
               faith
               
                 in
                 a
                 proper
                 sense
                 which
                 is
                 here
                 by
                 the
              
               Apostle
               
                 to
                 be
                 counted
                 for
              
               righteousnes
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               first
               proposition
               we
               have
               an
               heape
               of
               lyes
               mixt
               
               with
               contradiction
               ,
               first
               ,
               in
               that
               he
               saith
               ,
               the
               
                 scope
              
               of
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               is
               to
               put
               men
               from
               the
               false
               way
               of
               
                 justification
              
               which
               lies
               through
               
                 workes
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               discover
               the
               true
               way
               by
               making
               them
               know
               what
               they
               must
               doe
               ,
               and
               performe
               for
               
                 justification
                 ;
              
               here
               like
               a
               mad
               or
               drunken
               man
               he
               contradicts
               himselfe
               ,
               for
               ,
               who
               doth
               not
               see
               that
               the
               way
               of
               doing
               and
               performing
               is
               the
               way
               which
               lyes
               through
               workes
               ,
               and
               that
               if
               a
               thing
               done
               and
               performed
               by
               us
               be
               counted
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               then
               the
               way
               of
               
                 iustification
              
               lies
               through
               workes
               done
               by
               us
               :
               which
               if
               they
               be
               iust
               and
               lawfull
               ,
               are
               
                 workes
              
               of
               the
               
                 Law
                 :
              
               Secondly
               ,
               if
               he
               by
               the
               way
               which
               lay
               through
               
                 workes
              
               understands
               mens
               owne
               
                 workes
              
               done
               in
               obedience
               to
               the
               
                 Law
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ;
              
               it
               is
               true
               which
               he
               saith
               ;
               that
               this
               is
               the
               false
               way
               ;
               and
               that
               which
               hee
               calls
               the
               true
               way
               ;
               
                 viz.
              
               by
               mens
               doing
               and
               performing
               ,
               is
               either
               the
               same
               with
               it
               ,
               or
               else
               worse
               ;
               and
               so
               hee
               speakes
               a
               most
               grosse
               untruth
               ,
               in
               calling
               it
               the
               true
               way
               ,
               being
               the
               same
               with
               the
               false
               way
               ;
               but
               if
               by
               the
               way
               which
               lies
               through
               
               
                 workes
              
               he
               meanes
               seeking
               after
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               consists
               in
               
                 workes
              
               of
               obedience
               to
               the
               
                 Law
                 ,
              
               then
               his
               wordes
               are
               most
               false
               ,
               wicked
               and
               blasphemous
               ,
               in
               that
               he
               calls
               this
               the
               false
               way
               to
               
                 iustification
                 .
              
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               in
               that
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 God
              
               requires
               something
               to
               be
               don
               ,
               and
               performed
               by
               men
               for
               their
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               and
               that
               is
               it
               ,
               which
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               saith
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               this
               is
               most
               false
               ,
               neither
               doth
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               intend
               any
               such
               thing
               in
               this
               place
               ,
               for
               this
               is
               to
               set
               up
               
                 iustification
              
               by
               doing
               ,
               and
               
                 workes
              
               of
               our
               owne
               ,
               which
               he
               altogether
               opposeth
               ,
               and
               his
               whole
               scope
               is
               bent
               against
               it
               ,
               and
               to
               shew
               ;
               that
               all
               which
               we
               are
               to
               looke
               to
               ,
               is
               to
               receive
               that
               which
               is
               freely
               given
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               us
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               him
               who
               is
               
                 God
                 ;
              
               as
               he
               often
               calls
               it
               in
               this
               
                 Epistle
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 Rom.
              
               3.
               2.
               and
               10.
               3.
               here
               then
               behold
               how
               hee
               makes
               the
               new
               
                 covenant
              
               a
               conditionall
               
                 Covenant
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               of
               free
               
                 grace
                 ;
              
               promising
               
                 iustification
              
               and
               
                 salvation
              
               upon
               condition
               of
               mens
               doing
               .
            
             
               In
               briefe
               ,
               besides
               the
               contradictions
               and
               other
               absurdities
               and
               untruthes
               in
               this
               
                 Argument
              
               before
               noted
               ,
               I
               finde
               these
               grosse
               errours
               in
               the
               carriage
               of
               it
               ,
               One
               is
               ;
               in
               that
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 God
              
               doth
               not
               require
               of
               us
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               for
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               this
               hee
               required
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               himselfe
               .
            
             
               To
               which
               I
               answer
               ;
               that
               
                 God
              
               requires
               nothing
               of
               us
               for
               our
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               for
               wee
               are
               
                 iustified
              
               freely
               by
               his
               
                 grace
              
               through
               the
               redemption
               that
               is
               in
               
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 Rom.
              
               3.
               24
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               by
               the
               free
               gift
               and
               communion
               of
               the
               
                 satisfaction
              
               which
               
                 Christ
              
               made
               for
               our
               
                 redemption
                 ;
              
               but
               yet
               the
               thing
               which
               
                 God
              
               requires
               in
               our
               behalfe
               ,
               is
               that
               
                 satisfaction
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               qualification
               of
               us
               for
               the
               receiving
               ,
               applying
               and
               enjoying
               of
               that
               
                 righteousnes
              
               for
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               is
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               not
               of
               our selves
               ,
               but
               is
               the
               gift
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
                 Ephes.
              
               2.
               8.
               for
               
                 God
              
               worketh
               in
               us
               the
               will
               and
               power
               to
               beleeve
               ,
               and
               actuall
               beleeving
               also
               ,
               
                 Phil.
              
               2.
               13.
               and
               all
               this
               by
               his
               
                 spirit
              
               
               dwelling
               in
               us
               uniting
               us
               to
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               bringing
               us
               to
               communion
               of
               all
               his
               benefits
               ,
               even
               of
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               
                 iustification
                 :
              
               and
               this
               is
               the
               true
               intent
               and
               scope
               of
               the
               
                 Apostle
                 ,
              
               to
               draw
               us
               from
               seeking
               
                 iustification
              
               by
               any
               
                 worke
                 ,
              
               which
               we
               can
               doe
               ,
               or
               which
               
                 God
              
               requires
               of
               us
               for
               that
               end
               ,
               and
               to
               make
               us
               looke
               up
               to
               the
               
                 redemption
              
               which
               is
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ;
              
               and
               in
               his
               satisfaction
               apprehended
               by
               
                 faith
              
               to
               rest
               for
               
                 iustification
                 :
              
               as
               for
               this
               phrase
               ,
               of
               
                 Gods
              
               requiring
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               us
               ,
               it
               is
               harsh
               and
               unsavoury
               ,
               yea
               absurd
               ;
               as
               if
               one
               should
               say
               
                 God
              
               requires
               ,
               that
               the
               particular
               and
               individuall
               act
               done
               by
               another
               ,
               bee
               not
               done
               by
               him
               ,
               but
               by
               us
               ;
               which
               implies
               a
               contradiction
               ;
               but
               this
               ,
               that
               
                 God
              
               requires
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               not
               for
               our
               justification
               ,
               but
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               himselfe
               ;
               this
               implies
               ;
               that
               
                 Christ
              
               had
               need
               of
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               and
               was
               bound
               to
               fulfill
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               the
               
                 Law
              
               for
               himselfe
               ;
               and
               savours
               of
               
                 Socinian
              
               and
               
                 Samosatenian
              
               Heresie
               which
               denies
               
                 Christs
                 God-head
                 ;
              
               for
               if
               
                 Christs
              
               humane
               nature
               being
               from
               the
               first
               conception
               most
               pure
               ,
               upright
               and
               holy
               ,
               was
               personally
               united
               to
               his
               
                 God-head
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               the
               Sonne
               of
               
                 God
              
               and
               
                 Heire
              
               of
               all
               things
               ;
               who
               can
               doubt
               but
               that
               in
               himselfe
               he
               was
               worthy
               of
               all
               Glory
               ,
               at
               
                 Gods
              
               right
               hand
               from
               his
               birth
               ,
               as
               his
               taking
               of
               our
               nature
               upon
               him
               was
               altogether
               for
               us
               ,
               so
               his
               infirmities
               ,
               sufferings
               ,
               death
               ,
               and
               continuance
               on
               Earth
               for
               the
               performance
               of
               all
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               and
               
                 obedience
              
               to
               the
               whole
               
                 Law
                 ,
              
               was
               for
               us
               ,
               and
               for
               all
               the
               Elect
               ,
               who
               of
               old
               beleeved
               in
               him
               to
               come
               for
               them
               ,
               and
               who
               now
               doe
               in
               beleeve
               him
               exalted
               to
               Glory
               according
               to
               his
               humanity
               ,
               to
               thinke
               or
               say
               that
               he
               had
               need
               to
               justifie
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               to
               merit
               by
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               the
               state
               of
               Glory
               ,
               is
               in
               effect
               to
               deny
               that
               he
               was
               
                 God
              
               infinitely
               worthy
               of
               all
               Glory
               ,
               as
               he
               was
               the
               onely
               begotten
               Sonne
               of
               
                 God
              
               and
               
                 Heire
              
               of
               all
               things
               .
               Another
               grosse
               error
               is
               ,
               that
               he
               calls
               
                 faith
              
               and
               
                 beleeving
              
               a
               thing
               don
               and
               performed
               by
               us
               ,
               when
               as
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               affirmes
               ,
               and
               all
               Christians
               confesse
               ,
               that
               our
               
               
                 beleeving
              
               and
               
                 faith
              
               is
               not
               of
               our selves
               ,
               
                 but
                 the
                 gift
                 of
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 worke
              
               and
               motion
               of
               his
               
                 Spirit
              
               in
               us
               .
            
             
               A
               third
               untruth
               and
               grosse
               absurdity
               or
               rather
               blasphemy
               is
               in
               the
               last
               wordes
               ,
               where
               he
               affirmes
               ,
               that
               if
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               had
               said
               unto
               them
               ,
               that
               they
               must
               bee
               
                 justified
              
               by
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               or
               by
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               this
               had
               beene
               rather
               to
               cast
               a
               snare
               upon
               them
               ,
               then
               to
               have
               opened
               a
               dore
               of
               life
               and
               
                 saluation
              
               unto
               them
               .
               Farre
               bee
               it
               from
               mee
               and
               all
               true
               Christians
               not
               to
               detest
               ,
               and
               curse
               with
               the
               curse
               of
               
                 Anathema
                 Maranatha
                 ,
              
               that
               mouth
               which
               proclaimes
               and
               obstinately
               maintaines
               ,
               that
               teaching
               
                 iustification
              
               by
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               by
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               casting
               of
               a
               snare
               on
               men
               ,
               and
               not
               opening
               adore
               of
               
                 life
              
               and
               
                 salvation
              
               to
               them
               .
            
             
               In
               the
               third
               place
               he
               layes
               down
               his
               
                 arguments
              
               against
               the
               true
               
                 Orthodox
              
               interpretation
               of
               Saint
               
                 Pauls
              
               speeches
               ,
               concerning
               imputation
               of
               
                 faith
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               which
               interpretation
               he
               goeth
               about
               to
               overthrow
               ,
               by
               severall
               circumstances
               or
               passages
               in
               the
               context
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 first
                 Argument
                 reduced
                 into
                 forme
                 runs
                 thus
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 Apostle
                 who
                 desired
                 to
                 speake
                 to
                 mens
                 understanding
                 ,
              
               
               
                 should
                 in
                 the
                 weighty
                 point
                 of
                 iustification
                 ,
                 time
                 after
                 time
                 ,
                 and
                 often
                 without
                 ever
                 explaining
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 or
                 changing
                 his
                 speech
                 ,
                 use
                 so
                 strange
                 harsh
                 and
                 uncouth
                 an
                 expression
                 ,
                 and
                 figure
                 of
                 speech
                 as
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 writings
                 ,
                 is
                 a
                 thing
                 most
                 unlikely
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 beleeved
                 :
                 But
                 this
                 interpretation
              
               viz.
               
