A sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Mary Alston, wife to Joseph Alston Esq; who dyed, Jan. 25. and was interred at Chelsey, Feb. 7. 1670. By Adam Littleton, D.D. Recton of Chelsey.
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             A sermon preached at the funeral of Mrs. Mary Alston, wife to Joseph Alston Esq; who dyed, Jan. 25. and was interred at Chelsey, Feb. 7. 1670. By Adam Littleton, D.D. Recton of Chelsey.
             Littleton, Adam, 1627-1694.
          
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           A
           SERMON
           Preached
           at
           the
           Funeral
           OF
           Mrs.
           
             MARY
             ALSTON
          
           ,
           Wife
           to
           
             JOSEPH
             ALSTON
          
           
             Esq
          
           Who
           Dyed
           ,
           Jan.
           25.
           and
           was
           Interred
           at
           Chelsey
           ,
           Feb.
           7.
           1670.
           
        
         
           By
           
             ADAM
             LITTLETON
          
           ,
           D.
           D.
           Rector
           of
           Chelsey
        
         
           LONDON
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             John
             Macock
          
           .
           1671.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           
             
               Acts
               XIII
               .
               39.
               
            
             
               And
               by
               him
               all
               that
               believe
               are
               justified
               from
               all
               things
               ,
               from
               which
               ye
               could
               not
               be
               justified
               by
               the
               Law
               of
               Moses
               .
            
          
        
         
           THE
           Subject
           ,
           I
           have
           ,
           by
           appointment
           ,
           undertaken
           to
           treat
           of
           ,
           may
           peradventure
           ,
           to
           some
           at
           first
           proposal
           ,
           not
           seem
           altogether
           so
           proper
           and
           suitable
           to
           our
           present
           occasion
           .
           Yet
           when
           ye
           well
           consider
           the
           purport
           of
           the
           words
           I
           have
           now
           read
           to
           you
           ,
           that
           Faith
           is
           the
           great
           instrument
           and
           advantage
           of
           a
           Christians
           life
           ;
           for
           
             the
             just
             shall
             live
             by
             his
             faith
          
           :
           and
           that
           Justification
           or
           forgiveness
           of
           sins
           is
           the
           main
           comfort
           ,
           any
           Christian
           can
           have
           at
           his
           death
           ;
           inasmuch
           as
           
             he
             that
             believes
             ,
             shall
             not
             die
             for
             ever
             ,
             and
             though
             he
             die
             ,
             yet
             shall
             he
             live
          
           ;
           and
           over
           and
           above
           ,
           that
           the
           Gospel-state
           affords
           us
           Christians
           that
           help
           
           towards
           these
           ends
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Jewish
             oeconomy
          
           could
           not
           do
           to
           them
           :
           ye
           must
           acknowledge
           with
           me
           ,
           there
           cannot
           be
           a
           more
           effectual
           Exhortation
           for
           us
           that
           survive
           ,
           then
           that
           of
           Faith
           ;
           nor
           a
           fuller
           Consolation
           over
           our
           deceased
           Friends
           ,
           then
           that
           of
           being
           justified
           ;
           whereby
           at
           our
           departure
           hence
           we
           have
           a
           prospect
           of
           ensuing
           bliss
           in
           the
           other
           world
           ,
           by
           being
           assured
           through
           faith
           in
           Christ
           ,
           of
           pardon
           and
           acceptance
           ,
           and
           of
           escaping
           the
           wrath
           to
           come
           .
           This
           justifying
           faith
           ,
           I
           say
           ,
           is
           the
           ground
           of
           all
           a
           Christians
           present
           duties
           here
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           future
           expectations
           hereafter
           in
           the
           next
           .
           This
           it
           was
           made
           the
           Apostle
           say
           ,
           
             To
             me
             to
             live
             is
             Christ
             ,
             and
             to
             die
             is
             gain
          
           :
           a
           Motto
           which
           every
           Christian
           may
           bear
           upon
           his
           Scutcheon
           ,
           and
           inscribe
           upon
           the
           shield
           of
           his
           faith
           .
           For
           
             by
             Christ
             all
             that
             believe
             are
             justified
             from
             all
             things
             ,
          
           &c.
           
        
         
           S.
           Paul
           being
           in
           a
           Synagogue
           of
           the
           Jews
           at
           Antioch
           in
           Pisidia
           on
           the
           Sabbath
           day
           ,
           after
           the
           reading
           of
           the
           Lessons
           ,
           out
           of
           the
           Law
           one
           ,
           and
           the
           other
           out
           of
           the
           Prophets
           ,
           as
           their
           custom
           was
           ;
           being
           desired
           by
           the
           Rulers
           of
           
           the
           Synagogue
           ,
           the
           chief
           of
           the
           Assembly
           ,
           to
           speak
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           any
           thing
           to
           say
           for
           the
           instruction
           of
           the
           people
           ,
           takes
           occasion
           ,
           after
           he
           had
           given
           them
           a
           brief
           historical
           account
           of
           the
           Israelitish
           Common-wealth
           down
           to
           David
           ,
           to
           preach
           unto
           them
           Jesus
           ,
           and
           to
           assert
           his
           Messiaship
           ,
        
         
           By
           his
           lineal
           descent
           from
           that
           King
           David
           ,
           according
           to
           promise
           ,
           vers
           .
           23.
           
        
         
           By
           the
           Testimony
           of
           John
           his
           fore-runner
           ,
           vers
           .
           25.
           
        
         
           By
           the
           Completion
           of
           Prophecies
           in
           his
           
             Passion
             ,
             Crucifixion
             ,
             Death
          
           ,
           and
           
             Burial
             ,
             vers
          
           .
           27
           ,
           &c.
           
        
         
           And
           lasty
           ,
           and
           most
           especially
           ,
           by
           his
           miraculous
           Resurrection
           ,
           whereof
           there
           were
           many
           witnesses
           still
           alive
           ,
           vers
           .
           30
           ,
           31
           And
           that
           accordingly
           as
           David
           himself
           had
           foretold
           in
           his
           Book
           of
           Psalms
           ,
           particularly
           in
           the
           sixteenth
           ,
           where
           he
           says
           ,
           
             Thou
             shalt
             not
             suffer
             thy
             holy
             One
             to
             see
             corruption
          
           ;
           which
           words
           in
           the
           36.
           v.
           he
           says
           ,
           as
           S.
           Peter
           had
           observed
           before
           in
           his
           first
           Sermon
           ,
           Acts
           2.
           could
           not
           be
           meant
           of
           Davids
           own
           person
           ,
           who
           having
           served
           his
           generation
           ,
           died
           as
           other
           
           men
           do
           ,
           and
           never
           rose
           out
           of
           that
           sepulcher
           he
           was
           laid
           in
           ;
           his
           body
           having
           long
           since
           moulderd
           into
           dust
           ,
           and
           his
           monument
           remaining
           still
           among
           them
           till
           that
           day
           .
           And
           now
           from
           all
           these
           Arguments
           he
           draws
           this
           Conclusion
           in
           this
           and
           the
           verse
           immediately
           foregoing
           .
           
             Be
             it
             known
             unto
             you
             therefore
             ,
             men
             and
             brethren
             ,
             that
             through
             this
             man
             is
             preached
             unto
             you
             forgiveness
             of
             sins
             .
             And
             by
             him
             all
             that
             believe
             ,
          
           &c.
           and
           then
           last
           of
           all
           he
           pursues
           and
           drives
           home
           this
           Doctrine
           with
           a
           vehement
           Application
           ,
           in
           the
           
             two
             next
             verses
          
           ,
           forewarning
           them
           to
           take
           heed
           of
           rejecting
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           as
           we
           find
           they
           did
           on
           the
           next
           Sabbath-day
           ,
           vers
           .
           46.
           when
           upon
           the
           untoward
           and
           unworthy
           carriage
           of
           the
           Jews
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           disclaims
           them
           ,
           and
           turns
           to
           the
           Gentiles
           .
        
         
           Thus
           have
           I
           given
           you
           a
           short
           Analysis
           ,
           and
           Survey
           of
           the
           Apostles
           whole
           discourse
           ,
           the
           sense
           and
           main
           design
           whereof
           lies
           in
           the
           Text
           ,
           that
           
             Jesus
             Christ
          
           was
           the
           expected
           Messias
           ,
           the
           Saviour
           of
           the
           world
           ,
           by
           whom
           and
           by
           him
           alone
           Justification
           through
           Faith
           in
           him
           ,
           and
           forgiveness
           of
           sins
           ,
           which
           is
           the
           
           proper
           notion
           and
           importance
           of
           salvation
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           obtained
           .
        
