so also are all other elect persons, who are incapable of being outwardly called by the ministry of the word.

4. Others not elected, although they may be called by the ministry of the word (Matt. xxii. 14; xiii. 20, 21; Heb. vi. 4, 5), and may have some common operations of the Spirit, yet not being effectually drawn by the Father, they neither will nor can truly (John vi. 44, 45, 65; 1 John ii. 24, 25) come to Christ; and therefore cannot be saved: much less can men that receive not the Christian religion (Acts iv. 12; John iv. 22; xvii. 3) be saved; be they never so diligent to frame their lives according to the light of nature and the law of that religion they do profess.

CHAP. XI.

Of justification.

1. Those whom God effectually calleth, he also freely (Rom. iii. 24; viii. 30) justifieth, not by infusing righteousness into them, but by (Rom. iv. 5, 6, 7, 8; Eph. i. 7) pardoning their sins, and by accounting and accepting their persons as (1 Cor. i. 30, 31; Rom. v. 17, 18, 19) righteous; not for anything wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ's sake alone, not by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any other (Phil. iii. 8, 9; Eph. ii. 8, 9, 10) evangelical obedience to them, as their righteousness; but by imputing Christ's active obedience unto the whole law, and passive obedience in his death, for their whole and sole righteousness, they (John i. 12; Rom. v. 17) receiving, and resting on him, and his righteousness, by faith; which faith they have not of themselves, it is the gift of God.

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6 [West. Conf., "Yet they never truly come unto Christ;" Savoy Conf. "They neither do nor can come unto Christ."]

[West. and Savoy Conf. read, "men not professing the Christian religion be saved in any other way whatsoever."]

2. Faith thus receiving and resting on Christ, and his righteousness, is the (Rom. iii. 28) alone instrument of justification yet it is not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, (Gal. v. 6; James ii. 17, 22, 26) but worketh by love.

3. Christ, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are justified; and did by the sacrifice of himself, in the blood of his cross, undergoing in their stead the penalty due unto them, make a proper, real, and full satisfaction (Heb. x. 14; 1 Pet. i. 18, 19; Isa. liii. 5, 6) to God's justice in their behalf; yet inasmuch as he was given by the Father for them, and his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead, and both (Rom. viii. 32; 2 Cor. v. 21) freely, not for anything in them, their justification is only of free grace, that both the exact justice and rich grace of God might be (Rom. iii. 26; Eph. i. 6, 7; ii. 7) glorified in the justification of sinners.

4. God did from all eternity decree to (Gal. iii. 8; 1 Pet. i. 2; 1 Tim. ii. 6) justify all the elect, and Christ did in the fulness of time die for their sins, and rise (Rom. iv. 25) again for their justification; nevertheless they are not justified personally, until the Holy Spirit doth in due time (Col. i. 21, Tit. iii. 4, 5, 6, 7) actually apply Christ unto them.

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5. God doth continue to (Matt. vi. 12; 1 John i. 7, 9) forgive the sins of those that are justified, and although they can never fall from the state of (John x. 28) justification, yet they may by their sins fall under God's (Psa. lxxxix. 31, 32, 33) fatherly displeasure; and in that condition, they have not usually the light of his countenance restored unto them, until they (Psa. xxxii. 5, 51; Matt. xxvi. 75) humble themselves, confess their sins, beg pardon, and renew their faith and repentance.

6. The justification of believers under the Old Testament, was in all these respects (Gal. iii. 9; Rom. iv. 22, 23, 24)

one and the same with the justification of believers under the New Testament.

CHAP. XII.

Of adoption.

All those that are justified, God vouchsafed in and for the sake of his only Son Jesus Christ, to make partakers of the grace (Eph. i. 5; Gal. iv. 4, 5) of adoption; by which they are taken into the number, and enjoy the liberties, and (John i. 12; Rom. viii. 17) privileges of children of God; have his (2 Cor. vi. 18; Rev. iii. 12,) name put upon them (Rom. viii. 15), receive the spirit of adoption (Gal. iv. 6; Eph. ii. 18), have access to the throne of grace with boldness; are enabled to cry, Abba, Father; are (Psa. ciii. 13) pitied, (Prov. xiv. 26) protected, (1 Pet. v. 7) provided for, and (Heb. xii. 6) chastened by him, as by a father; yet never (Isa. liv. 8, 9; Lam. iii. 31) cast off, but sealed (Eph. iv. 30) to the day of redemption, and inherit the promises, (Heb. i. 14; vi. 12) as heirs of everlasting salvation.

