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The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines…
The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines ... in two books : the first, a breviate of fifty controversies about justification ... : the second upon the sudden reviving of antinomianism ... and the re-printing of Dr. Crisp's sermons with additions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1690
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.
Ans. This is one of the chief points of all our difference: Some say, that because Christ fulfilled it for us, we are justified by that Law as fulfillers of it: This is it that Mr. Anthony Wotton hath bestowed most of his Learned Treatise de Reconciliatione to confute. The Law justified Christ, but not us, for it never said, Thou, or another for thee shalt obey.] Nor doth it know a Vicarius obedientiae aut poenae; nor take Christs Person and ours for the same: Therefore we are not justified by that Law, but condemned by it: And it cannot condemn and justify the same man. But we are justified by another Law, Covenant or Promise by Christs fulfilling the Law of Innocency, and making over to us the benefits.
Ans. This is one of the chief points of all our difference: Some say, that because Christ fulfilled it for us, we are justified by that Law as fulfillers of it: This is it that Mr. Anthony Wotton hath bestowed most of his Learned Treatise de Reconciliatione to confute. The Law justified Christ, but not us, for it never said, Thou, or another for thee shalt obey.] Nor doth it know a Vicarius obedientiae aut poenae; nor take Christs Person and ours for the same: Therefore we are not justified by that Law, but condemned by it: And it cannot condemn and justifie the same man. But we are justified by another Law, Covenant or Promise by Christs fulfilling the Law of Innocency, and making over to us the benefits.
Contr. 20. Whether by Works be meant Acts in general, or only such Acts as are adverse to Faith in Christ, and make the reward to be of debt, and not of grace?
Contr. 20. Whether by Works be meant Acts in general, or •nly such Acts as are adverse to Faith in Christ, and make the reward to be of debt, and not of grace?