69. they come moft freely, being made willing by his grace h. II. This effectual Call is of God's free and fpecial grace alone, not from any thing at all foreseen in man i, who is altogether paffive therein, until,being quickned and renewed by the holy fpirit k, he is thereby enabled to answer this call, and to embrace the grace offered and conveyed in it 1. III. Elect infants, dying in infancy, are regenerated and faved by Chrift through the fpirit m, who worketh when, and John 6. 44. No man can come to me, except the Father, which hath fent me, draw him; and I will raile him up at the last day. v. 45. It is written in the prophets, And they fhall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard,and, hath learned of the Father,cometh unto me. h Cant. 1. 4. Draw me, we will run after thee. Pfal. 110. 3. Thy people fhall be willing inthe dayof thy power, in the beauties of holinefs, from the womb of the morning: thou haft the due of thy youth. John 6.37. All that the Father giveth me, fhall come to me; and him that cometh to me, I will in no wifecaftout. Rom.6.16.Know ye not, that to whomye yield your felves fervants toobey,his fervants ye are to whom ye obey; whether, of fin unto death, or of obedience unto righteoufnels? v. 17.ButGod be thanked that ye were the fervants of fin; but ye have obeyed from the heart thatformof doctrine which was deliveredyou. v.18.Being then made free from fin,ye be came the fervants ofrighteoufnefs. II. i 2 Tim.1.9. Who hathfaved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpole and grace which was giyen us in Chrilt Jefus, before the world began. Tit. 3. 4. But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward, man appeared, v. 5. Not by works of righteoufnefs which we havedone,but according to his mercy he faved us by the washing of regeneration, & renewing of the holy Gholt, Eph. 2. 4. But God who is richin mercy, for his great love wherewith be loved us, v. 5. Even when we weredead in fins, hath quickned us together with Chrift,(by grace ye arefaved) v. 8. For by grace are ye faved, through faith; and thatnotof your felves, it is the gift of God: v. 9. Not of works,leaft any manfhould. boaft. Rom.9. 11. Forthe children being not yet born,neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might ftand, not of works, but of him that calleth. k 1 Cor. 2. 14. But the natural man receiveth not thethingsof the Spirit of God: for they are foolishnefs untohim; neither canheknow them, becaufe they are spiritually difcerned. Rom.8. 7. Because the carnal mindis enmity againit God, for it is not fubject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. Eph 2. 5. Even when we were dead in fins, hath quickned us together withChrift,(bygraceweare faved.) 1 John6,3 7 All that the Father giveth me; fhall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wife caft out. Ez. 36,27. And I will put my fpirit within you and caufe you to walk in my ftatutes and ye fhall keep my judgments, and do them. John 5. 25. Verily, verily ;I fayunto you, The hour is coming, and nowis, when thedead fhall hear the voice of the Son of God;and they that hear,fhall live. III. m Luke 18. 15. And they E 3 brought and where, and how he pleaseth n. So alfo are all other elect perfons, who are uncapable of being outwardly called by the miniftry of the word o, IV. Others not elected, altho' they may be called by the ministry of the word P, and may have fome common operations of the fpirit q; yet they never truly come to Chrift,and therefore cannot be favedr: much lefs can men, not profeffing brought unto himalfo infants, that he worldtouch them: but when his difcipleslaw it,they rebuked them; v. 6. But Jefus called them unto him,and faid,Suffer little children to come unto me,and forbid them not for of fuch is the kingdom of God. And Acts 2. 38. Then Peter faid unto them. Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of fefus Chrift, for the remiffion of fins,and ye fhall receive the gift of the holy Gholt. 7. 39. For the promife is unto you, and to your children, & unto all thatare afar off,even as many as the Lord our God fhall call. And John 3 3. Jefus anfwered and faid unto him, Verily,verily I fay unto thee,Except a man be born again, he cannot fee the kingdom of God. v. 5. Jefus answered Verily, verily I fay unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the fpirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. And 1 John 5. 12. He that hath the Son, hath fife: and he that hath not theSon of God,hath not life. And Rom.8.9. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the fpirit, if fo be that the fpirit of God, dwell in you. Now if any man have not the fpirit of Christ, he is none of his.(Compared together.) n John 3.8. The wind bloweth where it lifteth, and thou heareft the found thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh,andwhither it goeth; fo is every one that is born of the fpirit. 01 John 5.12. He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son ofGod, hath not life, Acts 4. 12. Neither is there falvation in any other; for there isnone other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be faved. IV. p Mat.22.14. For manyare called, but few are chofen. Mat, 7. 