The retorting of the Argument.
Ma. The observation of all the Commands of God, procures true Righteousness to men.
Mi. The keeping of all the Commands is performed, by remission and imputation, when that which is not done is pardoned.
Concl. Therefore by Remission and Imputa∣tion real Iustification is procured for us.
The Minor is upheld by the legitimate Testi∣mony of Augustin. lib. Retract. cap. 19. But the Tridentine Heroes do here answer: That is true indeed as it is under∣stood of the first Iustification, but not of the second. For by such an usual Scheme of Sophistical Speech they use to baffle the most evident Oracles of Scripture concerning our free Iustification by Christ. As when Paul reasons of Faith justifying freely without Works, they interpret it thus, that it is said of the first Iustification, which consists of Remission only and Reconciliation by Faith. But that there is another Iustification, besides this, which by inward Renovation is begotten of Inherent Righteousness, to which they at∣tribute the much more excellent part of true