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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.
Yet further; that it is not derogatory to Christ, doth thus appear. 1 He had in himself both sorts of righteousness; viz. Of obedience to the Precept, and of satisfaction to the threatening. Though both could not be ours, retaining their forms as such: because the (law requireth but one sort of righteousness of one person for himself: so that we derogate nothing from Christs righteousness or perfection.
Yet further; that it is not derogatory to Christ, doth thus appear. 1 He had in himself both sorts of righteousnesse; viz. Of obedience to the Precept, and of satisfaction to the threatning. Though both could not be ours, retaining their forms as such: because the (law requireth but one sort of righteousnes of one person for himself: so that we derogate nothing from Christs righteousnesse or perfection.
2. Both these sorts in Christ, viz. his active and passive (as I conceive) do concur to make up that one sort of righteousness necessary for us, viz. Or satisfaction to the threatening: and so both conjunct are our righteousness, though not as two sorts of righteousness, but as one. Yet I know that this is somewhat dark and doubtful, because Obedience is a thing commanded and not threatened: But yet seeing Christ payed not the Idem, but the Tantundem; not the very same debt mentioned in the threatening, but the value. I think therefore that his obedience as such may go in to his satisfaction.
2. Both these sorts in Christ, viz. his active and passive (as I conceive) doe concurre to make up that one sort of righteousnesse necessary for us, viz. Or satisfaction to the threatning: and so both conjunct are our righteousnesse, though not as two sorts of righteousnesse, but as one. Yet I know that this is somewhat dark and doubtfull, because Obedience is a thing commanded and not threatened: But yet seeing Christ payed not the Idem, but the Tantundem; not the very same debt mentioned in the threatning, but the value. I think therefore that his obedience as such may goe in to his satisfaction.