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resting on him and his righteousness by faith; which faith they have not of themselves; it is the gift of God ..

II. Faith, thus receiving and resting on Christ and his righteousness, is the alone instrument of justification; yet is

redemption that is in Jefus Chrift; V. 25. Whom God hath fet forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remiffion of fins that are paft, through the forbearance of God. V. 27. Where is boafting then? It is excluded. By what law? of works? Nay; but by the law of faith. V. 28. Therefore we conclude that a man is juftified by faith without the deeds of the law. Tit. iii. 5. Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he faved us, bythe washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost: V. 7. That being juftified by hisgrace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Eph. i. 7. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of fins, according to the riches of his grace. Jer. xxiii. 6. In, his days Judah shall be faved, and If rael shall dwell sately and this is his name whereby he shall be called. THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. Cor. 1. 30. But of him are ye in Chrift Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and fanctification, and. redemption: V. 31. That, according ing as it is ccording written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. Rom. v. 17. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jefus Chrift. V. 18. Therefore as by

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the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation: even so by the righteouinels of one, the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. V. 19. For as by one man's difobedience many were made finners; fo by the obedience of one thall many be made righteous.

Acis x. 44. While Peter vet spake these words the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. Gal. ii. 16. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Chrift; even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be juftified by the faith of Chrift, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified. Phil.iii. 9. And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith. Acts xiii. 38. Be it known unto you, therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of fins: V. 39. And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. Eph. ii. 7.Thatin the agesto come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace, in his kindness towards us through Chrift Jesus. V. 8. For by grace are ye laved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God. II. d John i. 2. But as many as received him, to them gave he

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it not alone in the perfon juftified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, but worketh by loves.

III. Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus juftified, and did make a proper, real, and full fatisfaction to his Father's justice in their behalf. Yet, in as much as he was given by the Fa

power to become the fons of God, even to them that believe on his name. Rom.ii. 28. Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. Rom. v. 1. Therefore, being juftified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Chrift.

© James ii. 17. Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. V. 22. Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? V. 26. For as the body without the spirit is dead, fo faith without works is dead affo. Gal. v. 6. For -in Jesus Chrift neither circumcifion availeth any thing, nor uncircumcifion, but faith which which worketh by love.

III. f Rom. v. 8. But God commendeth his love towards us, in that while we were yet finners Chrift died for us. V. 9. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be faved from wrath through him. V. ro. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be faved by his life. V. 19. For as by one man's difobedience many were made finners; fo by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 1 Tim. ii. 5. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man

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Christ Jesus: V. 6. who gave himfelf a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Heb. x. 10. By the which will we are fanctified, through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. V.14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are fanctified. Dan. ix. 24. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, to finish the tranfgreffion, and to make an end of fins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to feal up the vifion and prophefy, and to anoint the most holy. V. 26. And after threescore and two weeks shall Meffiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city, and the fanctuary, and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war defolations are determined. Ifaiah liii. 4. Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our forrows: yet we dict esteem him ftricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. V. 5. But he was wounded for our tranfgreffions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we are healed. V. 6. All we, like sheep, have gone aftray; we have turned every one to his own way, and the Lord hath laid on him theiniquity of us all. V.10. Yet Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his foul an offering for fin, he shall fee his feed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall profper in his hand. V. 11. He Thall fee of the travail of his foul, and shall be fatisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous fervant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. V. 12. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the greatmand he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his foul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the fin of many, and made interceffion for the tranfgreffors.

ther for them, and his obedience and fatisfaction ac cepted in their stead, and both freely, not for any thing in them, their justification is only of free grace; that both the exact justice and rich grace of God might be glorified in the justification of finners *.

IV. God did, from all eternity,, decree to justify all the elect; and Christ did, in the fulness of time, die for their

Rom. viii. 32. He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

h 2 Cor. v. 21. For he hath made him to be fin for us who knew no fin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. Mat. iii. 17. And, lo, a voice from heaven, faying, This is my beloved Son, in whom. I am well pleased. Eph. v. 2. And walk in love, as Christ also hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an offering and a facrifice to God for a fweet-smelling fa

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i Rom. iii. 24. Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jesus Chrift. Eph. i. 7. In whom we have re-demption through his blood, the forgiveness of fins, according to the riches of his grace.

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k Rom. iii. 26. To declare, declare, I I lay fay, this time his righteousness that he might be just, and the ju stifier of him, which believeth in Jesus. Eph. ii. 7. That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace, in his kindness towards us through. Chrift Jesus.

