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Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of…
Aphorisms of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousness, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kidderminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousnesse, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.
Hague: printed by Abraham Brown, 1655
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.
THESIS LIX.
Justification is not a momentaneous Act, begun and ended immediately upon our Believing: but a continued Act; which though it be in its kind complete from the first, yet is it still in doing, till the final Justification at the Judgement day.
IVstification is not a momentaneous Act, begun and ended immediately upon our Believing: bnt a continued Act; which though it be in its kind compleat from the first, yet is it still in doing, till the finall Iustification at the Iudgement day.
EXPLICATION.
This is evident from the nature of the Act: it being as I showed before, an Act of God by his Gospel: Now 1. God still continueth that Gospel-Covenant in force. 2. That Covenant still continueth Justifying Believers. 3. God himself doth continue to esteem them accordingly, and to Will their Absolution. 1. This showeth you therefore with what limitation to receive the Assertion of our Divines, that Remission and Justification are, simul & semel, performed. 2. And that the Justified & pardoned may pray for the continuance of their pardon and Justification. 3. That of Christs satisfaction and our Faith are of continual use, and not to be laid by, when we are once Justified, as if the work were done. See Dr. Downame of Justific. of this point.