The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises

As the Sun shining through a red glass upon a wall, the wall looks red: not that this colour is inherent in it; but relucent upon it: So God looking on us through Christ, doth behold us Righteous in his Righteousness; not that this is inherent in us, or beheld in us; as the Papists charge us, but quoad gratiosum Dei conspectum, we are rather beheld in it.

As the Sun shining through a red glasse upon a wall, the wall looks red: not that this colour is inherent in it; but relucent upon it: So God looking on us through Christ, doth behold us Righteous in his Righteousness; not that this is inherent in us, or beheld in us; as the Papists charge us, but quoad gratiosum Dei conspectum, wee are rather beheld in it.

I am not ignorant, there are some, besides Papists, that deny the imputation of Christs Righteousness, and say too much with them,¹ Justitiam Christi imputari commentum est, and call this imputative Righteousness, an imaginary and fancied Righteousness.

I am not ignorant, there are some, besides Papists, that deny the imputation of Christs Righteousnesse, and say too much with them,¹ Justitiam Christi imputari commentum est, and call this imputative Righteousnesse, an imaginary and fancied Righteousnesse.

1. 1Justitiam putatativam.Iustitiam putatativam.

I wish they would consider that we say.