A40370:385
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 › Concerning the Grace of God, how it is defined by Osorius, with a c… › Argument.
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.
Argument.
Ma. Grace makes acceptable to God, and unites unto him.
Mi. Righteousness makes us acceptable to God, and unites us to him.
Con. Therefore, Justice is either Grace and a Virtue, or it is nothing.
Con. Therefore, Iustice is either Grace and a Vertue, or it is nothing.
First, Both these Arguments are equally liable to the same reprehension: Because contrary to the Lawful Rules of Reasoning they conclude Affirmatively in the second figure, as they are placed by Osorius, lib. 5. but let us help the defect of the worthy Mans Logic. For, if I am not mistaken, he would rather gather thus from the definition of Grace.
First, Both these Arguments are equally lyable to the same reprehension: Because contrary to the Lawful Rules of Reasoning they conclude Affirmatively in the second figure, as they are placed by Osorius, lib. 5. but let us help the defect of the worthy Mans Logick. For, if I am not mistaken, he would rather gather thus from the definition of Grace.