Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions…

2. This Promise or Covenant of God, is also his Testament: and who knoweth not that a Testament is an Instrument of proper Donation, and not only a Prediction? 3. Moreover this same which in one respect is a Covenant and Promise, and in another a Testament, is also truly part of Gods Law, even the New constitution of Christ, the Law-giver and King. But undoubtedly a Law which conferreth. Right either absolutely ⟨p. 333⟩or conditionally, is the true and proper Instrument of that Effect, and not only [the presenting or promising away thereto] The proper Effect or Product of every Law, is Debitum aliquod; Et de hoc debito determinare is its proper Act. Now therefore this Promise being part of Christs Law, doth determine of and confer on us, the Debitum, or Right to sentential Justification, having first given us an Interest in Christ, and so to the Benefit of his satisfaction; and this is Justificatio constitutiva. You know a Deed of Gift (though but conditional) is a most proper Instrument of conferring the Benefits therein contained. And is not the Promise undoubtedly Gods Deed of Gift? And doth he not thereby make over, as it were under his hand, the Lord Jesus, and all his Benefits to them that will receive him? So that when you say, that [his Promise to justify upon condition, is not justifying] You may see it is otherwise by all the forementioned considerations of the nature of the Promise. You may as well say, a Testament, or deed of Gift conditional, doth not give, or a Law doth not confer Right and Title. And in these Relative benefits, to give Right to the thing, and to give the thing it self, or right in it, is all one: (still allowing the distance of time limited for both in the Instrument) It is all one to give full right to son-ship, and to make one a Son: or at least they are inseparable. Yea, (which weigheth most of all with me) it being the proper work of Gods Laws to give Duness of, or Right to Benefits, it cannot be any other way accomplished that is within our Knowledge (I think) For Decree, Purpose, and so Predestination cannot do it, they being Determinations de eventu, and not de debito, as such: And the sentential declaration presupposeth this Debitum, or true Righteousness an therefore doth not give it. No wonder therefore while you deny this Legal, Testamentary, Moral Donation, that you are forced also to deny Justification constitutive;

2. This Promise or Covenant of God, is also his Testament: and who knoweth not that a Testament is an Instrctment of proper Donation, and not only a Prediction? 3. Moreover this same which in one respect is a Covenant and Promise, and in another a Testament, is also truly part of Gods Law, even the New constitution of Christ, the Law-giver and King. But ndoubtedly a Law which conferreth. Right either absolutely