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Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions…
Of justification four disputations clearing and amicably defending the truth against the unnecessary oppositions of divers learned and reverend brethren / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed by R.W. for Nevil Simmons, 1658
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.
The Major is proved thus: If faith in Christ as such, be it that Paul opposeth to works, then every essential part of it is by Paul opposed to works (for it is not faith in Christ if it want any essential part) But the Antecedent is true. Ergo. — The Minor I have proved in the first Disputation: Though sometime it is said to be [by faith in his blood] that we have remission of sin; and sometime that we are justified if we believe in him that raised Christ from the dead, &c. Yet most frequently it is said to be by faith in Christ; by believing in the Lord Jesus, receiving Christ Jesus the Lord &c. Believe in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, was the Gospel preached to the Jailer, Acts 16. But this is sufficiently proved already. That many acts are essential to faith in Christ as such, is also proved: and particularly, that believing in him as our Teacher, Lord, and as Rising, Interceding, and Justifying by sentence and Gift, as well as believing in him as dying for our Justification. As Christ is not Christ (as to his Office and work) without these Essentials, so faith is not the Christian faith without these acts.
The Major is proved thus: If faith in Christ as such, be it that Paul opposeth to works, then every essential part of it is by Paul opposed to works (for it is not faith in Christ if it want any essential part) But the Antecedent is true. Ergo. — The Minor I have proved in the first Disputation: Though sometime it is said to be [by faith in his blood] that we have remission of sin; and sometime that we are justified if we believe in him that raised Christ from the dead, &c. Yet most frequently it is said to be by faith in Christ; by believing in the Lord Jesus, receiving Christ Jesus the Lord &c. Belive in the Lord Jesus, and thou shalt be saved, was the Gospel preached to the Jaylor, Acts 16. But this is sufficiently proved already. That many acts are essential to faith in Christ as such, is also proved: and particularly, that believing in him as our Teacher, Lord, and as Rising, Interceding, and Justifying by sentence and Gift, as well as believing in him as dying for our Justification. As Christ is not Christ (as to his Office and work) without these Essentials, so faith is not the Christian faith without these acts.