IV. Gal. iii. 8. And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, faying, In thee shall all nations be blessed. 1 Pet. i. 2.. Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through fanctification of the Spirit unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. V. 19. But with the precious blood of Chrift, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: V. 20. Who verily was fore ordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you. Rom. viii. 30. Moreover, whom he did predeftinate, them he also called; and whom he called, them he alfo justified; and whom he justified, them he alfo glorified.

fins, and rise again for their justification: nevertheless they are not justified, until the Holy Spirit doth in due time actually apply Christ unto them".

V. God doth continue to forgive the fins of those that are justified: and although they can never fall from the ftate of juftification, yet they may by their fins fall under God's fatherly difpleasure, and rot have the light of his countenance reftored unto them, until they humble themselves, confefs their fins, beg pardon, and renew their faith and repentances.

m Gal. iv. 4. But when the ful. ness of the time was come, God fent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law. I Tim. ii. 6. Who gave himself a ranfom for all, to be teftified in due time. Rom. iv. 25. Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our juftification.

Col. i. 21. And you that were fome time alienated, and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled, V. 22. In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy, and unblameable, and unreproveable in his fight. Gal. ii. 16. See letter immediately foregoing.] Titus iii. 4. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared, V. 5. Not by works of righteoufness which we have done, but according to his mercy he faved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; V. 6. Which he shed on usabundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour; V. 7. That being juftified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

V. Mat. vi. 12. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 1 John i. 7. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the ght, we have fellowship one with

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another; and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all fin. V. 9. If we confefs our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our fins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John ii. 1. My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye fin not. And if any man fin, we have and Advocate with the Father, Jesus Chrift the righteous. V.2. And he is the propitiation for our fins: and not for ours only, but also for the fins of the whole world.

P Luke xxii. 32. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted strengthen thy brethren. John 'x. 28. And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them, out of my hand. Heb. x. 14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are fanctified.

Pfal. Ixxxix. 31. If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments, V. 32. Then will I visit their tranfgreffion with the rod, and their iniquity with stripes. V. 33. Nevertheless my loving-kindness will I not utterly take from him, nor fuffer my faithfulness to fail. Pfal. li. 7. Purge me with hyffop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than the snow. V. 8. Make

VI. The justification of believers under the old testament was, in all these respects, one and the fame with the juftification of be lievers under the new testament..

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CHAP. XII. Of Adoption.

LL those that are justified, God vouchsafeth, in and for his only Son Jesus Chrift, to make partakers of the grace of adoption: by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges, of the children of God;

Make me to hear joy and gladnefs, that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice. V. 9. Hide thy face from my fins, and blot out all mine iniquities. V. 10. Create in me a clean heart, OGod; and renew a right spirit within me. V. 11. Cast me not away from thy prefence; and take not thy Holy Spirit from me. V. 12. Reftore unto me the joy of thy falvation; and uphold me with thy free Spirit. Pf. xxxii. 5. I acknowledged my fin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid: I faid, I will confess my tranfgreffiors unto the Lord; and thou forgaveft the iniquity of my fin. Mat. xxvi. 75. And Peter, remem-, bered the words of Jesus, which faid unto him, Before the cock crow thou shalt deny me thrice.. And he went out and wept bitterly. 7. I Cor. xi. 30. For this caufe many are weak and fickly among you, and many fleep. V.32. But when we are judged we are chaftened of the Lord, that we fhould not be condemned with the world. Luke i. 20. And, behold, thou shalt be dumb, and not able to speak, until the day that these things shall be performed, because thou believest not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their feafon.

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VI. Gal. iii. 9. So then, they which be of faith are bleffed with faithful Abraham. V. 13. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed. is every one that hangeth on atree: V. 14. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. Rom. iv. 22.. And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. V. 23. Now, it was not written for his fake alone that it was imputet to him; V. 24. But for us alfo, to whom it shall be imputed; if we believe on him that raised up.. Jesus our Lord from the dead. Heb. xiii. 8. Jefus Chrift the fame yesterday, and to day-day, and for ever.

1.a Eph. i. 5. Having predeftinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Chrift to him-self, according to the good pleafure of his will... Gal. iv. 4. But when the fulness of the time was come, God fent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under. the law, V. 5. To redeem them that were under the law, that we mightreceive the adoption of fons.. b Rom. viii. 17. And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint:

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