The eye of an Israelite did not heal the place stung with Serpents, as it was one of the five senses, but as it look'd up to the Brazen Serpent. So Faith, it justifies a man, not as it is one of the graces of the Spirit in him, but as it looks on Christ for justification, who is the Antitype of that healing Serpent: As the Serpent in the wilderness, even so the Son of man, &c. Thus we see, That the righteousness which justifies us, is not our own, and yet is made ours, not by inhesion in us, but imputation to us. It is counted ours by our union with Christ; our spousals to him, give us a title to his righteousness: and as Sarah called Abraham Lord, so may we Christ, the Lord our righteousness. God was not in our graces, but in Christ, reconciling us to himself, not imputing our trespasses to us.

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