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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
Whether Works are a Condition of Justification? And so whether we a… › Part
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.
That Paul speaks of works as Competitors with Christ, or as co-ordinate, an hundred Texts will prove; and the case is so plain, that I think it not worth the insisting on, seeing the impartial reading over the Epistles may satisfy.
That Paul speaks of works as Competitors with Christ, or as co-ordinate, an hundred Texts will prove; and the case is so plain, that I think it not worth the insisting on, seeing the impartial reading over the Epistles may satisfie.
2. I distinguish of Justifying, quoad modum procurandi, or of the distinct Interests of mens actions therein, signified in the preposition [By.] Paul speaks of Justification [By] ⟨p. 103⟩works, as by valuable deserving causes, or procatarctike causes, moving God to justify us by their worth, or by some true causality procuring it. But James speaks of Works as supposing the perfect Satisfaction and Merit of Christ, and that all that is valuable to the causal procurement of our Justification is to be found in him alone, and therefore he leaves no causality herein to works but takes them as a mere condition, which cease suspending when performed. For the efficiency of a condition, is only in suspending till performed: And so Rebellion can suspend; when the ceasing of that Rebellion by obedience, doth not cause, but only cease suspending.
2. I distinguish of Justifying, quoad modum procurandi, or of the distinct Interests of mens actions therein, signified in the preposition [By.] Paul speaks of Justification [By] ⟨p. 103⟩works, as by valuable deserving causes, or procatarctike causes, moving God to justifie us by their worth, or by some true causality procuring it. But Iames speaks of Works as supposing the perfect Satisfaction and Merit of Christ, and that all that is valuable to the causal procurement of our Justification is to be found in him alone, and therefore he leaves no causality herein to works but takes them as a meer condition, which cease suspending when performed. For the efficiency of a condition, is only in suspending till performed: And so Rebellion can suspend; when the ceasing of that Rebellion by obedience, doth not cause, but only cease suspending.