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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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§. 4.
Mr Bl. ALL works before or after conversion, inherent in us, or wrought by us, are excluded from Justification.
§. 4.
R. B. 1. The term [Works] signifieth either such as a Workman doth to deserve his wages for the value of his Work; which make the reward to be of Debt and not of Grace; and so its true: Or it signifieth all good actions; and so this saying is contrary to the scope of the Scripture. 1. Faith and Repentance are such works and wrought by us. 2. James asserteth the inclusion of such works. If you say, But faith and repentance justify not as Good works: I easily grant it: That they be Good, floweth from the Precept: That they Justify, floweth from the Promise, constituting them the Condition. If they should justify because Good, their goodness must be such as may accrue to a Meritoriousness But yet they must be Good, before they can justify as Conditions of the free Gift: yea and have a peculiar eminent goodness, consisting in their aptitude to this work, and to Glorify the free Justifier. Mat. 25. Rom. 2.