A40370:292
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.
The Books of the Ancient Orthodox Divines are full of very Authentic Testimonies confirming this Opinion. It is an excellent and grave saying of Cyprian, speaking of the Regenerate; Let no man, saith he, flatter himself upon the account of a pure and unspotted heart; that trusting to his own Innocency, he should suppose that his wounds need no medicine; seeing it is written, Who shall glory that he hath a chaste heart? or who shall glory that he is clean from sins? But if no Man can be without sins, whosoever shall call himself unblameable, is either a proud man, or a fool &c. For this, saith Hierom, shall every one that is godly pray unto thee; if he 1is godly, how doth he pray for pardon of iniquity? if he hath iniquity, how is he called holy?
The Books of the Antient Orthodox Divines are full of very Authentick Testimonies confirming this Opinion. It is an excellent and grave saying of Cyprian, speaking of the Regenerate; Let no man, saith he, flatter himself upon the account of a pure and unspotted heart; that trusting to his own Innocency, he should suppose that his wounds need no medicine; seeing it is written, Who shall glory that he hath a chast heart? or who shall glory that he is clean from sins? But if no Man can be without sins, whosoever shall call himself unblameable, is either a proud man, or a fool &c. For this, saith Hierom, shall every one that is godly pray unto thee; if he 1is godly, how doth he pray for pardon of iniquity? if he hath iniquity, how is he called holy?
- 1Hierom. adversus Pelagi.
There is not so great a Harmony found in any one man, saith Ambrose, that the Law, which is in the Members 1doth not oppose the Law of the mind Therefore that which the Apostle John said, is true of all Saints in the general. If we say