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An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches
An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches by reconciling explication without much disputing. Written by Richard Baxter.
London: printed for John Salusbury, 1691
Chapter 23: How Faith justifieth; and how it is imputed to us for Righteousness.
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.
§. 28. III. As to the third Question, the truth is obvious, That Christ's righteousness is imputed, and yet Faith is imputed to us for righteousness in several Senses; that is, each is reputed to be to us what indeed it is. Two things make up the Sense of Faith's being imputed to us for righteousness: 1. Faith is really the Condition of the Covenant of Grace, which whoso performeth, he is righteous against the Charge of Non-performance of that Condition; and it is reputed our subordinate, Evangelical ⟨p. 276⟩personal, righteousness: 2. And supposing Christ's Merits and our Redemption by him, this Gospel-righteousness is all that is required of us on our parts, instead of all that perfect Obedience which the Law of Innocency required. So that our Faith (taken in the Scripture-sense) is our real righteousness related to the Condition of the New Covenant, and instead of a more perfect righteousness of Innocency; forasmuch as after Christ's Redemption, is required to be performed by our selves.
§. 28. III. As to the third Question, the truth is obvious, That Christ's righteousness is imputed, and yet Faith is imputed to us for righteousness in several Sences; that is, each is reputed to be to us what indeed it is. Two things make up the Sence of Faith's being imputed to us for righteousness: 1. Faith is really the Condition of the Covenant of Grace, which whoso performeth, he is righteous against the Charge of Non-performance of that Condition; and it is reputed our subordinate, Evangelical ⟨p. 276⟩personal, righteousness: 2. And supposing Christ's Merits and our Redemption by him, this Gospel-righteousness is all that is required of us on our parts, instead of all that perfect Obedience which the Law of Innocency required. So that our Faith (taken in the Scripture-sence) is our real righteousness related to the Condition of the New Covenant, and instead of a more perfect righteousness of Innocency; forasmuch as after Christ's Redemption, is required to be performed by our selves.