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

Repl. Still the same error: an Ignoratio Elenchi. I grant the whole, but the conclusion's wanting. Did I ever deny that faith must eye and follow Christs death to bring us to God? yea for Justification. But you should have said [by his death alone] or you say nothing. And when you prove that by his death alone Christ brings us to God, you will do somewhat. And yet if you did, it would not follow that we are brought to God in Justification only by eying the cause of Justification as such.

Mr. Blake. Sixthly, As Christ freeth us from the curse, so he justifies us, and in that notion our faith must look to him for Justification. This is plain; Justification being no other but our acquittal from the curse, which is the sentence of the Law of Moses, Act. 13.8. but Christ freeth us from the cause in suffering as a Sacrifice, not ruling as a Lord, Gal. 3.13. Christ hath Redeemed us, &c.

Repl. First [Only] is again left out in the Major proposition, and so I grant it: But if it be implied that faith must look to him for Justification only in that notion as he justifieth us, yea only as he meriteth Justification, then I deny it, and you say nothing to prove it. Secondly, The exclusive of your Minor is a dangerous error: Christ freeth us from the curse by Justifying us as a King, and teaching, and ruling, and sanctifying us; and not only ⟨p. 65⟩by becoming a curse for us: For if you here put in [Only] you plainly exclude all his Obedience as such, and much of it materially: for it is not a cursed thing to obey God. The Law curseth for disobeying: therefore Obeying is not the Curse, nor is it materially a Curse to Love God, and Trust him, and be zealous for his Glory, &c. The whole office of Christ is employed in freeing us from the Curse: and when Paul saith, he was made a Curse to free us, he never said or thought that he did nothing else to free us; for an hundred texts do tell us of more.