                 Fathers
                 upon
                 him
                 such
                 an
                 harsh
                 expression
                 ,
                 and
                 figure
                 of
                 speech
                 ,
                 without
                 ever
                 explaining
                 of
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 as
                 is
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 found
                 in
                 all
                 his
                 writings
                 ,
                 saying
                 ,
                 that
              
               faith
               
                 or
                 beleeving
                 is
                 imputed
                 for
              
               righteousnes
               
                 time
                 after
                 time
                 ,
                 without
                 over
                 changing
                 his
                 speech
                 ,
                 and
                 meaning
                 ,
                 that
                 indeed
              
               Christs
               righteousnes
               
                 is
                 imputed
                 ,
                 which
                 was
                 to
                 speake
                 rather
                 that
                 he
                 might
                 conceale
                 his
                 mind
                 then
                 reveale
                 it
                 .
                 Therefore
                 this
                 interpretation
                 layeth
                 on
                 the
                 Apostle
                 a
                 thing
                 incredible
                 ,
                 and
                 is
                 false
                 and
                 not
                 to
                 be
                 beleeved
                 .
              
            
             
             
               To
               the
               
                 Assumption
              
               I
               answer
               ,
               that
               it
               is
               an
               heape
               of
               
               manifest
               and
               impudent
               lies
               .
               First
               ,
               it
               is
               no
               harsh
               ,
               strange
               ,
               and
               uncouth
               expression
               to
               use
               a
               
                 figure
              
               of
               speech
               ,
               and
               by
               
                 saith
              
               and
               
                 beleeving
              
               to
               meane
               the
               state
               ,
               or
               a
               man
               in
               the
               state
               of
               a
               true
               faithfull
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               and
               by
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               the
               state
               ,
               or
               a
               man
               in
               the
               state
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               or
               of
               a
               righteous
               man
               ,
               and
               to
               say
               that
               
                 faith
              
               and
               
                 beleeving
              
               is
               counted
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               meaning
               that
               the
               state
               of
               a
               
                 beleever
              
               having
               by
               
                 faith
              
               spirituall
               communion
               with
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               is
               a
               state
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               man
               which
               is
               in
               that
               estate
               ,
               is
               
                 reputed
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               in
               the
               state
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               for
               this
               same
               expression
               and
               
                 figure
              
               of
               speech
               ,
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               useth
               severall
               times
               in
               the
               foure
               last
               
                 verses
              
               of
               the
               2.
               
               
                 Chapter
              
               of
               this
               
                 Epistle
                 ;
              
               where
               by
               
                 circumcision
              
               he
               understands
               
                 sanctification
              
               of
               the
               heart
               in
               the
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 verse
              
               29.
               and
               also
               26.
               and
               also
               a
               circumcised
               
                 Jew
                 ,
                 v.
              
               27.
               and
               by
               
                 uncircumcision
              
               he
               meanes
               an
               uncircumcised
               
                 Gentile
                 ,
              
               and
               also
               the
               state
               of
               
                 Gentilisme
                 ,
              
               as
               
                 Beza
              
               observes
               ,
               and
               common
               sense
               teacheth
               ;
               and
               here
               is
               discovered
               a
               second
               impudent
               lye
               ,
               in
               that
               he
               saith
               ,
               this
               
                 figure
              
               of
               speech
               is
               not
               to
               bee
               found
               in
               all
               the
               
                 Apostles
              
               writings
               .
               A
               third
               bold
               lye
               and
               manifest
               falshood
               is
               ,
               that
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               time
               after
               time
               useth
               the
               
                 phrase
              
               of
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 beleeving
                 imputed
              
               without
               ever
               explaining
               himselfe
               ,
               or
               changing
               his
               speech
               ,
               for
               that
               which
               hee
               calls
               
                 faith
              
               and
               
                 beleeving
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 saith
              
               it
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               in
               the
               third
               and
               5.
               
                 ver.
              
               he
               explaining
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               changing
               his
               speech
               both
               in
               the
               6.
               and
               11.
               
                 verses
                 ,
              
               calls
               it
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 saith
                 ,
                 God
                 imputeth
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               
                 imputed
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               you
               see
               how
               hee
               hath
               bent
               his
               tongue
               and
               pen
               like
               a
               bow
               for
               lyes
               ,
               and
               shootes
               them
               forth
               thick
               and
               threefold
               like
               poysoned
               
                 arrowes
                 ,
              
               as
               if
               his
               
                 quiver
              
               were
               the
               armory
               of
               the
               
                 Father
              
               of
               lyers
               ,
               the
               
                 Prince
              
               of
               darknesse
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 second
                 Argument
                 is
                 briefly
                 this
                 ,
                 that
                 which
                 is
                 imputed
              
               
               
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 is
                 called
                 his
                 faith
                 ,
                 first
                 before
                 it
                 is
                 
                 imputed
                 ,
                 verse
                 5.
                 to
                 him
                 that
                 beleeveth
                 his
                 faith
                 is
                 counted
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 ;
                 But
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
              
               Christ
               
                 cannot
                 truely
                 and
                 properly
                 be
                 called
                 his
                 :
                 who
                 is
                 a
                 true
                 beleever
                 before
                 it
                 is
                 imputed
                 .
                 Therefore
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
              
               Christ
               
                 is
                 not
                 here
                 to
                 be
                 understood
                 under
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 faith
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               by
               spirituall
               
                 union
              
               and
               
               
                 common
              
               with
               
                 Christ
                 :
              
               is
               as
               truely
               the
               true
               
                 beleevers
              
               as
               his
               
                 faith
              
               is
               his
               ,
               
                 for
                 Christ
                 is
                 made
                 unto
                 him
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 1
                 Cor.
                 1.
                 30.
                 and
                 he
                 is
                 made
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 God
                 in
                 Christ
                 ,
                 2
                 Cor.
              
               5.
               21.
               and
               that
               in
               order
               of
               nature
               ,
               before
               it
               is
               counted
               his
               
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
               For
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               whose
               judgement
               is
               according
               to
               
                 truth
                 ,
              
               doth
               not
               count
               that
               to
               the
               
                 beleever
              
               which
               he
               hath
               not
               before
               ,
               or
               at
               the
               same
               time
               doth
               communicate
               to
               him
               .
            
             
               Secondly
               I
               answer
               ,
               that
               if
               
                 faith
              
               which
               is
               here
               called
               
               (
               his
               
                 faith
                 )
              
               be
               
                 faith
              
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               ,
               and
               bee
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               then
               is
               man
               justified
               by
               his
               owne
               inherent
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               by
               a
               worke
               done
               and
               performed
               in
               his
               owne
               person
               ,
               which
               is
               worse
               then
               
                 Popery
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 The
                 object
                 of
                 that
                 faith
                 which
                 is
                 here
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 imputed
                 ,
              
               
               
                 is
                 God
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 or
                 the
                 promise
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 and
                 not
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 Christ
                 :
                 for
                 to
                 understand
                 ,
                 that
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 Christ
                 is
                 meant
                 by
                 God
                 ,
                 is
                 to
                 set
                 up
                 a
                 trope
                 ,
                 which
                 is
                 not
                 a
                 figure
                 of
                 speech
                 ,
                 but
                 a
                 monster
                 of
                 speech
                 .
                 Therefore
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 is
                 not
                 here
                 said
                 to
                 be
                 imputed
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               object
               of
               
                 Abrahams
                 faith
              
               was
               the
               promise
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               that
               in
               
                 Christ
                 God
              
               was
               his
               sheild
               and
               his
               
               great
               reward
               ,
               
                 Gen.
              
               15.
               1.
               
               Now
               no
               man
               can
               in
               
                 beleeving
              
               by
               true
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               separate
               
                 Christs
                 satisfaction
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
              
               from
               
                 Christ
              
               himselfe
               :
               if
               he
               enjoy
               
                 Christ
              
               by
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               he
               enjoyes
               
                 Christs
              
               benefits
               also
               ;
               and
               to
               beleeve
               
                 God
              
               to
               be
               our
               
                 reward
                 ,
              
               is
               to
               beleeve
               that
               
                 God
              
               is
               become
               our
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               our
               
                 reward
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               blessed
               
                 reward
              
               is
               the
               
                 reward
              
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               and
               therefore
               this
               argument
               
               rightly
               framed
               out
               of
               the
               3.
               
                 v.
              
               from
               
                 Abrahams
                 beleeving
                 God
                 ,
              
               is
               strong
               against
               him
               ;
               Here
               againe
               I
               note
               his
               ignorance
               in
               Rhetoricall
               
                 tropes
                 ,
              
               in
               that
               hee
               saith
               ,
               a
               double
               
                 trope
              
               in
               one
               word
               ,
               is
               a
               monster
               of
               speech
               ;
               whereas
               Rhetorick
               calls
               it
               a
               
                 Metalepsis
                 ,
              
               and
               counts
               it
               an
               ornament
               of
               speech
               .
               I
               here
               also
               observe
               his
               vaine
               tergiversation
               ;
               for
               hee
               saith
               ,
               that
               the
               Holy
               
                 Ghost
              
               in
               the
               rehearsall
               of
               the
               things
               which
               belong
               to
               the
               object
               of
               
                 faith
              
               and
               which
               are
               
                 beleeved
                 ,
              
               doth
               never
               make
               the
               least
               mention
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               and
               immediately
               reckons
               many
               things
               which
               we
               are
               in
               
                 Scripture
              
               required
               to
               
                 beleeve
                 ;
              
               amongst
               which
               is
               
                 Christ
              
               himselfe
               ,
               and
               the
               doctrine
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 promise
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               the
               testimony
               which
               
                 God
              
               hath
               given
               of
               his
               Sonne
               ;
               and
               the
               resurrection
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               every
               one
               of
               which
               includes
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               for
               if
               we
               beleeve
               in
               
                 Christ
              
               aright
               ,
               we
               cannot
               but
               
                 beleeve
              
               in
               him
               as
               a
               
                 fulfiller
              
               of
               all
               
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               the
               Doctrine
               concerning
               
                 Christ
              
               is
               ,
               that
               he
               is
               made
               unto
               us
               of
               
                 God
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               that
               hee
               is
               the
               end
               of
               the
               
                 Law
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               every
               
                 beleever
                 ;
              
               The
               
                 promise
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               of
               old
               was
               ,
               that
               
                 Christ
              
               is
               the
               
                 Lord
              
               our
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 Ier.
              
               23.
               6.
               and
               that
               he
               would
               cloath
               us
               with
               the
               
                 Robe
              
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 Isay
              
               61.
               10.
               the
               Testimony
               which
               
                 God
              
               hath
               given
               of
               him
               is
               ,
               that
               in
               him
               wee
               have
               eternall
               life
               ,
               1
               
                 Iohn
              
               5.
               11.
               which
               is
               the
               reward
               of
               his
               
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               and
               therefore
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               in
               him
               :
               His
               resurrection
               is
               the
               evidence
               of
               his
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               and
               
                 perfect
                 satisfaction
                 ,
              
               as
               the
               
                 Scriptures
              
               testifie
               .
               And
               thus
               hee
               saith
               one
               thing
               ,
               and
               after
               brings
               many
               
                 Scriptures
              
               to
               confute
               himselfe
               ;
               and
               at
               last
               grants
               what
               before
               hee
               denyed
               ;
               that
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
              
               is
               to
               bee
               
                 beleeved
                 :
              
               Hee
               saith
               that
               some
               beleeve
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
              
               who
               beleeve
               not
               
                 Christ
              
               himselfe
               ,
               which
               is
               indeed
               a
               Monster
               of
               Speech
               ,
               Sense
               ,
               and
               Reason
               .
               In
               a
               word
               ,
               when
               the
               
                 Spirit
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               teacheth
               to
               beleeve
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               for
               
                 Iustification
                 ,
                 
                 Romans
              
               10.
               3.
               and
               in
               many
               other
               places
               ,
               which
               can
               be
               no
               other
               but
               
                 Christs
              
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 satisfaction
                 ,
              
               as
               appeares
               
                 Rom.
              
               3.
               24.
               and
               againe
               ,
               calls
               this
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               he
               plainely
               shewes
               ,
               that
               it
               is
               
                 beleeved
                 ,
                 applyed
                 ,
                 enioyed
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 possessed
              
               by
               
                 faith
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 can
                 in
                 no
                 tollerable
                 sense
                 be
                 called
                 that
              
               
               
                 faith
                 whereby
                 Abraham
                 beleeved
                 in
              
               God
               ,
               
                 that
                 quickneth
                 the
                 dead
                 ,
                 Therefore
                 under
                 the
                 name
                 of
                 that
                 faith
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 sayd
                 to
                 be
                 imputed
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 God
              
               neither
               quickned
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               nor
               raised
               him
               till
               he
               had
               fulfilled
               all
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               neither
               doth
               he
               
                 quicken
              
               any
               
               
                 dead
                 ,
              
               but
               through
               his
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               by
               his
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
                 communicating
              
               it
               to
               them
               :
               and
               therefore
               under
               the
               name
               of
               such
               a
               
                 faith
                 ,
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               by
               a
               
                 Metonymie
              
               said
               to
               be
               
                 imputed
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Abrahams
                 faith
              
               was
               that
               wherein
               he
               was
               not
               
                 weake
                 ,
              
               
               neither
               
                 doubted
              
               of
               
                 Gods
                 promise
                 ,
                 ver.
              
