The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

3. The most of the Objections which are levied against the Truth in this cause, do arise from the want of a due comprehension of the order of the work of Gods Grace, and of our compliance therewithal in a way of Duty as was before observed. For they consist in opposing those things one to another as inconsistent, which in their proper place and order are not only consistent, but mutually subservient unto one another; and are found so in the Experience of them that truly believe. Instances hereof have been given before, and others will immediately occur. Taking the consideration of these things with us, we may see as the Rise, so of what force the Objections are.

3. The most of the Objections which are levied against the Truth in this cause, do arise from the want of a due comprehension of the order of the work of Gods Grace, and of our compliance therewithall in a way of Duty as was before observed. For they consist in opposing those things one to another as inconsistent, which in their proper place and order are not only consistent, but mutually subservient unto one another; and are found so in the Experience of them that truly believe. Instances hereof have been given before, and others will immediately occur. Taking the consideration of these things with us, we may see as the Rise, so of what force the Objections are.

4. Let it be considered that the Objections which are made use of against the Truth we assert, are all of them taken from certain consequences, which as it is supposed, will ensue on the Admission of it. And as this is the only expedient to perpetuate controversies, and make them endless, so to my best observation I never yet met with any one, but that to give an Appearance of force unto the absurdity of the consequences from whence he argues, he framed his suppositions, or the state of the Question, unto the disadvantage of them whom he opposed; a course of proceeding which I wonder Good men are not either weary, or ashamed of.