A26864:111
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression…
Rich. Baxters apology against the modest exceptions of Mr. T. Blake and the digression of Mr. G. Kendall whereunto is added animadversions on a late dissertation of Ludiomæus Colvinus, aliaà Ludovicus Molinæs̳, M. Dr. Oxon, and an admonition of Mr. W. Eyre of Salisbury : with Mr. Crandon's Anatomy for satisfaction of Mr. Caryl.
London: printed by A.M. for Thomas Underhill, 1654
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§. 3.
Mr Bl. •Ames indeed saith, that Abraham was justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son on the Altar, Jam. 2.21. but either there we must understand a working faith, with Piscator, Paraeus, Pemble, and confess that Paul and James handle two distinct questions, The one, Whether faith alone Justifies without works? which he concludes in the Affirmative: The other, What faith justifieth? Whether a working faith only, and not a faith that is dead and idle? Or else I know not how to make sense of the Apostle, who straight infers from Abraham's Justification by the offer of his son, And the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham believed God and it was imputed to him for righteousness. How otherwise do these accord? He was justified by works: and the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, he was justified by faith?
Mr Bl. •Ames indeed saith, that Abraham was justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son on the Altar, Jam. 2.21. but either there we must understand a working faith, with Piscator, Paraeus, Pemble, and confess that Paul and James handle two distinct questions, The one, Whether faith alone Justifies without works? which he concludes in the Affirmative: The other, What faith justifieth? Whether a working faith only, and not a faith that is dead and idle? Or else I know not how to make sense of the Apostle, who streight inferres from Abrahams Justification by the offer of his son, And the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, Abraham beleeved God and it was imputed to him for righteousness. How otherwise do these accord? He was justified by works: and the Scripture was fulfilled, which saith, he was justified by faith?