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

Lastly, You question, [How I will avoid Tompsons opinion of the Intercision of Justification upon the committing a sin that wastes the conscience, when I make Justification a continued Act upon condition of obedience.?] Answ. 1. Do you not discern that the Question concerneth you and every man, as much as me? and that it is of equal difficulty upon your own and others opinion, as upon mine? Dr. Downame will tell you as well as I, that Justification is a continued Act. So will Dr. Twiss, and all that with him do take it for an Immanent Act. Your self, who take it for a transient act but once performed, do yet judge (I doubt not,) that our Justified estate which is the effect of it is permanent: and the relations of Reconciled, Pardoned, Adopted, are continued. Also you and they, I hope, will confess, that Justification passive is continued on the condition of continued faith. Now I would know how you will ⟨p. 394⟩avoid Tompsons Doctrine of Intercision, upon every notable defect of a Christians faith, when unbelief gives him a foil, which is too common? as you answer, so will I. If you say his faith is not overcome habitually, when unbelief is prevalent in the present Act, I will say so of his obedience. 2. You know most Divines say as much as I, that obedience is a condition of the continuance of Justification, (only they say that faith only is the Instrument of Justifying,) and how will they answer you? 3. You know that all say, that obedience is a condition of Salvation, and so of our present Title to Salvation. Now how will they avoid Tompsons Doctrine of Intercision of that Title to Salvation, upon the committing of such sins? 4. It is not perfect obedience which I say is the condition, but sincere: And by sincere I mean so much as may express that we unfeignedly take Christ still for our Lord and Saviour: And so it is not every sin that I say will forfeit or interrupt our Justification and cause it to discontinue, (that is, lose our Title, or change our Relation in Law:) no nor every gross sin: but only that sin which is inconsistent with the continued Accepting Christ for our Sovereign: that sin which breaks the main Covenant, (of which see Dr. Preston at large,) as Adultery or Desertion doth in marriage: A denying God to be our God, or Christ to be our Christ, by our works, while we confess him in word:

Lastly, You question, [How I will avoid Tompsons opinion of the Intercision of Justification upon the committing a sin that wasts the conscience, when I make Justification a continued Act upon condition of obedience.?] Answ. 1. Do you not discern that the Question concerneth you and every man, as much as me? and that it is of aequal difficulty upon your own and others opinion, as upon mine? Dr. Downame will tell you as well as I, that Justification is a continued Act. So will Dr. Twiss, and all that with him do take it for an Immanent Act. Your self, who take it for a transient act but once performed, do yet judge (I doubt not,) that our Justified estate which is the effect of it is permanent: and the relations of Reconciled, Pardoned, Adopted, are continued. Also you and they, I hope, will confess, that Justification passive is continued on the condition of continued faith. Now I would know how you will