         
           This
           Doctrine
           of
           Justification
           by
           faith
           in
           Christ
           is
           set
           down
           here
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           Affirmatively
           ,
           
             in
             Thesi
             ,
             By
             him
             all
             that
             believe
             are
             justified
             from
             all
             things
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           Negatively
           ,
           
             per
             Antithesin
          
           ,
           in
           opposition
           to
           Mosaical
           observances
           ;
           
             from
             which
             ye
             could
             not
             be
             justified
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             Moses
             .
          
        
         
           In
           the
           Affirmative
           part
           we
           have
        
         
           1.
           
           A
           great
           Priviledge
           ,
           or
           the
           Benefit
           it self
           ,
           wherein
           Gods
           favour
           and
           mans
           happiness
           doth
           mainly
           consist
           ;
           and
           that
           's
           Justification
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           The
           Ground
           of
           it
           ;
           Christ.
           What
           by
           his
           Merit
           ;
           't
           is
           
             in
             him
          
           ,
           for
           his
           sake
           ,
           and
           through
           his
           satisfaction
           ,
           we
           are
           justified
           .
           What
           by
           his
           Spirit
           ;
           't
           is
           
             by
             him
          
           ,
           by
           his
           vertue
           and
           efficacy
           working
           in
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           justified
           .
        
         
           3.
           
           The
           Condition
           or
           Qualification
           ,
           which
           makes
           us
           capable
           of
           it
           ,
           or
           ,
           as
           some
           love
           rather
           to
           term
           it
           ;
           the
           Instrument
           by
           which
           't
           is
           applied
           and
           made
           ours
           ;
           and
           that
           's
           
             faith
             .
             They
             that
             believe
             are
             justified
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           The
           Extent
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           latitude
           it
           bears
           .
           And
           that
           twofold
           .
        
         
         
           1.
           
           As
           to
           its
           
             Subject
             ,
             in
             quo
             ,
             viz.
          
           the
           persons
           justified
           ;
           
             all
             that
             believe
          
           ,
           or
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           ,
           
             every
             one
             that
             believes
             is
             justified
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           to
           its
           
             Object
             ,
             circa
             quod
          
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           the
           things
           from
           which
           Justification
           is
           to
           free
           and
           release
           Believers
           .
           And
           that
           is
           
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
          
           
             from
             all
             things
          
           ,
           from
           all
           charge
           and
           incumbrance
           ,
           from
           all
           damages
           and
           inconveniences
           ,
           which
           otherwise
           might
           upon
           strict
           rules
           of
           Justice
           befal
           them
           .
        
         
           In
           the
           Negative
           part
           is
           expressed
           the
           weakness
           and
           insufficience
           of
           the
           
             Mosaical
             Dispensation
          
           for
           the
           attaining
           this
           Righteousness
           ,
           which
           is
           to
           be
           had
           only
           by
           Christ
           ;
           that
           
             we
             could
             not
             be
             justified
             from
             those
             things
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             Moses
             .
          
        
         
           You
           see
           then
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           a
           large
           field
           of
           discourse
           before
           me
           ,
           were
           I
           ,
           which
           cannot
           well
           be
           expected
           from
           me
           in
           these
           straights
           of
           time
           ,
           at
           large
           to
           speak
           of
           Justification
           ,
           of
           
             Christs
             Satisfaction
          
           ,
           of
           Faith
           in
           Christ
           ,
           of
           the
           
             legal
             Administration
          
           ,
           which
           are
           so
           many
           
             common
             places
          
           of
           Divinity
           ,
           and
           would
           each
           of
           them
           require
           a
           Volume
           to
           be
           treated
           of
           in
           their
           full
           importance
           .
           It
           will
           be
           enough
           that
           
           I
           briefly
           touch
           at
           each
           particular
           head
           severally
           ,
           and
           so
           as
           may
           be
           most
           agreeable
           to
           the
           purpose
           of
           our
           present
           meeting
           ,
           to
           the
           Instruction
           and
           Comfort
           of
           the
           Hearers
           .
        
         
           And
           I
           shall
           take
           this
           Method
           ,
           first
           to
           shew
           ,
           what
           is
           meant
           by
           Justification
           ,
           or
           by
           being
           justified
           .
           Next
           to
           prove
           the
           insufficience
           of
           
             Moses
             his
             Law
          
           ,
           and
           its
           inability
           of
           justifying
           the
           observers
           of
           it
           :
           and
           then
           in
           the
           last
           place
           to
           make
           out
           how
           we
           are
           justified
           
             by
             Christ
          
           ,
           and
           that
           through
           Faith
           in
           him
           .
           For
           so
           the
           words
           stand
           in
           the
           Greek
           ,
           in
           this
           order
           I
           have
           here
           set
           them
           in
           ;
           
             From
             all
             things
             from
             which
             ye
             could
             not
             be
             justified
             by
             ,
          
           or
           
             in
             the
             Law
             of
             Moses
             ,
             by
             ,
          
           or
           
             in
             him
          
           ,
           namely
           ,
           in
           
             Christ
             ,
             every
             one
             that
             believeth
             is
             justified
             .
          
        
         
           First
           then
           what
           Justification
           is
           .
           To
           be
           justified
           is
           to
           be
           accounted
           and
           lookt
           upon
           as
           righteous
           and
           perfectly
           just
           in
           the
           sight
           of
           Good
           ,
           our
           Law-giver
           and
           our
           Judge
           ;
           and
           thereupon
           to
           be
           absolutely
           discharged
           and
           acquitted
           according
           to
           the
           tenour
           of
           the
           Law
           by
           the
           Sentence
           of
           the
           Judge
           from
           all
           the
           penalties
           that
           were
           to
           be
           inflicted
           upon
           the
           transgressors
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           for
           that
           our
           
           Righteousness
           to
           be
           accepted
           of
           God
           in
           our
           persons
           and
           performances
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           end
           to
           be
           eternally
           rewarded
           .
           And
           this
           all
           grounded
           upon
           the
           nature
           and
           sanction
           of
           a
           Law
           ,
           which
           as
           it
           proposes
           Commands
           and
           Rules
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           so
           is
           ratified
           with
           Promises
           on
           one
           hand
           of
           reward
           to
           the
           obedient
           ,
           and
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           with
           Threats
           of
           punishment
           to
           those
           that
           shall
           be
           found
           guilty
           of
           the
           breach
           of
           it
           .
           Now
           this
           Justification
           ,
           had
           the
           
             Covenant
             of
             Nature
          
           stood
           ,
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Moses
          
           continued
           in
           force
           ;
           must
           have
           been
           made
           out
           by
           our
           own
           personal
           exact
           obedience
           to
           every
           tittle
           of
           our
           obligations
           :
           for
           this
           was
           the
           tenour
           of
           that
           Law.
           
             Do
             this
             and
             live
          
           ,
           and
           
             Cursed
             be
             every
             one
             that
             continueth
             not
             in
             all
             the
             words
             of
             the
             Law
             to
             do
             them
          
           :
           and
           this
           is
           that
           is
           called
           legal
           Righteousness
           .
           But
           in
           Christ
           ,
           under
           the
           
             Covenant
             of
             Grace
          
           ,
           which
           was
           substituted
           in
           the
           room
           and
           stead
           of
           that
           other
           ,
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Faith
          
           has
           altered
           the
           terms
           ,
           thus
           ;
           
             He
             that
             believes
             ,
             shall
             be
             saved
          
           ;
           and
           
             He
             that
             believeth
             not
             ,
             shall
             be
             condemned
             .
          
           So
           that
           now
           faith
           in
           Christ
           and
           sincerity
           of
           obedience
           ,
           (
           for
           there
           are
           Commands
           
           too
           as
           well
           as
           Promises
           ,
           and
           Threats
           even
           in
           this
           Law
           of
           Faith
           )
           is
           that
           we
           call
           
             Evangelical
             Righteousness
          
           ;
           whereby
           we
           are
           through
           that
           satisfaction
           ,
           Christ
           as
           our
           surety
           hath
           by
           his
           active
           and
           passive
           obedience
           wrought
           for
           us
           ,
           which
           through
           Faith
           in
           him
           is
           imputed
           unto
           us
           for
           Righteousness
           ,
           justified
           by
           him
           ,
           to
           the
           forgiveness
           of
           our
           sins
           ,
           to
           the
           acceptation
           of
           our
           persons
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           reward
           of
           our
           services
           .
           Again
           this
           Justification
           is
           indeed
           attained
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           being
           laid
           hold
           on
           by
           Faith
           ,
           evidenced
           by
           our
           obedience
           ,
           and
           sealed
           to
           every
           particular
           Believers
           conscience
           by
           the
           
             Spirit
             of
             Promise
          
           :
           but
           in
           the
           next
           life
           will
           be
           declared
           in
           open
           Court
           at
           the
           general
           Assizes
           of
           all
           Mankind
           at
           the
           last
           day
           ,
           so
           that
           the
           true
           Believer
           lives
           &
           dies
           in
           peace
           of
           conscience
           ,
           as
           having
           an
           assurance
           through
           Faith
           ,
           that
           Christ
           by
           his
           death
           has
           satisfied
           for
           his
           sins
           ,
           and
           purchased
           for
           him
           everlasting
           life
           .
           For
           so
           we
           find
           Justification
           explained
           in
           this
           very
           Chapter
           ,
           by
           comparing
           the
           38.
           and
           26.
           verses
           with
           our
           Text.
           What
           he
           had
           said
           there
           ,
           
             to
             you
             is
             the
             word
             of
             this
             salvation
             sent
             ,
          
           repeating
           it
           here
           in
           other
           words
           .
           
