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

But Christ in esse objectivo, or cognito, and in our minds, is the form of this Faith in specie it self, and not to be Justified by the Act of Faith in Christ, is not to be Justified by the Object as such; for the Object essentially specifieth the Act; thus illogical heads confound Holy things. LV. But these that must have the O•j•ct of this Faith only to Justify, exclude most essential parts of the Object it self. The Baptismal Faith, is not their Justifying Faith: Belief in God the Father, and in the Holy Ghost, is none of it, and so God the Father, and the Holy Ghost, are none of the Justifying Object; when as it is essential to Christ, as the Object to be one with the Father, and sent by Him, and to be his express Image, and the way to Him, &c. And to be Conceived by the Holy Ghost, and to be attested and to operate by him. ⟨p. 20⟩LVI. Yea, these undistinguishers are such dividers, that they exclude most that is essential to Christ himself, as Mediator, from being the Object of their Justifying Faith: It is not his Prophetical Office, nor his Holy Example or Doctrine; nor his Kingly Office, either in Legislation or Judgment; tho' it be as King, that he Justifieth by Sentence and Execution: It is not any part of his Priestly Office, but his Righteousness, habitual, instead of habitual and original Righteousness; active, instead of our active Righteousness; and passive instead of our punishment. It is not his Priestly Intercession in Heaven, nor his giving the Holy Ghost, nor his Raising, Judging, or Glorifying us, that are the Objects of this Faith. LVII. But yet they will fallaciously seem subtle by distinguishing, and say, that tho' none of these are the Objects of Fides qua Justificat, Faith as Justifying, yet they are the Objects of Fides quae Justificat, of that Faith which Justifieth by another Act, mere fallacy. 1. Here they must take Faith for the Habit; for if it were for the Act,, two divers Acts are not the same. 2. How is that Habit quae Justificat, when they say only Reception by its Instrumentality Justifieth; and that's only the Act? 3.

But Christ in esse objectivo, or cognito, and in our minds, is the form of this Faith in specie it self, and not to be Justified by the Act of Faith in Christ, is not to be Justified by the Object as such; for the Object essentially specifieth the Act; thus illogycal heads confound Holy things. LV. But these that must have the Ojct of this Faith only to Justify, exclude most essential parts of the Object it self. The Baptismal Faith, is not their Justifying Faith: Belief in God the Father, and in the Holy Ghost, is none of it, and so God the Father, and the Holy Ghost, are none of the Justifying Object; when as it is essential to Christ, as the Object to be one with the Father, and sent by Him, and to be his express Image, and the way to Him, &c. And to be Conceived by the Holy Ghost, and to be attested and to operate by him.