CHAP. XIII.

Of sanctification.

1. They who are united to Christ, effectually called, and regenerated, having a new heart and a new spirit created in them, through the virtue of Christ's death and resurrection; are also (Acts xx. 32; Rom. vi. 5, 6) further sanctified, really, and personally, through the same virtue (John xvii. 17; Eph. iii. 16, 17, 18, 19; 1 Thess. v. 21, 22, 23), by his word and Spirit dwelling in them; (Rom. vi. 14) the dominion of the whole body of sin is destroyed, (Gal. v. 24) and the several

lusts thereof are more and more weakened and mortified; and they more and more quickened, and (Col. i. 11) strengthened in all saving graces, to the (2 Cor. vii. 1; Heb. xii. 14) practice of all true holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord.

2. This sanctification is (1 Thess. v. 23) throughout, in the whole man, yet imperfect (Rom. vii. 18, 23) in this life; there abideth still some remnants of corruption in every part, whence ariseth a (Gal. v. 17; 1 Pet. ii. 11) continual, and irreconcilable war; the flesh lusting against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh.

3. In which war, although the remaining corruption for a time may much (Rom. vii. 23) prevail, yet, through the continual supply of strength, from the sanctifying Spirit of Christ, the (Rom. vi. 14) regenerate part doth overcome; and so the saints grow in grace, perfecting holiness in the fear of God (Eph. iv. 15, 16; 2 Cor. iii. 18, vii. 1), pressing after an heavenly life, in evangelical obedience to all the commands which Christ, as head and king, in his word hath prescribed to them.7

CHAP. XIV.

Of saving faith.

1. The grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to the saving of their souls, is the work of the Spirit of Christ (2 Cor. iv. 13; Eph. ii. 8) in their hearts, and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the (Rom. x. 14, 17) word; by which also, and by the administration of baptism, and the Lord's supper, prayer, and other means appointed of

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["Pressing after," &c., not in West. or Savoy Conf.]

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[West. Conf.: "By the adminis

tration of the sacraments and prayer," &c. Savoy Conf.: "By the administration of the seals, prayer, &c."]

God, it is increased (Luke xvii. 5; 1 Pet. ii. 2; Acts xx. 32) and strengthened.

2. By this faith, a Christian believeth to be true (Acts xxiv. 14) whatsoever is revealed in the word, for the authority of God himself; and also apprehendeth an excellency therein (Psa. xix. 7, 8, 9, 10, cxix. 72) above all other writings, and all things in the world; as it bears forth the glory of God in his attributes, the excellency of Christ in his nature and offices, and the power and fulness of the Holy Spirit in his workings and operations; and so is enabled to (2 Tim. i. 12) cast his soul upon the truth thus believed.9 And also acteth differently upon that which each particular passage thereof containeth; yielding obedience to the (John) xv. 14) commands, trembling at the (Isa. lxvi. 2) threatenings, and embracing the (Heb. xi. 13) promises of God, for this life and that which is to come. But the principal acts of saving faith have immediate relation to Christ, accepting, receiving, and resting upon (John i. 12; Acts xvi. 31; Gal. ii. 20; Acts xv. 11) him alone, for justification, sanctification, and eternal life, by virtue of the covenant of grace.

3. This faith, although it be different in degrees, and may be weak (Heb. v. 13, 14; Matt. vi. 30; Rom. iv. 19, 20), or strong, yet it is in the least degree of it different in the kind, or nature of it (as is all other saving grace) from the faith (2 Pet. i. 1) and common grace of temporary believers; and therefore though it may be many times assailed, and weakened, yet it gets (Eph. vi. 16; 1 John v. 4, 5) the victory, growing up in many, to the attainment of a full (Heb. vi. 11, 12; Col. ii. 2) assurance through Christ, who is both the author (Heb. xii. 2) and finisher of our faith.

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["Also apprehendeth an excellency,” &c., not in the West. and Savoy Conf.]