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

Answ. If you thought not your word must go for proof, you would never sure expect that we should believe your Consequence. For 1. What show is there of reason that the intercision of the act should cause the cessation of that Justification which is the consequent of the Habit (which you put in your Antecedent?) The Habit continueth in our sleep, when the acts do not. 2. As long as the cause continueth (which is Christs Merits and the Gospel-Grant) Justification will continue, if the condition be but sincerely performed (For the Condition is not the cause, much less a Physical cause) But the condition is sincerely performed, though we believe not in our sleep. I dare not instance in your payment of Rent, left a Carper be upon m• back; but suppose you give a man a lease of Lands on condition he come once a month, or week, or day, and say, I thank you, or in general, on condition he be thankful. Doth his Title cease as oft as he shuts his lips from saying, I thank you? These are strange Doctrines.

Answ. If you thought not your word must go for proof, you would never sure expect that we should believe your Consequence. For 1. What shew is there of reason that the intercision of the act should cause the cessation of that Justification which is the consequent of the Habit (which you put in your Antecedent?) The Habit continueth in our sleep, when the acts do not. 2. As long as the cause continueth (which is Christs Merits and the Gospel-Grant) Justification will continue, if the condition be but sincerely performed (For the Condition is not the cause, much less a Physical cause) But the condition is sincerely performed, though we believe not in our sleep. I dare not instance in your payment of Rent, left a Carper be upon m• back; but suppose you give a man a lease of Lands on condition he come once a moneth, or week, or day, and say, I thank you, or in general, on condition he be thankful. Doth his Title cease as oft as he shuts his lips from saying, I thank you? These are strange Doctrines.

Mr. W. 5. If Evangelical righteousness were in our selves, and faith with our Gospel obedience were that righteousness, then he who hath more or less faith or obedience were more or less justified, and more or less Evangelically righteous, according to the degrees of faith and obedience.