22. Many will fay to me in that day, ord, Lord, have we not prophefied in thy name? and in thy name have cait out devils? and in thy name done many wondertul works? Mat.13.20. But he that received the feed into ftony places, the fameis he thatheareth the word,and anonwith joyreceiveth it. . 21. Yet hath he not root in himfelf, but dureth for a while: for when tribulationor perfecution arifethbecaufcoftheword, by and byhe is offended. Heb.6 4. For it is impoflible for those who were once enlightned, and have tafted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the holy Ghoft, . 5. And have tafted the good word ofGod,and thepowers of the world to come. r John6.64. But there are fome of you that believe not. For Jefus knew from the beginning,who they were that believed not, and who fhould betrayhim: v. 65.And hefaid Therefore said I unto you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto him of my Father.v. 66 From that time many of his difciples went back, and walked no more with him. John 8, 24. I said therefore unto you that youfhalldie in your fins; for if you believe not that I am he, ye fhall die in your fins. fActs fing the Chriftian religion, be faved in any other way whatfoever, be they never fo diligient to frame their lives according. to the light of nature, and the law of that religion they do profefs f; and to affert and maintain, that they may, is very pernicious, and to be detefted t. CHAP. XI. Of Juftification. HOSE whom God effectually calleth, he alfo freely juT ftifieth a: Not by infufing righteoufnefs into them, but by pardoning their fins,and by accounting and accepting their perfons as righteous: Not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Chrift's fake alone: Not by imputing faith itself, the act of believing, or any other evange ical obedience, to them as their righteoufnefs b; but by imputing the obedience & fatisfaction of Chrift unto them b, f Acts4.12. Neither is there falvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given amongmen, whereby we mult be faved. John 14. 6. Jefus faith unto him, I am the way, and the truth,and the life; no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Eph. 2. 12. That at that time ye were without Chrift, being aliens from the common wealth of Ifrael, and ftrangers from the covenants of promife, having no hope,and with out God in the world. * John 4. 22. Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship; for falvation is of the Jews. John 17.3. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jefus Chrift whom thou haft fent. t2 John 9. Whosoever tranfgreffeth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Chrift, hath not God; he that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son. v. 10. If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your houfe, neither bid him God they fpeed. v. 11. For he that biddeth him God fpeed, is partaker of his evil deeds. 1 Cor. 16. 22. If any man love not the Lord Jefus Chrift, let him be Anathema, Maranatha. Gal. 1. 6. I marvel, that ye are fo foon removed frombim that cailed you into the grace of Chrift, unto another gofpel.. 7. Which is not another; but there be fome that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Chrift. v.8. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gofpelunto you, than that which we have preached unto you,let him be accurled. I.a Rom.8.30.Moreover, whom he did predeftinate, them he alfo called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he juftified, themhealfo glorified. Rn. 3.24. Being juftified freely by his grace,through the redemptionthat is in Jefus Christ. b Rom. 4. 6. But to him that worketh not,but believeth on him thatjuftifieththeungodly,his faith is counted for righteoufnefs, v. 6. Even as David alfo defcribeth the bleflednels of the man,unto whom E 4 God they receiving and refting on him and his righteousness by faith; which faith they have not of themselves, it is the gift of God c. II.Faith, thus receiving and refting on Chrift and his righteouf God imputeth righteoufnefs without works.. 7.Saying,bleffed are theywhofe iniquities are forgiven, and whofe fins are covered. v. 8. Bieffed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute fin. Cor, 5. 19. To wit,that God was inChrift, reconciling the worldunto himself, not imputing their trefpaffes unto them; and hath committed unto usthe word of reconciliation. 21. For he hath made him to be finfor us, who knew nofin,that we might be made the righteoufnefs of God in him. Rom.3. 22. Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of elus Chrift unto all, and upon all them that believe; for there is no difference. . 24. Being juftified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jefus Chrift: 25. Whom God hath fet forth to be a propitiation,through faith in his blood, to declare his rightcoufnefs for the remiffion of fins that are paft,through the forbearance of God. v. 27. Where is boatting then? it is excluded. By what law of works? Nay: But by the law of faith. . 