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The difference between him and other good men, seems to lie not so much in the things, which the one or other of them believe, as about their order and reference to one another; where, 'tis true, there may be very material difference: but we reckon, That notwithstanding what is more controversible in these Writings, there are much more material things, wherein they cannot but agree, and would have come much nearer each other, even in these things, if they did take some words or terms which come into use on the one or the other hand, in the same sense; but when one uses a word in one sense, another uses the same word (or understands it, being used) in quite another sense, here seems a vast disagreement, which proves at length to be verbal only, and really none ⟨image 5⟩at all: As let by Condition, be meant a deserving Cause, (in which case 'tis well known Civilians are not wont to take it) and the one side would never use it, concerning any good Act that can be done by us, or good Habit that is wrought in us, in order to our present acceptance with God, or final Salvation. Let be meant by it, somewhat, that by the constitution of the Gospel-Covenant, and in the nature of the thing is requisite to our present and eternal well-being, without the least notion of desert, but utmost abhorrence of any such notion in this case, and the other side would as little refuse it. But what need is there for contending at all about a Law-term, about the proper or present use whereof, there is so little agreement between them it seems best to serve, and them it offends. Let it go, and they will well enough understand one another. Again, Let Justification be taken for that which is complete, entire, and full, as it results at last from all its Causes, and Concurrents, and on the one hand it would never be denied Christ's righteousness justifies us at the Bar of God in the Day of Judgment, as the only deserving cause; or affirmed that our Faith, Repentance, Sincerity, do justify us there, as any cause at all. Let Justification ⟨image 6⟩be meant only of being justified in this or that particular respect; As for instance, against this particular Accusation, of never having been a Believer: and the honest mistaken Prefacer would never have said, O horrid! upon its being said, Christ's Righteousness doth not justify us in this case:

The difference between him and other good men, seems to lie not so much in the things, which the one or other of them believe, as about their order and reference to one another; where, 'tis true, there may be very material difference: but we reckon, That notwithstanding what is more controversible in these Writings, there are much more material things, wherein they cannot but agree, and would have come much nearer each other, even in these things, if they did take some words or terms which come into use on the one or the other hand, in the same sense; but when one uses a word in one sense, another uses the same word (or understands it, being used) in quite another sense, here seems a vast disagreement, which proves at length to be verbal only, and really none