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

2. But I admire how you should think that speech of Dr. Wards should be a joining with the Papists against Dr. Downame and Mr. Pemble, when Downame tells you that the Papists dispute of another subject then we do; while they mean one thing by it, viz Sanctification, and we another: (upon which ground Mr. Wotton is ready to throw out the Dispute, as being about one Term, but different subjects.) And Mr. Pemble answers [that the Argument of Bellarmine from that chapter of the Councils sixth sess. is framed on the Error which puts out of frame the whole Dispute, viz. that Regeneration and Sanctification is all one thing with Justification, and that to justify a sinner is nothing else but to do away inherent corruption ⟨p. 391⟩by infusion of inherent Righteousness.] And so Mr. Pemble disputes against it only as thus meant: And Calvin also in his Antidote. on this 6. Sess. 6. chap. never once finds fault with them here, but only for ascribing that to free Will which they should ascribe to effectual Grace; and for making Justification to be Sanctification, but not a word for making these Acts to be preparatory to Justification, (Tractat. Theologic. pag. 387 388.) Vid. etiam Articulo• facultat. Parisiens. Art. 4. de sensu Papissi•o. Every man that makes Faith to contain many acts (most Divines say, Notitiam, Assensum & siduciam, Amesius names five,) must needs make all those Acts to be pre-requisite to Justification, besides Repentance, and besides preparatory acts of common Grace. No man that I know doth seem to come nearer you then Dr. Downame in placing justifying faith in Assent, and so not taking it to contain so many acts: And yet even he tells you, that [the act of the Will doth concur to Faith▪ and that faith which a habit of the mind, is seated as well in the Will as in the Understanding: and this is confessed by Fathers, Schoolmen, and the modern Doctors of the Romish Church.] Treat. of Justif. pag. 358.359. Yea for ought I can understand he extended faith as far as I, and meant as I do herein, pag. 348.349 352. he saith, [By the former which is a bare Assent, we do after a sort Credere Christum, acknowledge him to be the Saviour of these that believe in him:

2. But I admire how you should think that speech of Dr. Wards should be a joining with the Papists against Dr. Downame and Mr. Pemble, when Downame tells you that the Papists dispute of another subject then we do; while they mean one thing by it, viz Sanctification, and we another: (upon which ground Mr. Wotton is ready to throw out the Dispute, as being about one Term, but different subjects.) And Mr. Pemble answers [that the Argument of Bellarmine from that chapter of the Councils sixth sess. is framed on the Error which puts out of frame the whole Dispute, viz. that Regeneration and Sanctification is all one thing with Justification, and that to justifie a sinner is nothing else but to do away inherent corruption