death, did fully discharge the debt cantur, eorum omnium debita Chriof all those that are thus justified, stus per obedientiam suam mortemque and did make a proper, real, and prorsus dissolvit; eorumque vice jufull satisfaction to his Father's stitia Patris sui realem, plenam, et justice in their behalf. Yet in- proprie dictam satisfactionem præasmuch as he was given by the stitit.' Quum tamen non propter in Father for them, and his obe- iis quicquam, verum gratuito Pater dience and satisfaction accepted cum Christum ipsum pro eis dederit, in their stead, and both freely, tum obedientiam ejus ac satisfactionot for any thing in them, their justification is only of free grace; that both the exact justice and rich grace of God might be glorified in the justification of sinners."

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IV. God did, from all eternity, decree to justify all the elect, and Christ did, in the fullness of time, die for their sins, and rise again for their justification: nevertheless, they are not justified until the Holy Spirit doth, in due time, actually apply Christ unto them.®

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nem tanquam eorum loco constituti3 acceptaverit; omnino a gratia gratuita est eorum justificatio;* Quo nimirum Dei tum accurata justitia tum locuples gratia glorificata foret in justificatione peccatorum.*

IV. Ab æterno decrevit Deus electos omnes justificare,' Christusque in temporis plenitudine mortuus est pro eorum peccatis, et in justificationem eorum resurrexit: nihilo minus tamen justificati prius non sunt, quam Christum eis in tempore suo opportuno Spiritus Sanctus actu applicuerit." V. Perseverat Deus eorum pec

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give the sins of those that are cata condonare quos semel justifijustified; and although they can cavit, quin et etiamsi excidere statu never fall from the state of justi- justificationis nunquam possint; fieri tamen potest ut iræ Dei, paternæ quidem illi, per peccata sua se exponant, nec lumen paterni vultus prius sibi habeant restitutum, quam semet ipsos humiliaverint,

fication, yet they may by their sins fall under God's fatherly displeasure, and not have the light of his countenance restored unto them, until they humble them

'Rom. v. 8-10, 19; 1 Tim. ii. 5, 6; Heb. x. 10, 14; Dan. ix. 24, 26; Isa. liii. 4-6, 10-12.

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Rom. iii. 26; Eph. ii. 7.

Gal. iii. 8; 1 Pet. i. 2, 19, 20; Rom. viii. 30.

7 Gal. iv. 4; 1 Tim. ii. 6; Rom. iv. 25. Col. i. 21, 22; Gal. ii. 16; Titus iii. 4-7. Matt. vi. 12; 1 John i. 7, 9; ii. 1, 2.

10 Luke xxii. 32; John x. 28; Heb. x. 14.

selves, confess their sins, beg par- peccata agnoverint, imploraverint don, and renew their faith and veniam, fidem denique et pænitenrepentance.'

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and most painful sufferings in his pore' vero perpessiones quam maxime dolorificas; crucifixus est, ac mortuus; sepultus est, mansitque

body; was crucified, and died; was buried, and remained under the power of death, yet saw no corrup- sub mortis potestate; nec tamen ultion. On the third day he arose lam vidit corruptionem. Tertio die from the dead, with the same body surrexit a mortuis, cum eodem in in which he suffered; with which quo passus fuerat corpore, cum quo also he ascended into heaven, and etiam ascendit in cœlum, ibique sethere sitteth at the right hand of dens ad dextram Patris intercedit," his Father, making intercession; rediturus inde in consummatione and shall return to judge men and mundi, ad homines angelosque juangels at the end of the world." dicandum."

V. The Lord Jesus, by his perV. Dominus Jesus obedientia sua fect obedience and sacrifice of perfecta, suique ipsius sacrificio; himself, which he through the quod per æternum Spiritum Deo eternal Spirit once offered up unto semel obtulit, justitiæ Patris plene God, hath fully satisfied the jus- satisfecit, ac omnibus ei a Patre tice of his Father,' and purchased datis non modo reconciliationem ; not only reconciliation, but an ever- verum etiam æternam hæreditatem lasting inheritance in the kingdom in regno cœlorum acquisivit." of heaven, for all those whom the Father hath given unto him."

VI. Quamvis redemptionis opus

VI. Although the work of redemption was not actually wrought non nisi post incarnationem ejus, by Christ till after his incarnation, a Christo quidem actu effectum yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefits fuerit, vis tamen ejus, efficacia, et thereof were communicated unto beneficia per omnia iam inde a the elect, in all ages successively mundi primordiis elapsa secula from the beginning of the world, electis sunt communicata, in et per in and by those promises, types, promissiones illas, typos, et sacri

Rom. xiv. 9, 10; Acts i. 11; x. 42; Matt. xiii. 40-42; Jude 6; 2 Pet. ii. 4.

