2. A man is said to be righteous Evangelically: And this righteousness is two-fold; either a righteousness1 by imputation. tThis righteousness is as truly ours to justify, as it is Christ's to give. Or 2. a righteousness by implantation. uThe one is by the merit of Christ: The other is by the Spirit of Christ. Now this implanted righteousness is in the Soul as an intrinsical quality; and if it be of the right kind, it must be there three manner of ways. 1. Righteousness must4 be in the Soul, Extensively, xin every part; we do not call a Blackmore white, because he hath white teeth. Those are not said to be righteous, who can speak righteously, what are these white teeth? righteousness like a holy leaven must diffuse, and swell it self into every part, the understanding, will, affections. The very God of peace sanctify you wholly, 1 Thes. 5. 23.6 Therefore grace is called the new man. ynot a new eye, or a new tongue, but a new man. A Saint though he be righteous but in part, yet he is righteous in every ⟨p. 8⟩part. 2. Righteousness must be in the Soul intensively. zwe call water hot, when it is hot in the third or fourth degree; he is not said to be righteous who is tepid and neutral in religion; This was Laodicea's temper, Lukewarm, Revel. 2. 16. I would thou wert cold or hot ver. 15. I would thou wert something; any thing rather then lukewarm: Righteousness must rise up to some degree, David boiled over in holy zeal, aPsal.10 119. 139. My zeal hath consumed me. 3. Righteousness11 must be in the Soul Perseveringly. bIt must abide, and continue. He is not a righteous person, that is good only in a passion, either of fear or joy; hypocrites may seem righteous for a time, so long as the wind sits that way, but it is quickly over; they change apace; not unlike the herb Poleon whose leaves in the morning are white, at noon purple, at night blue; Thus they change in their goodness, and are of divers minds, as Joseph's coat of divers colours. Hypocrites for the most part live to confute themselves; they are like Catiline of whom Sallust observes, he had a good and hopeful beginning, but a bad end. cI have read of a certain people in India called Pandorae, that have white hoar hairs in their youth, and in their old age black hairs. An emblem of hypocrites, who at first look white and fair like Saints, but in their elder years do blacken in wickedness;
2. A man is said to bee righteous Evangelically: And this righteousnesse is two-fold; either a righteousnesse1 by imputation. tThis righteousnesse is as truly ours to justifie, as it is Christ's to give. Or 2. a righteousnesse by implantation. uThe one is by the merit of Christ: The other is by the Spirit of Christ. Now this implanted righteousness is in the Soul as an intrinsecall quality; and if it be of the right kind, it must be there three manner of ways. 1. Righteousness must4 be in the Soul, Extensively, xin every part; we do not call a Blackmore white, because he hath white teeth. Those are not said to be righteous, who can speake righteously, what are these white teeth? righteousnesse like a holy leaven must diffuse, and swel it self into every part, the understanding, will, affections. The very God of peace sanctify you wholly, 1 Thes. 5. 23.6 Therefore grace is called the new man. ynot a new eye, or a new tongue, but a new man. A Saint though he be righteous but in part, yet he is righteous in every ⟨p. 8⟩part. 2. Righteousness must be in the Soul intensively. zwe call water hot, when it is hot in the third or fourth degree; he is not said to be righteous who is tepid and neutrall in religion; This was Laodicea's temper, Lukewarm, Revel. 2. 16. I would thou wert cold or hot ver. 15. I would thou wert something; any thing rather then lukewarm: Righteousnesse must rise up to some degree, David boiled over in holy zeale, aPsal.10
- 12.
- tRom. 4. 6.
- uEzek 36. 29 27.
- 4[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- xSubject•m denominatur à major• part.Subject•m denominatur à major• parte.
- 61 Thes. 5. 23.
- y[Greek or Hebrew]. Col. 3. 10.〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Col. 3. 10.
- z[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- aPsal. 119. 139.
- 103.
- 113.
- b[Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- cBonis initiis malos exitus habuit. Sallust.
