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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.
XXIV. They read in Scripture, a•ove Six Hundred Texts, that speaks of Inherent, and Acted Personal Ri••t•ousn•••, joined with the pr•mises of life and G•ds acceptance, and threatenings to them that have it ••t: And yet they by putid Contradiction, say, It is a Righteousness that maketh no man Righteous, t••' •ut in tantum, subordinate to the me••••••us perfect Righteousness of Christ: And that we are Justified never the m•re for it, than if we had it not. And so it is, as Learning that makes not Learned, or li•eness that maketh not like, &c. That is, It is Righteousness, and no Righteousness.
XXIV. They read in Scri•ture, a•ove Six Hundred T•xts, that speaks of I•herent, and Acted Personal Ri••t•ousn•••, j•yned with the pr•mises of life and G•ds acc•ptance, and threatnings to th•m that have it ••t: And yet they by putid Contradictio•, say, It is a Rig•teousness that maketh no man Righte•us, t' ut in tantum, subordinate to the meus perfct Righteousss of Christ: And that we are Jtified never the mre for it, than if we had it not. And so it is, as Learning that makes not Learnd, or lieness that maketh not like, &c. That is, It is Righteousess, and no Righteousness.