The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…

2. It is false, that we only mortify sin declaratively to men, for it is really and indeed done, even to God-ward. Hence this is the great difference between a Pharisaical or external mortification, and a spiritual; The former is from humane principles to humane motives; the other is from God, and to God, and through God: so that as that is not a divine faith, but humane, which is not from a divine principle, and because of divine Authority; so neither can that be divine and spiritual mortification, which is not from divine efficiency, and because of divine grounds. Hereby it is that the whole work of grace is called a new creature, and it is a new creature not only man-ward, but God-ward, and who can think when Eph. 4. we are exhorted to put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness, that any other sense can be drawn out of it, then that, the putting off the old man, and putting on the new, have relation to God as well as man? It is therefore well observed by Musculus on the former Text, that both these are put together, If ye through the ⟨p. 58⟩Spirit do mortify; we and the Spirit. The Spirit, and that showeth all the Popish means of mortification to be unprofitable, the Spirit of God neither appointing them, or working by them. Then he addeth ye, denoting that we also are to work and act (being first quickened with a spiritual life put into us) and not as some do now dangerously maintain, give up all, expecting the operation of the Spirit only.

2. It is false, that we only mortifie sin declaratively to men, for it is really and indeed done, even to God-ward. Hence this is the great difference between a Pharisaicall or externall mortification, and a spirituall; The former is from humane principles to humane motives; the other is from God, and to God, and through God: so that as that is not a divine faith, but humane, which is not from a divine principle, and because of divine Authority; so neither can that be divine and spirituall mortification, which is not from divine efficiency, and because of divine grounds. Hereby it is that the whole work of grace is called a new creature, and it is a new creature not only man-ward, but God-ward, and who can think when Eph. 4. we are exhorted to put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousnesse, that any other sense can be drawn out of it, then that, the putting off the old man, and putting on the new, have relation to God as well as man? It is therefore well observed by Musculus on the former Text, that both these are put together, If ye through the