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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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9. Much less by such Works of Charity to Men, as are without true love to God.
10. And least of all, by Popish bad Works, called Good, (as Pilgrimages, hurtful Austerities, &c.)
But if any Church-troubling Men will first call all Acts of Man's Soul by the name of WORKS, and next will call no Act by the name of Justifying Faith, but the belief of the Promise (as some) or the accepting of Christ's Righteousness given or imputed to us, as in se, our own (as others) or [the Recumbency on this Righteousness] (as others) or all these three Acts (as others); and if next they will say that this Faith justifieth us only as the proper Instrumental Cause; And next that to look for Justification by any other Act of Man's Soul, or by this Faith in any other respect, is to trust to that Justification by Works, which Paul confuteth, and to fall from Grace, I do detest such corrupting and ⟨p. 162⟩abusing of the Scriptures, and the Church of Christ. And I assert as followeth;
1. That the Faith which we are justified by, doth as essentially contain our belief of the Truth of Christ's Person, Office, Death, Resurrection, Intercession, &c. as of the Promise of Imputation.