Of justification : four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth, against the unnecessary oppositions of divers learned and reverend brethren . Que/Hon. Whether the Faith which l^aul oppofeth to Wor^s in the Point of fu/liftcation, be one only Phyfical Ac5l of the SouU^Qg. 0Ry Whether all Human© A&s, except onePhyfical AcSt of Faith, be the Works whichare excluded by Taut in the Point of Ju-ftification < Keg. PUT thefe two Queftions together forbrevity and Elucidation of the Matterin doubt; for fo in effecl they are butOne. avoiding all anneceflary Ex-plication of terms concer
Of justification : four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth, against the unnecessary oppositions of divers learned and reverend brethren . Que/Hon. Whether the Faith which l^aul oppofeth to Wor^s in the Point of fu/liftcation, be one only Phyfical Ac5l of the SouU^Qg. 0Ry Whether all Human© A&s, except onePhyfical AcSt of Faith, be the Works whichare excluded by Taut in the Point of Ju-ftification < Keg. PUT thefe two Queftions together forbrevity and Elucidation of the Matterin doubt; for fo in effecl they are butOne. avoiding all anneceflary Ex-plication of terms concerning whichwe are agreed -it is but little that I haveneed to fay for your underfianding ofthe fenfe of the Qaeftion. is here fuppofed that Paul dothmaintain Juftification by Faith,and oppofeth it to JuftinVation Fff by. Oj-OZ) by the works of the Law: and fo oppofeth Salvation by Graceand by works. 2. It is fuppofed that non datur terttum,there isno middle way of Justification befidcs thefc two, by faith, orby Work} : and therefore whatfoever Acts we are here juftifiedby, it mult needs follow, that thofe Acts are none of the[ Works} that Paul here fpeaketh of as excluded : and what-soever Acts are excluded arc none of the Faith, by whichPaul telleth us here that we are we are agreed on,and foit is often prefTcd by my Opponents that there is nothird way; which I grant them. But note t^iat I do not there-fore grant them that there is no tertium%or other act either im-plyed in Faith, or fubfervient to it in that way of J uftificationthat is by Fuith : It was never Pauls meaning to exclude allother Gracious Acts relating to Chrift, no not from this bufi*nefs of Justification, as attendants on Ftith,or modifications ofit, implycd in it, or fubfervient to it, And therefore it willnot follow
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