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CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St.…
CXLV expository sermons upon the whole 17th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, or, Christs prayer before his passion explicated, and both practically and polemically improved by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by Abraham Miller for Thomas Underhill, 1656
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Sermon 105: Of Justifying Faith, That it is a fiducial Recumbency on Christ.
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Lastly, This truth may appear, From the absurdity of that Position, to say, faith justifieth as it believeth the Word of God in general only, or any Truth asserted in general, for then my Faith would justify me as well in believing, Judas hanged himself, as that Christ was crucified for me; Or that Paul had a Cloak and Parchments, as in the blood of Christ; Certainly forgiveness of sin is attributed to Christ only, and seeing (as you heard) the object of faith justifying is bonum as well as verum; That which is beloved must have the chiefest good in it, as well as Truth, and this may suffice to instruct you in this main Point, that a Christian humbled for sin is not to rest or to be satisfied in this, that Christ in general came to save sinners, or that he is able to save thee though an heinous offender, but to apply him for thy own particular; that thou mayest say of all the glory of the Gospel, which the devil did falsely of the glory of the world, All this is mine.
Lastly, This truth may appear, From the absurdity of that Position, to say, faith justifieth as it believeth the Word of God in general only, or any Truth asserted in general, for then my Faith would justifie me as well in believing, Judas hanged himself, as that Christ was crucified for me; Or that Paul had a Cloak and Parchments, as in the bloud of Christ; Certainly forgivenesse of sinne is attributed to Christ only, and seeing (as you heard) the object of faith justifying is bonum as well as verum; That which is beloved must have the chiefest good in it, as well as Truth, and this may suffice to instruct you in this main Point, that a Christian humbled for sin is not to rest or to be satisfied in this, that Christ in generall came to save sinners, or that he is able to save thee though an hainous offender, but to apply him for thy own particular; that thou maist say of all the glory of the Gospel, which the devil did falsly of the glory of the world, All this is mine.
Obj. But to this it's Objected, This is to preach Security, 1and to embolden men in a carnal presumption; And therefore it's a Doctrine to be abhorred as pleasing the Flesh; Thus it's branded as if it were one of Epicurus his Opinions that were called the Sirens of the carnal part of a man; But to answer this,