6. Faith, as we said before, is our own. And that which is our own may be imputed unto us. But the discourse of the Apostle is about that which is not our own antecedently unto Imputation, but is made ours thereby, as we have proved; for it is of Grace. And the Imputation of what is really our ⟨p. 461⟩own unto us antecedently unto that Imputation, is not of Grace in the sense of the Apostle. For what is so imputed, is imputed for what it is, and nothing else. For that Imputation is but the Judgment of God concerning the thing imputed, with respect unto them whose it is. So the Fact of Phinehas was imputed unto him for Righteousness. God judged it, and declared it to be a Righteous rewardable act. Wherefore if our Faith and Obedience be imputed unto us, that Imputation is only the Judgment of God that we are Believers and Obedient. The Righteousness of the Righteous, saith the Prophet, shall be upon him and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him, Ezek. 18.20. As the wickedness of the wicked is upon him, or is imputed unto him, so the Righteousness of the Righteous is upon him, or is imputed unto him. And the wickedness of the wicked is on him, when God judgeth him wicked as his Works are. So is the Righteousness of a man upon him, or imputed unto him, when God judgeth of his Righteousness as it is. Wherefore if Faith absolutely considered, be imputed unto us as it contains in it self, or as it is accompanied with Works of Obedience: then it is imputed unto us, either for a perfect Righteousness which it is not, or for an imperfect Righteousness which it is; or the Imputation of it, is the accounting of that to be a perfect Righteousness, which is but imperfect; but none of these can be affirmed.
6. Faith, as we said before, is our own. And that which is our own may be imputed unto us. But the discourse of the Apostle is about that which is not our own antecedently unto Imputation, but is made ours thereby, as we have proved; for it is of Grace. And the Imputation of what is really our ⟨p. 461⟩own unto us antecedently unto that Imputation, is not of Grace in the sense of the Apostle. For what is so imputed, is imputed for what it is, and nothing else. For that Imputation is but the Judgment of God concerning the thing imputed, with respect unto them whose it is. So the Fact of Phineas was imputed unto him for Righteousness. God judged it, and declared it to be a Righteous rewardable act. Wherefore if our Faith and Obedience be imputed unto us, that Imputation is only the Judgment of God that we are Believers and Obedient. The Righteousness of the Righteous, saith the Prophet, shall be upon him and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him, Ezek. 18.20. As the wickedness of the wicked is upon him, or is imputed unto him, so the Righteousness of the Righteous is upon him, or is imputed unto him. And the wickedness of the wicked is on him, when God judgeth him wicked as his Works are. So is the Righteousness of a man upon him, or imputed unto him, when God judgeth of his Righteousness as it is. Wherefore if Faith absolutely considered, be imputed unto us as it contains in it self, or as it is accompanied with Works of Obedience: then it is imputed unto us, either for a perfect Righteousness which it is not, or for an imperfect Righteousness which it is; or the Imputation of it, is the accounting of that to be a perfect Righteousness, which is but imperfect; but none of these can be affirmed.