               19.
               20.
               but
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
              
               is
               not
               that
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               Therefore
               it
               is
               not
               here
               sayd
               to
               be
               
                 imputed
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               more
               strong
               that
               
                 Abraham
              
               was
               in
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               far
               
               from
               
                 doubting
              
               and
               
                 staggering
              
               by
               unbeliefe
               ,
               the
               more
               firmly
               was
               he
               
                 united
              
               to
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               had
               more
               full
               
                 communion
              
               of
               his
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               more
               stedfastly
               did
               he
               
                 stand
              
               in
               the
               
                 state
              
               of
               a
               
                 righteous
                 man
                 :
              
               and
               more
               justly
               might
               
                 God
                 count
              
               him
               for
               a
               
                 righteous
                 man
                 .
              
               And
               therefore
               this
               
                 Argument
              
               makes
               against
               him
               .
            
             
               
                 Abrahams
                 beleeving
                 that
              
               God
               
                 who
                 had
                 promised
                 was
                 able
              
               
               
                 to
                 performe
                 ,
                 was
                 the
                 faith
                 imputed
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 was
                 not
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
                 .
                 Therefore
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 was
                 not
                 imputed
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               more
               that
               
                 Abraham
              
               rested
               on
               
                 Gods
                 power
              
               and
               
                 ability
              
               
               to
               performe
               ,
               the
               more
               
                 communion
              
               he
               had
               of
               
                 Christs
                 
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               more
               
                 justly
              
               did
               
                 God
              
               count
               him
               for
               a
               
                 righteous
                 man
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 impute
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               him
               .
            
             
               
                 The
                 faith
                 which
              
               God
               
                 imputes
                 to
                 us
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 is
              
               
               
                 our
                 beleeving
                 him
                 which
                 raised
                 Christ
                 from
                 the
                 dead
                 .
                 But
                 this
                 is
                 not
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
               Therefore
               
                 it
                 is
                 not
                 imputed
                 .
              
            
             
               Our
               beleeving
               in
               
                 God
              
               who
               
                 raised
                 Christ
              
               from
               the
               
               
                 dead
                 ,
              
               is
               our
               
                 assurance
              
               that
               
                 Christ
              
               had
               made
               
                 full
                 satisfaction
              
               for
               
                 us
                 ,
              
               and
               therefore
               the
               
                 righteous
                 God
              
               who
               raised
               him
               up
               is
               
                 satisfied
              
               for
               
                 us
                 ,
              
               and
               hath
               
                 accepted
              
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               be
               our
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               doth
               
                 count
                 us
              
               so
               
                 beleeving
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 applying
              
               it
               to
               be
               in
               the
               state
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
               Therefore
               this
               is
               for
               
                 us
              
               and
               not
               against
               
                 us
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               8th.
               
                 Argument
              
               is
               a
               bare
               
                 affirmation
                 ,
              
               that
               to
               take
               
               
                 faith
              
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               is
               more
               plaine
               and
               cleare
               ,
               and
               better
               
                 beleeving
              
               the
               Apostle
               in
               this
               
                 discourse
                 ,
              
               where
               he
               largely
               handles
               the
               
                 point
              
               of
               
                 justification
                 :
              
               Therefore
               he
               here
               meanes
               
                 faith
              
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               for
               that
               is
               more
               
                 comfortable
              
               then
               to
               teach
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               Apostle
               plainely
               
                 expresseth
                 ,
              
               that
               
                 faith
                 imputed
                 ,
              
               is
               
               
                 righteousnes
                 imputed
                 .
                 verse
              
               6.
               11.
               and
               it
               is
               more
               
                 comfortable
              
               for
               us
               to
               rest
               on
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               (
               besides
               which
               ,
               there
               is
               no
               
                 true
              
               and
               
                 perfect
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               be
               found
               performed
               in
               
                 our
                 nature
                 )
              
               then
               to
               build
               on
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               which
               in
               the
               best
               is
               
                 mingled
              
               and
               
                 stayned
              
               with
               many
               
                 doubtings
              
               often
               times
               .
               Therefore
               the
               Apostle
               undoubtedly
               intends
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               he
               doth
               expresse
               in
               plaine
               
                 wordes
                 ,
              
               Chap.
               5.
               19.
               Chap.
               8.
               4.
               and
               Chap.
               10.
               4.
               
            
             
               After
               these
               
                 Arguments
                 ,
              
               he
               takes
               upon
               him
               to
               
                 answere
              
               
               those
               
                 places
              
               wherein
               the
               word
               
                 faith
              
               and
               
                 hope
                 ,
              
               are
               used
               to
               signifie
               their
               
                 objects
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               the
               things
               
                 beleeved
              
               and
               
                 hoped
                 for
                 ,
              
               and
               here
               he
               doth
               use
               notable
               
                 tergiversation
                 ,
              
               and
               
               
                 trifling
                 .
              
               First
               ,
               he
               grants
               ,
               that
               the
               Apostle
               useth
               such
               
                 tropes
              
               of
               
                 speech
                 ,
              
               for
               indeed
               ,
               it
               is
               undenyable
               .
               Secondly
               ,
               he
               opposeth
               and
               saith
               ,
               that
               the
               
                 habit
              
               of
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               may
               be
               used
               to
               signifie
               the
               
                 object
                 ,
              
               but
               not
               the
               
                 act
                 ,
              
               whereas
               in
               the
               
                 examples
                 named
                 ,
                 Gal.
              
               1.
               22.
               
               ●and
               3.
               23.
               and
               
                 Colo.
              
               1.
               ●5
               .
               the
               
                 habit
              
               and
               
                 act
                 ,
              
               espescially
               the
               
                 act
              
               of
               
                 beleefe
              
               and
               
                 hope
              
               are
               to
               be
               understood
               ,
               and
               indeed
               the
               Apostle
               doth
               name
               the
               
                 habit
              
               as
               often
               as
               the
               
                 act
              
               in
               this
               present
               
                 discourse
                 ,
              
               where
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 faith
              
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               he
               grants
               that
               the
               
                 act
              
               sometimes
               may
               be
               put
               for
               the
               
                 object
                 ,
              
               but
               then
               he
               flees
               to
               his
               
                 old
                 shift
              
               that
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               not
               the
               
                 obiect
              
               of
               
                 beleeving
                 ,
              
               which
               I
               have
               before
               proved
               it
               to
               be
               :
            
             
               Lastly
               ,
               contrary
               to
               all
               
                 reason
              
               he
               denies
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               be
               the
               
                 obiect
              
               of
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               as
               it
               is
               
                 iustifying
                 ,
              
               whereas
               it
               is
               indeed
               the
               onely
               
                 proper
                 obiect
              
               of
               it
               .
               Thus
               he
               shamefully
               trifles
               to
               shew
               his
               
                 impudency
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 perversenes
                 .
              
            
          
           
             
               The
               fourth
               way
               of
               Confirmation
               .
            
             
               IN
               the
               fourth
               and
               last
               place
               ,
               he
               undertakes
               to
               confirme
               his
               opinion
               by
               
                 testimony
                 ,
              
               of
               learned
               Divines
               ,
               both
               ancient
               Fathers
               and
               moderne
               writers
               ,
               even
               from
               the
               
                 primitive
                 times
                 ,
              
               to
               the
               yeare
               1500
               after
               
                 Christ
                 :
              
               And
               here
               he
               confesseth
               ,
               that
               he
               dares
               not
               upon
               his
               owne
               
                 reading
              
               be
               consident
               ,
               that
               they
               generally
               were
               of
               his
               opinion
               ,
               but
               onely
               
                 resteth
              
               upon
               another
               mans
               
                 testimony
                 ,
              
               whom
               he
               nameth
               not
               :
               Belike
               ,
               it
               was
               some
               
                 notorious
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 infamous
                 Socinian
                 Heretick
                 ,
              
               whom
               he
               is
               a
               shamed
               to
               name
               for
               his
               
                 Author
                 ,
              
               and
               that
               his
               
                 confession
              
               is
               not
               out
               of
               
                 humility
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 modesty
                 ,
              
               but
               out
               of
               
                 Satanicall
                 subtilty
                 ,
              
               to
               vent
               his
               
                 poysonfull
                 lyes
                 ,
              
               under
               the
               
                 person
              
               of
               another
               ,
               as
               the
               Devill
               did
               vent
               his
               by
               the
               Serpent
               ,
               
                 Gen.
              
               3.
               
               I
               easily
               gather
               by
               his
               
                 impudent
                 boldnesse
                 ,
              
               in
               that
               ,
               upon
               a
               lying
               report
               ,
               he
               dares
               charge
               
                 his
                 adversaries
              
               with
               
                 calumny
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 false
                 report
                 ,
              
               raised
               upon
               his
               opinion
               (
               unworthy
               the
               
                 tongue
              
               or
               
                 pen
              
               of
               
                 sober
              
               and
               
                 learned
                 men
                 )
              
               to
               make
               either
               
                 Arminius
                 ,
              
               or
               
                 Socinus
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 Authors
              
               
               of
               it
               ;
               and
               that
               he
               is
               not
               
                 ashamed
              
               nor
               
                 blusheth
              
               to
               affirme
               ,
               that
               from
               the
               time
               of
               
                 Luther
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Calvin
                 ,
              
               the
               fairest
               streame
               of
               
                 interpreters
              
               runs
               ,
               as
               to
               
                 water
              
               and
               
                 refresh
              
               his
               
                 interpretation
                 .
              
            
             
               To
               the
               first
               I
               answere
               ,
               That
               though
               the
               anciently
               condemned
               
                 Heretick
                 Peter
                 Anilard
                 ,
              
               (
               who
               was
               
                 gelded
              
               for
               his
               
                 incontinency
                 ,
              
               by
               a
               
                 man
              
               whose
               
                 Daughter
              
               he
               had
               abused
               )
               layd
               the
               first
               
                 ground
              
               of
               this
               opinion
               ;
               that
               
                 Christs
                 satisfaction
              
               is
               not
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 justification
                 ,
              
               as
               Saint
               
                 Bernard
              
               shewes
               ,
               
                 Epist.
              
               190.
               yet
               the
               first
               
                 Authors
              
               who
               expressely
               affirmed
               ,
               that
               
                 faith
              
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               without
               a
               
                 trope
                 ,
              
               is
               by
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               sayd
               to
               be
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               were
               
                 Socinus
                 .
                 Part
                 4.
                 Chap.
                 4.
                 de
                 Christo
                 servatore
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Chap.
              
               11.
               
               And
               
                 Arminius
                 in
                 Epist.
                 ad
                 Hippolitum
                 de
                 collibus
                 .
                 Thes.
              
               5.
               
               And
               to
               his
               false
               
                 pretence
              
               of
               the
               maine
               streame
               of
               writers
               ,
               since
               
                 Calvin
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Luther
                 ,
              
               running
               to
               
                 refresh
              
               his
               
                 interpretation
                 ,
              
               I
               oppose
               this
               
                 challenge
                 ,
              
               that
               he
               cannot
               name
               one
               
                 Orthodox
                 Writer
              
               since
               that
               time
               ,
               which
               ever
               held
               ,
               that
               
                 faith
              
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               and
               denyed
               the
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
                 .
                 Socinus
                 ,
                 Arminius
                 ,
              
               and
               that
               
                 hereticall
                 sect
                 ,
              
               are
               the
               onely
               maintainers
               of
               that
               opinion
               .
            
          
           
             
               An
               Answere
               to
               all
               his
               Testimonies
               .
            
