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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 1 › How Christ takes away Sins: With an Answer to the Objections of Oso… › An Answer.
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.
An Answer.
God forbid. But pray tell me, where hath God so engaged his faithfulness, whereof you speak, that the remainders of all Sin, being cut off, and all Infirmity of sinning being taken away, he would so heal Mankind, having so thoroughly purged them from all Sin, that evil concupiscence being subdued, and all matter of the Ancient Contagion being blotted out, no relics of Sin should remain in this Life, but that it may be most easy to obey the commands of God, and so obtain Salvation?
God forbid. But pray tell me, where hath God so engaged his faithfulness, whereof you speak, that the remainders of all Sin, being cut off, and all Infirmity of sinning being taken away, he would so heal Mankind, having so thoroughly purged them from all Sin, that evil concupiscence being subdued, and all matter of the Antient Contagion being blotted out, no relicks of Sin should remain in this Life, but that it may be most easie to obey the commands of God, and so obtain Salvation?
By what Author, by what Witness, by what Doctor, by what Testimony, or Example, do you prove this to be true, which you Preach?
First, You say, is not this certain,