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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.
Mr. Blake. Fourthly, Our faith must look on Christ so as to obtain righteousness by him, by virtue of which we may appear before God as righteous: But it is by his Obedience as a servant that we obtain righteousness, and stand before God as righteous, Rom. 5.19. by the obedience of one many are made righteous.
Repl. First, I grant the whole: but its nothing to our Question. Its a strange error that runs through so many Arguments, that they should be impertinent to the question. You should have concluded that Faith in Christ qua Lord, doth not justify] which in terminis is the conclusion that you undertook to prove: whereas all that this Argument will conclude, is, that [our faith must look at Christs obedience for Righteousness, &c.] which I have said no more against then you have done.
Repl. First, I grant the whole: but its nothing to our Question. Its a strange error that runs through so many Arguments, that they should be impertinent to the question. You should have concluded that Faith in Christ qua Lord, doth not justifie] which in terminis is the conclusion that you undertook to prove: whereas all that this Argument will conclude, is, that [our faith must look at Christs obedience for Righteousness, &c.] which I have said no more against then you have done.
Secondly, But if [Only] be implied as adjoined to [obedience] then it will exclude his suffering as suffering in that formal respect, and take it in only as the Matter of his Obedience.
Secondly, But if [Only] be implyed as adjoyned to [obedience] then it will exclude his suffering as suffering in that formal respect, and take it in only as the Matter of his Obedience.