             
               TO
               his
               
                 Testimonies
                 ,
              
               and
               his
               
                 impudent
                 boasting
                 ,
              
               of
               the
               generall
               consent
               of
               
                 interpreters
                 ,
              
               I
               answere
               ,
               first
               jovntly
               and
               in
               generall
               :
               That
               of
               all
               the
               
                 Testimonies
              
               which
               he
               hath
               cited
               ,
               there
               is
               not
               one
               which
               either
               affirmes
               ,
               that
               
                 faith
              
               taken
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               or
               denyes
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               to
               be
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               us
               ,
               and
               accepted
               of
               
                 God
              
               for
               our
               
                 justification
                 ;
              
               yea
               ,
               that
               all
               Divines
               ,
               who
               are
               the
               most
               zealous
               opposers
               of
               his
               
                 interpretation
              
               may
               say
               the
               same
               wordes
               which
               his
               
                 Authors
              
               say
               ,
               and
               yet
               hold
               
                 iustification
              
               by
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 imputed
                 :
              
               yea
               ,
               and
               in
               proving
               that
               
                 truth
              
               may
               with
               good
               
                 reason
                 ,
              
               presse
               the
               same
               
                 wordes
              
               and
               
                 speeches
              
               rightly
               understood
               .
               
               So
               that
               a
               more
               odious
               
                 example
              
               of
               
                 impudency
              
               and
               
                 folly
                 ,
              
               cannot
               be
               imagined
               ,
               then
               he
               here
               makes
               
                 himselfe
                 ,
              
               by
               making
               his
               
                 folly
              
               and
               
                 absurdity
              
               to
               strive
               for
               
                 Mastership
              
               with
               his
               
                 impudency
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Secondly
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               particular
               
                 testimonies
              
               which
               he
               cites
               out
               of
               
                 Tertullian
                 ,
                 Origen
                 ,
                 Iustin
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 Chrysostom
                 ,
                 Augustine
                 ,
                 Primasius
                 ,
                 Beda
                 ,
                 Haymo
                 ,
                 and
                 Anselme
                 ,
              
               and
               out
               of
               later
               Writers
               ,
               to
               wit
               ,
               
                 Luther
                 ,
                 Bucer
                 ,
                 Peter
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 Calvin
                 ,
                 Musculus
                 ,
                 Bullinger
                 ,
                 Gual●er
                 ,
                 Aretius
                 ,
                 Illyricus
                 ,
                 Pelicanus
                 ,
                 Humius
                 ,
                 Beza
                 ,
                 Iunius
                 ,
                 Pareus
                 ,
              
               they
               are
               no
               more
               but
               what
               Saint
               
                 Paul
              
               saith
               ,
               and
               we
               all
               acknowledg
               and
               imbrace
               for
               
                 truth
                 ,
              
               namely
               ,
               that
               
                 Abraham
                 beleeving
                 God
                 ,
              
               was
               counted
               a
               
                 righteous
                 man
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 faith
              
               was
               
                 counted
                 to
                 him
              
               for
               
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               and
               so
               are
               we
               all
               
                 iustified
                 ,
              
               not
               by
               our
               owne
               
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 workes
              
               of
               the
               
                 Law
                 ,
                 performed
              
               in
               our
               
                 owne
                 persons
                 ,
              
               but
               by
               
                 faith
              
               counted
               for
               
                 righteousnesse
                 ;
              
               for
               
                 faith
              
               insted
               of
               our
               owne
               
                 workes
                 ,
              
               layes
               hold
               on
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 apprehending
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 comprehending
              
               it
               ,
               is
               counted
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               not
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               but
               as
               it
               
                 comprehends
                 Christ
              
               and
               his
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               which
               
                 Calvin
              
               calles
               
                 apprehending
              
               the
               
                 goodnes
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               trusting
               in
               it
               ;
               And
               therefore
               it
               is
               truely
               affirmed
               by
               
                 Iustine
                 Martyr
                 ,
              
               that
               
                 Abraham
              
               obtained
               the
               
                 testimony
              
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               that
               he
               was
               a
               
                 righteous
                 man
                 ,
              
               not
               because
               of
               his
               
                 circumcision
                 ,
              
               but
               because
               of
               his
               
                 faith
                 ;
              
               which
               wordes
               
                 imply
                 ,
              
               That
               
                 faith
              
               is
               not
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               the
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               but
               the
               
                 evidence
              
               of
               his
               
                 communion
              
               with
               
                 Christ
              
               in
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               and
               
                 satisfaction
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               
                 Testimony
              
               which
               he
               cites
               out
               of
               
                 Musculus
                 ,
              
               is
               expressely
               contrary
               to
               his
               
                 interpretation
                 ;
              
               for
               the
               wordes
               are
               ,
               
                 Commendata
                 esse
                 debebat
                 hac
                 fides
                 ,
                 nō
                 propriae
                 qualitatis
                 ,
                 sed
                 propositi
                 Dei
                 respectu
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               This
               
                 faith
              
               ought
               to
               be
               commended
               ,
               not
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               
                 proper
                 quality
              
               of
               it
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               Not
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               but
               in
               respect
               of
               the
               purpose
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               wherby
               he
               hath
               appointed
               ,
               that
               to
               
                 beleeve
              
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               he
               wil
               
                 impute
              
               it
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ;
                 propter
                 ipsum
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               because
               of
               Christ
               himselfe
               ,
               in
               whom
               they
               
                 beleeve
                 :
              
               By
               
               which
               wordes
               it
               is
               plaine
               ,
               that
               
                 faith
              
               is
               not
               
                 imputed
              
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
              
               to
               the
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               but
               in
               respect
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               in
               whom
               he
               
                 beleeveth
                 ,
              
               and
               whose
               
                 righteousnes
              
               he
               
                 applies
              
               by
               
                 faith
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               wordes
               which
               he
               cites
               out
               of
               
                 Aretius
                 ,
              
               are
               also
               strong
               for
               us
               ,
               against
               
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 viz.
              
               That
               
                 God
                 imputed
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               Abraham
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               so
               accepted
               his
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               that
               hereupon
               he
               counted
               him
               for
               a
               
                 righteous
                 man
                 ,
              
               by
               
                 imputative
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               which
               
                 righteousnes
              
               cannot
               be
               any
               thing
               
                 inherent
              
               (
               as
               
                 faith
              
               and
               our
               owne
               
                 workes
              
               are
               )
               but
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               besides
               which
               ,
               there
               is
               no
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               be
               found
               in
               all
               the
               world
               perfect
               and
               fit
               to
               
                 iustify
                 man
              
               before
               
                 God
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Illyricus
              
               his
               wordes
               are
               as
               plaine
               against
               him
               as
               our
               hearts
               can
               wish
               ,
               
                 viz.
              
               That
               begging
               
                 faith
                 apprehending
              
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               him
               in
               sted
               of
               his
               owne
               
                 righteousnes
                 :
              
               where
               note
               ,
               that
               the
               reason
               why
               
                 God
              
               doth
               
                 impute
                 faith
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               ,
               because
               it
               apprehends
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               not
               because
               it
               of
               it selfe
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
              
               is
               fit
               to
               be
               counted
               
                 righteousnes
                 :
              
               being
               but
               a
               poore
               begging
               hand
               ,
               and
               being
               
                 inherent
              
               in
               the
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               which
               
                 imputative
                 righteousnes
              
               can
               in
               no
               wise
               be
               .
            
             
               Thus
               in
               all
               his
               
                 testimonies
              
               we
               have
               not
               one
               word
               to
               prove
               that
               
                 faith
              
               taken
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
              
               is
               onely
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               not
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ;
              
               But
               many
               
                 Testimonies
              
               by
               him
               cited
               prove
               directly
               the
               contrary
               
                 interpretation
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               because
               I
               will
               not
               have
               such
               a
               
                 forger
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 false
                 suborner
              
               of
               
                 witnesses
              
               goe
               away
               ,
               without
               the
               brandes
               of
               
                 forgery
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 notorious
                 impudency
                 :
              
               I
               will
               bring
               in
               the
               best
               learned
               of
               the
               
                 Ancients
                 ,
              
               and
               also
               of
               late
               Orthodox
               Divines
               ,
               even
               those
               whom
               he
               cals
               to
               witnesse
               for
               him
               ,
               and
               make
               them
               speake
               in
               the●r
               owne
               wordes
               ,
               and
               testify
               to
               all
               the
               world
               ,
               That
               by
               
                 faith
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               they
               understand
               not
               
                 faith
              
               it selfe
               in
               a
               
                 proper
                 sense
                 ,
              
               but
               the
               
                 satisfaction
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               the
               
                 Lord
                 Iesus
                 Christ
                 ,
                 God
              
               and
               
                 man
                 ,
              
               performed
               arcording
               to
               the
               
                 Law
              
               in
               our
               nature
               ,
               and
               in
               our
               behalfe
               .
            
             
             
               First
               
                 Iustin
                 Martyr
              
               testifieth
               ,
               that
               we
               being
               in
               our selves
               
                 wicked
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 ungodly
                 ,
              
               cannot
               possibly
               become
               
                 righteous
                 ,
              
               or
               be
               
                 iustified
                 ,
              
               but
               onely
               in
               the
               
                 Sonne
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
              
               .
               Now
               if
               onely
               in
               the
               
                 Sonne
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               by
               
                 union
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 communion
              
               with
               him
               ,
               (
               which
               all
               have
               ,
               who
               are
               in
               him
               )
               then
               ,
               onely
               by
               his
               
                 righteousnesse
                 ;
              
               (
               For
               as
               the
               same
               
                 Author
              
               in
               the
               same
               place
               saith
               )
               
                 It
                 is
                 his
                 righteousnesse
                 and
                 nothing
                 else
                 which
                 can
                 cover
                 our
                 sin
                 .
                 Justin
                 Martyr
                 ,
                 Epist
                 ad
                 Diognetum
                 .
              
               And
               in
               his
               
                 exposition
              
               of
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 That
                 Christ
                 as
                 well
                 by
                 his
                 exact
                 conversation
                 of
                 life
                 ;
              
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 his
                 perfect
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 as
                 by
                 his
                 undeserved
                 death
                 ,
                 hath
                 abolished
                 ,
                 and
                 covered
                 our
                 fall
                 and
                 fayling
                 ,
                 which
                 came
                 in
                 by
                 Adam
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Irenaeus
              
               is
               so
               strict
               for
               our
               
                 communion
              
               with
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               in
               his
               obedience
               unto
               death
               ,
               and
               for
               our
               
                 reconciliation
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 justification
              
               thereby
               ,
               that
               he
               
                 imputes
                 Christs
                 obedience
              
               to
               us
               ,
               and
               saith
               ,
               
                 In
                 secundo
                 Adamo
                 reconciliati
                 sumus
                 ,
                 obedientes
                 usque
                 ad
                 mortem
                 facti
                 .
                 Lib.
              
               4.
               
                 adversus
                 Haereses
                 .
                 cap.
              
               14.
               
            
             
               
                 Athanasius
              
               in
               his
               2
               
                 Tome
                 ,
                 Pag.
              
               270.
               
                 of
                 Comelius
                 edition
              
               saith
               ,
               
                 That
                 it
                 is
                 most
                 necessary
                 for
                 us
                 to
                 beleeve
                 Scriptures
                 ,
                 that
                 Christ
                 who
                 hath
                 freed
                 us
                 from
                 the
                 curse
                 ,
                 is
                 the
                 first
                 fruites
                 of
                 the
                 masse
                 of
                 mankind
                 ,
                 who
                 are
                 by
                 him
                 redeemed
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 the
                 perfect
                 fulfilling
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 by
                 him
                 the
                 first
                 fruites
                 ,
                 is
                 imputed
                 to
                 the
                 whole
                 masse
                 ,
              
               his
               wordes
               are
               in
               
                 Greeke
                 ,
              
               
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
                 {non-Roman}
              
               .
               And
               in
               his
               Booke
               of
               the
               
                 Incarnation
                 of
                 the
                 word
                 of
              
               God
               he
               affirmeth
               ,
               
                 that
                 we
                 shall
                 live
                 and
                 be
                 saved
                 ,
                 because
                 we
                 are
                 partakers
                 of
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 without
                 spot
                 ,
                 which
              
               Christ
               ,
               God
               
                 in
                 the
                 flesh
                 ,
                 brought
                 into
                 the
                 World
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Gregorie
                 Nyssen
                 ;
                 Oration
              
               2.
               
                 in
                 Cantic.
                 Canticorum
                 ,
              
               saith
               ,
               Christ
               
                 having
                 the
                 filth
                 or
                 guilt
                 of
                 my
                 sinnes
                 ,
                 transferred
                 upon
                 himselfe
                 ,
                 hath
                 communicated
                 his
                 perfect
                 purity
                 to
                 me
                 ,
                 and
                 made
                 me
                 partaker
                 of
                 that
                 beautie
                 which
                 is
                 in
                 himselfe
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Ambrose
              
               saith
               ,
               
                 as
                 Adam
                 is
                 the
                 paterne
                 of
                 death
                 ,
                 because
                 of
                 sinne
                 ,
              
               So
               is
               Christ
               the
               paterne
               of
               life
               because
               of
               his
               
               
                 ousnesse
                 ,
                 Commentar.
                 in
                 cap.
              
