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,…

¹Eleventhly, Although Justification be a Court action, and drawn from judicatories, yet God is not in this action, considered merely as a Judge, but as paternus Judex, a fatherly Judge, having an admirable temperament of justice and mercy, so that God pronounceth this sentence from the Throne of Justice and Mercy also; of Justice, in that he will not absolve, till satisfaction be made, and he will not pronounce righteous, but where there is a perfect righteousness: Therefore that opinion, of making Faith to be accepted of for righteousness is a dangerous and false assertion. God in this work of Justification, is never described, as accepting of an imperfect righteousness for a perfect. No, God doth not cease to be just, while he is thus gracious. Again his Justice and righteousness is herein seen, that none shall be Justified, but such sinners who feel their guilt, and desire to be eased of that burden, believing and rolling their souls upon him. It is very hard to give the right order of the benefits of Vocation, Justification, Adoption and Sanctification; but yet this may be made good against the Antinomian, that a man is not Justified, till repenting and believing. Here is Justice then but there is also a great deal of Grace and Mercy; As in the accepting of a surety for us, that he would not keep to the Law, of having us in our own persons to pay the utmost farthing: This was great love; so likewise to find out a way for our reconciliation; that when the devils had no remedy provided for them, we have. Further, that when this price is laid down, we have the application of this benefit, and so many thousands have not. Two in a Bed, in a Family, in a Parish, one Justified, and the other condemned; What Grace is this?

¹Eleventhly, Although Justification be a Court action, and drawn from judicatories, yet God is not in this action, considered meerly as a Iudge, but as paternus Judex, a fatherly Iudge, having an admirable temperament of justice and mercy, so that God pronounceth this sentence from the Throne of Justice and Mercy also; of Justice, in that he will not absolve, till satisfaction be made, and he will not pronounce righteous, but where there is a perfect righteousnesse: Therefore that opinion, of making Faith to be accepted of for righteousnesse is a dangerous and false assertion. God in this work of Justification, is never described, as accepting of an imperfect righteousnesse for a perfect. No, God doth not cease to be just, while he is thus gracious. Again his Justice and righteousnesse is herein seen, that none shall be Justified, but such sinners who feel their guilt, and desire to be eased of that burden, beleeving and rolling their souls upon him. It is very hard to give the right order of the benefits of Vocation, Justification, Adoption and Sanctification; but yet this may be made good against the Antinomian, that a man is not Justified, till repenting and beleeving. Here is Justice then but there is also a great deal of Grace and Mercy; As in the accepting of a surety for us, that he would not keep to the Law, of having us in our own persons to pay the utmost farthing: This was great love; so likewise to finde out a way for our reconciliation; that when the devils had no remedy provided for them, we have. Further, that when this price is laid down, we have the application of this benefit, and so many thousands have not. Two in a Bed, in a Family, in a Parish, one Justified, and the other condemned; What Grac is this?