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A guide to go to GodA guide to goe to God
A guide to go to God: or, An explanation of the perfect pattern of prayer, the Lords prayer. By William Gouge, B. in D. and minister of Gods Word in Black-Friars LondonA guide to goe to God: or, An explanation of the perfect patterne of prayer, the Lords prayer. By William Gouge, B. in D. and minister of Gods Word in Black-Friers London
London: printed by G. Miller for Edward Brewster, 1626
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 107. Of Christs active righteousness imputed to us.
§. 107. Of Christs actiue righteousnesse imputed to vs.
Q. IN regard of our disability to discharge our debt of obedience to God, what may be inferred?
Q. IN regard of our disabilitie to discharge our debt of obedience to God, what may be inferred?
A. Imputation of Christs righteousness is necessary for our justification. Christ teacheth us to desire a discharge of all debts. The Law requireth a debt of perfect righteousness. This we are not able to pay of our selves. But our Surety being able, did pay it.a He fulfilled all righteousness. By the imputation thereof to us, are we discharged.b For as by one mans disobed ence many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. His righteousness is upon us to justification of life. In this respect Christ is said to bec made unto us righteousness: and we are said to bed made the righteousness: of God in him. This kind of debt is not duly considered of them,5 who exclude the active obedience of Christ from our justification. They press those places which make mention only of the blood of Christ, forgetting the Synecdoche which is frequent in the Scripture, whereby one member or part is put for all of that kind. In particular they press this Petition, which placeth our justification in remission of sins, not conceiving that under debts here mentioned, all manner of debts are comprised: and under this word forgive, all manner of needful discharge. Where further they say, that Christs active righteousness: was necessary for himself, they do not duly consider the dignity of his person by virtue of the hypostatical union of his two natures: which dignity exempteth him from all necessity of obedience to the Law, in regard of himself.