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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
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.
therefore it is, that this illuminated faith, which only leads us to the knowledge of Christ, claims to it self only 1all power of Justifying without any other means, not so much because of the dignity of its act, or upon some account of charity joined with it, whereby it should be formed, ⟨p. 73⟩but only upon the account, and by the virtue of its object, unto which it is bent, from whence it receives all this power of healing, just as the Israelites of old, when they were envenomed with deadly Poison, regained their health, not because they had Eyes and a power of beholding, but because they fastened their Eyes at the command of God upon the Serpent, that was set up before 2their Eyes. In like manner also it comes to pass to us, that whereas it is Christ only, that bestows everlasting Life and Righteousness on them that behold him, and he becomes not a Saviour, unless he be received by Faith, hence the inward sight of Faith being fixed upon him, brings Salvation. Whence by evident demonstration, an argument is framed from principles and causes, issuing into conclusions by necessary consequence according to Scriptures. As this,
therefore it is, that this illuminated faith, which only leads us to the knowledge of Christ, claims to it self only 1all power of Iustifying without any other means, not so much because of the dignity of its act, or upon some account of charity joined with it, whereby it should be formed, ⟨p. 73⟩but only upon the account, and by the vertue of its object, unto which it is bent, from whence it receives all this power of healing, just as the Israelites of old, when they were envenomed with deadly Poison, regained their health, not because they had Eyes and a power of beholding, but because they fastned their Eyes at the command of God upon the Serpent, that was set up before 2their Eyes. In like manner also it comes to pass to us, that whereas it is Christ only, that bestows everlasting Life and Righteousness on them that behold him, and he becomes not a Saviour, unless he be received by Faith, hence the inward sight of Faith being fixed upon him, brings Salvation. Whence by evident demonstration, an argument is framed from principles and causes, issuing into conclusions by necessary consequence according to Scriptures. As this,