               7
               ,
               
                 Lucae
                 Lib.
              
               5.
               
            
             
               
                 Chrysostom
              
               saith
               ,
               
                 If
                 a
                 Iew
                 aske
                 thee
                 ,
                 how
                 can
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 be
                 saved
                 by
                 the
                 righteous
                 doings
                 of
                 one
              
               Christ
               ?
               
                 Thou
                 maist
                 answere
                 even
                 so
                 ,
                 as
                 all
                 the
                 world
                 is
                 condemned
                 by
                 one
                 Adams
                 disobedience
                 :
                 cap.
              
               5.
               
                 ad
                 Rom.
                 Homil.
              
               10.
               
               That
               is
               ,
               
                 by
                 the
                 communion
              
               and
               
                 imputation
                 of
                 them
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Cyrill
              
               saith
               ,
               
                 Lib.
              
               11.
               
                 in
                 Ioan.
                 cap.
              
               25.
               
               
                 Christ
                 being
                 the
                 author
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 and
                 yet
                 subiecting
                 himselfe
                 to
                 the
                 Law
                 by
                 his
                 obedience
                 and
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 brings
                 the
                 blessing
                 and
                 life
                 unto
                 us
                 .
              
               And
               
                 Lib.
                 de
                 recta
                 fide
                 ,
              
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 It
                 is
                 absurd
                 to
                 thinke
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 should
                 be
                 made
                 heires
                 of
                 the
                 punishment
                 of
                 the
                 first
                 Adam
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 disobedience
                 ,
                 and
                 should
                 not
                 be
                 made
                 partakers
                 of
                 the
                 righteousnesse
                 of
                 the
                 second
                 who
                 doth
                 bring
                 us
                 backe
                 to
                 life
                 ,
                 by
                 his
                 most
                 perfect
                 obedience
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Theodoret.
                 Sermo
                 .
              
               10.
               
                 de
                 curat
                 .
                 Graec.
                 affectionum
              
               saith
               .
               It
               is
               very
               convenient
               that
               he
               who
               so
               highly
               praised
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               should
               in
               his
               
                 comming
                 in
                 the
                 flesh
                 fulfill
                 righteousnes
                 for
                 men
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Augustin
                 .
                 Enchirid
                 ,
                 ad
                 Laurentium
                 cap.
              
               41.
               saith
               ,
               he
               was
               made
               
                 sinne
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 might
                 be
                 made
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               not
               our
               owne
               ,
               but
               
                 Gods
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               not
               in
               our selves
               ,
               but
               in
               him
               ,
               even
               as
               he
               was
               
                 sinne
                 ,
              
               not
               his
               owne
               
                 sinne
                 ,
              
               but
               ours
               ,
               not
               in
               himselfe
               ,
               but
               in
               us
               :
               and
               in
               his
               6.
               
               
                 Sermon
                 ,
                 de
                 verbis
                 Apostoli
                 ;
                 God
              
               the
               
                 Father
              
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               
                 made
                 him
                 sinne
                 ,
                 that
                 we
                 might
                 be
                 made
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 God
                 in
                 him
                 .
              
               Behold
               here
               two
               things
               ,
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               yet
               our
               owne
               ;
               in
               him
               ,
               not
               in
               our selves
               .
            
             
               
                 Leo
              
               the
               first
               :
               in
               his
               70.
               
               
                 Epistle
              
               saith
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               innocency
               of
               one
               ,
               we
               are
               all
               made
               innocent
               ;
               and
               that
               by
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               derived
               unto
               men
               from
               him
               ,
               who
               hath
               taken
               mans
               nature
               upon
               him
               .
            
             
               
                 Bernard
              
               in
               his
               190.
               
               
                 Epistle
              
               saith
               ,
               
                 as
                 one
                 hath
                 borne
                 the
                 sinnes
                 of
                 all
                 ,
                 so
                 the
                 satisfaction
                 of
                 one
                 is
                 imputed
                 to
                 all
                 ;
              
               It
               was
               not
               one
               which
               
                 forfeited
                 ,
              
               and
               another
               which
               
                 satisfied
                 ,
              
               for
               the
               
                 head
              
               of
               the
               
                 body
              
               is
               one
               
                 Christ
                 .
              
               Also
               ,
               in
               
                 Sermon
                 .
                 ad
                 Milites
                 Templi
              
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 Death
              
               is
               made
               to
               flee
               away
               in
               the
               
                 Death
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               us
               .
               And
               a
               little
               after
               ;
               he
               who
               hath
               willingly
               bin
               
                 incarnate
                 ,
              
               willingly
               suffered
               ,
               and
               beene
               willingly
               
                 crucified
                 ,
              
               will
               he
               keepe
               back
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               onely
               from
               us
               .
               And
               againe
               ;
               
                 One
                 man
                 sinned
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 are
                 held
                 guilty
                 ,
              
               and
               shall
               the
               
                 innocency
              
               of
               
                 one
                 ,
                 viz.
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               bee
               
                 imputed
              
               only
               to
               one
               ?
            
             
               
                 Anselme
                 in
                 Rom.
              
               5.
               saith
               ,
               that
               by
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               one
               comming
               upon
               all
               the
               
                 elect
                 ,
              
               they
               come
               unto
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               that
               they
               may
               bee
               
                 iustified
              
               by
               
                 participation
              
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
            
             
               These
               with
               many
               other
               Testimonies
               which
               might
               be
               produced
               out
               of
               Ancient
               
                 Writers
                 ,
              
               from
               the
               
                 Primitive
              
               times
               untill
               
                 Luther
                 ,
              
               doe
               abundantly
               shew
               ,
               that
               they
               all
               by
               
                 faith
                 imputed
                 ,
              
               never
               dreamed
               of
               
                 faith
                 imputed
              
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               ,
               but
               only
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               apprehended
               by
               
                 faith
                 .
              
            
             
               But
               to
               descend
               to
               
                 Orthodox
                 Writers
              
               of
               this
               last
               age
               since
               
                 Luther
                 ;
              
               It
               is
               well
               knowne
               ,
               that
               they
               generally
               held
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               our
               
                 sinnes
              
               to
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Christs
                 satisfaction
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               us
               ,
               to
               be
               the
               forme
               of
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               by
               which
               
                 beleevers
              
               are
               
                 iustified
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Luther
              
               (
               if
               wee
               may
               beleeve
               his
               owne
               wordes
               )
               acknowledgeth
               that
               it
               was
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               Saint
               
                 Bernard
                 ,
              
               concerning
               
                 justification
              
               by
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               imputed
               ,
               and
               not
               by
               our
               owne
               
                 workes
                 ,
              
               which
               moved
               him
               first
               to
               loath
               the
               
                 popish
              
               Doctrine
               ,
               and
               to
               grow
               into
               suspition
               and
               dislike
               of
               that
               
                 religion
                 .
              
               And
               in
               his
               
                 Commentary
              
               on
               the
               
                 Galathians
                 ,
              
               where
               he
               doth
               most
               highly
               extoll
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               debateth
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 workes
                 ,
              
               hee
               tels
               us
               ,
               that
               
                 faith
              
               being
               weake
               in
               many
               of
               
                 Gods
              
               Children
               ,
               cannot
               bee
               accepted
               for
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               it selfe
               ,
               that
               is
               ,
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               ;
               and
               therefore
               there
               is
               necessarily
               required
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               
                 righteousnes
              
               for
               
                 justification
                 ,
                 in
                 Gal.
              
               3.
               6.
               
            
             
               See
               further
               in
               the
               very
               wordes
               of
               
                 Luther
              
               gathered
               out
               of
               his
               owne
               writings
               ,
               and
               digested
               into
               common
               places
               by
               
                 Fabricius
                 ,
              
               who
               cites
               the
               
                 tome
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 page
              
               for
               every
               
               word
               and
               sentence
               ,
               which
               are
               these
               ,
               first
               concerning
               justifying
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               he
               saith
               ,
               
                 faith
              
               obtaines
               what
               the
               
                 Law
              
               commands
               ;
               and
               what
               is
               that
               but
               
                 obedience
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               1
               
                 Tom.
                 pag.
              
               32.
               
            
             
               And
               againe
               ,
               by
               
                 Faith
                 Christ
              
               is
               in
               us
               ,
               yea
               one
               body
               with
               us
               .
               But
               
                 Christ
              
               is
               righteous
               and
               a
               
                 fulfiller
              
               of
               
                 Gods
              
               Commandements
               ,
               wherefore
               wee
               all
               by
               him
               doe
               fulfill
               them
               ,
               while
               
                 Christ
              
               is
               made
               ours
               by
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               also
               
                 Tom.
              
               3.
               
                 page
              
               539.
               when
               
                 Paul
              
               ascribes
               
                 iustification
              
               to
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               wee
               must
               of
               necessity
               understand
               ,
               that
               hee
               speakes
               of
               
                 faith
                 laying
                 hold
                 on
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               which
               makes
               
                 Christ
              
               of
               
                 efficacy
              
               against
               Death
               ,
               sinne
               ,
               and
               the
               Law
               :
               Also
               2.
               
                 Tom.
                 pag.
              
               515.
               
               
                 Faith
              
               settles
               us
               upon
               the
               
                 workes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               without
               our
               owne
               
                 workes
              
               and
               translates
               us
               out
               of
               the
               
                 exile
              
               or
               captivity
               of
               our
               sinnes
               ,
               into
               the
               Kingdome
               of
               his
               
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
               And
               
                 Tom.
              
               1.
               
                 pag.
              
               410.
               
               Sinne
               is
               not
               destroyed
               unlesse
               the
               
                 Law
              
               be
               fulfilled
               .
            
             
               But
               the
               
                 Law
              
               is
               not
               fulfilled
               ,
               but
               by
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               
                 faith
                 :
              
               And
               
                 page
              
               437.
               
               To
               keepe
               the
               
                 Law
                 ,
              
               is
               to
               have
               or
               possesse
               
                 Christ
              
               the
               perfect
               fulfiller
               of
               the
               
                 Law
                 .
              
               And
               
                 Tom.
              
               4.
               
               
                 Page
              
               44.
               
               
                 Faith
                 iustifies
                 ,
              
               because
               it
               apprehendeth
               ,
               and
               possesseth
               that
               treasure
               ;
               
                 viz.
                 Christ
                 .
              
               And
               
                 Page
              
               45.
               we
               say
               that
               
                 Christ
              
               doth
               forme
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               or
               is
               the
               forme
               of
               
                 faith
                 .
              
               And
               
                 Tom.
              
               2.
               upon
               
                 Genesis
                 ,
              
               The
               laying
               hold
               on
               the
               
                 promises
              
               is
               called
               sure
               and
               firme
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               and
               doth
               justifie
               ,
               not
               as
               it
               is
               our
               
                 worke
                 ,
              
               but
               the
               
                 worke
              
               of
               
                 God
                 .
              
               These
               speeches
               shew
               plainely
               ,
               that
               
                 Luther
              
               conceived
               
                 Christ
              
               with
               his
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               to
               bee
               after
               a
               sort
               the
               formall
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               the
               
                 beleever●
                 ,
              
               though
               not
               formally
               inherent
               in
               him
               ,
               yet
               formally
               possessed
               and
               enjoyed
               by
               
                 faith
                 .
              
               Concerning
               this
               
                 justifying
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 Luther
              
               also
               teacheth
               ;
               that
               it
               is
               not
               in
               our selves
               ,
               but
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               even
               his
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               
                 Law
              
               for
               us
               made
               ours
               and
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               us
               
                 Tom.
              
               1.
               
                 page
              
               106.
               