             Through
             
             this
             man
             is
             preached
             unto
             you
             forgiveness
             of
             sins
             .
          
           So
           that
           to
           be
           justified
           is
           to
           have
           our
           sins
           forgiven
           ,
           and
           our
           souls
           saved
           .
        
         
           Having
           thus
           stated
           and
           distinguished
           Iustification
           ,
           we
           are
           now
           to
           remove
           the
           legal
           Righteousness
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           establish
           the
           Righteousness
           by
           Faith
           ,
           and
           to
           shew
           that
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Moses
          
           was
           unable
           and
           insufficient
           for
           the
           justifying
           of
           any
           one
           .
           Where
           first
           we
           are
           to
           premise
           an
           usual
           Distinction
           of
           that
           Law
           into
           
             Moral
             ,
             Ceremonial
          
           ,
           and
           Judicial
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Judicial
             Law
          
           was
           peculiar
           to
           the
           Jewish
           Common-wealth
           ,
           designed
           only
           for
           
             external
             polity
          
           ,
           and
           for
           the
           quiet
           and
           regular
           administration
           of
           the
           Civil
           State
           of
           that
           people
           ,
           nor
           has
           it
           any
           obligation
           upon
           any
           other
           people
           any
           further
           ,
           then
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           a
           body
           of
           Statutes
           appointed
           by
           God
           himself
           for
           the
           government
           of
           his
           own
           people
           ,
           it
           deserves
           our
           veneration
           ,
           and
           as
           far
           as
           the
           circumstances
           and
           customs
           of
           other
           Countries
           will
           admit
           ,
           an
           imitation
           .
        
         
           The
           
             Ceremonial
             Law
          
           was
           most
           properly
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Moses
          
           ,
           wherein
           were
           delivered
           the
           rules
           of
           Gods
           Worship
           ,
           which
           consisted
           of
           Purifications
           
           and
           Expiations
           ,
           and
           other
           
             Levitical
             Rites
          
           .
           That
           again
           obliged
           none
           but
           Jews
           ,
           and
           their
           Proselytes
           ,
           and
           was
           to
           have
           an
           end
           at
           the
           coming
           of
           Christ.
           
        
         
           The
           
             Moral
             Law
          
           was
           not
           so
           much
           the
           Law
           of
           Moses
           ,
           as
           the
           Law
           of
           Adam
           ,
           that
           which
           is
           written
           in
           every
           mans
           heart
           ,
           and
           was
           obligatory
           to
           all
           mankind
           before
           Moses
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           so
           to
           the
           end
           of
           the
           world
           ;
           such
           as
           are
           all
           the
           Precepts
           of
           the
           Decalogue
           .
           For
           though
           there
           be
           somewhat
           in
           them
           ceremonial
           ,
           to
           which
           none
           but
           Jews
           were
           obliged
           ,
           as
           in
           the
           fourth
           the
           strictness
           of
           the
           Sabbath-rest
           ,
           and
           the
           very
           day
           it self
           (
           for
           had
           it
           not
           been
           so
           ,
           it
           could
           not
           have
           been
           altered
           ;
           whatsoever
           is
           in
           its
           nature
           purely
           moral
           ,
           being
           of
           a
           perpetual
           as
           well
           as
           universal
           ,
           and
           of
           an
           indispensable
           obligation
           )
           I
           say
           ,
           notwithstanding
           somewhat
           of
           Ceremony
           intermixt
           ,
           the
           things
           themselves
           commanded
           or
           forbidden
           in
           those
           precepts
           are
           acknowledged
           and
           owned
           by
           the
           very
           light
           of
           Nature
           ;
           as
           that
           God
           should
           have
           a
           proportion
           of
           our
           time
           bestowed
           on
           his
           service
           ,
           which
           in
           equity
           could
           not
           be
           less
           then
           a
           seventh
           part
           .
           Beyond
           all
           this
           ,
           our
           
           Saviour
           himself
           tells
           us
           ,
           he
           came
           not
           to
           destroy
           this
           Law
           ,
           but
           to
           fulfil
           it
           in
           his
           own
           person
           ,
           and
           heighten
           its
           obligations
           upon
           us
           his
           followers
           .
           And
           it
           appears
           by
           circumstances
           here
           ,
           that
           the
           Apostle
           addressing
           his
           speech
           to
           the
           Jews
           might
           very
           likely
           mean
           only
           the
           Law
           of
           Ceremonies
           ,
           as
           possibly
           he
           does
           in
           his
           Epistle
           to
           the
           Galatians
           ,
           and
           other
           places
           by
           works
           of
           the
           Law
           intend
           mainly
           the
           Circumcision
           and
           other
           Rites
           and
           observances
           ,
           which
           some
           Converts
           of
           that
           Religion
           ,
           at
           the
           first
           propagation
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           mainly
           insisted
           on
           ,
           and
           mixed
           with
           their
           Christianity
           :
           a
           perswasion
           and
           practice
           ,
           which
           the
           Doctor
           of
           the
           Gentiles
           does
           every
           where
           upon
           all
           occasions
           as
           he
           meets
           with
           it
           ,
           endeavour
           to
           confute
           .
           Yet
           this
           Law
           also
           having
           been
           given
           by
           Moses
           in
           some
           sense
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           promulgation
           of
           it
           ,
           and
           the
           accommodating
           it
           to
           the
           use
           and
           interest
           of
           his
           Country-men
           ,
           I
           shall
           take
           it
           in
           too
           ,
           and
           make
           good
           ,
           that
           neither
           the
           observance
           of
           the
           Ceremonial
           Law
           ,
           which
           obliged
           the
           Jews
           ,
           could
           ;
           nor
           the
           performance
           of
           the
           Moral
           Law
           ,
           to
           which
           all
           men
           are
           obliged
           can
           or
           ever
           could
           justifie
           any
           man.
           And
           
           this
           according
           to
           that
           place
           ,
           
             The
             Law
             was
             given
             by
             Moses
             ;
             but
             Grace
             and
             Truth
             came
             by
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           where
           as
           Truth
           is
           opposed
           to
           Ceremony
           ,
           so
           Grace
           is
           to
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Nature
          
           .
        
         
           First
           the
           
             Ceremonial
             Law
          
           ,
           besides
           that
           it
           laboured
           under
           other
           disadvantages
           ,
           as
           that
           it
           was
           burdensom
           in
           its
           charge
           ,
           and
           in
           its
           attendance
           ;
           and
           it
           was
           obscure
           ,
           compared
           to
           Gospel
           light
           ,
           as
           being
           but
           
             the
             shadow
             of
             good
             things
             to
             come
          
           ;
           it
           was
           in
           its
           very
           constitution
           imperfect
           and
           impotent
           ,
           and
           that
           in
           two
           respects
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           It
           was
           not
           commensurate
           to
           the
           necessities
           of
           all
           mankind
           ;
           that
           Levitical
           service
           having
           been
           prescribed
           only
           ,
           and
           appropriated
           to
           the
           Jews
           ,
           as
           a
           characteristical
           mark
           of
           distinction
           betwixt
           them
           and
           other
           Nations
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           It
           was
           not
           adequate
           to
           its
           end
           ;
           which
           was
           the
           expiation
           of
           guilt
           ,
           the
           atonement
           of
           wrath
           ,
           and
           propitiation
           for
           sins
           .
           For
           
             it
             was
             not
             possible
             that
             the
             blood
             of
             bulls
             and
             goats
             should
             take
             away
             sins
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Apostle
           argues
           ,
           Heb.
           10.4
           .
           Wherefore
           
             the
             Law
          
           ,
           as
           he
           says
           there
           ,
           
             could
             not
             by
             those
             Sacrifices
          
           ,
           which
           were
           fain
           to
           be
           continually
           repeated
           ,
           
             make
             the
             comers
             
             thereunto
             perfect
             .
          
