A discourse of the saving grace of God

3. No Legal Conditions, no Conditions performed by us, nor our Righteousness. The Righteousness by which we are justified, the Righteousness by which we have Pardon, or by which we have Right and Title to Salvation. Neither Faith, nor sincere Obedience, are required of us for this end; nor can they, when Performed by us, be any such Righteousness. It is Christ, and he alone, that is our Righteousness; it is by his Righteousness, and that alone, that we are Justified: It was he, who by his Obedience to Death satisfied Divine Justice, and procured Title to Eternal Life. It is not pretended that any Performances of ours do or can satisfy Divine Justice; nor can it with more reason be pretended, that our Performances give us Title to Life. Those that say he did not both, may as ⟨p. 141⟩well say he did neither. Our Performances may evidence our Title, but they give it not, nor are the Ground of it. It is Christ, his Righteousness, that is the only Foundation of our Title, Rom. 10. 4. The End of the Law, i. e. of the Covenant of Works, was, that Man, by the Righteousness of Perfect Obedience, might have Title to Eternal Life; this being rendered Impossible in Mans fallen and sinful State, how shall the End of the Law, which the Lord aimed at, be attained? Why, Christ attains the End of the Law by his Righteousness, giving Title to Life to those who believe.

3. No Legal Conditions, no Conditions performed by us, nor our Righteousness. The Righteousness by which we are justified, the Righteousness by which we have Pardon, or by which we have Right and Title to Salvation. Neither Faith, nor sincere Obedience, are required of us for this end; nor can they, when Performed by us, be any such Righteousness. It is Christ, and he alone, that is our Righteousness; it is by his Righteousness, and that alone, that we are Justified: It was he, who by his Obedience to Death satisfied Divine Justice, and procured Title to Eternal Life. It is not pretended that any Performances of ours do or can satisfie Divine Justice; nor can it with more reason be pretended, that our Performances give us Title to Life. Those that say he did not both, may as ⟨p. 141⟩well say he did neither. Our Performances may evidence our Title, but they give it not, nor are the Ground of it. It is Christ, his Righteousness, that is the only Foundation of our Title,