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The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…
The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb. 11, 1, formerly preached before His Majesty, and published by his command, with another added for the fuller application : the second is instructions for confirming believers in the Christian faith : the third is directions how to live by faith, or how to exercise it upon all occasions / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1670
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.
Justification is either public by a Governor, or private by an equal or mere Discerner: Justification is by God, or by Man. Justification by God is either as he is Law-giver, and above Laws, or as he is Judge according to his Laws: In the first way God maketh us just; by his Act of Oblivion, or pardoning Law, or Covenant of Grace. In the second respect God doth two ways justify and forgive: 1. As a determining Judge: 2. As the Executioner of his Judgement. In the former respect God doth two ways justify us: 1. By esteeming us just. 2. By public sentencing us just. As Executioner, he useth us as just, and as so judged.
Justification is either publick by a Governour, or private by an equal or meer Discerner: Justification is by God, or by Man. Justification by God is either as he is Law-giver, and above Laws, or as he is Judge according to his Laws: In the first way God maketh us just; by his Act of Oblivion, or pardoning Law, or Covenant of Grace. In the second respect God doth two waies justifie and forgive: 1. As a determining Judge: 2. As the Executioner of his Judgement. In the former respect God doth two waies justifie us: 1. By esteeming us just. 2. By publick sentencing us just. As Executioner, he useth us as just, and as so judged.
I pass by here purposely all Christs Justification of us by way ⟨p. 327⟩of apology or plea; and all Justification by witnesses and evidences, &c. and all the constitutive causes of our Righteousness, lest I hinder them whom I would help, by using more distinctions than they are willing to learn. But these few are necessary.
1. It is one thing for God to make us Righteous, by forgiving all our sins of commission and omission, for the sake of Christs satisfaction and obedience.