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A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the…A commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the…
A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and judicial divine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement upon the sixth chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelor of DivinityA commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and iudiciall diuine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement vpon the sixt chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelour of Diuinitie
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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Imputation in God, is twofold: one, Legal: the other, Evangelical. §25Legal is, when God willeth and adjudgeth the reward to him that fulfilleth the law. Thus Paul saith, Rom. 4. 5. that the wages is imputed to him that worketh, and that of debt. Evangelical imputation is, when God accepts the satisfaction of Christ, our surety, as a payment for our sins. In this sense is §30the word, Impute, taken ten times in the 4. chap. to the Rom. and in the fame, is it used in this place.
Imputation in God, is twofold: one, Legall: the other, Euangelicall. §25Legall is, when God willeth and adiudgeth the reward to him that fulfilleth the law. Thus Paul saith, Rom. 4. 5. that the wages is imputed to him that worketh, and that of debt. Euangelicall imputation is, when God accepts the satisfaction of Christ, our suretie, as a paiment for our sinnes. In this sense is §30the word, Impute, taken ten times in the 4. chap. to the Rom. and in the fame, is it vsed in this place.
The second point is, what is imputed? And it was imputed, that is, faith. Faith here must be considered two ways; first, as a quality in it self: and thus it is imperfect, and consequently §35cannot be imputed to us for our justification. Again, faith must be considered as an instrument, or hand holding and receiving Christ: and in this regard believing is put for the thing believed. And thus must this text be understood. It was imputed to him, that is, the thing which his faith believed was imputed ⟨p. 176⟩