               By
               
                 faith
              
               (
               saith
               hee
               )
               are
               our
               sinnes
               made
               no
               more
               ours
               but
               
                 Christs
                 ,
              
               upon
               whom
               
                 God
              
               hath
               laid
               the
               iniquities
               of
               us
               all
               ,
               
                 and
                 he
                 hath
                 borne
                 our
                 sinnes
                 :
              
               and
               on
               the
               other
               
               side
               ,
               all
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               made
               ours
               ,
               for
               he
               layes
               his
               hand
               upon
               us
               .
               And
               
                 page
              
               178.
               
               The
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               a
               Christian
               is
               anothers
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               comes
               to
               him
               from
               without
               ;
               it
               is
               even
               
                 Christ
              
               who
               is
               made
               unto
               us
               of
               
                 God
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               so
               that
               a
               man
               may
               with
               confidence
               glory
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               say
               ,
               
                 Christ
              
               his
               living
               ,
               doing
               ,
               and
               suffering
               ,
               is
               mine
               no
               otherwise
               then
               if
               I
               had
               lived
               ,
               don
               ,
               and
               suffered
               as
               he
               did
               ;
               as
               the
               
                 Married
                 man
              
               possesseth
               all
               which
               is
               his
               
                 Wives
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               
                 Wife
              
               all
               the
               goods
               which
               are
               her
               
                 Husbands
                 ,
              
               for
               they
               have
               all
               things
               common
               ,
               because
               
                 they
                 are
                 become
                 one
                 flesh
                 ;
              
               and
               so
               
                 Christ
              
               and
               the
               
                 Church
              
               are
               one
               
                 Spirit
                 ,
              
               by
               
                 faith
              
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ,
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               made
               our
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 his
                 are
                 ours
                 ,
                 yea
                 ,
                 he
                 himselfe
                 is
                 ours
                 .
              
               And
               
                 Tom.
              
               2.
               
                 page
              
               86.
               
               The
               
                 righteousnes
              
               by
               which
               we
               are
               
                 iustified
              
               before
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               is
               not
               in
               our
               owne
               persons
               ,
               but
               without
               our selves
               in
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               because
               man
               shall
               have
               no
               cause
               to
               be
               puffed
               up
               with
               an
               opinion
               of
               his
               owne
               proper
               
                 righteousnes
              
               before
               
                 God
                 .
              
               And
               
                 Tom.
              
               2.
               
                 page
              
               385.
               
               A
               Christian
               is
               not
               formally
               
                 righteous
                 ,
              
               by
               reason
               of
               any
               substance
               or
               quality
               in
               him
               ,
               but
               relatively
               ,
               in
               relation
               to
               
                 Christ
              
               in
               whom
               he
               hath
               true
               
                 righteousnes
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Melancthon
                 in
                 Epist
                 ,
                 ad
                 Rom.
              
               8.
               4.
               saith
               ,
               wherefore
               
                 Pauls
              
               meaning
               is
               thus
               to
               be
               taken
               ;
               That
               
                 Christ
              
               is
               given
               for
               us
               ,
               that
               we
               may
               bee
               counted
               to
               have
               satisfied
               the
               
                 Law
              
               by
               him
               ,
               and
               that
               for
               him
               wee
               may
               be
               
                 reputed
                 righteous
                 ;
              
               Although
               we
               our selves
               doe
               not
               satisfie
               the
               
                 Law
                 ,
              
               anothers
               fulfilling
               of
               it
               freely
               given
               to
               us
               ,
               and
               is
               imputed
               to
               us
               ,
               and
               so
               the
               
                 Law
              
               is
               
                 imputatively
              
               fulfilled
               in
               us
               ,
               and
               so
               when
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               saith
               that
               
                 Christ
                 is
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 to
                 every
                 beleever
                 ;
              
               that
               is
               ,
               he
               that
               hath
               
                 Christ
              
               is
               
                 righteous
                 ,
              
               hee
               is
               
                 reputed
              
               to
               have
               satisfied
               the
               
                 Law
                 ,
              
               and
               hee
               
                 imputatively
              
               hath
               that
               which
               the
               
                 Law
              
               requires
               .
               And
               in
               
                 chap.
              
               10.
               4.
               upon
               these
               wordes
               ,
               
                 Christ
                 is
                 the
                 end
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 for
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 &c.
              
               he
               saith
               ,
               this
               is
               the
               simple
               meaning
               :
               
                 Christ
                 is
                 the
                 end
                 :
                 that
                 is
                 ,
                 the
                 fulfilling
                 of
                 the
                 Law
              
               to
               the
               
                 beleever
                 ,
              
               
               and
               he
               who
               hath
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ,
               beleeves
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               is
               
                 righteous
                 ,
              
               and
               hath
               
                 imputatively
              
               what
               the
               
                 Law
              
               requires
               .
            
             
               The
               Booke
               of
               concord
               ,
               subscribed
               by
               so
               many
               hundred
               
                 Euangelicall
                 Ministers
              
               of
               the
               reformed
               
                 Churches
              
               in
               
                 Germany
                 ,
              
               in
               the
               Articles
               of
               
                 Iustification
              
               saith
               ,
               that
               when
               we
               speake
               of
               
                 iustifying
                 faith
                 ,
              
               it
               is
               to
               be
               knowne
               ,
               that
               these
               three
               
                 obiects
              
               concurre
               which
               are
               to
               bee
               
                 beleeved
                 .
              
               1.
               the
               
                 promise
              
               of
               the
               benefit
               ;
               that
               is
               ,
               
                 mercy
              
               for
               
                 remission
              
               or
               
                 iustification
                 .
              
               2.
               
               That
               the
               
                 promise
              
               is
               most
               free
               ;
               which
               excludes
               our
               
                 merits
                 ,
              
               3.
               
               The
               
                 merits
              
               of
               
                 C●r●st
                 ,
              
               which
               are
               the
               
                 price
              
               and
               
                 propitiation
                 ,
              
               and
               a
               little
               after
               ,
               
                 Faith
              
               doth
               not
               
                 iustifie
              
               because
               it
               is
               a
               
                 worke
              
               worthy
               by
               it selfe
               ;
               that
               is
               in
               a
               proper
               sense
               ,
               but
               onely
               because
               it
               receaves
               the
               
                 mercy
              
               promised
               .
               And
               again
               how
               shall
               
                 Christ
              
               be
               our
               
                 Mediatour
                 ,
              
               if
               in
               
                 iustification
              
               wee
               doe
               not
               use
               him
               for
               our
               
                 Mediatour
                 ,
              
               that
               is
               ;
               if
               we
               doe
               not
               feele
               ,
               that
               for
               him
               we
               are
               reputed
               
                 righteous
                 .
              
            
             
               The
               
                 Divines
              
               of
               the
               
                 Augustin
              
               confession
               c●ndemne
               
                 Osiander
                 ,
              
               who
               held
               ,
               that
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 faith
              
               was
               the
               essentiall
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ;
              
               And
               also
               them
               who
               taught
               that
               
                 Christ
              
               is
               our
               
                 righteousnes
              
               onely
               according
               to
               his
               humane
               nature
               .
               And
               in
               the
               
                 Epitome
              
               of
               the
               Articles
               controverted
               by
               some
               ,
               they
               with
               one
               consent
               affirmed
               ;
               that
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 faith
              
               is
               
                 remission
              
               of
               
                 sinnes
                 ,
                 reconciliation
              
               to
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 adoption
              
               to
               be
               
                 Sonnes
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               for
               the
               
                 obedience
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               only
               ,
               which
               by
               
                 faith
              
               alone
               of
               meere
               
                 grace
              
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               all
               
                 believers
                 .
                 Articulo
              
               3.
               
                 de
                 fidei
                 iustitia
                 .
              
               And
               this
               
                 obedience
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               which
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               they
               affirme
               to
               be
               the
               
                 obedience
              
               which
               hee
               performed
               both
               in
               his
               
                 death
              
               and
               
                 passion
                 ,
              
               and
               also
               in
               his
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               
                 Law
              
               for
               our
               sakes
               .
               
                 Ibid.
                 Artic.
              
               3.
               
               And
               concerning
               
                 faith
              
               they
               teach
               ,
               that
               in
               
                 iustification
              
               before
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               it
               trusteth
               neither
               in
               
                 contrition
                 ,
              
               nor
               
                 love
                 ,
              
               nor
               any
               other
               vertues
               ,
               but
               in
               
                 Christ
              
               alone
               ;
               it
               is
               the
               onely
               meane
               and
               
                 instrument
              
               which
               apprehends
               ,
               and
               receives
               the
               free
               
                 grace
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               the
               
                 merit
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               and
               
                 remission
              
               of
               
                 sinnes
                 ,
              
               and
               it
               resteth
               on
               
                 Christs
              
               most
               perfect
               
                 obedience
              
               
               by
               which
               he
               
                 fulfilled
              
               the
               
                 Law
              
               for
               us
               ,
               which
               
                 obedience
              
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               
                 beleevers
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
                 Ibid.
                 Artic.
              
               3.
               
            
             
               
                 Calvin
              
               is
               so
               zealous
               ,
               and
               so
               cleere
               and
               manifest
               in
               
                 teaching
              
               and
               maintaining
               the
               
                 Doctrine
              
               of
               
                 Justification
                 :
              
               by
               the
               
                 communion
              
               and
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               
                 Christs
              
               perfect
               
                 obedience
                 ,
                 satisfaction
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               that
               among
               
                 Christians
                 ,
                 Calvins
                 Institutions
                 ,
              
               me
               thinkes
               ,
               the
               very
               Father
               of
               lyers
               (
               the
               
                 Devill
              
               himselfe
               )
               should
               ,
               if
               not
               blush
               and
               bee
               ashamed
               ,
               yet
               in
               policy
               be
               afraid
               ,
               to
               call
               
                 Calvin
              
               for
               a
               witnesse
               against
               it
               ,
               least
               all
               that
               heare
               him
               ,
               should
               hate
               him
               and
               hisse
               him
               for
               his
               open
               lying
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 Doctrine
              
               of
               
                 Calvin
              
               concerning
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               consists
               of
               these
               speciall
               Articles
               laid
               downe
               plainely
               .
            
             
               
                 Institut
                 .
                 lib.
              
               3.
               
                 cap.
              
               11.
               
               First
               ,
               hee
               affirmes
               in
               plaine
               
               wordes
               ,
               that
               
                 Iustification
              
               consists
               in
               
                 remission
              
               of
               
                 sinnes
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 .
                 Sect.
              
               2.
               
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               he
               shewes
               what
               he
               meanes
               by
               
                 remission
              
               of
               
                 sinnes
                 ,
              
               sometimes
               he
               takes
               
                 remission
              
               of
               
                 sinnes
              
               in
               a
               large
               
               sense
               ,
               for
               that
               
                 act
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               by
               which
               he
               doth
               communicate
               ,
               and
               
                 impute
              
               the
               full
               
                 satisfaction
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               unto
               his
               
                 Elect
              
               and
               
                 faithfull
                 ,
              
               that
               the
               whole
               guilt
               of
               all
               
                 sinnes
                 ,
              
               both
               of
               
                 omission
              
               and
               
                 co●…ission
              
               is
               taken
               away
               ,
               and
               they
               are
               no
               more
               accounted
               nor
               appeare
               in
               his
               sight
               as
               sinners
               :
               In
               this
               sense
               he
               calls
               
                 remission
              
               of
               
                 sinnes
                 totum
                 iustificationis
                 ,
              
               in
               his
               
                 Comment
              
               on
               
                 Rom.
              
               4.
               and
               
                 tot●m
                 iustificationem
                 ,
              
               whole
               
                 iustification
                 .
                 Instit.
                 lib.
              
               3.
               
                 ca
                 ,
              
               8.
               4.
               
