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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.
1. The worlds Justification freeth us but from the Worlds Accusation, to which it is opposed: And therefore it is but either a Justifying from the Accusation of humane Laws; Or else a particular Justification of us in respect of some particular facts; or else an usurped Judgement and Justification: For they are not constituted our Judges by God: And therefore we may say with Paul, It is a small thing with me to be judged of you, or of mans Judgement: And so a small thing to be Justified by men from the Accusations of the Law of God.
1. The worlds Justification freeth us but from the Worlds Accusation, to which it is opposed: And therefore it is but either a Justifying from the Accusation of humane Lawes; Or else a particular Justification of us in respect of some particular facts; or else an usurped Judgement and Justification: For they are not constituted our Judges by God: And therefore we may say with Paul, It is a small thing with me to be judged of you, or of mans Iudgement: And so a small thing to be Justified by men from the Accusations of the Law of God.
But the Justification in James is of greater moment: as appears in the Text. For, 1. It is such as: salvation dependeth on; vers. 14. 2. It is such as followeth only a living Faith: but the world may as well Justify us when we have no Faith at all.
But the Justification in Iames is of greater moment: as appeares in the Text. For, 1. It is such as: salvation dependeth on; vers. 14. 2. It is such as followeth onely a living Faith: but the world may as well Justifie us when we have no Faith at all.
I therefore affirm, 1. The World is no lawful Judge of our Righteousness before ⟨p. 189⟩