2. From your own Argument reversed, I unresistibly make good my Cause against you. Condemnation active is the Laws act, and condemnation Passive is the Laws immediate effect: therefore Justification is alike produced by the Promise or Gift in the Gospel. The Antecedent is proved, John 3.18. he that believeth on him, is not condemned, (for the Obligation is dissolved) but he that believeth not, is condemned already.] Which must be by some Law, it being before Judgement and Execution, 2 Cor. 3 9. The Law in its delivery is called [the ministration ⟨p. 88⟩of condemnation] and that of the Gospel [the ministration of righteousness] Jam. 2.9. men are said to be [convinced of the Law as transgressors.] Though Paul confute the false conceits of Justification by the Law, yet he took them for no unfit phrases, to speak of [the Law working wrath] Rom. 4.15. [The curse of the Law] Gal. 3.13. And saith, Whatsoever the Law saith, it saith to them that are under the Law] Rom. 3.19. When the Law comes, sin reviveth, and we die, Rom. 7.8 9. therefore we are said to be [delivered from the Law,] Rom. 8.2. & Gal. 3.13. Rom. 7.6. And Gal. 3.21. If there had been a Law given which could have given life, righteousness should have been by the Law. Hence then is mention of being Justified by the Law, Gal. 5.4. and mens being debtors to the Law, Gal. 5.3. And somewhat this way is implied by Nicodemus, John 7.51. doth our Law judge any man before, &c.] In a word, what more common among Divines, then to say, [the Law curseth or condemneth sinners] And then it is not abhorrent from the nature of a Law of Grace, an act of Oblivion, to absolve and justify sinners.
2. From your own Argument reverst, I unresistibly make good my Cause against you. Condemnation active is the Laws act, and condemnation Passive is the Laws immediate effect: therefore Justification is alike produced by the Promise or Gift in the Gospel. The Antecedent is proved, Iohn 3.18. he that believeth on him, is not condemned, (for the Obligation is dissolved) but he that believeth not, is condemned already.] Which must be by some Law, it being before Judgement and Execution, 2 Cor. 3 9. The Law in its delivery is called [the ministration ⟨p. 88⟩of condemnation] and that of the Gospel [the ministration of righteousness] Iam. 2.9. men are said to be [convinced of the Law as transgressors.] Though Paul confute the false conceits of Justification by the Law, yet he took them for no unfit phrases, to speak of [the Law working wrath] Rom. 4.15. [The curse of the Law] Gal. 3.13. And saith, Whatsoever the Law saith, it saith to them that are under the Law] Rom. 3.19. When the Law comes, sin reviveth, and we die, Rom. 7.8 9. therefore we are said to be [delivered from the Law,] Rom. 8.2. & Gal. 3.13. Rom. 7.6. And Gal. 3.21. If there had been a Law given which could have given life, righteousness should have been by the Law. Hence then is mention of being Iustified by the Law, Gal. 5.4. and mens being debtors to the Law, Gal. 5.3. And somewhat this way is implyed by Nicodemus, Iohn 7.51. doth our Law judge any man before, &c.] In a word, what more common among Divines, then to say, [the Law curseth or condemneth sinners] And then it is not abhorrent from the nature of a Law of Grace, an act of Oblivion, to absolve and justifie sinners.
