A40370:129
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
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.
Whence Augustin admonishing, not without cause, commands us to believe in him that justifies the Wicked, that our very good works may be good works; for those deserve not to be called good, as long as they proceed not from a good root, &c. But here you object approved Testimonies and Examples, rehearsed out of the Sacred Oracles of Divine Scripture, in which, without any mention of Faith, Salvation is assuredly promised to them that Repent, as in Ezekiel, I de sire not the death of a Sinner, but 1that the wicked should turn from his way and live: There are set before us the Examples of the Ninevites, of David, 2Manasseh and others; and lest I should weary you with Rehearsing of every one of them, which are infinite, I will make a short Collection of the whole inatter. You say that thus the Prophets proclaim, and openly avouch this thing, that ⟨p. 68⟩there is no hope of Salvation showed unto any, but only those, who are with their whole heart brought back from an unclean and wicked life to the practise of Holiness, &c. And presently concluding with this Opinion, you teach us that there is no other way at all either to avert destruction, or procure salvation.
Whence Augustin admonishing, not without cause, commands us to believe in him that justifies the Wicked, that our very good works may be good works; for those deserve not to be called good, as long as they proceed not from a good root, &c. But here you object approved Testimonies and Examples, rehearsed out of the Sacred Oracles of Divine Scripture, in which, without any mention of Faith, Salvation is assuredly promised to them that Repent, as in Ezekiel, I de sire not the death of a Sinner, but 1that the wicked should turn from his way and live: There are set before us the Examples of the Ninivites, of David, 2Manasseh and others; and lest I should weary you with Rehearsing of every one of them, which are infinite, I will make a short Collection of the whole inatter. You say that thus the Prophets proclaim, and openly avouch this thing, that