               For
               indeed
               when
               the
               
                 sinnes
              
               of
               
                 commission
              
               are
               taken
               away
               by
               that
               part
               of
               
                 Christs
                 satisfaction
                 imputed
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               called
               ,
               his
               
                 passive
                 obedience
                 ,
              
               or
               voluntary
               suffering
               of
               the
               penalties
               of
               the
               
                 Law
                 ;
              
               and
               the
               
                 sinnes
              
               of
               
                 omission
              
               by
               his
               
                 active
                 obedience
              
               in
               fulfilling
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               the
               
                 Law
              
               requires
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               other
               part
               of
               
                 Christs
                 imputed
                 satisfaction
                 ,
              
               so
               that
               the
               
                 Elect
              
               are
               now
               reputed
               as
               
                 righteous
              
               men
               ,
               who
               have
               the
               defect
               which
               came
               by
               
                 Omission
              
               supplied
               ,
               and
               have
               no
               more
               the
               
                 sinnes
              
               of
               
                 Omission
              
               imputed
               to
               them
               ;
               this
               is
               perfect
               and
               whole
               
                 iustification
              
               (
               as
               he
               truely
               calls
               it
               )
               But
               sometimes
               he
               useth
               the
               
                 word
                 ,
                 remission
              
               of
               
                 sinnes
                 ,
              
               
               in
               a
               more
               strict
               sense
               ,
               for
               that
               part
               of
               
                 Gods
                 act
              
               of
               
                 communicating
              
               and
               
                 imputing
              
               of
               
                 Christs
                 satisfaction
                 ,
              
               which
               respects
               the
               
                 passive
                 obedience
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               which
               takes
               away
               the
               guilt
               of
               
                 sinnes
              
               committed
               ,
               but
               doth
               not
               supply
               the
               
                 omission
              
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               and
               in
               this
               sense
               he
               makes
               
                 remission
              
               of
               
                 sinnes
              
               but
               a
               part
               of
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Gods
                 imputing
              
               of
               the
               active
               part
               of
               
                 Christs
                 satisfaction
              
               and
               counting
               the
               faithfull
               
                 righteous
              
               by
               it
               
                 imputed
                 ,
              
               hee
               makes
               the
               other
               part
               of
               
                 iustification
              
               in
               the
               wordes
               before
               cited
               out
               of
               his
               
                 Institutions
                 lib.
              
               3.
               
                 cap.
              
               11.
               
               
                 Sect.
              
               2.
               
            
             
               Thirdly
               ,
               he
               constantly
               teacheth
               and
               affirmeth
               ;
               that
               
               there
               is
               no
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               by
               which
               a
               man
               can
               stand
               before
               
                 Gods
                 Tribunall
                 ,
              
               and
               be
               accepted
               for
               
                 righteous
              
               in
               his
               sight
               ,
               but
               onely
               the
               full
               
                 satisfaction
              
               and
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               which
               he
               the
               Sonne
               of
               
                 God
              
               performed
               in
               the
               nature
               of
               man
               ,
               for
               that
               which
               is
               not
               intire
               and
               absolute
               ,
               and
               without
               all
               staine
               and
               spot
               :
               (
               such
               as
               never
               hath
               beene
               ,
               nor
               shall
               be
               found
               in
               any
               meere
               man
               )
               can
               never
               be
               
                 accepted
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               but
               is
               with
               him
               sleighted
               and
               
                 vilified
              
               beyond
               all
               measure
               ;
               and
               whosoever
               prates
               of
               any
               
                 righteousnes
              
               in
               mens
               owne
               
                 workes
              
               or
               doings
               ,
               they
               have
               no
               true
               thought
               ,
               nor
               the
               least
               sense
               of
               the
               
                 iustice
              
               of
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               but
               make
               a
               mock
               of
               it
               ,
               
                 Institut
                 .
                 lib.
              
               3.
               
                 cap.
              
               12.
               
               
                 Sect.
              
               1.
               and
               3.
               and
               11.
               26.
               
            
             
               Fourthly
               he
               affirmeth
               ,
               that
               man
               is
               
                 iustified
              
               by
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               
               when
               he
               is
               excluded
               from
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 works
                 :
                 &
                 by
                 faith
                 layeth
                 hold
                 on
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 Christ
                 with
                 which
                 he
                 being
                 cloathed
                 ,
                 doth
                 appeare
                 in
                 the
                 sight
                 of
                 God
                 ,
                 not
                 as
                 a
                 sinner
                 ,
                 but
                 as
                 a
                 righteous
                 man
                 .
                 Instit.
                 lib.
              
               3.
               
                 cap.
              
               11.
               
               
                 Sect.
              
               1.
               
               
                 And
                 in
                 the
                 same
                 chap.
                 
                 Sect.
              
               11.
               
               He
               saith
               ,
               
                 Haec
                 est
                 mirabilis
                 iustific●…i
                 ratio
                 ,
                 ut
                 Christi
                 iustitia
                 tecti
                 ,
                 non
                 exhorreant
                 iudicium
                 quo
                 dignisunt
                 ,
                 &
                 dum
                 seipsos
                 merito
                 damnant
                 ,
                 insti
                 extra
                 se
                 censeantur
                 .
              
            
             
               Fiftly
               concerning
               the
               Office
               of
               
                 faith
              
               in
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               
               he
               teacheth
               ,
               that
               
                 faith
              
               being
               in
               it selfe
               weake
               and
               imperfect
               ,
               and
               of
               no
               
                 dignity
              
               or
               
                 worth
                 ,
                 price
              
               or
               
                 value
                 ,
              
               is
               never
               able
               to
               
                 iustifie
              
               us
               by
               it selfe
               ,
               but
               by
               bringing
               
                 Christ
              
               
               unto
               us
               ,
               who
               is
               given
               to
               us
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               it
               is
               not
               our
               
                 righteousnes
                 :
              
               but
               makes
               us
               come
               with
               the
               mouth
               of
               the
               soule
               opened
               ,
               that
               we
               may
               be
               capable
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ;
              
               and
               it
               is
               as
               a
               vessell
               or
               Pot
               ;
               for
               as
               the
               pot
               full
               of
               money
               enricheth
               a
               man
               ,
               so
               
                 faith
              
               filled
               with
               
                 Christ
              
               and
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               is
               said
               to
               
                 iustifie
              
               us
               and
               to
               be
               
                 counted
              
               for
               
                 righteousnes
                 :
              
               and
               therefore
               he
               saith
               ;
               that
               it
               is
               a
               foolish
               thing
               to
               mingle
               our
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               which
               is
               onely
               the
               
                 instrument
              
               of
               receiving
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               with
               
                 Christ
              
               who
               is
               the
               
                 materiall
                 cause
                 ,
              
               and
               both
               the
               
                 Author
              
               and
               
                 Minister
              
               of
               this
               great
               benefit
               .
               
                 chap.
              
               11.
               
               
                 Sect.
              
               7.
               
               And
               in
               the
               17.
               
               
                 Sect.
              
               hee
               saith
               ,
               that
               
                 faith
              
               is
               hereupon
               said
               to
               
                 iustifie
                 ;
              
               because
               it
               doth
               receive
               and
               embrace
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               is
               ●ffered
               in
               the
               
                 Gospell
                 .
              
            
             
               Sixtly
               he
               affirmes
               ;
               that
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               by
               which
               
                 b●●eevers
              
               are
               
                 iustified
              
               and
               stand
               
                 righteous
              
               before
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               is
               ,
               
               not
               in
               themselves
               but
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               even
               his
               perfect
               
                 obedience
              
               and
               
                 righteousnes
              
               communicated
               to
               them
               by
               
                 imputation
                 Sect.
              
               23.
               
            
             
               Lastly
               he
               sheweth
               how
               this
               
                 righteousnes
              
               comes
               to
               bee
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 beleevers
                 ;
              
               and
               to
               bee
               so
               
                 communicated
              
               
               to
               them
               ,
               that
               
                 God
              
               doth
               iustifie
               ,
               
                 impute
              
               it
               to
               them
               for
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               and
               accept
               as
               if
               it
               were
               their
               owne
               ;
               
                 viz.
              
               by
               meanes
               of
               their
               
                 spirituall
                 union
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 communion
              
               with
               
                 Christ
                 ;
                 by
                 which
                 they
                 are
                 made
                 partakers
                 of
                 Christ
                 ,
                 and
                 with
                 him
                 and
                 in
                 him
                 possesse
                 all
                 his
                 riches
                 .
                 Sect.
              
               10.
               and
               20.
               and
               23.
               
            
             
               This
               is
               the
               sum
               of
               
                 C●lvins
              
               Doctrine
               concerning
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               briefly
               comprized
               out
               of
               his
               owne
               words
               ,
               in
               places
               before
               cited
               ,
               where
               the
               
                 Reader
              
               may
               be
               fully
               satified
               .
            
             
               
                 Beza
              
               in
               the
               doctrine
               of
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               by
               
                 faith
              
               doth
               perfectly
               agree
               with
               
                 Luther
              
               and
               
                 Calvin
              
               in
               all
               the
               former
               Articles
               .
            
             
               First
               he
               saith
               ;
               that
               
                 faith
              
               is
               not
               any
               such
               vertue
               as
               doth
               
                 iustifie
              
               us
               in
               our selves
               before
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               for
               that
               is
               to
               set
               up
               
                 faith
              
               in
               the
               place
               of
               
                 Christ
                 :
              
               who
               alone
               is
               our
               whole
               and
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               but
               
                 faith
                 iustifies
              
               as
               it
               is
               the
               
                 instrument
              
               which
               receiveth
               
                 Christ
                 :
              
               and
               with
               him
               his
               
                 righteousnes
                 ;
              
               
               that
               is
               ;
               most
               full
               perfection
               ;
               and
               we
               say
               that
               we
               are
               
                 iustified
              
               by
               
                 faith
              
               onely
               ,
               because
               it
               embraceth
               
                 Christ
              
               who
               doth
               
                 iustifie
              
               us
               :
               with
               whom
               it
               doth
               unite
               and
               couple
               us
               ,
               that
               we
               may
               be
               partakers
               of
               
                 him
              
               and
               all
               his
               goods
               ,
               which
               being
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               us
               ,
               are
               sufficient
               that
               wee
               may
               be
               absolved
               before
               
                 God
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 deemed
                 righteous
                 ;
                 Confess
                 :
                 cap.
              
               4.
               
                 Sect.
              
               7.
               
                 in
                 notis
                 Rom.
              
               3.
               2●
               .
               24.
               
            
             
               Secondly
               ,
               that
               
                 faith
              
               sends
               to
               
                 Christ
              
               for
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               and
               that
               it
               assures
               us
               of
               
                 salvation
                 ,
              
               through
               his
               
                 righteousnes
              
               alone
               ,
               because
               whatsoever
               is
               in
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               us
               ,
               as
               if
               it
               were
               our
               owne
               ,
               if
               so
               bee
               we
               embrace
               
                 him
              
               by
               
                 faith
                 ;
              
               and
               what
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               is
               which
               is
               
                 imputed
              
               to
               us
               ,
               he
               fully
               expresseth
               and
               describeth
               to
               be
               that
               greatest
               and
               most
               absolute
               perfection
               of
               
                 righteousnes
                 :
              
               consisting
               in
               these
               two
               things
               .
               1.
               
               That
               
                 he
                 hath
                 no
                 sinne
                 in
                 him
                 .
              
               2
               :
               
                 That
                 hee
                 hath
                 fulfilled
                 all
                 the
                 righteousnes
                 of
                 the
                 Law
                 ,
                 cap.
              
               4.
               
                 Sect.
              
               58.
               
                 in
                 notis
                 Rom.
              
               3.
               22.
               26.
               and
               
                 Rom
              
               4.
               5.
               in
               
                 Phil.
              
               3.
               9.
               
               
                 Rom.
              
               5.
               12.
               
            
             
               Thirdly
               he
               sheweth
               ;
               that
               we
               come
               to
               have
               
                 communion
              
               with
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
                 :
              
               by
               
                 spirituall
                 union
              
               and
               
                 mariage
              
               with
               
                 Christ
                 .
              
               ff
               (
               saith
               he
               )
               we
               be
               united
               and
               joyned
               together
               into
               
                 fellowship
              
               with
               
                 Christ
              
               by
               
                 faith
                 ,
              
               nothing
               is
               more
               proper
               ours
               ,
               then
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               whatsoever
               is
               
                 Christs
                 .
                 Confess
                 .
              
               4.
               
                 Sect.
              
               9.
               
            
             
               Fourthly
               he
               pronounceth
               ,
               that
               it
               is
               no
               lesse
               then
               wicked
               blasphemy
               ,
               to
               deny
               the
               
                 mutuall
              
               and
               
                 reciprocall
                 i●putations
              
               of
               the
               
                 sinnes
              
               of
               true
               
                 beleevers
              
               to
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               true
               
                 beleevers
                 ,
              
               in
               his
               booke
               of
               
                 iustification
              
               against
               
                 Anonymus
                 .
              
