An exposition of the thirty nine articles of the Church of England . enables themto turn to God, but that they may relift: it, and that thegreater part of Mankind do adluaily refift it. The examiningof this Point, and the ftating the Arguments of both fides,will belong more properly to the Seventeenth Article. Theother Head in which do differ, is concerning the Ex-ient of this Preventing Grace j for whereas fuch as do hold ft of the Church of England. i6i it to be Efficacious of it felf, reftrain it to the number of thofe Art. are Eleded and converted by it; others do believe, Tha
An exposition of the thirty nine articles of the Church of England . enables themto turn to God, but that they may relift: it, and that thegreater part of Mankind do adluaily refift it. The examiningof this Point, and the ftating the Arguments of both fides,will belong more properly to the Seventeenth Article. Theother Head in which do differ, is concerning the Ex-ient of this Preventing Grace j for whereas fuch as do hold ft of the Church of England. i6i it to be Efficacious of it felf, reftrain it to the number of thofe Art. are Eleded and converted by it; others do believe, That Vgi^vCias Chrift died for all Men, fo t!:ere is an Univerfal Gracewhich is given in Chrift to all Men, in fome degree or other,and that it is given to all Baptized Chriftians in a more emi-nent degree, and that as aU aie corrupted by Adum^ there isalfo a general Grace given to all Men in Chrift. This de-pends fo much on the former Point, that the difcuffing theone is indeed the difcuffing of both ; and therefore it (haftnot be further cntred upon in this N 3 A R T I C L 1^2 Jn Expoption of the xxxix Articles An. Vi. ARTICLE XI. ^?^^^ Of the Juftification of Man. We are accounted Rigl?tecus before God, only for the Merit ofour Lord and Saviour jefui Chrifi, by Faith^ and not forour oven Worlil cr Defervingi. Wherefore that roe are jufii-fed by laith only^ ij a moji rehoifoine DoHrine^ and veryfull of Comfort^ as more larf^ely ii exprejfed in the Homilyof S^ujiificuion. IN order to the right underftandin£» this Article, we mulliirft conlider the true meaning of the Terms of which itis made up ; which art-, ^?:jiification^ faith., Faith only^ and GoodWorl^i S and then when thefe are rightly ftated, we will feewhat Judgments are to be pafled upon the Queflions that doarife out of this Article, jufi^ or Juftified^ are words capa-ble of two ienfes; the one is, a Man who is in the Favourof God by a mere Adt of his Grace, or upon f jme Confidera-tion not founded on the Holi
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