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They (some of them) say, that we shall need no Justification against any false Accusation. For who should accuse us? Christ will not, Conscience will not; and Devils, say they, will have something else to do: And they know, that false ⟨p. 32⟩accusation will be in vain before such a Judge. The sum of this, is, that there will indeed be no day of Judgment, and no Justification by decisive Sentence; yea, and no Salvation; for actual Glorification will be a Sentence, manifested by Execution (which Mr. Lawson thought was called the Judgment.) And if no Judgment, then no Judge, no Reward, no Condemnation, and no Punishment: If any Judgment, there must be Persons, and a Cause to be tried and judged. 1. The Cause of that day, will not be, whether Christ be a sufficient Saviour, or have made sufficient satisfaction? It is not for Christ to judge himself: It is not to judge God, whether he elected us? It is not to judge, whether we were of the Seed of Adam, or whether we ever sinned? Or whether the Law of Innocency condemn us; And our sin deserve everlasting Punishment? There is no justifying us against any such Accusation: It must be all confessed we were the sinful Children of Adam; we deserved Condemnation. But the Cause will be, 1. Whether we are liable, by Guilt, to future Punishment? And against this, our Pardon justifieth us. 2. And, whether we have Right to the Heavenly Inheritance? And in this, the Gospel-Donation, Covenant, or Promise, justifieth us; and both through' the Merits of the Sacrifice, and Righteousness of Christ. 3. And the other part of the Cause of that day, is, whether we have part in Christ, and the Merits of his Righteousness? In which our Faith, and God's Covenant will justify us. 4. And the Question, being, Whether this Faith be that which had the promise, and not a Counterfeit; the description of it, by its Acts and Part, and not only by adventitious Signs, must be our justifying Evidence: The faith that ⟨p. 33⟩hath the Promise, is essentially Christianity, or a Covenant, accepting of God the Father, Son, and Spirit of Christ, as our Teacher, Priest, and King, by affiance, expressed in assent, consent, and subjection: And all that is essential to this; yea, the necessary integrality and modification have their parts in being the Cause of the day. And as to the Case of Accusation; 1.

They (some of them) say, that we shall need no Justification against any false Accusation. For who should accuse us? Christ will not, Consience will not; and Devils, say they, will have something else to do: And they know, that false