28. Therefore we conclude, that a manis juftified by the faith without the deeds of the law. Tit.3.5 Not hyworks of righteoufnefs which we have done, but according to his mercy he faved us by the washing of regeration, and renewing of the holy shaft. . 7. That being juftified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Eph 1.7. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgivenets of fins; ac cording to the riches of his grace. Jer. 23. 6. In his days Judah thall be faved,and Frael thall dwellfafe ly; and this is the name whereby he fhall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. 1 Cor. 1. 30. But of him are ye in Chrift Jefus, who of God is made unto us wifdom,andrighteoufnefs, and fanctitication,and redemption. v.31. That, according as it is writ ten, he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord. Rom.5.17.Fortby one mans offence,deathreigned by one; much morethey which receive abundance of grace, & of the gift of righteoufnels,thall reign in life by one, Jefus Chrift.7.18 Therefore as by the offence of one,judgment came upon all men to con demnation: even fo by the righteoufnefs of one, the free gift came upon all men unto juitification of life. v. 9. For as by one mans difobedience,many were made finners: fo bythe disobedience of one, fhall many be made righteous. c Acts 10. 44. While Peter yet fpake thefe words, the holy Ghoft fell on all them which heard the word. Gal.2.16. Knowing that a manisnot juftified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jefus Chrift; even we have believed in Jefus Chrift, that we might be juItified by the faith of Chrift. and not by the works of thelaw: forby the works of the law fhall no fleth be juftified. Phil. 3. 9. And be found in him,nothaving mineown righteoufnels, which is of the law, but that which is through thefaith of Chrift, the righteoufnefs which is of God by faith. Acts 13.38. Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren,that thro' this man is preached unto you the forgivenefs of lins: v. 39. And by him all that believe are juftified from all things, from which ye could not be juftified by the law of Moles. Eph. teoufnefs, is the alone inftrument of juftification d; yet is it not alone in the perfon juftified, but is ever accompanied with all other faving graces, and is no dead faith, but work-eth by love e. III. Chrift, by his obedience and death, did fully discharge the debt of all thofe 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 Father for them, Eph.2.7 That in the ages to come he might fhew the exceeding riches of his grace, in his kindness towards us, through Christ Jesus. v. 8. For by grace are ye faved, through faith; and that not of your felves: it is the gift of God. II. dJohn 1, 12. Butasmany as received him, to them gave he power to become the fons of God, even to them that believe on his name. Rom. 3. 28. Therefore we conclude, that a man is juftified by faith, without the deeds of the law, Rom.5.1.Therefore being juftified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. e James 2. 17. Even fo faith, if it hath not works, is dead being alone. v. 22. Seelt thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? ". 26. For as the body without the fpirit is dead, fo faith without works is dead alfo. Gal. 5. 6. For in Jefus Chrift, neither circumcifion availeth any thing, nor uncir, cumcifion; but faith which worketh by love. III. f Rom. 5. 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 juftified by his blood, we thall be faved from wrath through him. ". 10. For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son: much more, being reconciled, we fhall be faved by his life, v. 19. For as by one mans difobe. dience, many were made finners: fo by the obedience of one, shall many be made righteous. 1 Tim. 2.5. For there is one God, and one Mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; v. 6. Who gave himself a ranfom for all, to be teftified in due time. Heb.10.10. By the which will we are fanctified through the offering of the bodyof Jefus Chrift once for all. v. 14. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are fanctified.. Dan. 9.24. Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people,and up. on thy holy city,to finish thetranfgreffion, and to make an end of fins,andtomake reconciliation for iniquity, & to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to feal up the vilion and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy, v. 26. And after threefcore and two weeks, fhall Meffiah be cut off,but not for him, self: and the people of the prince that fhall come, fhall deftroy the city and the fanctuary, and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war defolations are determined. Ifa. 53. 4. Surely he hath born our griefs, and carried our forrows yet we did efteem him tricken, fmitten of God, and afflicted. v. 5. But he waswoundedforour tranfgreffions, he was bruifed for our iniquities: the chaftifement of our peace was upon him, and with his ftripes we are. healed.v. 6. All we like theep have gone aftray: we have turned every one to his own way, and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. v, 10. Yet it pleafed the Lord |