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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.
As I have cited out of Paereus, Scharpius, Willet, Piscator, Junius, Aretius, Alstedius, who saith, the condition of the new Covenant of Grace is partly faith, and partly Evangelical Obedience, or Holiness of life, proceeding from faith in Christ. Distinct. Chap. 17. p. 73. And Wendeli• the like, &c. If it be said that they mean they are conditions of Salvation but not of Justification; Then Quest. 9. Whether and how it can be proved that our final Justification at Judgement (which you have truly showed is more complete then this Justificatio viae, and our Glorification have different conditions on our part, and so of our persevering Justification here. Quest. 10. And whether it be any less disparagement to Christ to have mans works to be the conditions of his Salvation, then to be the bare conditions of his ultimate and continued Justification? Seeing Christ is a Saviour as properly as a Justifier, and Salvation compriseth all. Quest. 11. What tolerable sense can be given of that multitude of plain Scriptures which I have cited? Thes. 60. For my part, when I have oft studied how to forsake my present Judgement, the bare reading of the 25 of Matthew hath still utterly silenced me, if there were no more. Much more when the whole Gospel runs in the like strain. Quest. 12. Is not the fulfilling of the conditions of the new Law or Covenant enough to denominate the party righteous, that is, not guilty of non-fulfilling, or not obliged to punishment, or guilty as from that same Law or Covenant? And doth not every man that is saved so fulfil the conditions of the new Covenant? and so is Evangelically righteous? The condition is not Believe, and obey perfectly, but sincerely. ⟨p. 172⟩Quest. 13. If there be no such thing as a personal Righteousness necessary to salvation, besides imputed Righteousness: 1. What is the meaning of all those Scriptures cited Thes. 22. that say there is? 2. And of our Divines that say there is inherent Righteousness? And 3. What real difference between the godly and the wicked, the saved and damned? Quest. 14. Have you found out any lower place for Love and Obedience, then to be bare conditions, if you acknowledge them any way conducible to final Justification, or Salvation? If you have, what place is it? and how called? and why hath it not been discovered unto the world?
As I have cited out of Paereus, Scharpius, Willet, Piscator, Junius, Aretius, Alstedius, who saith, the condition of the new Covenant of Grace is partly faith, and partly Evangelical Obedience, or Holiness of life, proceeding from faith in Christ. Distinct. Chap. 17. p. 73. And Wendeli the like, &c. If it be said that they mean they are conditions of Salvation but not of Justification; Then Quest. 9. Whether and how it can be proved that our final Justification at Judgement (which you have truly shewed is more compleat then this Justificatio viae, and our Glorification have different conditions on our part, and so of our persevering Justification here. Quest. 10. And whether it be any less disparagement to Christ to have mans works to be the conditions of his Salvation, then to be the bare conditions of his ultimate and continued Justification? Seeing Christ is a Saviour as properly as a Justifier, and Salvation comprizeth all. Quest. 11. What tolearable sense can be given of that multitude of plain Scriptures which I have cited? Thes. 60. For my part, when I have oft studyed how to forsake my present Judgement, the bare reading of the 25 of Matthew hath still utterly silenced me, if there were no more. Much more when the whole Gospel runs in the like strain. Quest. 12. Is not the fulfilling of the conditions of the new Law or Covenant enough to denominate the party righteous, that is, not guilty of non-fulfilling, or not obliged to punishment, or guilty as from that same Law or Covenant? And doth not every man that is saved so fulfill the conditions of the new Covenant? and so is Evangelically righteous? The condition is not Believe, and obey perfectly, but sincerely.