           For
           indeed
           what
           proportion
           was
           there
           betwixt
           those
           mean
           oblations
           and
           the
           ransom
           and
           price
           of
           souls
           ?
           For
           the
           Verdict
           of
           the
           Law
           was
           ,
           that
           
             the
             soul
             that
             sins
             shall
             die
             .
          
           What
           amends
           then
           could
           the
           death
           of
           a
           poor
           beast
           make
           for
           the
           transgression
           of
           its
           owner
           ?
           or
           how
           could
           those
           sorry
           acknowledgments
           reconcile
           Divine
           Justice
           ?
           Which
           made
           the
           Prophet
           Micah
           cry
           out
           ,
           VI.
           7.
           
           
             Wherewith
             shall
             I
             come
             before
             the
             Lord
             ?
             Shall
             I
             come
             before
             him
             with
             burnt
             offerings
             ,
             with
             calves
             of
             a
             year
             old
             ?
             Will
             the
             Lord
             be
             pleased
             with
             thousands
             of
             rams
             ,
             or
             with
             ten
             thousands
             of
             rivers
             of
             oyl
             ?
             Shall
             I
             give
             my
             first-born
             for
             my
             transgression
             ,
             the
             fruit
             of
             my
             body
             for
             the
             sin
             of
             my
             soul
          
           ?
           No
           ,
           this
           would
           have
           been
           no
           compensation
           .
           It
           cost
           more
           to
           redeem
           souls
           then
           so
           .
        
         
           But
           ,
           you
           'l
           say
           ,
           if
           it
           be
           so
           ,
           what
           use
           was
           there
           then
           of
           those
           Ceremonies
           and
           Sacrifices
           ?
           Was
           no
           one
           justified
           under
           that
           Law
           ,
           no
           Righteousness
           to
           be
           had
           by
           that
           Dispensation
           ?
           Yes
           ,
           but
           't
           was
           the
           righteousness
           of
           Faith
           then
           too
           ,
           and
           those
           that
           were
           ,
           were
           justified
           by
           Christ
           ,
           who
           was
           represented
           and
           typified
           in
           
           those
           
             legal
             Rites
          
           :
           for
           it
           was
           the
           immaculate
           Lamb
           that
           virtuated
           all
           those
           Oblations
           ,
           and
           the
           whole
           Pedagogie
           of
           that
           Law
           had
           its
           effect
           and
           consummation
           in
           him
           .
           Wherefore
           it
           was
           to
           be
           but
           of
           a
           temporary
           date
           ,
           and
           as
           it
           pointed
           to
           him
           ,
           so
           it
           was
           to
           end
           in
           him
           .
        
         
           Nor
           was
           the
           Ceremonial
           Law
           only
           imperfect
           ,
           but
           the
           Moral
           is
           so
           too
           ,
           that
           which
           has
           a
           natural
           obligation
           upon
           all
           men
           .
           The
           inability
           of
           this
           Law
           ,
           as
           to
           Justification
           ,
           is
           partly
           from
           our
           weakness
           ,
           partly
           from
           its
           own
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           We
           are
           naturally
           unable
           to
           perform
           it
           in
           an
           exact
           obedience
           :
           and
           though
           some
           Hereticks
           are
           bold
           to
           say
           ,
           that
           a
           man
           may
           by
           the
           strength
           of
           Nature
           satisfie
           all
           the
           demands
           of
           that
           Law
           we
           are
           by
           nature
           obliged
           to
           ;
           a
           Doctrine
           which
           modest
           Philosophers
           amongst
           Heathens
           disclaim
           ;
           as
           appears
           by
           the
           
             body
             of
             death
          
           ,
           the
           blessed
           Apostle
           complains
           of
           ,
           and
           other
           passages
           in
           him
           ,
           taken
           out
           of
           the
           Writings
           of
           Plato
           .
           Yet
           supposing
           ,
           that
           there
           were
           no
           
             original
             corruption
          
           ,
           and
           that
           a
           man
           could
           lead
           a
           
             perfect
             life
          
           ;
           which
           are
           two
           things
           that
           are
           not
           to
           be
           supposed
           ;
           for
           what
           man
           ever
           was
           there
           beside
           the
           Son
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           was
           
           either
           born
           ,
           or
           lived
           without
           sin
           ?
           If
           he
           could
           make
           satisfaction
           ,
           where
           would
           be
           his
           merit
           ?
           Or
           how
           could
           he
           extend
           that
           satisfaction
           to
           the
           benefit
           of
           others
           ?
           But
           alas
           !
           Scripture
           tells
           us
           ,
           
             no
             man
             hath
             redeemed
             his
             own
             soul
          
           ;
           much
           less
           is
           he
           in
           a
           capacity
           to
           do
           it
           for
           another
           ,
           but
           must
           let
           that
           alone
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           As
           we
           are
           unable
           to
           go
           through
           what
           the
           Law
           requires
           ,
           so
           the
           Law
           also
           is
           unable
           to
           help
           us
           .
           It
           lays
           Rules
           indeed
           before
           us
           ,
           and
           Obligations
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           convinces
           us
           sufficiently
           of
           the
           Duty
           we
           owe
           ;
           but
           furnishes
           us
           with
           no
           strength
           for
           the
           performance
           of
           it
           .
           
             I
             had
             not
             known
             sin
          
           ,
           says
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             but
             for
             the
             Law
          
           ,
           no
           ,
           nor
           practised
           it
           neither
           .
           For
           (
           which
           shews
           the
           pravity
           as
           well
           as
           weakness
           of
           our
           nature
           )
           lust
           takes
           advantage
           from
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           breaks
           out
           with
           the
           more
           violence
           from
           under
           its
           restraints
           .
           Not
           but
           that
           the
           Law
           is
           in
           it self
           holy
           ,
           and
           just
           ,
           and
           perfect
           ,
           but
           sin
           finds
           occasion
           from
           the
           Law
           to
           be
           
             exceeding
             sinful
          
           .
           Wherefore
           he
           affirms
           elsewhere
           ,
           that
           as
           
             the
             sting
             of
             death
             is
             sin
             ,
          
           so
           
             the
             strength
             of
             sin
             is
             the
             Law
          
           ;
           from
           whence
           sin
           hath
           all
           its
           damning
           power
           ;
           since
           
           without
           the
           Law
           sin
           could
           not
           damn
           us
           ;
           for
           
             where
             there
             's
             no
             law
             ,
             there
             's
             no
             transgression
             .
          
           But
           what
           follows
           ?
           
             But
             thanks
             be
             to
             God
          
           ,
           says
           he
           ,
           
             which
             giveth
             us
             the
             victory
             through
             our
             Lord
             Jesus
             Christ
             ,
          
           and
           that
           's
           our
           third
           Consideration
           .
        
         
           That
           we
           are
           
             justified
             by
             Christ
          
           alone
           .
           What
           Moses
           could
           not
           do
           in
           his
           Law
           ,
           Christ
           has
           done
           in
           his
           .
           Grace
           has
           supplied
           the
           defects
           of
           Nature
           ;
           and
           what
           was
           wanting
           to
           Legal
           Righteousness
           ,
           is
           made
           up
           by
           the
           Evangelical
           .
           The
           Ceremonies
           ,
           as
           they
           were
           to
           have
           their
           period
           ,
           so
           were
           to
           have
           their
           completion
           too
           at
           the
           coming
           of
           Truth
           :
           and
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Works
          
           is
           not
           so
           much
           superseded
           ,
           as
           't
           is
           accomplished
           in
           its
           end
           ,
           by
           the
           
             Law
             of
             Faith
          
           ,
           which
           exserts
           it self
           ,
           though
           not
           in
           an
           exact
           ,
           as
           was
           then
           required
           ,
           yet
           in
           ,
           that
           ,
           which
           is
           now
           accepted
           ,
           a
           sincere
           obedience
           .
           Now
           this
           Justification
           I
           told
           you
           ,
           is
           had
           by
           Christ
           two
           ways
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           By
           imputation
           of
           his
           satisfaction
           and
           merit
           .
        
         
           2.
           
