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The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems…The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems…
The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems of the spiritual enemies of our salvation, Satan and his assistants the world and the flesh, with the means also whereby the Christian may withstand and defeat them : and afterwards more specially their particular temptations, against the several causes and means of our salvation, whereby on the one side they allure us to security and presumption, and on the other side, draw us to doubting and desperation, are expressed and answered : written especially for their sakes who are exercised in the spiritual conflict of temptations, and are afflicted in conscience in the sight and sense of their sins / by I. Downame ...The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems of the spirituall ennemies of our saluation, Sathan and his assistants the world and the flesh, with the meanes also whereby the Christian may vvithstand and defeate them : and afterwards more speciallie their particvlar temptatiions, against the seuerall causes and meanes of our saluation, whereby on the one side they allure vs to security and presumption, and on the other side, draw vs to doubting and desperation, are expressed and answered : written especially for their sakes who are exercised in the spirituall conflict of temptations, and are afflicted in conscience in the sight and sense of their sinnes / by I. Dovvname ...
London: printed for Cuthbert Burby, 1604
Book 2 › Chapter 50: That faith alone justifieth.Book 2 › Chapter 50: That faith alone iustifieth.
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And thus have I proved, first that we are not justified by our works, and inherent righteousness; and secondly that we are justified by faith alone: not as it is the chief and principal cause, for in this respect God justifieth; not as it is the matter or meritorious cause of our justification, for in this respect the merits and righteousness of Jesus Christ justifieth us; but as it is the alone instrument and only cause in us which applieth that meritorious cause unto us, whereby alone we are justified in Gods sight.
And thus haue I proued, first that we are not iustified by our workes, and inherent righteousnesse; and secondly that we are iustified by faith alone: not as it is the chiefe and principall cause, for in this respect God iustifieth; not as it is the matter or meritorious cause of our iustification, for in this respect the merits and righteousnesse of Iesus Christ iustifieth vs; but as it is the alone instrument and onely cause in vs which applyeth that meritorious cause vnto vs, whereby alone we are iustified in Gods sight.
§. Sect. 4 Secondly, the tempter will object, that this imputed righteousness ⟨p. 581⟩we speak of, is but imaginary,1 and a vain fantasy; as if a man who were defiled with dirt should be reputed clean by the imputation of another's cleanness, or as if a beggar should be esteemed rich, by imputation of another's wealth. To which we are to answer, that the imputation of Christs righteousness unto us, is no imaginary dream, but a matter plainly expressed in Gods word, as also the not imputation of our sins is therein specified. In the fourth of the Romans this word is used by the holy Ghost an eleven times.2 So vers. 3. Abraham believed God and it was imputed unto him for righteousness. And vers. 4. To him that worketh not, but believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is imputed for righteousness. And vers. 6. Even as David declared the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works. And vers. 8. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin, &c.