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The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving…The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving…
The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholic religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholic church, the consent of the ancient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.The safe religion, or, Three disputations for the reformed catholike religion against popery proving that popery is against the Holy Scriptures, the unity of the catholike church, the consent of the antient doctors, the plainest reason, and common judgment of sense it self / by Richard Baxter.
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1657
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.
10.1 For they contend for a double justification; the first which consists in the infused habit of charity, the other in meritorious works.
- 116. They may as well talk of a third and fourth justification, for sanctification hath more degrees then two. But doubtless there is such a thing as that which they mean by a second justification, if they leave out merit: for there is actual obedience and increase of grace.16. They may as well talk of a third and fourth justification, for sanctification hath more degrees then two. But doubtlesse there is such a thing as that which they mean by a second justification, if they leave out merit: for there is actual obedience and increase of grace.
When as the Scripture teacheth that we are justified by faith without works i. e. not-by inherent righteousness,1 but by the righteousness of Christ apprehended •y faith, and therefore that we are not justified by faith as it is a part of inherent righteousness, for so with other graces it sanctifies us) nor by any other faith, then that which apprehends the righteousness of Christ, or by any other grace (because there is no other beside faith that apprehends Christs righteousness) and therefore by faith alone.
- 1The Scripture saith we are justified by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, that is, By assenting to his Gospel, and accepting him entirely as Christ, that is, by becoming true Christians, or Christs Disciples. For a believer and a Disciple in the Gospel usually signify the same thing.The Scripture saith we are justified by believing in the Lord Jesus Christ, that is, By assenting to his Gospel, and accepting him entirely as Christ, that is, by becoming true Christians, or Christs Disciples. For a believer and a Disciple in the Gospel usually signifie the same thing.