           By
           the
           influence
           and
           efficacy
           of
           his
           Spirit
           .
           I
           am
           sorry
           to
           find
           that
           some
           men
           among
           
           us
           take
           offence
           at
           these
           terms
           of
           
             imputed
             Righteousness
          
           ,
           and
           
             infused
             Grace
          
           ,
           as
           notions
           that
           do
           not
           so
           well
           square
           with
           
             Right
             (
             i.
             e.
          
           they
           mean
           their
           )
           reason
           .
           But
           as
           sure
           as
           our
           sins
           were
           imputed
           to
           Christ
           ,
           so
           really
           is
           his
           Righteousness
           imputed
           unto
           us
           :
           and
           as
           sure
           as
           we
           have
           no
           natural
           ability
           of
           our selves
           to
           any
           thing
           that
           good
           is
           ,
           so
           certain
           is
           it
           ,
           that
           we
           are
           to
           be
           influenced
           by
           Gods
           good
           Spirit
           ,
           infusing
           a
           principle
           of
           grace
           into
           us
           ,
           and
           accompanying
           that
           grace
           along
           with
           his
           assistances
           in
           its
           particular
           acts
           .
           Otherwise
           I
           am
           to
           seek
           which
           way
           we
           are
           to
           expect
           ,
           either
           to
           be
           justified
           ,
           or
           to
           be
           sanctified
           :
           for
           I
           hope
           they
           will
           not
           say
           our
           Justification
           or
           Sanctification
           is
           from
           our selves
           ,
           and
           so
           make
           men
           to
           become
           their
           own
           Saviours
           .
        
         
           1.
           
           We
           are
           justified
           by
           
             Christ
             ,
             per
             modum
             meriti
          
           ,
           as
           a
           meritorious
           cause
           ;
           by
           vertue
           of
           that
           satisfaction
           he
           has
           made
           for
           us
           .
           For
           the
           Father
           and
           the
           Son
           having
           in
           our
           behalf
           agreed
           upon
           a
           mutual
           Covenant
           and
           ingagement
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           believes
           ,
           should
           through
           Christ
           have
           forgiveness
           of
           his
           sins
           ,
           and
           be
           accepted
           in
           the
           well-beloved
           ;
           and
           Christ
           on
           his
           
           part
           having
           in
           his
           own
           person
           fulfilled
           the
           Law
           ,
           and
           fully
           answered
           all
           its
           demands
           ,
           and
           satisfied
           
             Divine
             Justice
          
           for
           us
           ;
           it
           now
           remains
           that
           God
           ,
           as
           he
           is
           faithful
           ,
           will
           forgive
           our
           sins
           ,
           if
           we
           be
           faithful
           ;
           and
           that
           he
           will
           in
           justice
           justifie
           us
           sinners
           by
           Faith
           in
           his
           Sons
           sufferings
           .
           For
           so
           he
           that
           knew
           no
           sin
           was
           made
           sin
           for
           us
           ,
           that
           we
           through
           his
           obedience
           might
           be
           made
           righteous
           .
           To
           this
           satisfaction
           of
           his
           ,
           which
           was
           of
           it self
           plenary
           ,
           the
           dignity
           and
           excellency
           of
           the
           person
           that
           undertook
           and
           performed
           for
           us
           ,
           has
           added
           that
           illustrious
           advantage
           ,
           that
           there
           has
           accrued
           a
           large
           stock
           of
           merit
           ,
           a
           purchase
           of
           life
           and
           glory
           for
           all
           Believers
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           of
           pardon
           and
           grace
           for
           true
           Penitents
           .
           Nor
           is
           it
           his
           merit
           alone
           ,
           for
           which
           we
           are
           justified
           .
           But
           ,
        
         
           2.
           
           We
           are
           justified
           by
           him
           
             per
             modum
             efficientiae
          
           too
           ,
           as
           an
           efficient
           cause
           ,
           by
           the
           working
           of
           his
           Spirit
           .
           And
           this
           was
           to
           ascertain
           his
           purchase
           and
           to
           apply
           his
           acquists
           :
           and
           therefore
           ,
           when
           he
           had
           finished
           the
           work
           of
           our
           Redemption
           he
           came
           into
           this
           lower
           world
           about
           ,
           he
           not
           only
           ascended
           himself
           
           into
           Heaven
           ,
           there
           to
           sit
           at
           the
           right
           hand
           of
           the
           Father
           ,
           and
           by
           continual
           intercessions
           to
           plead
           and
           make
           good
           his
           merits
           ;
           but
           did
           also
           send
           down
           the
           Spirit
           to
           keep
           residence
           here
           below
           ,
           &
           to
           perform
           the
           office
           of
           an
           Advocate
           and
           a
           Comforter
           ,
           and
           made
           him
           the
           great
           Trustee
           to
           issue
           out
           the
           revenues
           of
           his
           grace
           .
           Besides
           ,
           all
           things
           in
           him
           are
           gathered
           into
           one
           ,
           and
           there
           is
           that
           strict
           Vnion
           and
           intimate
           Communion
           betwixt
           Christ
           the
           Head
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           lively
           Members
           of
           that
           his
           
             mystical
             Body
          
           ,
           all
           true
           Believers
           ,
           that
           they
           and
           he
           are
           one
           ,
           
             as
             the
             Father
             and
             he
             are
             one
             .
          
           For
           he
           having
           espoused
           our
           nature
           as
           well
           as
           our
           quarrel
           ,
           the
           vertue
           of
           that
           
             hypostatical
             Vnion
          
           extends
           it self
           over
           all
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           very
           dust
           of
           the
           Faithful
           ,
           that
           sleep
           in
           their
           graves
           .
           From
           this
           close
           Vnion
           it
           follows
           ,
           that
           all
           Believers
           ,
           as
           being
           parts
           of
           himself
           ,
           are
           animated
           and
           acted
           by
           his
           Spirit
           effectually
           in
           several
           operations
           ;
           such
           as
           these
           are
           in
           the
           matter
           of
           Justification
           we
           are
           now
           upon
           :
           that
           by
           this
           Spirit
           of
           his
           ,
           the
           merits
           of
           Christ
           are
           applied
           to
           us
           ,
           and
           that
           our
           Consciences
           are
           sprinkled
           with
           his
           blood
           from
           dead
           
           works
           ,
           to
           the
           purging
           away
           of
           guilt
           ,
           that
           the
           pardon
           of
           our
           sins
           is
           assured
           and
           sealed
           to
           us
           ,
           that
           Faith
           is
           wrought
           in
           our
           hearts
           ,
           and
           that
           a
           sufficience
           of
           Grace
           is
           given
           in
           to
           us
           ,
           whereby
           we
           are
           inabled
           to
           every
           good
           work
           .
           And
           all
           this
           according
           to
           the
           Covenant
           ,
           by
           which
           he
           was
           to
           purchase
           not
           pardon
           only
           ,
           but
           grace
           also
           for
           us
           ,
           whereby
           we
           might
           be
           as
           discharged
           from
           the
           guilt
           ,
           so
           released
           from
           the
           slavery
           and
           dominion
           of
           sin
           ,
           if
           we
           rightly
           imploy
           our
           victorious
           Faith
           :
           which
           is
           the
           condition
           ,
           or
           ,
           if
           you
           will
           ,
           taking
           the
           word
           in
           a
           moral
           sense
           ,
           the
           Instrument
           of
           Justification
           .
        
         
           And
           this
           we
           are
           now
           to
           speak
           of
           ,
           and
           then
           conclude
           with
           the
           extent
           of
           it
           ,
           that
           't
           is
           
             all
             Believers
          
           are
           justified
           ,
           and
           they
           are
           justified
           
             from
             all
             things
          
           .
           And
           these
           two
           will
           make
           up
           our
           applicatory
           part
           ,
           the
           condition
           for
           our
           Instruction
           and
           Exhortation
           ,
           and
           the
           extent
           for
           a
           word
           of
           Comfort
           .
        
         
           Seeing
           then
           that
           Justification
           is
           so
           great
           an
           advantage
           and
           priviledge
           ,
           such
           a
           benefit
           and
           blessing
           ,
           as
           none
           is
           to
           be
           compared
           to
           it
           ,
           as
           that
           which
           sanctifies
           and
           sweetens
           all
           the
           injoyments
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           ascertains
           Gods
           favour
           
