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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. Yes: by which we are justified, 1. Against the Charge of Infidelity, Impenitency, and Insincerity, and final Ungodliness: And 2. By which our title to Christ and his Righteousness, and purchased benefits must be justified, as by the Condition of the free gift. And to deny this, is to deny or subvert the whole Gospel. As to the talk of Popish Merits, I will not be so vain as to divert on that occasion. He is no true Christian that really denieth that Christs Righteousness hath procured a personal Righteousness in and of us, consisting in our conformity to the Conditional Mode of the Promise of Christ and Life. We may differ in words, while we mean the same thing: But as for him that denieth the thing, I know that he can be no better than profane.
Ans. Yes: by which we are justified, 1. Against the Charge of Infidelity, Impenitency, and Insincerity, and final Ʋngodliness: And 2. By which our title to Christ and his Righteousness, and purchased benefits must be justified, as by the Condition of the free gift. And to deny this, is to deny or subvert the whole Gospel. As to the talk of Popish Merits, I will not be so vain as to divert on that occasion. He is no true Christian that really denieth that Christs Righteousness hath procured a personal Righteousness in and of us, consisting in our conformity to the Conditional Mode of the Promise of Christ and Life. We may differ in words, while we mean the same thing: But as for him that denieth the thing, I know that he can be no better than prophane.
Righteousness is denominated as related, 1. To the Precept and Condition of the Law of Innocency: so the erroneous say, We are so righteous by Christs Righteousness imputed: And the orthodox say, We have no such Righteousness.
2. As related to the bare Precept of the Law of Christ since the Fall; which requiring perfection, (that is, making it a duty) we have no such Righteousness, and therefore daily ask for pardon.