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A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1.…
A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1. concerning gracious conditions in the soul before faith, 2. evidencing justification by sanctification, 3. touching the active power of faith : twelve reasons against stinted forms of prayer and praise : together with the difference between the Christian and antichristian church / written by Francis Cornwall ...A conference Mr. John Cotton held at Boston with the elders of New-England 1. concerning gracious conditions in the soule before faith, 2. evidencing justification by sanctification, 3. touching the active power of faith : twelve reasons against stinted forms of prayer and praise : together with the difference between the Christian and antichristian church / written by Francis Cornwell ...
London: printed by J. Dawson, 1646
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.
Faith may be said to be passive in our justification, because it doth not lay hold on Christ, to fetch Justification from him, till Christ have first laid hold on us, and imputed his righteousness to us; and declared it unto us by his Spirit, in a free promise of Grace: And then Faith becometh active, actually to receive Christs righteousness; and actually to believe on it, either by way of dependence, or assurance.
Faith may be said to bee passive in our justification, because it doth not lay hold on Christ, to fetch Justification from him, till Christ have first laid hold on us, and imputed his righteousnesse to us; and declared it unto us by his Spirit, in a free promise of Grace: And then Faith becommeth active, actually to receive Christs righteousnesse; and actually to beleeve on it, either by way of dependance, or assurance.
For the truth is, seeing we are not justified, neither as it is a gift in us; nor as it is an acting and working from us; but in regard of his object, the righteousness of Christ ⟨p. 46⟩which it receiveth.
For the truth is, seengi wee are not justified, neither as it is a gift in us; nor as it is an acting and working from us; but in regard of his object, the righteousnesse of Christ ⟨p. 46⟩whch it receiveth.
Therefore which way soever Faith may receive Christ first or last, by the same way we may be justified by it.