           and
           glorious
           hopes
           to
           us
           in
           the
           next
           :
           that
           which
           renders
           all
           conditions
           comfortable
           ,
           living
           or
           dying
           ;
           whereas
           without
           pardon
           of
           sins
           and
           peace
           of
           conscience
           ,
           let
           a
           mans
           outward
           fortunes
           be
           what
           they
           will
           ,
           the
           man
           is
           an
           utter
           stranger
           to
           true
           happiness
           ,
           whilst
           he
           is
           here
           ,
           and
           will
           be
           abandoned
           to
           a
           sad
           miserable
           estate
           to
           all
           eternity
           hereafter
           :
           and
           seeing
           that
           this
           Justfication
           is
           not
           to
           be
           had
           but
           by
           Christ
           alone
           ,
           who
           took
           upon
           him
           to
           be
           our
           surety
           ,
           and
           has
           done
           and
           suffered
           all
           that
           was
           necessary
           to
           be
           done
           and
           suffered
           for
           us
           in
           order
           to
           our
           salvation
           ,
           and
           has
           by
           his
           merit
           and
           satisfaction
           purchased
           for
           us
           pardon
           and
           grace
           whereby
           we
           may
           be
           saved
           ;
           and
           that
           the
           merit
           of
           his
           satisfaction
           can
           no
           other
           way
           be
           derived
           and
           conveyed
           to
           us
           but
           by
           Faith
           in
           him
           ,
           a
           reliance
           on
           his
           merit
           ,
           and
           an
           obedience
           to
           his
           Gospel
           ;
           and
           that
           without
           our
           faith
           Christ
           and
           his
           Gospel
           and
           Salvation
           it self
           can
           stand
           us
           in
           no
           stead
           ;
           and
           all
           the
           merits
           of
           his
           obedience
           and
           the
           benefits
           of
           his
           Passion
           ,
           and
           the
           dispensations
           of
           his
           Grace
           will
           signifie
           nothing
           ,
           be
           of
           none
           effect
           to
           us
           ,
           if
           we
           remain
           still
           in
           our
           unbelief
           ;
           let
           us
           be
           
           exhorted
           to
           have
           Faith
           in
           the
           
             holy
             Jesus
          
           ,
           to
           have
           recourse
           to
           him
           as
           to
           our
           Mediator
           and
           Advocate
           ,
           to
           imbrace
           him
           upon
           his
           own
           terms
           ,
           to
           nail
           our
           sins
           to
           his
           Cross
           ,
           to
           cast
           our
           burden
           upon
           him
           ,
           who
           is
           able
           to
           save
           to
           the
           utmost
           all
           that
           put
           their
           trust
           in
           him
           ,
           to
           shelter
           our selves
           in
           
             the
             clefts
             of
             that
             Rock
          
           the
           wounds
           of
           our
           dear
           Saviour
           ,
           and
           renouncing
           all
           other
           hopes
           with
           a
           holy
           confidence
           roll
           our selves
           upon
           his
           satisfaction
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           cloathed
           with
           the
           robes
           of
           his
           Righteousness
           ,
           and
           be
           found
           in
           him
           to
           the
           atoning
           of
           our
           offended
           God
           ,
           to
           the
           pacifying
           and
           purifying
           of
           our
           troubled
           and
           guilty
           consciences
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           escaping
           of
           
             indignation
             and
             wrath
             ,
             tribulation
             and
             anguish
             ,
          
           and
           everlasting
           burnings
           ,
           which
           attend
           those
           that
           through
           unbelief
           and
           impenitence
           live
           and
           die
           in
           their
           sins
           .
        
         
           But
           because
           Faith
           is
           a
           word
           of
           large
           and
           doubtful
           meaning
           in
           holy
           Writ
           ,
           let
           me
           also
           for
           your
           better
           instruction
           ,
           that
           no
           one
           may
           mistake
           himself
           ,
           lay
           before
           you
           some
           of
           the
           most
           ordinary
           acceptions
           of
           the
           word
           ,
           which
           yet
           do
           not
           come
           home
           to
           our
           purpose
           nor
           
           amount
           to
           a
           justifying
           Faith.
           
        
         
           Sometimes
           Faith
           is
           taken
           for
           
             an
             acknowledgment
             of
             Divine
             Truths
             revealed
             in
             Gods
             Word
             .
          
           And
           this
           though
           it
           be
           enough
           to
           denominate
           one
           Orthodox
           in
           his
           opinions
           ,
           and
           sound
           in
           his
           judgment
           ;
           yet
           if
           it
           be
           but
           Notional
           ,
           and
           hath
           no
           practical
           influence
           upon
           the
           heart
           and
           life
           ,
           is
           no
           right
           sound
           Faith
           ,
           by
           which
           a
           man
           shall
           be
           justified
           .
        
         
           Otherwhere
           it
           denotes
           
             a
             firm
             perswasion
             of
             mind
             ,
             that
             the
             thing
             he
             is
             taking
             in
             hand
             is
             lawful
             and
             fit
             to
             be
             done
             .
          
           In
           which
           sense
           the
           Apostles
           rule
           is
           to
           be
           understood
           ,
           that
           
             whatsoever
             is
             not
             of
             faith
             is
             sin
             .
          
           And
           this
           is
           very
           far
           from
           being
           a
           Faith
           that
           will
           justifie
           one
           before
           God
           or
           men
           .
           For
           some
           out
           of
           an
           
             erroneous
             conscience
          
           (
           which
           sure
           is
           no
           good
           conscence
           )
           may
           having
           a
           zeal
           not
           according
           to
           knowledge
           (
           as
           often
           has
           been
           done
           )
           think
           those
           things
           lawful
           ,
           which
           are
           quite
           contrary
           :
           such
           as
           our
           Saviour
           speaks
           of
           ,
           that
           will
           kill
           you
           ,
           and
           think
           they
           do
           God
           good
           service
           in
           so
           doing
           .
           And
           others
           when
           they
           have
           not
           a
           mind
           to
           do
           things
           that
           in
           their
           own
           nature
           are
           lawful
           ,
           and
           the
           command
           of
           a
           just
           Authority
           
           makes
           necessary
           to
           be
           done
           ,
           may
           pretend
           dissatisfaction
           of
           conscience
           for
           a
           colour
           of
           their
           disobedience
           .
        
         
           Another
           common
           acception
           ,
           to
           mention
           no
           more
           ,
           of
           Faith
           is
           to
           take
           it
           for
           
             a
             strong
             assurance
             of
             Gods
             peculiar
             love
             and
             favour
          
           to
           them
           
             in
             pardoning
             their
             sins
             and
             designing
             them
             for
             salvation
             .
          
           When
           perhaps
           they
           have
           no
           other
           reason
           for
           their
           so
           believing
           ,
           but
           that
           they
           are
           willing
           to
           believe
           so
           ,
           and
           have
           taken
           pains
           with
           themselves
           to
           perswade
           themselves
           into
           such
           a
           belief
           ,
           and
           make
           themselves
           believe
           they
           do
           believe
           :
           and
           this
           may
           be
           ,
           as
           it
           too
           too
           often
           proves
           a
           dangerous
           mistake
           ,
           by
           putting
           the
           name
           of
           Faith
           upon
           a
           fond
           over-weening
           conceit
           and
           a
           rash
           unreasonable
           presumption
           .
        
         
           Wherefore
           that
           thy
           Faith
           may
           not
           deceive
           thee
           ,
           take
           along
           with
           thee
           these
           three
           or
           four
           marks
           of
           tryal
           ,
           to
           examine
           it
           by
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           a
           right
           well-grounded
           Faith
           or
           no.
           
        
         
           1.
           
           
             A
             true
             Faith
             imbraces
             Christ
             in
             all
             the
             capacities
             of
             his
             mediatiorial
             office
             ;
             as
             King
             ,
             Priest
             ,
             and
             Prophet
             .
          
        
         
           2.
           
           
             It
             takes
             in
             the
             whole
             compass
             of
             Gospel-dispensations
             ;
             commands
             and
             threats
             as
             well
             as
             promises
             ;
             Sacraments
             and
             all
             other
             Ordinances
             alike
             .
          
        
         
         
           3.
           
           
             It
             ingages
             the
             whole
             man
             ,
             the
             assent
             of
             the
             understanding
             ,
             the
             compliance
             of
             the
             will
             ,
             the
             regularity
             of
             the
             affections
             ,
             and
             the
             composure
             of
             the
             outward
             behaviour
             .
          
        
         
           4.
           
           
             It
             always
             is
             accompanied
             with
             serious
             repentance
             for
             sin
             ,
             and
             a
             frank
             expression
             and
             exercise
             of
             charity
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             sense
             a
             man
             has
             of
             the
             love
             of
             God
             towards
             himself
             .
          
