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Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the…Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the…
Prototypes, or, The primary precedent presidents out of the book of Genesis showing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithful and painful preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whately's life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the author to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his own copy.Prototypes, or, The primarie precedent presidents out of the booke of Genesis shewing, the [brace] good and bad things [brace] they did and had practically applied to our information and reformation / by that faithfull and painefull preacher of Gods word William Whately ... ; together with Mr. Whatelyes life and death ; published by Mr. Edward Leigh and Mr. Henry Scudder, who were appointed by the authour to peruse his manuscripts, and printed by his owne coppy.
London: printed by G.M. for Edward Langham book-seller, 1640London: printed by G.M. for Edvvard Langham booke-seller, 1640
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1Now there is a double righteousness taught in the Gospel. The one is made ours by imputation and is not ours by inherency; we never performed it our selves, but another performed it for us and we have it imputed to us: It is by S. Paul described thus. A righteousness without works imputed to the happy man, not simply without works, for that is impossible, because the Law cannot be fulfilled but by working according to its direction, and unless the law be fulfilled there is no perfect righteousness, but a righteousness without any works of ours, and therefore without the Law too, for the Law accepteth of no righteousness but that which is wrought by our selves,2 as it is said of Abraham, that he wrought not but did trust in him that justifies the ungodly. Abraham wrought diligently and plentifully, how then can it be said that he wrought not? he meaneth that he did not work that by his own works he might attain this righteousness. By this righteousness alone we are justified. It is the perfect and exact righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ accepted for us and put to our reckoning. For he was our surety, he took our nature, he bare our sins, he fulfilled our duty and bare our punishment, and so satisfied Gods justice in our room, and is become The Lord our righteousness. This is the one righteousness commended to us by the Gospel. To this and this alone we must cleave for the obtaining of remission of sins and life eternal at the hands of God. By merit of this are we pronounced just by God at his heavenly Tribunal, and in the judgement of our own consciences, and hereafter shall be so pronounced openly at the last day, to this S. Paul cleaved. This the Gospel taught, for therein is declared the righteousness of God from faith to faith.
1Now there is a double righteousnesse taught in the Gospell. The one is made ours by imputation and is not ours by inherencie; wee never performed it our selves, but another performed it for us and we have it imputed to us: It is by S. Paul described thus. A righteousnesse without workes imputed to the happy man, not simply without workes, for that is impossible, because the Law cannot be fulfilled but by working according to its direction, and unlesse the law be fulfilled there is no perfect righteousnesse, but a righteousnesse without any workes of ours, and therefore without the Law too, for the Law accepteth of no righteousnesse but that which is wrought by our selves,