An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches

§. 34. But the form of Christ's righteousness cannot be the form of ours, as is aforesaid; but it is the form of that which is the meritorious Cause of ours: But what need have we of th•se Disputes?

§. 35. The Not imputing of sin, is called also by some, the Form of Justification; and by others, that, and the Imputation of righteousness conjunct; and by others, that, and God's accepting us as righteous; others call these the Matter of Justification; and thus mens Logic, ill-managed, troubleth the Hearers, which I would not mention, had it not been necessary to disentangle them.

§. 35. The Not imputing of sin, is called also by some, the Form of Iustification; and by others, that, and the Imputation of righteousness conjunct; and by others, that, and God's accepting us as righteous; others call these the Matter of Iustification; and thus mens Logick, ill-managed, troubleth the Hearers, which I would not mention, had it not been necessary to disintangle them.

§. 36. They that will dispute what is the form of Justification, must first confess the Ambiguity of the Word, and tell us in which Sense they take it: There are so many things that are truly the form of Justification taken in many Senses, that without such distinguishing to dispute of the form of Justification, is worse than to say nothing: Justification taken actively, as the Act of the Justifier▪ hath one form: Justification passively taken for the state of the justified, hath another form: And ••ch of these are subdivided into many Acts, and many Effects, which have each their form. The Act of ⟨p. 264⟩