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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.
(5.) Had not Christ been perfectly righteous himself he had not been capable of satisfying for others: Yet is it not necessary that he must be in all respects a fulfiller of Righteousness before he begin the work of satisfaction, or that his righteousness and satisfaction be so distinct, as that the same may not be both righteousness and satisfactory.
(5.) Had not Christ been perfectly righteous himselfe he had not been capable of satisfying for others: Yet is it not necessary that he must be in all respects a fulfiller of Righteousnesse before he begin the work of satisfaction, or that his righteousnesse and satisfaction be so distinct, as that the same may not be both righteousnesse and satisfactory.
Though▪ many great Divines do so distinguish between Justitiam personae, & Justitiam meriti, as that the former is only a preparatory to the latter; yet I cannot see any reason but the same obedience of Christ to the whole Law may be both personal and meritorious, (of the righteousness of the Divine nature, or the habitual righteousness of the humane nature, I do not now dispute.) Therefore I do not mean that all Christs personal righteousness was only preparatory to his satisfaction and merit, when I speak of his being furnished with a personal Righteousness, though I confess I was long of that judgement. See more after at pag. 45.
Though▪ many great Divines do so distinguish between Iustitiam personae, & Iustitiam meriti, as that the former is only a preparatory to the latter; yet I cannot see any reason but the same obedience of Christ to the whole Law may be both personall and meritorious, (of the righteousnesse of the Divine nature, or the habituall righteousnesse of the humane nature, I do not now dispute.) Therefore I do not mean that all Christs personall righteousnesse was only preparatory to his satisfaction and merit, when I speak of his being furnished with a personall Righteousnesse, though I confesse I was long of that judgement. See more after at pag. 45.