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Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sense [sic] sound Protestants…Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sence [sic] sound Protestants…
Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sense [sic] sound Protestants hold it and of the false devised sense by which libertines subvert the Gospel : with an answer to some common objections, especially of Dr. Thomas Tully whose Justif. Paulina occasioneth the publication of this / by Richard Baxter a compassionate lamenter of the Church's wounds caused by hasty judging ... and by the theological wars which are hereby raised and managed ...Of the imputation of Christ's righteousness to believers in what sence [sic] sound Protestants hold it and of the false divised sence by which libertines subvert the Gospel : with an answer to some common objections, especially of Dr. Thomas Tully whose Justif. Paulina occasioneth the publication of this / by Richard Baxter a compassionate lamenter of the Church's wounds caused by hasty judging ... and by the theological wars which are hereby raised and managed ...
London: printed for Nevil Simmons and Jonathan Robinson, 1675
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So that besides our Inherent or Adherent Righteousness of sincere Faith, Repentance and Obedience, as the performed condition of the Law of Grace, we have no other Righteousness our selves, but Right to Impunity and to Life: and not any imputed sinless Innocency at all. God pardoneth our sins and adopteth us, for the sake of Christ's sufferings and perfect Holiness: But he doth not account us perfectly Holy for it, nor perfectly Obedient. So that how-ever you will call it, whether a Material Cause or a Meritorious, the thing is plain.
Obj. He is made of God Righteousness to us.
Ans. True: But that's none of the question. But how is he so made? 1. As he is made Wisdom, Sanctification and Redemption as aforesaid. 2. By Merit, Satisfaction, Direction, Prescription and Donation. He is the Meritorious Cause of our Pardon, of our Adoption, of our Right to Heaven, of that new Covenant which is the Instrumental Deed of Gift, confirming all these: And he is also our Righteousness in the sense that Austin so much standeth on, as all our Holiness and Righteousness of Heart and Life, is not of our natural endeavour, but his gift, and operation by his Spirit; causing us ⟨p. 65⟩to obey his Holy precepts and Example. All these ways he is made of God our Righteousness: Besides the Objective way of sense; as he is Objectively made our Wisdom, because it is the truest wisdom to know him; So he is objectively made our Righteousness, in that it is that Gospel-Righteousness which is required of our selves, by his grace, to believe in him and obey him.