The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

This he acknowledgeth to be the genuine filling up of the comparison, but was not expressed by the Apostle, Lest Men should abuse it unto negligence or security, supposing that to be done already, which should be done afterwards. But as this plainly contradicts and everts most of what he further asserts in the Exposition of the place; so the Apostle concealed not any Truth upon such considerations. And as he plainly expresseth that which is here intimated, Ver. 19. So he shows how foolish and wicked any such imaginations are, as suppose that any countenance is given hereby unto any, to indulge themselves in their sins.

This he acknowledgeth to be the genuine filling up of the comparison, but was not expressed by the Apostle, Lest Men should abuse it unto negligence or security, supposing that to be done already, which should be done afterwards. But as this plainly contradicts and everts most of what he further asserts in the Exposition of the place; so the Apostle concealed not any Truth upon such considerations. And as he plainly expresseth that which is here intimated, Ver. 19. So he shews how foolish and wicked any such imaginations are, as suppose that any countenance is given hereby unto any, to indulge themselves in their sins.

Some grant, therefore, that the Apostle doth conceal the Expression of what is ascribed unto Christ, in opposition unto what he had affirmed of Adam and his sin, unto Ver. 19. But the truth is, it is sufficiently included in the close of Ver. 14. where he affirms of Adam, that in those things whereof he treats, He was the Figure of him that was to come. For the way and manner whereby he introduced Righteousness and Life, and communicated them unto Men, answered the way and manner whereby Adam introduced sin and death which passed on all the World. Adam being the Figure of Christ, look how it was with him, with respect unto his Natural Posterity as unto sin and death; so it is with the Lord Christ, the Second Adam, and his Spiritual Posterity, with respect unto Righteousness and Life. Hence we argue,