A26864:99
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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but else how easily may he tell me, that this receiving Christ as Lord, hath either the nature of a medium ad finem, or not? If it be no medium, the want of it in this case cannot hinder the Justification of that man that is sure he hath the sole justifying act it self: For as ⟨p. 9⟩mere signs or idle concomitants do nothing to the effect, so the want of them hinders not the effect where all causes and means are present▪ But if I say, that this act of faith is a means to Justification; then I must either make it a Cause, or a Condition, or invent some new medium not yet known.
but else how easily may he tell me, that this receiving Christ as Lord, hath either the nature of a medium ad finem, or not? If it be no medium, the want of it in this case cannot hinder the Justification of that man that is sure he hath the sole justifying act it self: For as ⟨p. 9⟩meer signs or idle concomitants do nothing to the effect, so the want of them hinders not the effect where all causes and means are present▪ But if I say, that this act of faith is a means to Justification; then I must either make it a Cause, or a Condition, or invent some new medium not yet known.
But you say [Sovereignty doth not cleanse us, nor doth blood command us.] Ans. 1. How ill is Sovereignty put in stead of the Sovereign? I say not that the reception of Christs Sovereignty doth justify (those words may have an ill sense) but we are justified by receiving Christ as our Sovereign (which much differs from the former.) 2. Christ as Sovereign doth cleanse us, both from the guilt and power of sin, by actual Remission or Justification, and by Sanctification. 3. Suppose you speak true, as you do, if you mean it only of Meriting our cleansing: What is this to our Question? But you add [Faith in his blood, not faith yielding to his Sovereignty doth justify us.] Ans. This is something to the purpose, if it had been proved. But will a nude and crude Assertion change mens judgements? or should you have expected it? A text you cite, and therefore it might seem that you thought it some proof of this,