A brief discourse of justification. Wherein this doctrine is plainly laid down according to…

2. What may be helpful to break a sinner off from this vain confidence?

3. By what discoveries we may be assured that it is broken?

3. By what dicsoveries we may be assured that it is broken?

1. How far a man may be said to trust in his own Righteousness? This is well to be considered, for there be many who think that they are gotten off from this; when as indeed they are not; and so they please themselves with their own deceivings. It is hardly to be thought that any who have lived all their time under the clear light of the Gospel, should be so far deluded, as wholly to deny any dependence upon the Grace of God, or to think that they can of themselves make satisfaction to a righteous Law for the sin they are guilty of: and you shall find none but if it be asked to them, will readily acknowledge that they have some need of, and use for Christ; and this shallow acknowledgement makes them presently to conclude in themselves, that they are not the legallists, or self confident men that are here pointed at: but you must know that if there be any self reliance in this point, if in any respect you look upon your own doings serviceable to procure you the favour of God in Christ, this lies as a block in your way. Now besides there (if there be any such) who suppose ⟨p. 138⟩themselves of themselves able to do so as to merit eternal life; there are others also who do really lean upon their legal Righteousness for Justification; and they are such as these:

1. How far a man may be said to trust in his own Righteousness? This is well to be considered, for there be many who think that they are gotten off from this; when as indeed they are not; and so they please themselves with their own deceivings. It is hardly to be thought that any who have lived all their time under the clear light of the Gospel, should be so far deluded, as wholly to deny any dependance upon the Grace of God, or to think that they can of themselves make satisfaction to a righteous Law for the sin they are guilty of: and you shall find none but if it be asked to them, will readily acknowledge that they have some need of, and use for Christ; and this shallow acknowledgment makes them presently to conclude in themselves, that they are not the legallists, or self confident men that are here pointed at: but you must know that if there be any self reliance in this point, if in any respect you look upon your own doings serviceable to procure you the favour of God in Christ, this lies as a block in your way. Now besides there (if there be any such) who suppose