freely, not for any thing in them; their juftification is only of free grace; that both the exact justice, and rich grace of God, might be glorified in the juftificaof finners k.

i Rom. 3. 24. Eph. 1. 7. k Rom. 3. 26. Eph. 2. 7. IV. God did, from all eternity, decree to justify all the elect; and Chrift did, in the fulnefs of time, die for their fins, and rife again for their juftification m nevertheless, they are not juftified, until the holy Spi rit doth, in due time, actually apply Chrift unto them 7. / Gal. 3. 8. 1. Pet. 1. 2, 19, 20. Rom. 8. 30. m Gal. 4. 4. 1 Tim. 2. 6. Rom. 4. 25. 2 Col. 1. 21, 22. Gal. 2. 16. Tit. 3. 4, 5,

V. God doth continue to forgive the fins of thofe that are juftified o: and although they can never fall from the Itate of juftification p; yet they may, by their fins, fall under God's fatherly difpleafure, and not have the light of his countenance reftored unto them, until they humble themfelves, confefs their fins, beg pardon, and renew their faith and repentance q. f

o Mat. 6. 1 12. 1 John i. 7, 9. 1 John 2. 1, 2. Luke 22. 32. John ro. 28. Heb. 10. 14. 9 Pfal. 89. 31, 32, 32. Pfal. 51.7, 8, 10, 11, 12, Pfal. 32. 5.3. Mat. 26.

3,922 Luke 1. 20.

75. 1 Cor. 11. 30, 32.

VI. The juftification of believers, under the Old Teftament, was, in all these refpects, one and the fame with the juftification of believers under the New Testa

ment r.

r Gal, 3.9, 13, 14. Rom. 4. 22, 23, 24. Heb. 13,8.

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CHAP. XII.

Of Adoption.

LL thofe that are juftified, God vouchfafeth, in, and for his only Son Jefus Chrift, to make partakers of the grace of adoption a; by which they are ta

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a Eph. 1.5 Gal. 4. 4, 5.

ken

them c;

ken into the number, and enjoy the liberties and privileges of the children ofGod b, have his name put upon receive the Spirit of adoption d, have access to the throne of grace with boldness se, are enabled to Abba, Father f; are pitied g, protected 6, provided for i, chaftned by him as by a father k; yet never caft off /, but sealed to the day of redemption, and inherit the promifes n, as heirs of everlasting falvation o. b Rom, 8. 17. John 1, 12. c Jer. 14. 9. 2 Cor. 6. 18. Rev. 3. 12. d Rom. 8. 15. e Eph. 3.12. Rom. 5. 2. f Gal. 6. g Pfal. b Prov. 14. 26. Mat. 6. 30, 32. 103. 13. Pet. 5. 7. k Heb. 12. 6. / Lam. 3. 31. m Eph. 430. Heb, 6. 12. 01 Pet. 1. 3, 4. Heb. 1. 14.

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CHA P. XIII.

Of Sanctification.

HEY who are effectually called, and regenerated, Thaving a new heart, and a new spirit created in them; are further fanctified really and perfonally, thro' the vertue of Chrift's death and refurrection a, by his word and Spirit dwelling in them b; the dominion of the the whole body of fin is deftroyed c, and the feveral lufts thereof are more and more weakned and mortified d; and they more and more quickned and ftrengthned in all faving graces e, to the practice of true holinefs, without which no man fhall fee the Lord f. a 1 Cor. 6. 11. A 11. Acts 20. 32. Phil. 3. 10. Rom. 6. 5, 6 1. 1311. Epl. 6. b John 17. 17. Eph. 5. 26. 2 Theff. 2. 13. c Rom. 6, 14 d Gal, 5. 24. Rom. 8. 13. Col. 1. 3. 16, 17, 18, 19. f 2 Cor. 7. 1. Heb. 12. 14. II. This fanctification is throughout, in the whole g; yet imperfect in this life there abideth ftill

man

g1 Theff. 5. 23.

fome

293 fome remnants of corruption in every parth; whence arifeth a continual and irreconcileable war, the flesh Jufting against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh i.

h1 John 1. 10. Rom. 7. 18, 23. Phil. 3. 12. i Gal. 5. 17. 1 Pet. 2. II.

III. In which war, although the remaining corruption, for a time, may much prevail k; yet, through the continual fupply of ftrength from the fanctifying Spi-. rit of Chrift, the regenerate part doth overcome/; and fo, the faints grow in grace m, perfecting holiness in the fear of God n.

k Rom. 7. 23. Rom. 6. 14. 1 John 5. 4. Eph. 4. 15, 16. m 2 Pet. 3. 18. 2 Cor. 3. 18. n 2 Cor. 7. I.

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CHA P. XIV.

Of Saving Faith.

