A26864:193
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression…
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomæus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinæs̳, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury : with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl.
London: printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill, 1654
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§. 14.
Mr Bl. The Promise or Grant of the New Covenant in the Gospel, is (instead of faith) made the instrument in the work of Justification. This is indeed Gods, and not mans. It is the Covenant of God, the promise of God,1 the Gospel of God: but of it self unable to raise man up to Justification.
Mr Bl. THe Promise or Grant of the New Covenant in the Gospel, is (instead of faith) made the instrument in the work of Justification. This is indeed Gods, and not mans. It is the Covenant of God, the promise of God,1 the Gospel of God: but of it self unable to raise man up to Justification.
- 1Of the instrumentality of the Covenant.
§. 14.
R. B. You have been far from satisfying me in asserting the instrumentality of faith in Justification. You here come more short of satisfying me, against the sufficiency of the Gospel-grant as Gods instrument. You say, This indeed is Gods, not mans. I say, There is none but Gods: for non datur instrumentum,