Of free justification

The calling of God and his Grace, are Free and Gratuitous, beyond all Merits of our Works.

LET Us come down nearer to our sieves, and now take Example from thy self, Christian Brother, whosoever thou art: consider with your self both what you now are, and what formerly you have been; You stand in Faith, Who gave it you? You continue in the Faith, Who upholds you? You are assaulted by Temptations, but do not succumb, Who helps you? You are perpetually in danger amongst so great a Multitude that perish; Who supports you? You Sin daily, Who forgives you? Dangers, Terrors, Miseries, weariness besiege you on every side, Who gives you help? Moreover, whithersoever you turn your self, what do you see else, but all Arguments of Favour and Grace, which take away from Men all confidence in Works, and glorying in Merits? And where then is that thrice accursed curse of the Tridentines, whereby all and every one are devoted to the ¹dreadful destruction of Damnation, who setting aside the helps, the Coadjutor-ship of Merits, asserts that the Grace of God, whereby we are justified, consists only in the favour of God: And whoever dare say that a Man is justified by the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness only, or by the remission ⟨p. 251⟩of Sins only, whilst Charity doth not together with it communicate its influence in the Hearts of the Godly, and that the grace of working well is not joined thereunto, &c. Which if it be true, what should be judged of the Prophets, what should be judged of Christ himself, who are of a contrary judgment? We must either acknowledge that those were destitute of the Spirit of God, or else that those Tridentine Sanctions are contrary to Divine Grace. The Prophet cries with a loud Voice, the Apostle also cries, that it is not of him that runneth or willeth, but of God that showeth mercy.

LET Us come down nearer to our seves, and now take Example from thy self, Christian Brother, whosoever thou art: consider with your self both what you now are, and what formerly you have been; You stand in Faith, Who gave it you? You continue in the Faith, Who upholds you? You are assaulted by Temptations, but do not succumb, Who helps you? You are perpetually in danger amongst so great a Multitude that perish; Who supports you? You Sin daily, Who forgives you? Dangers, Terrours, Miseries, weariness besiege you on every side, Who gives you help? Moreover, whithersoever you turn your self, what do you see else, but all Arguments of Favour and Grace, which take away from Men all confidence in Works, and glorying in Merits? And where then is that thrice accursed curse of the Tridentines, whereby all and every one are devoted to the