Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression…

I will not trouble you much with Arguments for my opinion in this Point, seeing you meddle with none already laid down, and seeing I have done it over and over to others, and because I am now but Answering to your Confutation. Only let me tell you, that the Proof lieth on your part. For when I have once proved, that God giveth Christ and his Benefits to man, on Condition he will Believe in Christ or Accept him: If you will now distinguish, and say, It is Accepting ⟨p. 6⟩his satisfaction, which is the Condition of Justification, and Accepting him as King, which is the Condition of Sanctification or Glorification, &c. you must prove this to be true. For non est distinguendum vel limitandum ubi Lex non distinguis vel limitat. If God say [Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved,] and you say, [Believing in him as Priest is the only Condition of saving thee from guilt: and Believing in him as King, is the only Condition of saving thee from the power of sin, &c.] you must prove this which you say. Or if you will not say [It is the only Condition] but [the only instrument] you give up the Cause. For the word [Condition] is it that expresseth its nearest Legal Interest in justifying or conveying any Right: and that which you call its Instrumentality, is but the natural Aptitude and Remote Interest.

I will not trouble you much with Arguments for my opinion in this Point, seeing you meddle with none already laid down, and seeing I have done it over and over to others, and because I am now but Answering to your Confutation. Only let me tell you, that the Proof lieth on your part. For when I have once proved, that God giveth Christ and his Benefits to man, on Condition he will Beleeve in Christ or Accept him: If you will now distinguish, and say, It is Accepting ⟨p. 6⟩his satisfaction, which is the Condition of Justification, and Accepting him as King, which is the Condition of Sanctification or Glorification, &c. you must prove this to be true. For non est distinguendum vel limitandum ubi Lex non distinguis vel limitat. If God say [Beleeve in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved,] and you say, [Beleeving in him as Priest is the only Condition of saving thee from guilt: and Beleeving in him as King, is the only Condition of saving thee from the power of sin, &c.] you must prove this which you say. Or if you will not say [It is the only Condition] but [the only instrument] you give up the Cause. For the word [Condition] is it that expresseth its neerest Legal Interest in justifying or conveying any Right: and that which you call its Instrumentality, is but the natural Aptitude and Remote Interest.