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

2. We do by no means, assign the same place, condition, state and use, to the Obedience of Christ, imputed to us, and §. 24 our Obedience performed to God. If we did, they were really inconsistent. And therefore those, who affirm that our Obedience is the Condition or Cause of our Justification, do all of them deny, the Imputation of the Obedience of Christ unto us. The Righteousness of Christ is imputed to us, as that on the account whereof we are accepted, and esteemed Righteous before God, and are really so, though not inherently. We are as truly Righteous with the Obedience of Christ, imputed to us, as Adam was or could have been, by a complete Righteousness of his own performance. So Rom. 5. 18. by his Obedience we are made Righteous; made so truly, and so accepted, as by the disobedience of Adam we are truly made Trespassers and so accounted. And this is that which the Apostle desires to be found in, in opposition to his Own Righteousness Phil. 3 9. But our own Obedience is not the Righteousness whereupon we are accepted and justified before God; although it be acceptable to God, that we should abound therein. And this distinction the Apostle doth evidently deliver and confirm, so as nothing can be more clearly revealed, Eph. 2. 8, 9, 10. For by Grace we are Saved through Faith. and this not of our selves. It is the gift of God. Not of works, least any man should boast. For we are his works manship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath prepared that we should walk in them. We are saved, or justified (for that it is whereof the Apostle treats) by Grace through Faith, which receives Jesus Christ and ⟨p. 208⟩his Obedience: not of works least any man should boast: but what works are they that the Apostle intends? The works of Believers, as in the very beginning of the next words, is manifest; for we are; we Believers, with our Obedience and our works, of whom I speak: yea but what need then of works; need still there is, we are the workmanship &c.

2. We doe by no meanes, assigne the same place, condition, state and use, to the Obedience of Christ, imputed to us, and §. 24 our Obedience performed to God. If we did, they were really inconsistent. And therefore those, who affirme that our Obedience is the Condition or Cause of our Justification, doe all of them deny, the Imputation of the Obedience of Christ unto us. The Righteousnesse of Christ is imputed to us, as that on the account whereof we are accepted, and esteemed Righteous before God, and are really so, though not inherently. We are as truly Righteous with the Obedience of Christ, imputed to us, as Adam was or could have been, by a compleat Righteousnesse of his own performance. So