A09463:233
The combat between Christ and the Devil displayedThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed
The combat between Christ and the Devil displayed: or A commentary upon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reverend and judicious divine M. William PerkinsThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed: or A commentarie vpon the temptations of Christ: preached in Cambridge by that reuerend and iudicious diuine M. William Perkins
London: printed by Melchizedek Bradwood for E. Edgar, 1606London: printed by Melchisedech Bradwood for E. Edgar, 1606
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Thirdly, observe that Christ addeth only to Moses words, for the better clearing of Moses meaning; which may serve for our just defence against the Papists; they blame us greatly for teaching that a man is justified by faith only, saying the word only, is not in any place ascribed to justification by faith. We answer, in all the old testament this word only is not joined to this command, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and serve him, and yet Christ saith, it is written, him only shalt thou serve, because the restraint and inhibition annexed, from giving this worship and service to any other, doth in effect include only; even so, though in letters and syllables we do not find this word only, adjoined to this sentence, man is justified by faith; yet because of the exclusion of works usually annexed to that phrase, as that, we are justified by faith without the works of the Law, Rom. 3. 28. and are justified freely by his grace, v. 24. and that a man is not justified by the works of the Law, but by faith, Gal. 2. 16. hereupon I say we may hold and teach, and that truly, according to the true sense thereof, following Christs example in this place, that the scripture saith, a man is justified by faith only.
Thirdly, obserue that Christ addeth only to Moses words, for the better clearing of Moses meaning; which may serue for our iust defence against the Papists; they blame vs greatly for teaching that a man is iustified by faith only, saying the word only, is not in any place ascribed to iustification by faith. We answer, in all the old testament this word only is not ioyned to this command, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and serue him, and yet Christ saith, it is written, him only shalt thou serue, because the restraint and inhibition annexed, from giuing this worship and seruice to any other, doth in effect include only; euen so, though in letters and syllables we doe not find this word only, adioyned to this sentence, man is iustified by faith; yet because of the exclusion of workes vsually annexed to that phrase, as that, we are iustified by faith without the workes of the Law, Rom. 3. 28. and are iustified freely by his grace, v. 24. and that a man is not iustified by the workes of the Law, but by faith,