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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.
Qu. 40. Whether it follow that Christs sufferings (or Passive Obedience) did not merit Eternal Life at all for us, because it was only Active Obedience which the Law of Innocency so rewarded [Do this and live] not [Suffer and live?]
Ans. 1. Their foundation-error animateth the affirmative. They falsely think that it is that Law of Innocency which justifieth us, which doth curse and condemn us, and not justify us at all; but it is the Gospel, or Law of Faith and Grace that justifieth us.
Ans. 1. Their foundation-errour animateth the affirmative. They falsly think that it is that Law of Innocency which justifieth us, which doth curse and condemn us, and not justifie us at all; but it is the Gospel, or Law of Faith and Grace that justifieth us.
2. The Merit of Christs Righteousness is to be reckoned principally as justifying us, according to the tenor of the Law or Covenant made only to him as Mediator: That Covenant laid on Christ such duty as was made the Condition of the Promise, and made him a special Promise upon that Condition or Duty: He performed the latter for the former. The matter of his undertaken Condition or Duty was threefold. 1. To fulfil the Law of Innocency; 2. And the Law of Moses; 3. And divers Mediatorial acts proper to himself; (as to satisfy Justice by his sufferings, conquer Satan and Death, work his Miracles, &c.) To perform this whole Condition of his Covenant, was to merit of God-Man Justification and Salvation: The part of this was but part of his Merit materially considered, justifying himself against any charge from that Law which he fulfilled: But his Mediatorial Acts, and so his Sufferings were another part, by which he was justified, and merited Righteousness and Life for us: And therefore the Objection falsely supposeth that it is only Adams Law that justified Christ, and according to which he merited for us; whereas it was the Mediatorial Covenant or Law which made his Suffering part of the Condition of the Promise made to him for himself and us.