HE grace of faith, whereby the elect are enabled to believe to t the faving of their fouls a, is the work of the Spirit of Chrift in their hearts b; and is ordinarily wrought by the ministry of the word c; by which alfo, and by the adminiftration of the facraments and prayer, it is increafed and ftrengthened d.

a Heb. 10. 39. b 2 Cor. 4 13. E Eph. 1..17, 18, 19, Eph. 2. 8. c Rom. 10. 14, 17. d 1 Pet. 2. 2. Acts 20. 32. Rom. 4. 11. Luke 17.5. Rom. 1. 16, 17.

II. By this faith, a Chriftian believeth to be true, whatfoever is revealed in in the word, for the authority of God himself speaking therein e; and acteth differently upon that which each particular paffage thereof containeth, yielding obedience, to the commands f, trembling at the threatnings g, and embracing the promifes

of

T 3 e John 4421 Theff. 2. 13. 1 John 5. 10. Acts 24. 14. f Rom. 16. g Ifa. 66. 2.

294 hallar The Confeffion of Faith.

Chap. 15. of God for this life, and that which is to come h. But this the principal acts of faving faith, are, accepting, receiving, and refting upon Chrift alone for juftification, fanctification, and eternal life, by vertue of the cove nant of grace is

1b Heb. 11. 13. 1 Tim. 4. 8. i John 1. 12. Acts 16. 31. Gal, 2, 29, Acts 15, 11.

III. This faith is different in degrees, weak, or ftrong k; may be often and many ways affailed, and weakned, but gets the victory 1, growing up in many the attainment of a full affurance through Chrift m; both the author and finisher of our faith k Heb, 5. 12 Rom. 4. 19, 20. Mat. 6. Mat, 14. 8. 10, / Luke 22, 31, 32. Eph, 6. 16, 1 John 5, 4, 5. m Heb. 6. 11, 12. Heb. 10. 22. Col. 2, 2. n Heb. 12. 2

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Suro dhond of Repentance unto Life.

EPENTANCE unto life is an evangelical grace a, RE the doctrine whereof is to be preached by every minifter of the gospel, a well as that of faith in Chrift b 10. Acts 11. 18. b Luke 24. 47. Mark

a Zech.

15: Acts 20. 21.

II. By it, a finner, out of the fight and fenfe, not only of the danger, but alfo of the filthinefs and odioufnels of his fins, as contrary to the holy nature, and righteous law of God; and, upon the apprehenfion of his mercy in Chrift to fuch as are penitent, fo grieves for, and hates his fins, as to turn from them all unto God c, purpofing and endeavouring to walk with him III, in all the ways of his commandments d.

▸ Ezek. 18. 30, 31. Ezek. 36. 31. Isa. 30. 22. Pfal. 51. 4. Jer. 31. 18, 19. Joel 2. 12, 13. Amos 5. 150 Pfal. 119. 128. 2 Cor. 7. 11. d Pfal. 119. 6, 59, 106. Luke 1. 6. 2 Kings 23. 25.1

III. Although repentance be not to be refted in, as any fatisfaction for fin, or any cause of the pardon thereofe, which is the act of God's free grace in Chrift f; yet is it of fuch neceffity to all finners, that none may expect pardon without it ge

e Ezek. 36. 31, 32. Ezék. 16. 61, 62, 63. ƒ Hef. 14. 2, 4. Rom. 3. 24. Eph. 1. 7. g Luke 13. 3, 5. Acts 17.30, 31.

IV. As there is no fin so small, but it deserves damnation ; fo there is no fin fo great, that it can bring damnation upon those who truly repent

h Rom. 6. 23. Rom. 5. 12. Mat. 12. 36. i Ifa. 55. 7. Rom. 8. 1. Ifa. 1. 16, 18.

V. Men ought not to content themselves with a ge. repentance, , but it is every man's duty to endea. vour to repent of his particular fins, particularly k. k Pfal. 19. 13. Luke 19. 8. 1 Tim. 1. 13, 15.

VI. As every man is bound to make private confeffion of his fins to God, praying for the pardon thereof; upon which, and the forfaking of them, he fhall find mercy m fo he that fcandalizeth his brother, or the church of Chrift, ought to be willing, by a private or public confeffion, and forrow for his fin, to declare to who his repentance, to thofe that are offended #, thereupon to be reconciled to him, and in love to receive him o.

arc

Pfal. 51. 4, 5, 7, 9, 14. Pfal. 32. 5, 6. m Prov. 28, 13. 1 John 1. 9. n James 5. 16. Luke 17. 3, 4. Jofh. 7. 19. Pfal. 51. throughout. a 2 Cor. 2.8.

OOD works are only fuch as God hath commandIed in his holy word a; and not fuch as, without T4

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Micah 6. 8. Rom. 12. 2, Heb.

the