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Richard Baxter's Catholic theology plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriors who,…Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who,…
Richard Baxter's Catholic theology plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriors who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,Richard Baxter's Catholick theologie plain, pure, peaceable, for pacification of the dogmatical word-warriours who, 1. by contending about things unrevealed or not understood, 2. and by taking verbal differences for real,
London: printed by Robert White for Nevill Simmons, 1675
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.
179. There is no Righteousness which will not justify him that hath it, in tantum, so far as he is righteous: For the contrary is a contradiction. For to be just is to be justifiable: He that gave but six pence to the poor is justifiable against this Accusation, that he did not give it.
179. There is no Righteousness which will not justifie him that hath it, in tantum, so far as he is righteous: For the contrary is a contradiction. For to be just is to be justifiable: He that gave but six pence to the poor is justifiable against this Accusation, that he did not give it.
181. All the Righteousness which formally justifieth us, is our own or on our selves where it justifieth us: For to be made just or justified in the 1first sense constitutively, is nothing else but to be made such as are personally themselves just. Pardon of sin is made our own; Right to Christ and Glory is made our own; Though Christ's Righteousness was the only meritorious cause of all this; which therefore is and may be called our Material Righteousness, as that which meriteth it is the matter.
181. All the Righteousness which formally justifieth us, is our own or on our selves where it justifyeth us: For to be made just or justified in the 1first sence constitutively, is nothing else but to be made such as are personally themselves just. Pardon of sin is made our own; Right to Christ and Glory is made our own; Though Christ's Righteousness was the only meritorious cause of all this; which therefore is and may be called our Material Righteousness, as that which meriteth it is the matter.
- 1I would here cite the words of B•za, Paraeus, Dr. Field, Bonhaus, Bllinger, Alberius, Zanchy, Aepinus, Spangbergius, Brentius, Confess. Augustan. &c. Asserting that [Justification] is oft used as Sanctification in Scripture, and that plenary Justification hath three parts, 1. Pardon. 2. Accepting us into favour and life. 3. The gift of the Holy Ghost, or inherent righteousness] but that Guil. Forbes hath largely done it. Consid. Pacific.