A medium betwixt two extremes wherein it is proved that the whole first Adam…

Ans. What now is the Purport of this Notion? Why that Faith in a large or comprehensive Sense, i.e. Faith with all other Graces and inherent Righteousness, God hath instituted and ordained to be our justifying Righteousness in his Sight, as in other places in his Book he doth assert without mincing the matter.

Again, he saith,¹ I would avoid many figurative Expositions of Scripture, which others are feign to make use of to salve their Phenomena, as when we are said to be justified by Faith, they take it Metonymically for the Object of Faith, viz. the Righteousness of Christ; which what is it else than to make the Scripture a mere Nose of Wax, and a Leaden Rule, and to comply with our Fancies? &c.

Again, he saith,¹ I would avoid many figurative Expositions of Scripture, which others are feign to make use of to salve their Phaenomena, as when we are said to be justified by Faith, they take it Metonymically for the Object of Faith, viz. the Righteousness of Christ; which what is it else than to make the Scripture a meer Nose of Wax, and a Leaden Rule, and to comply with our Fancies? &c.

1. 1Pag. 85.

Answ. This is much like Bellarmine in another case: it appears the Doctrine we are established in, and upon which we build all our Hopes of Justification and eternal Life, is but a Fancy; What is now become of that Doctrine Paul preached, and all our worthy Reformers? How will this make the Papists and Quakers ^*