The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

4. Yet it may be granted without danger, that Faith is our evangelical righteousness, but not our legal righteousness: God has made two covenants with men, the one is the covenant of works, the other the covenant of grace: in the covenant of works perfect holiness is the condition, that is the righteousness that must be fulfilled in order unto life: in the covenant of Grace believing is the condition, and this may be ⟨p. 151⟩called Gospel righteousness: because according to the terms of the Gospel all Believers are declared righteous in the sight of God: and the promise of salvation is made unto believing: but believing is not our legal righteousness, it does not answer the demands of the Law; there is a necessity of the righteousness of Christ which is legal righteousness, 1 Cor 1.30. and indeed Faith could not have been the condition of salvation, had it not interested us in the righteousness of the Law: the covenant of Works and covenant of Grace also must be fulfilled or we cannot be saved: Christ fulfilled the covenant of works for us, and gives us Faith in his righteousness, whereby we fulfil the covenant of Grace.

5. Whereas it is added to strengthen the Objection that Faith under the Gospel comes in the room of works under the Law; and therefore as works under the Law were to be the matter of justification, so is Faith under the Gospel:

5. Whereas it is added to stengthen the Objection that Faith under the Gospel comes in the room of works under the Law; and therefore as works under the Law were to be the matter of justification, so is Faith under the Gospel:

I Answer,