A40370:573
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.
Concl. Therefore by Remission and Imputation real Justification is procured for us.
Concl. Therefore by Remission and Imputation real Iustification is procured for us.
The Minor is upheld by the legitimate Testimony of Augustin. lib. Retract. cap. 19. But the Tridentine Heroes do here answer: That is true indeed as it is understood 1of the first Justification, but not of the second. For by such an usual Scheme of Sophistical Speech they use to baffle the most evident Oracles of Scripture concerning our free Justification by Christ. As when Paul reasons of Faith justifying freely without Works, they interpret it thus, that it is said of the first Justification, which consists of Remission only and Reconciliation by Faith. But that there is another Justification, besides this, which by inward Renovation is begotten of Inherent Righteousness, to which they attribute the much more excellent part of true ⟨p. 325⟩Justification. But here again Augustin helps, by confuting this idle Tale with sound speech; who writing of this same second unjust Justification of theirs, Our very Righteousness, saith he, though it be true, because of the end, or true good, to which it is referred; yet it is so great in this life, that it consists rather in the remission of sins, than in the perfection of Virtues. Yea the same Augustin elsewhere adjudges the Life of the Regenerate how laudable soever, to a Curse, if it is to be judged in a separation from Mercy. What then? Augustin. curses all the Righteousness of Humane Life without the Mercy of God. And should not they of Trent be accursed, who are not afraid to curse those, that with Augustin affirm, that all the comfort of our Justification relies upon the Mercy of God only, forgiving us our sins for Christ's sake?
The Minor is upheld by the legitimate Testimony of Augustin. lib. Retract. cap. 19. But the Tridentine Heroes do here answer: That is true indeed as it is understood