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

And so Conscience hath no just Accusation, in Hell, or here, as for any sinning against Mercy; nor do they owe God thanks for any. XLVI. Whereas God hath made, through Christ, a general Act of Grace, or Gift of Christ, Pardon, and Life eternal, to all the World, on condition of fiducial Acceptance of it as a Free Gift, and commanded the Offer of it to all; and will doubly condemn the final Refuser; and by this Gospel-gift, as his Instrument, pardoneth, and justifieth the believing accepters. These men deny the very being of this Gospel Act: They deny it to be either Christ's Law, or Covenant, or Grant. XLVII. They hold, that Christ, in our stead, did all that the Law bound us to do; as if he had been a Husband, a Father, a Soldier. &c. XLVIII. They say, That Christs satisfaction by Sacrifice, was the the s•lutio ejusdem, the payment of the same debts of suffering that was due to us; and not properly satisfaction, which is, Redditio aequivalentis, or tantidem alias in d•biti: as if he had suffered death Spiritual by loss of Holiness, and the torments of Hell by an accusing ⟨p. 16⟩Conscience, and the hatred of God. XLIX. They say, That by the Imputation of his Righteousness, habitual and actual, we are judged perfectly Just; that is, such as have no sin, yet he suffered in our Person for our sins; which we are reputed never to have. L. They say, That the Inherent and Active Righteousness which consisteth in our Faith, Repentance, Love, and sincere Obedience, wrought by Christ in us, doth not Constitute us Righteous in Subordination to Christs meritorious Righteousness, in any part or degree; that is, that it is Righteousness, that in tantum, maketh no man ever the more Righteous, than if he had it not; q.d. Albed• quae non f•cit album, or Pat•rnitas quae non constituit Patrem; not distinguishing universal and particular Righteousness. LI. They talk of Justification, in mere ignorant confusion; not knowing the various senses of the Word, or the divers parts of the Work: They deride, that distinctions which no reason can deny; they confound Justifying Efficiently, Justifying Constitutively, Justifying Virtually, by the Gospel-Gift, or Law of Grace▪ Justifying by E•iece, Justifying by Witness, Justifying by Plea and Advocate, Justifying by Judicial Sentence, and by Execution. They set the Causes against each others, as if it were a thing that had but one Cause;