there is an Evangelical personal Worthiness and Righteousness, which is the Condition on which God bestows Christs Righteousness upon us: and this all have that will be saved by Christ. But what is that? Why it hath two parts: 1. The Condition and Worthiness required to your Union with Christ and pardon of all your sins past, and your Adoption and Justification; it is no more but your hearty thankful Acceptance of the Gift that is freely Given you of God by his Covenant-grant, that is, Christ and Life in him, 1 John 5.10, 11, 12. There is no worthiness required in you before Faith as a Condition on which God will give you Faith: but only certain means you are appointed to use for the obtaining it: And Faith it self is but the Acceptance of a free Gift. God requireth you not to bring any other Worthiness or Price in your hands; but that you consent unfeignedly to have Christ as he is offered, and to the ends and uses that he ⟨p. 455⟩is offered: that is, as one that hath satisfied for you by his blood and merits, to put away your sins, and as one that must illuminate and Teach you, Sanctify and Guide and Govern you by his Word and Spirit; and as King and Judge will fully and finally Justify you at the day of Judgement, and give you the Crown of Glory. Christ on his part 1. Hath merited your pardon by his satisfaction, and not properly by his sanctifying you: 2. And sanctifieth you by his Spirit, and Ruleth you by his Laws, and not directly by his bloodshed: 3. And he will justify you at Judgement as King and Judge, and not as Satisfier or Sanctifier: But the Condition on your part of obtaining Interest in Christ and his benefits, is that our Faith which accepteth him in all these respects (both as King, Priest and Teacher) and to all these ends conjunctly. But then 2. The Condition and Worthiness required to the Continuation and Consummate on of your Pardon, Justification, and right to Glory, is both the Continuance of your faith, and your sincere obedience, even your keeping the Baptismal Covenant that you made with Christ by your Parents, and the Covenant which you in your own person made with him in your first true Believing. These indeed are called Worthiness and Righteousness ⟨p. 456⟩frequently in the Gospel:
there is an Evangelical personal Worthiness and Righteousness, which is the Condition on which God bestows Christs Righteousness upon us: and this all have that will be saved by Christ. But what is that? Why it hath two parts: 1. The Condition and Worthiness required to your Union with Christ and pardon of all your sins past, and your Adoption and Justification; it is no more but your hearty thankful Acceptance of the Gift that is freely Given you of God by his Covenant-grant, that is, Christ and Life in him, 1 John 5.10, 11, 12. There is no worthiness required in you before Faith as a Condition on which God will give you Faith: but onely certain means you are appointed to use for the obtaining it: And Faith it self is but the Acceptance of a free Gift. God requireth you not to bring any other Worthiness or Price in your hands; but that you consent unfeignedly to have Christ as he is offered, and to the ends and uses that he ⟨p. 455⟩is offered: that is, as one that hath satisfied for you by his blood and merits, to put away your sins, and as one that must illuminate and Teach you, Sanctifie and Guide and Govern you by his Word and Spirit; and as King and Judge will fully and finally Justifie you at the day of Judgement, and give you the Crown of Glory. Christ on his part 1. Hath merited your pardon by his satisfaction, and not properly by his sanctifying you: 2. And sanctifieth you by his Spirit, and Ruleth you by his Laws, and not directly by his bloodshed: 3. And he will justifie you at Judgement as King and Judge, and not as Satisfier or Sanctifier: But the Condition on your part of obtaining Interest in Christ and his benefits, is that our Faith which accepteth him in all these respects (both as King, Priest and Teacher) and to all these ends conjunctly. But then 2. The Condition and Worthyness required to the Continuation and Consummat on of your Pardon, Justification, and right to Glory, is both the Continuance of your faith, and your sincere obedience, even your keeping the Baptismal Covenant that you made with Christ by your Parents, and the Covenant which you in your own person made with him in your first true Believing. These indeed are called Worthiness and Righteousness ⟨p. 456⟩frequently in the Gospel:
