The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines…

First, He accuseth me as saying [To say our Union with Christ so makes us Flesh of his Flesh, that we are the same PERSON with Christ; this is so gross, that I will not bestow time to confute it.] He answers [Nor cannot as long as that Text is in our Bibles; we are Members of his Body, of his Flesh, and of his Bones, Ephes. 5— God saith, He that is joined to the Lord, is one Spirit; which is more than a Political Member, or a Natural Member either.] I believe that it is more than Political, but not such as maketh us one Person with Christ. Andrew Osiander, is condemned by Protestants for feigning that the Essence of God is our Righteousness. Nestorius was condemned by General Councils, as supposed to feign Christ to have two Persons: What would these Councils have judged of them that feign him to have Million of Persons, or Millions, to be all one Person with him?

First, He accuseth me as saying [To say our Union with Christ so makes us Flesh of his Flesh, that we are the same PERSON with Christ; this is so gross, that I will not bestow time to confute it.] He answers [Nor cannot as long as that Text is in our Bibles; we are Members of his Body, of his Flesh, and of his Bones, Ephes. 5— God saith, He that is joyned to the Lord, is one Spirit; which is more than a Political Member, or a Natural Member either.] I believe that it is more than Political, but not such as maketh us one Person with Christ. Andrew Osiander, is condemned by Protestants for feigning that the Essence of God is our Righteousness. Nestorius was condemned by General Councils, as supposed to feign Christ to have two Persons: What would these Councils have judged of them that feign him to have Million of Persons, or Millions, to be all one Person with him?

As to Mr. Crisps Epistle, it calleth more for Pity, than Confutation: He pretendeth out of his Notes, to tell what I Preached at Pinners Hall, Jan. 17. 1673. and Aug. 11. 1674. (so long since.) And he begins with a gross untruth, that I said, [A mans first believing is by external Arguments, not by the Operation of the Spirit, but his after believing is by the Spirit.] I do not believe that the man purposed to lye, but trusted hs false Ears, and Notes. The World knoweth how voluminously I have written to the contrary: Never such an Opinion came into my head: But contrarily I have copiously proved, that even common Faith, much more the first justifying Faith, is the work of Gods Spirit: My Catholic Theology, proveth it all at large. I doubt not but both first and second Faith is by Scripture Argument; but never dreamed that it was not the Work of the Spirit: Indeed I find few of his accusing Notes, that be not falsifictious by his defective or patched Recital.