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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
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3. And why might not Abraham be instanced in? Your proof is none. 1. Is it not a good Argument Negative, Abraham was not justified by works, therefore we are not? And a good Argument to prove the Antecedent: Because he had no works that could justify: No nor those which were then trusted on to Justification. 2. Doth not Paul show that he speaks of these, when he proves his assertion, 1. Because Abraham was then in uncircumcision, Rom. 4.10. (what's that to Gospel obedience?) 2. Because the Law was long after the promise, and was not then given, Gal. 3.17. 3. Paul maketh it all one to be justified by works, and to be justified by the Law; as abundance of passages show. A multitude of particular Texts do ⟨p. 105⟩expressly show that it is a Legal Justification only that he speaks of, and that he directly intendeth only Legal works. I will now instance but in one, viz. Rom. 4.13. compared with Gen. 22.18. [For the promise that he should be heir of the world, was not to Abraham and his seed by the Law, but through the righteousness of faith.] Now compare with this, the words of the promise it self, [And in thy seed shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice.] So ver. 16, 17. Because thou hast done this thing, &c.]
3. And why might not Abraham be instanced in? Your proof is none. 1. Is it not a good Argument Negative, Abraham was not justified by works, therefore we are not? And a good Argument to prove the Antecedent: Because he had no works that could justifie: No nor those which were then trusted on to Justification. 2. Doth not Paul shew that he speaks of these, when he proves his assertion, 1. Because Abraham was then in uncircumcision, Rom. 4.10. (what's that to Gospel obedience?) 2. Because the Law was long after the promise, and was not then given, Gal. 3.17. 3. Paul maketh it all one to be justified by works, and to be justified by the Law; as abundance of passages shew. A multitude of particular Texts do