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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.
Many say, indeed that Christ satisfied the Law for us: but 1. That proveth that the Obligation of it on us was not fulfilled: For satisfaction is solutio recusabilis tantidem, loco solutionis e•usdem. 2. But it is an improper speech to say that [the Law is satisfied] And it meaneth no more but that [the end of Government by that Law is obtained.] And it is properly satisfaction only to the Lawgiver, and not to the Law: For the Law in it's sense admits not of satisfaction, (though it hath nothing against it:) It is only the subjects Obedience that it commandeth, and his death as satisfaction for sin that it demandeth. It is the Lawgiver as he is above his own Law and hath power to pardon, that is satisfied: Though as tropically some say, that Finis Legis est Lex, so we will not contend with them that tropically say, Christ satisfied the Law, while they mean but that he satisfied the Lawgiver in obtaining ⟨p. 83⟩the End of the Law. But Christ perfectly fulfilled the Law as it obliged himself, upon his Sponsion. And that Law justified him, but no man else. It is only the New Covenant that justifieth us.
Many say, indeed that Christ •atisfied the Law for us: but 1. That proveth that the Obligation of it on us was not fulfilled: For sati•faction is solutio recusabilis tantidem, loco solutionis e•usdem. 2. But it is an improper speech to say that [the Law is satisfied] And it meaneth no more but that [the end of Government by that Law is obtained.] And it is properly satisfaction only to the Lawgiver, and not to the Law: For the Law in it's sence admits not of satisfaction, (though it hath nothing against it:) It is only the subjects Obedience that it commandeth, and his death as satisfaction for sin that it demandeth. It is the Lawgiver as he is above his own Law and hath power to pardon, that is satisfied: Though as tropically some say, that Finis Legis est Lex, so we will not contend with them that tropically say, Christ satisfied the Law, while they mean but that he satisfied the Lawgiver in obtaining ⟨p. 83⟩the End of the Law. But Christ perfectly fulfilled the Law as it obliged himself, upon his Sponsion. And that Law justified him, but no man else. It is only the New Covenant that justifieth us.