        
         
           Dost
           thou
           find
           then
           that
           by
           thy
           Faith
           thou
           ownest
           and
           acceptest
           thy
           Saviour
           all
           over
           in
           all
           his
           three
           Offices
           ?
           that
           thou
           art
           as
           content
           to
           submit
           to
           him
           as
           a
           Prophet
           to
           teach
           and
           instruct
           thee
           ,
           as
           a
           King
           to
           rule
           and
           govern
           thee
           ,
           as
           thou
           art
           glad
           to
           have
           him
           thy
           Priest
           to
           satisfie
           for
           thee
           and
           to
           bless
           thee
           ?
           Art
           thou
           willing
           to
           be
           saved
           his
           way
           ,
           and
           to
           conform
           to
           his
           Methods
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           ingage
           in
           
             working
             out
          
           thy
           own
           salvation
           ,
           and
           art
           thou
           convinced
           thou
           oughtest
           to
           do
           something
           for
           thy
           own
           sake
           ,
           something
           for
           his
           ,
           who
           has
           done
           so
           much
           for
           thine
           ?
           Has
           thy
           Faith
           an
           equal
           impartial
           respect
           to
           Christs
           Commands
           as
           to
           his
           Promises
           ?
           and
           dost
           thou
           take
           as
           much
           delight
           in
           the
           obedience
           of
           Faith
           ,
           as
           thou
           dost
           in
           its
           assurance
           ?
           Dost
           thou
           consider
           that
           though
           
           it
           be
           a
           
             Covenant
             of
             Grace
          
           ,
           thou
           standest
           under
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           a
           Covenant
           and
           tyes
           thee
           up
           to
           conditions
           ?
           and
           that
           though
           the
           Gospel
           be
           a
           
             Law
             of
             Liberty
          
           ,
           't
           is
           a
           Law
           still
           ,
           and
           that
           Christian
           liberty
           does
           not
           give
           thee
           a
           freedom
           from
           duty
           ,
           but
           from
           sin
           ,
           and
           is
           not
           to
           be
           used
           as
           a
           cloak
           of
           malice
           and
           licentiousness
           ?
           Hast
           thou
           an
           even
           regard
           to
           all
           the
           
             means
             of
             grace
          
           ,
           and
           a
           desire
           to
           profit
           by
           them
           all
           ,
           and
           not
           by
           a
           wanton
           preference
           of
           one
           Ordinance
           to
           another
           ,
           forfeit
           the
           benefit
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           ?
           Canst
           thou
           tell
           where
           to
           find
           thy
           Faith
           ,
           in
           what
           part
           of
           thee
           't
           is
           seated
           :
           does
           it
           swim
           as
           an
           empty
           Notion
           in
           thy
           head
           only
           ,
           or
           has
           it
           by
           serious
           resolutions
           sunk
           down
           into
           thy
           heart
           ,
           and
           thence
           flows
           into
           all
           thy
           outward
           parts
           ;
           to
           the
           government
           of
           thy
           thoughts
           and
           desires
           ,
           thy
           words
           and
           thy
           actions
           ?
           Dost
           thou
           use
           to
           call
           thy
           sins
           to
           account
           ,
           and
           thinking
           on
           them
           and
           thy
           Saviours
           sufferings
           togetber
           ,
           set
           open
           the
           sluces
           of
           grief
           ,
           and
           mourn
           over
           thy
           wounded
           conscience
           and
           thy
           crucified
           Jesus
           ?
           And
           lastly
           ,
           hast
           thou
           such
           a
           sense
           of
           Gods
           love
           to
           thee
           ,
           in
           the
           pardon
           of
           thy
           sins
           ,
           that
           thou
           canst
           freely
           forgive
           all
           offences
           done
           
           against
           thee
           ,
           and
           for
           his
           sake
           ,
           who
           for
           thine
           has
           not
           spared
           his
           Son
           ,
           cheerfully
           part
           with
           all
           thou
           hast
           and
           resign
           up
           all
           thy
           concerns
           into
           his
           hands
           for
           his
           uses
           ,
           when
           he
           calls
           for
           them
           ;
           and
           is
           thy
           Faith
           a
           
             Faith
             working
             by
             charity
          
           ,
           that
           puts
           forth
           vital
           acts
           ;
           and
           evidences
           and
           justifies
           it self
           by
           
             good
             works
          
           to
           be
           a
           living
           and
           a
           true
           Faith
           ?
           For
           though
           it
           be
           
             Faith
             alone
          
           that
           justifies
           ,
           yet
           't
           is
           no
           true
           Faith
           that
           is
           alone
           ;
           and
           as
           a
           man
           is
           not
           justified
           for
           his
           good
           works
           ,
           so
           no
           man
           must
           hope
           to
           be
           justified
           without
           them
           .
        
         
           If
           thy
           Faith
           be
           such
           a
           Faith
           ,
           as
           will
           abide
           this
           tryal
           ,
           and
           answer
           this
           description
           ,
           then
           't
           is
           a
           Faith
           thou
           mayst
           trust
           to
           ,
           and
           thou
           hast
           reason
           to
           believe
           thy self
           to
           be
           a
           Believer
           ,
           and
           God
           will
           improve
           and
           build
           up
           thy
           Faith
           to
           blessed
           assurances
           of
           pardon
           and
           peace
           ,
           of
           Grace
           and
           Glory
           .
        
         
           And
           then
           in
           the
           last
           place
           ,
           what
           Comfort
           will
           it
           be
           to
           be
           thus
           assured
           ,
           when
           thou
           canst
           apply
           the
           general
           Proposition
           to
           thy self
           ,
           which
           is
           that
           
             All
             that
             believe
             are
             justified
             .
             But
             believe
             .
             Therefore
             I
             am
             justified
             .
          
           If
           
             all
             Believers
          
           ,
           then
           thou
           ,
           Believer
           ,
           whoever
           thou
           art
           ;
           
           of
           
             whatsoever
             condition
          
           ,
           be
           thy
           worldly
           estate
           never
           so
           low
           ,
           thy
           outward
           circumstances
           never
           so
           contemptible
           ,
           thou
           hast
           an
           equal
           share
           and
           interest
           in
           
             Gods
             favour
          
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           merit
           of
           Christ
           with
           the
           best
           .
           Whatever
           thy
           
             former
             life
          
           hath
           been
           ,
           read
           with
           comfort
           that
           black
           list
           of
           the
           foulest
           sins
           ,
           1
           Cor.
           6.
           
           Idolaters
           ,
           Adulterers
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           
             and
             such
          
           ,
           the
           Apostle
           tells
           them
           ,
           
             were
             some
             of
             you
             ,
             but
          
           now
           
             are
             ye
             washed
          
           ,
           now
           
             are
             ye
             sanctified
          
           ,
           now
           
             are
             ye
             justified
          
           .
           Reflect
           with
           sorrow
           upon
           what
           thou
           
             hast
             been
          
           ,
           and
           with
           joy
           give
           God
           thanks
           for
           what
           thou
           art
           .
           And
           then
           
             how
             weak
             soever
          
           thy
           Faith
           at
           present
           be
           ,
           canst
           thou
           say
           ,
           
             Lord
             ,
             I
             believe
          
           ,
           that
           he
           may
           help
           thy
           unbelief
           ,
           and
           increase
           thy
           faith
           more
           and
           more
           ,
           till
           Faith
           it self
           shall
           be
           swallowed
           up
           into
           vision
           .
        
         
           This
           as
           to
           the
           extent
           of
           the
           subject
           ;
           nor
           has
           that
           of
           the
           object
           less
           of
           Consolation
           in
           it
           ,
           when
           a
           Believer
           considers
           that
           by
           his
           Faith
           he
           is
           justified
           and
           fully
           discharged
           
             from
             all
             things
          
           ,
           from
           all
           suits
           and
           evictions
           ,
           from
           all
           troubles
           and
           molestations
           ,
           from
           all
           dues
           and
           demands
           ,
           his
           surety
           having
           paid
           all
           for
           him
           .
           From
           the
           guilt
           of
           sin
           ,
           in
           that
           he
           that
           knew
           no
           sin
           ,
           
           was
           reckoned
           amongst
           transgressors
           ,
           and
           was
           made
           sin
           for
           him
           .
           From
           the
           punishment
           of
           sin
           ,
           Christ
           having
           offered
           up
           himself
           in
           Sacrifice
           once
           for
           all
           .
           As
           for
           the
           chastisements
           and
           light
           afflictions
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           as
           they
           are
           but
           momentany
           ,
           to
           they
           are
           attended
           with
           an
           
             eternal
             weight
             of
             glory
          
           .
           From
           the
           demands
           and
           sentence
           and
           curse
           of
           the
           Law
           ,
           his
           Redeemer
           having
           fulfilled
           all
           Righteousness
           for
           him
           ,
           and
           nailed
           the
           
             hand-writing
             of
             Ordinances
          
           ,
           which
           was
           against
           him
           ,
           to
           the
           Cross
           ,
           and
           undergone
           the
           Curse
           upon
           the
           tree
           .
           From
           the
           wrath
           of
           God
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Son
             of
             God
          
           his
           Mediator
           has
           atoned
           .
           From
           the
           horrors
           of
           a
           guilty
           conscience
           ,
           which
           the
           
             Lamb
             of
             God
          
           has
           sprinkled
           with
           his
           blood
           ,
           and
           his
           
