A30137:274
A defence of the doctrine of justification, by faith in Jesus Christ
A defence of the doctrine of justification, by faith in Jesus Christ: showing, true Gospel-holiness flows from thence. Or, Mr. Fowler's pretended design of Christianity, proved to be nothing more then to trample under foot the blood of the Son of God and the idolizing of man's own righteousness. As also, how while he pretends to be a minister of the Church of England, he overthroweth the wholesome doctrine contained in the 10th. 11th. and 13th. of the Thirty Nine Articles of the same, and that he falleth in with the Quaker, and Romanist, against them. By John Bunyan.A defence of the doctrine of justification, by faith in Jesus Christ: shewing, true Gospel-holiness flows from thence. Or, Mr. Fowler's pretended design of Christianity, proved to be nothing more then to trample under foot the blood of the Son of God and the idolizing of man's own righteousness. As also, how while he pretends to be a minister of the Church of England, he overthroweth the wholesom doctrine contained in the 10th. 11th. and 13th. of the Thirty Nine Articles of the same, and that he falleth in with the Quaker, and Romanist, against them. By John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1673
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.
Were it possible that Christ's Righteousness could be imputed to an Unrighteous man, I dare boldly affirm that it would signify as little to his Happiness, while he continueth so, as would a Gorgeous, and Splendid Garment, to one that is almost starved, &c.
Were it possible that Christ's Righteousness could be imputed to an Vnrighteous man, I dare boldly affirm that it would signifie as little to his Happiness, while he continueth so, as would a Gorgeous, and Splendid Garment, to one that is almost starved, &c.
Answ, 1. That Christ's Righteousness is Imputed to men, while Sinners is sufficiently testified by the Word of God, Ezek. 16. 1,—8. Zech. 3. 1, 5. Rom. 3. 24, 25. Chap. 4. 1,—5. Chap. 5. 6,—9. 2 Cor. 5. 18,—21. Phil. 3. 6, 7, 8. 1 Tim. 1. 15, 16. Rev. 1. 5.
2. And that the Sinner, or unrighteous Man, is happy in this Imputation, is also as abundantly Evident. For,