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Again, it may be alleged, that seeing we are justified by the justice of an other, ⟨p. 88⟩namely of Christ: we may also be justified and saved by the faith of an other. I answer, that the reason is not like, because the obedience of Christ is both his and ours: his, because it is in him: ours, because it is applied unto us by God, and received by our faith: and the like can not be said of the faith of any other man.

Againe, it may be alleadged, that seeing we are iustified by the iustice of an other, ⟨p. 88⟩namely of Christ: we may also be iustified and saued by the faith of an other. I answer, that the reason is not like, because the obedience of Christ is both his and ours: his, because it is in him: ours, because it is applied vnto vs by God, and receiued by our faith: and the like can not be saide of the faith of any other man.

Thirdly it may be alleged, that infants have no faith of their own. I answer, there be three opinions touching Infants faith. The first, that infants have actual faith wrought in them by the holy Ghost: because it is said, Mat. 18.6. Whosoever offendeth one of these little ones that believes in me. But this opinion seems ⟨p. 89⟩to be an untruth: because faith presupposeth understā ding and knowledge, which infants want. Again, if infants received to believe when they are young, they would, no doubt, show it when they come to be of years: but faith they show none, unless they attain unto it afterward by diligent teaching and instruction. And the place in Matthew may be understood of men of years, who if they have contrite and humbled hearts, are little ones believing in Christ. Again, children after some years by good education and instruction, may attain to some knowledge and consequently to faith. Thus Timothy was brought