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The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…
The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Iury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Tho. Underhill, 1651
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ROM. 3.23. Being justified freely by his grace, &c.
The ninth Proposition is, concerning the reality and truth of this Justification:1 for when we say God doth justify, that is, account and pronounce righteous, this is taken by Papists, as if here were nothing, but a mere fiction and imagination, without any truth indeed: Therefore the godly are for their comfort to know that this Justification of theirs, is no less a real and solid foundation for comfort (yea it is more) then if they had the most perfect and complete inherent righteousness that could be: for all things that are constitutive of this Justification, are real; God his gracious accounting and esteeming of us so, is real: and seeing he is most wise, just and holy, what he doth judge must needs be so; we many times justify our selves, but then it is sometimes a mere opinion, we are indeed condemned at that present, but it cannot be so with God. Again the foundation of this Justification, is as solid and firm as any rock, it being the righteousness of Christ, if therefore the righteousness of Christ be not a fancy or imagination, no more is this. And lastly, the effects of this are real, viz. deliverance from wrath, peace with God, joy in the holy Ghost, and the spirit of Adoption. Now in this treasure the godly heart may much enrich himself, he is not in a ⟨p. 11⟩dream when his soul is ravished with this privilege; thou mayest be in this transfiguration, and say, it's good for us to be here, and still know what thou sayest; What shame then is it to thee, when if thou hadst inherent perfect righteousness, thou wouldst bid thy soul take her spiritual ease, for she hath much good stored up for her, and thou canst not do this upon an imputed righteousness: imputed righteousness and inherent, differ only in the manner, not in reality: it is all one, as to Gods glory, and as to thy comfort, whether righteousness be thine inherent, or thine imputed, if it be a true real righteousness.