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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.
There is a Partial Righteousness which every wicked man may have, which entitleth no one to Salvation. The Devil himself may be falsely accused, and be justifiable against that accusation: ⟨p. 56⟩But the tenor of Gods Covenant maketh this in question to be a Righteousness on which Salvation lieth.
There is a Partial Righteousness which every wicked man may have, which enti•leth no one to Salvation. The Devil himself may be falsly accused, and be justifiable against that accusation: ⟨p. 56⟩But the tenor of Gods Covenant maketh this in question to be a Righteousness on which Salvation lieth.
Yet we say that nothing of ours, or in us, is a Righteousness that would do any thing to our Salvation, without the Righteousness of Christ.
Obj. This is like the Papists, who say, That Christ merited to make our actions meritorious: So you say, That Christs Righteousness purchased a personal Evangelical Righteousness for us, by which we are jus•••ied.