9 Rom. v. 19; Heb. ix. 14, 16; x.14; Eph. v. 2; Rom. iii. 25, 26.

10 Dan. ix. 24, 26; Col. i. 19, 20; Eph. i. 11, 14; John xvii. 2; Heb. ix. 12, 15.

and sacrifices, wherein he was re- ficia, quibus revelatum erat et sigvealed, and signified to be the seed nificatum hunc esse semen illud of the woman which should bruise mulieris, quod contriturum erat the serpent's head, and the lamb serpentis caput, agnumque illum slain from the beginning of the mactatum ab initio mundi; ut qui world, being yesterday and to-day heri ac hodie idem est et in sempithe same and forever." ternum.'

VII. Christus in opere Mediatorio agit secundum utramque naturam, id agens per utramvis, quod

VII. Christ, in the work of mediation, acteth according to both natures; by each nature doing that which is proper to itself; yet, by eidem proprium est, nonnunquam reason of the unity of the person, tamen fit propter persona unitathat which is proper to one nature tem ut quod uni naturæ propriis sometimes, in Scripture, attrib- um est, personæ ab altera natura uted to the person denominated denominata in Scriptura tribuaby the other nature. tur.3

VIII. To all those for whom VIII. Pro quibus Christus reChrist hath purchased redemption demptionem acquisivit, iis omnibus he doth certainly and effectually certo quidem ac efficaciter eam apapply and communicate the same; making intercession for them,' and revealing unto them, in and by the Word, the mysteries of salvation; effectually persuading them by his Spirit to believe and obey; and governing their hearts by his Word and Spirit; overcoming all their enemies by his almighty power and wisdom, in such manner and ways as are most consonant to his wonderful and unsearchable dispensation."

1 Gal. iv. 4, 5; Gen. iii. 15; Rev. xiii. 8; Heb. xiii. 8.

2 Heb. ix. 14; 1 Pet. iii. 18.

'Acts xx. 28; John iii. 13; 1 John iii. 16. • John vi. 37, 39; x. 15, 16.

1 John ii. 1, 2; Rom. viii. 34.

plicat impertitque, pro eis intercedens,* eisque in verbo et per verbum revelans mysterium salutis," per Spiritum suum eis ut credere velint ac obedire persuadens efficaciter,' eorumque gubernans corda verbo suo spirituque; sed et vi sua omnipotenti, ac sapientia debellans omnes eorum hostes, iis autem modis mediisque quæ admirabili et inscrutabili ejus dispensationi sunt maxime consentanea.*

for justification, sanctification, and eternal life, by virtue of the covenant of grace.'

recumbentia pro justificatione, sanctificatione, ipsaque adeo vita æterna, virtute fœderis gratiæ consequendis.' III. Fides hæc pro diversis ejus gradibus debilior est aut fortior;" impugnari quidem sæpenumero multisque modis ac debilitari potest, non ita tamen quin victrix evadat; et

III. This faith is different in degrees, weak or strong;' may be often and many ways assailed and weakened, but gets the victory; growing up in many to the attainment of a full assurance through quidem in multis ad plenam usque Christ, who is both the author certitudinem per Christum adolescit,* and finisher of our faith."

qui fidei nostræ idem author est et consummator."

CHAPTER XV.

Of Repentance unto Life.

CAP. XV.

De resipiscentia ad vitam.

I. Repentance unto life is an I. Resipiscentia ad vitam est graevangelical grace," the doctrine tia Evangelica, cuius quidem docwhereof is to be preached by ev-trina pariter ac illa de fide in Chriery minister of the gospel, as well stum est a singulis ministris Evanas that of faith in Christ." gelii prædicanda.

II. By it a sinner, out of the II. Per eam peccator ex inspectu sight and sense, not only of the sensuque non solum periculi verum danger, but also of the filthiness etiam turpitudinis, ac naturæ pecand odiousness of his sins, as con- catorum suorum prorsus abomitrary to the holy nature and right- nandæ, utpote sanctæ Dei naturæ, eous law of God, and upon the justæque legi adversantium, atque apprehension of his mercy in e perspecta ejus erga pœnitentes in Christ to such as are penitent, so Christo misericordia, ita peccata grieves for and hates his sins sua deflet ac detestatur, ut ab eis as to turn from them all unto omnibus ad Deum convertatur' cum God, purposing and endeavoring proposito conatuque in cunctis man

'John i. 12; Acts xvi. 31; Gal. ii. 20; Acts 5 Heb. xii. 2.

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2 Heb. v. 13, 14; Rom. iv. 19, 20; Matt. vi. 30; viii. 10.

'Luke xxii. 31, 32; Eph. vi. 16; 1 John v. 4, 5. 'Heb. vi. 11, 12; x. 22; Col. ii. 2.

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Zech. xii. 10; Acts xi. 18.

' Luke xxiv. 47; Mark i. 15; Acts xx. 21.
Ezek. xviii. 30, 31; xxxvi. 31; Isa. xxx. 22;

Psa. li. 4; Jer. xxxi. 18, 19; Joel ii. 12, 13;
Amos v. 15; Psa. cxix. 128; 2 Cor. vii. 11.