An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches

§. 27. Therefore Dr. Twice oft calleth Faith Causam dispositivam justificationis, which belongeth not to the efficient, but material or recipient Cause; and the true Legal Notion of its next Interest in our Justification, is its being [Conditio praestita] and the true Logical Notion is to be [Dispositio moralis materiae, sive subjecti recipientis] call it Causam vel Conditionem dispositivam, as you please: And I think this Question needs no more.

§. 27. Therefore Dr. Twisse oft calleth Faith Causam dispositivam justificationis, which belongeth not to the efficient, but material or recipient Cause; and the true Legal Notion of its next Interest in our Justification, is its being [Conditio praestita] and the true Logical Notion is to be [Dispositio moralis materiae, sive subjecti recipientis] call it Causam vel Conditionem dispositivam, as you please: And I think this Question needs no more.

§. 28. III. As to the third Question, the truth is obvious, That Christ's righteousness is imputed, and yet Faith is imputed to us for righteousness in several Senses; that is, each is reputed to be to us what indeed it is. Two things make up the Sense of Faith's being imputed to us for righteousness: 1. Faith is really the Condition of the Covenant of Grace, which whoso performeth, he is righteous against the Charge of Non-performance of that Condition; and it is reputed our subordinate, Evangelical ⟨p. 276⟩personal, righteousness: 2. And supposing Christ's Merits and our Redemption by him, this Gospel-righteousness is all that is required of us on our parts, instead of all that perfect Obedience which the Law of Innocency required. So that our Faith (taken in the Scripture-sense) is our real righteousness related to the Condition of the New Covenant, and instead of a more perfect righteousness of Innocency; forasmuch as after Christ's Redemption, is required to be performed by our selves.

§. 28. III. As to the third Question, the truth is obvious, That Christ's righteousness is imputed, and yet Faith is imputed to us for righteousness in several Sences; that is, each is reputed to be to us what indeed it is. Two things make up the Sence of Faith's being imputed to us for righteousness: 1. Faith is really the Condition of the Covenant of Grace, which whoso performeth, he is righteous against the Charge of Non-performance of that Condition; and it is reputed our subordinate, Evangelical