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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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Thirdly; Commenting upon the scope of the Epistle, he affirms, that we misunderstand the words of the Apostle, because his whole drift through all that Epistle is, to separate from Justification the Ceremonies of the Law, and the Works, that were done before Faith in the Law, or by the Law only without Grace. For thus he reasons, and such are all Camplan's Objections. To all which I answer, that they are most false.
Thirdly; Commenting upon the scope of the Epistle, he affirms, that we misunderstand the words of the Apostle, because his whole drift through all that Epistle is, to separate from Iustification the Ceremonies of the Law, and the Works, that were done before Faith in the Law, or by the Law only without Grace. For thus he reasons, and such are all Camplan's Objections. To all which I answer, that they are most false.
1. Whereas he affirms, That Abraham 1was righteous by Works, Paul expressly denies it, Reason ⟨p. 495⟩openly confutes it and the thing appears evident of it self. For what need had he of the promised Seed and a Redeemer, if already he had been righteous by Works? or what need was there, that Faith should be accounted unto him for righteousness, who was afterwards to obtain the praise of Righteousness by Works? Moreover, death being the wages, not of righteousness, but of sin; by what right could he be subject to the dominion of death, if he had not been a sinner? If he was a sinner, how then was he righteous by works?
1. Whereas he affirms, That Abraham 1was righteous by Works, Paul expresly denies it, Reason ⟨p. 495⟩openly confutes it and the thing appears evident of it self. For what need had he of the promised Seed and a Redeemer, if already he had been righteous by Works? or what need was there, that Faith should be accounted unto him for righteousness, who was afterwards to obtain the praise of Righteousness by Works? Moreover, death being the wages, not of righteousness, but of sin; by what right could he be subject to the dominion of death, if he had not been a sinner? If he was a sinner, how then was he righteous by works?