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Of free justification
Of free justification by Christ written first in Latin by John Fox, author of the Book of martyrs, against Osorius, &c. and now translated into English, for the benefit of those who love their own souls, and would not be mistaken in so great a point.Of free justification by Christ written first in Latine by John Fox, author of the Book of martyrs, against Osorius, &c. and now translated into English, for the benefit of those who love their own souls, and would not be mistaken in so great a point.
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1694
Book 3 › An Answer to the Adversaries, wherein their Frivolous Exceptions, a… › Argument.
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for Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for Righteousness: How then will those Interpreters agree with the Apostle, in affirming ⟨p. 494⟩he denies; for they contrarily do plead that Abraham was justified by his Works: Whereas in opposition thereunto the whole scope of this Epistle is to remove the works of the Saints, though excellent in themselves, from Justification; not that pious works should be contemned, but that the free Bounty of God towards sinners may evidently appear, who liberally communicates his Righteousness, not to the dignity of Merits, but to Faith; not to him that worketh, but to him that believeth in him, that justifies the ungodly, (who justifieth the ungodly, saith the Apostle.) But here Campian objects after his former manner, pleading; first, That Abraham was justified by Works; and next, he renders the reason, why he was justified by Works; because that his Works were not done in Circumcision, nor in the Law, but before Circumcision and the promulgation of the Law, by Faith and Grace: And therefore they were acceptable to God.
for Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for Righteousness: How then will those Interpreters agree with the Apostle, in affirming ⟨p. 494⟩he denies; for they contrarily do plead that Abraham was justified by his Works: Whereas in opposition thereunto the whole scope of this Epistle is to remove the works of the Saints, though excellent in themselves, from Iustification; not that pious works should be contemned, but that the free Bounty of God towards sinners may evidently appear, who liberally communicates his Righteousness, not to the dignity of Merits, but to Faith; not to him that worketh, but to him that believeth in him, that justifies the ungodly, (who justifieth the ungodly, saith the Apostle.) But here Campian objects after his former manner, pleading; first, That Abraham was justified by Works; and next, he renders the reason, why he was justified by Works; because that his Works were not done in Circumcision, nor in the Law, but before Circumcision and the promulgation of the Law, by Faith and Grace: And therefore they were acceptable to God.