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

Answ. Was there no Gospel-grant then extant? no deed of Gift of Christ and his Righteousness to all that should believe? Nothing to assure men of Justification by faith, but immediate communications to Believers? If so, then either there was no Church, and no salvation: or a Church and salvation without faith in Christ: and either faith in the Messiah to come for pardon and life, was a duty, or no duty: If no duty, then — If a duty, then there was a Law enjoining it, and that Law must needs contain or be conjunct with a revelation of Christ, and pardon and life to be had by him. I suppose that whatever was the standing way of Life and Justification then to the Church, had a standing precept and promise to engage to the duty and secure the benefit. I know not of duty without Precept, nor of faith without a word to be believed. But this word was not written! True! but what of that? Was it ever the less a Law or Promise, the Object of Faith, or Instrument of Justification? The promise of the seed might be conveyed by Tradition, and doubtless was so. Or if there had been no general conditional grant or offer of pardon through Christ in those times, but only particular communications to some men, yet would those have been nevertheless instrumental

Answ. Was there no Gospel-grant then extant? no deed of Gift of Christ and his Righteousness to all that should believe? Nothing to assure men of Justification by faith, but immediate communications to Believers? If so, then either there was no Church, and no salvation: or a Church and salvation without faith in Christ: and either faith in the Messiah to come for pardon and life, was a duty, or no duty: If no duty, then — If a duty, then there was a Law enjoyning it, and that Law must needs contain or be conjunct with a revelation of Christ, and pardon and life to be had by him. I suppose that whatever was the standing way of Life and Justification then to the Church, had a standing precept and promise to engage to the duty and secure the benefit. I know not of duty without Precept, nor of faith without a word to be believed. But this word was not written! True! but what of that? Was it ever the less a Law or Promise, the Object of Faith, or Instrument of Justification? The promise of the seed might be conveighed by Tradition, and doubtless was so. Or if there had been no general conditional grant or offer of pardon through Christ in those times, but only particular communications to some men, yet would those have been nevertheless instrumental