A30137:361
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.
Answ. Although, as I have said before, the Faith which is the Justifying Faith, is that of the Holiest Nature, yet in the Act, by which it layeth hold of Justifying Righteousness, it respects it, simply, as a Righteousness offered by Grace, or given unto the Person that by Faith layeth hold thereon as he stands yet ungodly and a Sinner.
Faith Justifieth not separate from the Righteousness of Christ as it is a Grace in us, nor as it subjecteth the Soul to the obedience of the Moral Law, but as it receiveth a Righteousness offered to that Sinner, that as such will lay hold on, and accept thereof. Christ Jesus came into the World to save Sinners, 1by being their Redemption, and Righteousness himself.
Faith Justifieth not seperate from the Righteousness of Christ as it is a Grace in us, nor as it subjecteth the Soul to the obedience of the Morral Law, but as it receiveth a Righteousness offered to that Sinner, that as such will lay hold on, and accept thereof. Christ Jesus came into the World to save Sinners, 1by being their Redemption, and Righteousness himself.
But you add, The Faith that Entaileth the Sinner to SO High a Privilege as that of Justification, must needs be such as complieth with all the purposes of Christ's coming into the World, &c.
But you add, The Faith that Intaileth the Sinner to SO High a Priviledge as that of Justification, must needs be such as complyeth with all the purposes of Christ's coming into the World, &c.