             Prince
             of
             Peace
          
           has
           spoke
           peace
           to
           .
           From
           the
           
             terrors
             of
             death
          
           ,
           which
           the
           Captain
           of
           his
           Salvation
           has
           conquered
           by
           dying
           .
           From
           the
           
             accusations
             of
             the
             Devils
          
           ,
           whom
           the
           
             King
             of
             glory
          
           has
           triumphed
           over
           at
           his
           descent
           into
           Hell
           in
           their
           own
           Territories
           :
           and
           from
           
             everlasting
             damnation
          
           ,
           which
           his
           
             blessed
             Saviour
          
           the
           
             holy
             Jesus
          
           by
           his
           infinite
           satisfaction
           has
           bought
           off
           for
           him
           .
           And
           now
           what
           has
           this
           
             happy
             person
          
           to
           do
           in
           this
           
           world
           any
           longer
           ,
           having
           his
           debts
           paid
           ,
           his
           sins
           pardoned
           ,
           his
           God
           reconciled
           ,
           his
           Conscience
           quieted
           and
           assured
           ,
           his
           accusers
           silenced
           ,
           his
           enemies
           vanquished
           ,
           the
           Law
           satisfied
           ,
           and
           himself
           justified
           ,
           and
           his
           Saviour
           glorified
           ,
           and
           a
           Crown
           of
           immortality
           ,
           and
           a
           Robe
           of
           Righteousness
           prepared
           for
           him
           ;
           what
           has
           he
           to
           do
           here
           more
           ,
           then
           to
           get
           him
           up
           to
           the
           top
           of
           Pisgah
           ,
           and
           take
           a
           view
           of
           his
           heavenly
           Canaan
           ,
           to
           stand
           upon
           the
           confines
           of
           eternity
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           contemplation
           of
           those
           joys
           and
           glories
           despise
           and
           slight
           the
           vanities
           and
           troubles
           of
           this
           sinful
           and
           miserable
           world
           ,
           and
           to
           breathe
           after
           his
           better
           life
           ,
           and
           be
           preparing
           himself
           for
           his
           change
           ,
           when
           he
           shall
           be
           called
           off
           to
           weigh
           anchor
           and
           hoise
           sail
           for
           another
           world
           ,
           where
           he
           is
           to
           make
           discoveries
           of
           unutterable
           felicities
           ,
           and
           unconceivable
           pleasures
           ?
           O
           what
           a
           happy
           and
           blest
           condition
           is
           it
           to
           live
           or
           to
           die
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           such
           gracious
           deliverances
           and
           glorious
           assurances
           ;
           with
           this
           fastning
           consideration
           to
           boot
           ,
           that
           neither
           life
           nor
           death
           ,
           nor
           
             things
             present
          
           ,
           nor
           
             things
             to
             come
             ,
             nor
             any
             creature
             is
             able
             to
             separate
             him
             from
             the
             love
             of
             
             God
             ,
             which
             is
             in
             Jesus
             Christ
             his
             Lord
             ?
          
           Thus
           to
           live
           ,
           is
           to
           live
           in
           peace
           ;
           thus
           to
           die
           ,
           is
           to
           die
           with
           
             joy
             :
             peace
          
           of
           conscience
           ,
           and
           joy
           in
           the
           Holy
           Ghost
           .
           What
           would
           not
           a
           dying
           man
           give
           to
           have
           his
           eternal
           state
           thus
           secured
           to
           him
           ,
           and
           to
           insure
           his
           soul
           for
           his
           long
           long
           voyage
           ,
           whence
           there
           's
           no
           returning
           ?
           O
           let
           us
           earnestly
           beg
           of
           God
           to
           give
           us
           Faith
           to
           be
           our
           Guide
           in
           this
           life
           ,
           and
           our
           Pilot
           for
           the
           next
           .
        
         
           Amidst
           these
           raptures
           ,
           't
           is
           but
           time
           ,
           to
           speak
           a
           word
           or
           two
           of
           our
           dear
           deceased
           Sister
           here
           before
           us
           ,
           who
           has
           brought
           us
           together
           to
           do
           her
           the
           last
           office
           of
           
             Christian
             Charity
          
           .
           And
           sure
           that
           Charity
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           Custom
           ,
           makes
           it
           necessary
           ,
           that
           where
           much
           may
           be
           said
           ,
           something
           must
           .
           Nor
           need
           I
           be
           lavish
           in
           her
           praises
           ,
           since
           to
           be
           but
           just
           to
           her
           memory
           ,
           and
           to
           speak
           out
           ,
           but
           her
           
             due
             commendations
          
           ,
           would
           seem
           to
           distrust
           the
           Neighbours
           ,
           her
           Acquaintance
           ,
           my
           Auditors
           ,
           whose
           good
           word
           and
           high
           esteem
           as
           she
           had
           ,
           when
           she
           was
           living
           ;
           so
           she
           needs
           no
           
           Pulpit-flattery
           to
           set
           her
           forth
           being
           dead
           .
           Shall
           I
           tell
           you
           of
           her
           
             Conjugal
             affection
          
           and
           
           her
           
             chast
             Conversation
             coupled
             with
             fear
          
           ?
           who
           ,
           besides
           the
           advantages
           of
           a
           
             great
             Fortune
          
           ,
           brought
           that
           to
           her
           Husband
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           more
           valuable
           Portion
           ,
           a
           
             lowly
             mind
          
           ;
           paying
           that
           constant
           respect
           to
           his
           person
           ,
           and
           that
           due
           submission
           to
           his
           pleasure
           ,
           and
           that
           sure
           friendship
           to
           all
           his
           Concerns
           ,
           and
           demeaning
           her self
           to
           humbly
           ,
           as
           if
           she
           had
           brought
           him
           nothing
           but
           her
           Vertues
           .
           Shall
           I
           mention
           her
           indulgent
           care
           and
           motherly
           love
           of
           her
           Children
           ?
           whose
           Duties
           she
           earned
           by
           her
           laborious
           attendance
           on
           their
           infant-years
           ,
           thinking
           it
           would
           look
           too
           like
           an
           unkindness
           to
           be
           owned
           as
           a
           Mother
           ,
           where
           she
           had
           not
           been
           a
           Nurse
           too
           ,
           and
           judging
           it
           little
           better
           than
           unnatural
           not
           to
           entertain
           them
           at
           her
           breasts
           ,
           whom
           she
           had
           carried
           in
           her
           womb
           .
           Shall
           I
           take
           notice
           to
           you
           ,
           what
           good
           Order
           and
           Decorum
           she
           kept
           in
           her
           Family
           ,
           how
           she
           centered
           all
           her
           thoughts
           and
           business
           ,
           like
           the
           standing
           foot
           of
           the
           Compass
           ,
           at
           home
           ,
           and
           how
           unconcerned
           she
           was
           in
           the
           Publick
           ,
           unless
           it
           were
           to
           do
           any
           office
           of
           neighbourly
           kindness
           ,
           or
           when
           the
           duties
           of
           the
           Sabbath
           called
           her
           forth
           ?
           Above
           〈…〉
           
           humility
           was
           remarkable
           ,
           for
           she
           had
           that
           ,
           which
           S.
           Peter
           advises
           grave
           Matrons
           to
           put
           on
           ,
           the
           ornament
           of
           a
           
             meek
             and
             quiet
             spirit
             ,
             which
             is
             in
             the
             sight
             of
             God
             ,
          
           and
           of
           good
           men
           too
           ,
           
             of
             great
             price
          
           :
           and
           this
           she
           preferred
           before
           all
           the
           gawdy
           Attire
           ,
           which
           others
           of
           her
           Sex
           ,
           especially
           of
           her
           Fortune
           ,
           use
           to
           adorn
           themselves
           withal
           .
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           as
           she
           exprest
           the
           vertues
           of
           the
           other
           Sister
           in
           her
           domestick
           cares
           ,
           so
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           she
           minded
           the
           
             one
             thing
             necessary
          
           too
           ,
           and
           with
           Mary
           in
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           chose
           that
           
             better
             part
          
           which
           shall
           not
           be
           taken
           from
           her
           .
           God
           grant
           us
           all
           to
           be
           like-minded
           ,
           and
           as
           he
           has
           given
           us
           his
           Son
           ,
           so
           may
           he
           give
           us
           of
           his
           Spirit
           to
           work
           Faith
           and
           all
           Grace
           in
           us
           ,
           that
           so
           we
           may
           be
           justified
           and
           sanctified
           ,
           and
           finally
           as
           we
           hope
           she
           now
           is
           glorified
           .
           Now
           to
           God
           the
           Father
           ,
           Son
           ,
           and
           blessed
           Spirit
           be
           all
           Praise
           ,
           Honour
           ,
           and
           Glory
           ,
           now
           and
           for
           ever
           .
           Amen
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .