Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

2. There is yet something more required: it is not enough that we are not guilty. We must also be Actually Righteous: not only all sin is to be answered for, but all Righteousness is to be fulfilled; by taking away the guilt of sin, we are as persons innocent, but something more is required to make us to be considered as persons obedient. I know nothing to teach me that an innocent person shall go to heaven, be rewarded, if he be no more but so. Adam was innocent at his first Creation, but he was to do this, to keep the Commandments before he entered into life, he had no Title to Life by Innocency. This then moreover is required, that the whole Law be fulfilled, and all the Obedience performed that God requires at our hands. This is the Souls second inquiry, and it finds a resolution only in the Lord Christ; for if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his Life. Rom. 5. 10. his Death reconciled us, then are we saved by his life. The Actual Obedience which he yielded to the whole Law of God, is that Righteousness whereby we are saved; If so be we are found in him, not having on our own Righteousness which is of the Law, but the Righteousness which is of God by Faith, Phil 3. 9. This I shall have occasion to handle more at large hereafter.

2. There is yet something more required: it is not enough that we are not guilty. We must also be Actually Righteous: not only all sinne is to be answered for, but all Righteousnesse is to be fulfilled; by taking away the guilt of sinne, we are as persons innocent, but somthing more is required to make us to be considered as persons obedient. I know nothing to teach me that an innocent person shall goe to heaven, be rewarded, if he be no more but so. Adam was innocent at his first Creation, but he was to doe this, to keep the Commandements before he entred into life, he had no Title to Life by Innocency. This then moreover is required, that the whole Law be fulfilled, and all the Obedience performed that God requires at our hands. This is the Soules second inquiry, and it finds a resolution only in the Lord Christ; for if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son; much more being reconciled, we shall be saved by his Life. Rom. 5. 10. his Death reconciled us, then are we saved by his life. The Actuall Obedience which he yeelded to the whole Law of God, is that Righteousnesse whereby we are saved; If so be we are found in him, not having on our own Righteousnesse which is of the Law, but the Righteousnesse which is of God by Faith, Phil 3. 9. This I shall have occasion to handle more at large hereafter.