The humbled sinner resolved what hee should do to bee saved : or, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the only way of salvation for sensible sinners .. . he ground^ a fid giveglory to the Lamh^ who onelj is worthy. For when we cometothepoinrof jultification before (Sod, weemuft renounceour own righteoufnefs m filthy raggs^ wee muft cry out, enternot into judgement with thyfervrntyfor in thy fght (hallno fte(h ii»ving heJHftifiedi But as ihey who were in danger, J2r^ to the horns of the Al-tar for their livesy fo muft wee^ it wee would bee juftified, flyby faith to the Altar of Chrifts perfcd right
The humbled sinner resolved what hee should do to bee saved : or, faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the only way of salvation for sensible sinners .. . he ground^ a fid giveglory to the Lamh^ who onelj is worthy. For when we cometothepoinrof jultification before (Sod, weemuft renounceour own righteoufnefs m filthy raggs^ wee muft cry out, enternot into judgement with thyfervrntyfor in thy fght (hallno fte(h ii»ving heJHftifiedi But as ihey who were in danger, J2r^ to the horns of the Al-tar for their livesy fo muft wee^ it wee would bee juftified, flyby faith to the Altar of Chrifts perfcd righteoufnefs; and fodoth faith, when it would prefent theperfon of afinner per-fe£fc and unblamable before God, It doth bring him untoChrift, and faith before God, I beleeve in him to be the Lordmj righteoufnefs. CHAP. VII. [_ Hci^ it way afpear ^ that to Belecve inthe Lnd^efus Chrifiy is the onely vpay to be favcd. Eforc I give you the Arguments or Reafons toevince this, Imuftpremile fome particulars,viz,. ^?: Firft, Thatbelecving, or faith,may be con- fidercd four ways; cither, I t/ibjoltitelj^ as a fimple habit or quality of gtace, apeH2 to. 5 2 H&f^ ta believe in the Lord ^ejusChnft to change the unbelievingiiefs oC the heart, and to fend forth the ads ot tralLing and acceptance. Thus Faith is not the only way of falvation, partly becaufe other habits arc requi>- red as well as faith, and partly becaufe therejsnot in faidi, (abtokuelyeonfidered) any meritorious dignity (ot it felf) tochalcnge Wee fay, that a Ring is worth a hundred pound, not ablolutcly confidered, not that the gold which makes the Ring amounts to that value, but in re- fpe£l o\ the Diamond let in that Ring, iof^nh u a grace of rvondtrf^l price (much wore prechus than gold) Not fo much inrefpeftbfitfelf, as if it did by its own natutal dignity, caufe our Juftification and Salvation, but in refped oi Chrlft^ whofeperfon it takes;, and on whofe righteoufnefs it doth rely; fo though this be
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