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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.
Therefore in this Life, there is only a race to Righteousness, and 1in the other Life will be the prize. This then is our Righteousness now whereby we run Hungering and Thirsting to the perfection, and fullness of that Righteousness, wherewith we shall afterward be satisfied in the other Life. Hence the Apostle saith: Not that I have already attained, or am already perfect. Brethren, I do not think that I have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting the things that are behind, and being stretched forth to those things that are before, I press forward to the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus, &c.
Therefore in this Life, there is only a race to Righteousness, and 1in the other Life will be the prize. This then is our Righteousness now whereby we run Hungering and Thirsting to the perfection, and fulness of that Righteousness, wherewith we shall afterward be satisfied in the other Life. Hence the Apostle saith: Not that I have already attained, or am already perfect. Brethren, I do not think that I have apprehended, but one thing I do, forgetting the things that are behind, and being stretched forth to those things that are before, I press forward to the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Iesus, &c.
- 1Phil. 3.
Therefore according to Augustin here is the Race, here is the Progress, 1there will be the Perfection. Here as running in a Race, we ⟨p. 188⟩proceed from Virtue to Virtue. There we are perfected.