            
             
               Fiftly
               he
               affirmes
               ;
               that
               
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               
                 iustifies
              
               men
               before
               
                 God
                 :
              
               must
               be
               both
               a
               
                 full
                 satisfaction
                 for
                 sinne
                 ;
                 and
                 also
                 a
                 perfect
                 fulfilling
                 of
                 Gods
                 Commandements
                 in
                 every
                 part
                 ,
              
               in
               
                 Rom.
              
               3.
               20.
               
            
             
               Our
               learned
               
                 Whitakers
                 worke
              
               against
               
                 Campion
                 ,
              
               in
               his
               answere
               to
               the
               8.
               reason
               :
               
                 page
              
               38.
               and
               against
               
                 Duraus
                 ,
                 lib.
              
               8.
               
                 page
              
               176.
               177.
               182
               ,
               183.
               doth
               stoutly
               and
               p●thily
               dispute
               and
               maintaine
               the
               Doctrine
               of
               
                 iustification
                 ,
              
               by
               
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 imputed
                 ,
              
               which
               he
               proves
               to
               be
               the
               onely
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
                 ,
              
               able
               to
               
                 iustifie
              
               us
               before
               
                 God
                 .
              
            
             
               Master
               
                 Perkins
              
               also
               ;
               in
               his
               golden
               Chaine
               (
               called
               the
               order
               of
               the
               causes
               of
               
                 salvation
              
               and
               
                 d●…tion
                 ,
                 chap.
              
               37.
               )
               makes
               the
               translation
               of
               the
               
                 beleevers
                 sinnes
              
               to
               
                 Christ
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnes
              
               to
               the
               
                 beleever
                 :
              
               by
               a
               
                 ●…uall
              
               and
               
                 reciprocall
                 imputation
                 ,
              
               the
               forme
               of
               
                 iustification
                 .
              
            
             
               
                 Polan●…
                 ,
                 in
                 Sy●…ate
                 theologi●o
                 Lib.
              
               6.
               
               
                 Cap.
              
               36.
               doth
               maintaine
               the
               same
               
                 Doctrine
                 ,
              
               with
               
                 Luther
                 ,
                 Calvin
                 ,
                 Beza
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 Whitaker
                 :
              
               and
               proves
               every
               point
               fully
               ,
               by
               plaine
               testimonies
               ,
               and
               invincible
               
                 Arguments
                 ,
              
               out
               of
               the
               
                 holy
                 Scriptures
                 .
              
               In
               his
               
                 Symphonia
                 Catholica
                 ,
              
               he
               brings
               testimonies
               of
               
                 Ancients
                 ,
              
               affirming
               every
               Article
               of
               our
               
                 Doctrine
                 .
              
               And
               in
               his
               
                 Theses
                 de
                 justifie
                 .
              
               he
               shewes
               the
               consent
               of
               Orthodox
               Divines
               of
               the
               reformed
               Churches
               .
            
             
               And
               that
               
                 M●sculus
                 ,
                 Iunius
                 ,
              
               and
               other
               latter
               
                 Divines
                 ,
              
               are
               grossely
               abused
               by
               him
               ,
               who
               brings
               their
               testimonies
               to
               overthrow
               the
               
                 imputation
              
               of
               
                 Christs
                 righteousnesse
                 ,
              
               will
               plainely
               appeare
               ,
               if
               any
               be
               pleased
               to
               reade
               
                 Musculus
              
               upon
               
                 Rom.
              
               8.
               34.
               and
               16.
               3.
               4.
               where
               he
               expounds
               the
               
                 Apostles
              
               wordes
               of
               the
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               of
               the
               
                 Law
              
               in
               us
               ,
               to
               be
               meant
               .
               First
               of
               all
               
                 imputatively
              
               by
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               another
               ,
               even
               of
               
                 Christ
              
               which
               is
               also
               
                 ●●rs
                 ,
                 For
                 we
                 are
                 flesh
                 ,
                 of
                 his
                 flesh
                 ,
                 &c.
                 
              
               And
               by
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               of
               
                 God
              
               he
               understands
               
                 Christs
              
               perfect
               
                 righteousnes
                 imputed●o
              
               us
               .
            
             
               Also
               
                 Iunius
                 ,
                 Thes.
              
               35.
               and
               36.
               doth
               affirme
               ,
               that
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               
                 faith
                 imputed
              
               to
               
                 beleevers
                 ,
              
               is
               the
               
                 righteousnes
              
               which
               the
               Law
               requires
               ,
               performed
               by
               
                 Christ
                 ;
              
               differing
               onely
               in
               this
               ,
               that
               Legall
               is
               every
               mans
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               Law
               in
               his
               owne
               
                 person
                 ,
              
               but
               this
               
                 Ev●ngelicall
                 ,
              
               is
               the
               fulfilling
               of
               the
               Law
               by
               
                 Christ
                 ,
                 God
              
               and
               
                 ●an
              
               our
               
                 surely
              
               and
               
                 mediator
                 .
              
            
             
               Thus
               have
               I
               
                 vindicated
              
               the
               
                 Godly
                 learned
                 ,
              
               both
               
                 ●●cio●●
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 modern
                 Divines
                 ,
              
               from
               the
               soule
               slander
               ,
               most
               falsely
               
               laid
               upon
               them
               ,
               by
               this
               impudent
               
                 forger
              
               of
               false
               witnesses
               :
               and
               by
               their
               owne
               manifest
               testimonies
               ,
               I
               have
               made
               manifest
               their
               unanimous
               consent
               in
               the
               true
               Doctrine
               of
               
                 justification
                 ,
              
               by
               the
               
                 righteousnesse
              
               of
               
                 Christ
                 ,
                 imputed
              
               to
               
                 beleevers
                 ,
              
               and
               of
               them
               apprehended
               ,
               and
               applied
               by
               
                 faith
                 .
              
            
             
               Now
               I
               leave
               it
               to
               all
               indifferent
               
                 Readers
                 ,
              
               and
               zealous
               
                 Christians
                 ,
              
               to
               consider
               ,
               whether
               it
               be
               not
               their
               duty
               ,
               both
               to
               take
               heed
               to
               themselves
               ,
               and
               to
               admonish
               others
               ,
               that
               they
               have
               no
               fellowship
               ,
               with
               so
               openly
               profest
               
                 Socinian
                 Sectaries
              
               as
               this
               man
               ,
               and
               his
               followers
               are
               :
               you
               see
               the
               
                 Doctrine
              
               which
               they
               maintaine
               ,
               is
               
                 wicked
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 blasphemous
                 Heresie
                 :
              
               And
               after
               many
               admonitions
               given
               by
               divers
               grave
               and
               learned
               
                 Divines
                 ,
              
               and
               often
               publique
               
                 confutations
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 censures
                 ,
              
               passed
               in
               publique
               ,
               they
               still
               
                 persist
              
               in
               their
               
                 pestilent
                 heresy
                 ,
              
               &
               are
               more
               mad
               to
               
                 maintain
              
               and
               
                 dispute
              
               it
               then
               before
               ;
               and
               when
               
                 truth
              
               cannot
               helpe
               them
               ,
               they
               flee
               for
               helpe
               to
               the
               Father
               of
               lyers
               ,
               and
               make
               lyes
               their
               
                 refuge
                 ,
              
               and
               in
               
                 forging
              
               lies
               they
               
                 sinne
                 ,
              
               being
               condemned
               of
               themselves
               ,
               even
               against
               their
               
                 knowledge
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 conscience
                 ;
              
               As
               the
               
                 Apostle
              
               foretold
               concerning
               
                 Hereticks
                 ,
                 Titus
              
               3.
               11.
               
               How
               wilfully
               against
               the
               knowne
               
                 truth
                 ,
              
               and
               his
               owne
               
                 conscience
                 ,
              
               this
               desperate
               man
               ,
               hath
               Proclaimed
               
                 Luther
                 ,
                 Calvin
                 ,
                 Beza
                 ,
                 Musculus
                 ,
                 Iunius
                 ,
              
               and
               others
               ,
               to
               be
               of
               his
               opinion
               ,
               I
               have
               sufficiently
               proved
               ;
               and
               if
               ever
               he
               did
               but
               looke
               into
               any
               of
               their
               writings
               ,
               his
               owne
               eyes
               would
               have
               taught
               him
               how
               opposit
               they
               are
               to
               his
               
                 Heresie
                 .
              
            
             
               As
               for
               his
               rude
               ,
               impudent
               ,
               and
               unmannerly
               followers
               ,
               their
               owne
               lying
               and
               slanderous
               tongues
               ,
               proclaime
               their
               pedigree
               from
               the
               Father
               of
               liers
               .
               Let
               this
               my
               answere
               by
               way
               of
               
                 disputation
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 confutation
                 ,
              
               be
               a
               witnesse
               to
               free
               from
               the
               false
               reports
               which
               they
               have
               dispersed
               even
               among
               divers
               ,
               who
               were
               eye
               and
               eare
               witnesses
               ,
               to
               the
               contrary
               ,
               viz.
               That
               Mr.
               
                 Goodwin
              
               did
               
                 confute
              
               and
               
                 confound
              
               me
               of
               late
               ,
               when
               he
               came
               to
               performe
               the
               chalenge
               made
               by
               him
               ,
               or
               at
               least
               ,
               boldly
               undertaken
               upon
               
               the
               request
               of
               his
               Disciples
               ,
               who
               made
               and
               sent
               it
               to
               me
               ,
               and
               did
               so
               mightily
               convince
               me
               ,
               by
               the
               power
               of
               his
               
                 Arguments
                 ,
              
               that
               first
               he
               made
               me
               rage
               through
               anger
               and
               fury
               ,
               and
               after
               made
               both
               my
               Brother
               and
               me
               ,
               to
               yeeld
               ,
               and
               to
               confesse
               our
               former
               
                 ignorance
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 errors
                 ,
              
               and
               to
               embrace
               him
               as
               one
               sent
               from
               
                 God
              
               to
               turne
               us
               from
               
                 darknesse
              
               to
               
                 light
                 .
              
            
             
               That
               〈◊〉
               promised
               ,
               and
               vowed
               ,
               to
               renounce
               my
               former
               
                 Doctrine
              
               of
               
                 justification
                 ,
              
               if
               ever
               
                 God
              
               would
               give
               me
               liberty
               ,
               and
               to
               Preach
               his
               
                 Hereticall
              
               opinion
               :
               that
               we
               besought
               
                 him
              
               and
               all
               his
               
                 Followers
              
               to
               joyne
               with
               us
               in
               thanksgiving
               to
               
                 God
              
               for
               our
               
                 Illumination
                 ,
              
               by
               their
               Divine
               Doctor
               ;
               and
               in
               prayer
               for
               the
               
                 Grace
              
               of
               
                 perseverance
                 ,
              
               in
               the
               light
               
                 received
                 .
              
               These
               reports
               of
               us
               are
               in
               our
               eyes
               no
               other
               ,
               then
               if
               they
               had
               reported
               ,
               that
               
                 truth
              
               was
               turned
               unto
               
                 falshood
                 ,
              
               and
               the
               Divell
               become
               the
               Father
               of
               
                 truth
                 :
              
               From
               such
               Spirits
               ,
               the
               
                 God
                 of
                 truth
                 ,
              
               defend
               his
               
                 Church
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 People
                 ,
              
               and
               grant
               a
               free
               passage
               to
               his
               Gospel
               ,
               and
               to
               his
               
                 faithfull
                 Ministers
              
               a
               
                 Doore
              
               of
               
                 utterance
                 ,
              
               that
               they
               may
               Preach
               among
               all
               men
               every where
               ,
               the
               unsearchable
               riches
               of
               
                 Christ
                 .
              
               To
               that
               
                 God
              
               of
               
                 truth
                 ,
              
               I
               consecrate
               my
               
                 tongue
              
               and
               
                 pen
                 ,
              
               and
               do
               resolve
               with
               both
               ,
               to
               maintaine
               his
               
                 truth
                 ,
              
               by
               his
               assistance
               and
               
                 grace
                 ,
              
               so
               long
               as
               
                 life
                 ,
                 breath
                 ,
              
               and
               
                 strength
              
               shall
               last
               :
               and
               to
               him
               give
               all
               
                 glory
                 ,
              
               now
               and
               ever
               .
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
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             Romans
             13.
             7
             ,
             8.
             
          
           
             Romans
             2.
             5
             ,
             6.
             
          
           
             Vid
             Preface
             .
          
        
         
           Notes for div A71284e-1950
           
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