A40370:575
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.
Let us add hereunto the reckoning 1of Oecumenius, lest we should not be too sufficiently guarded with Witnesses, who commenting on the words of Paul, Rom. chap. 3. Wherefore, says he, all, after they believed in Christ, are justified freely, bringing Faith only with them; and also intimating, what that is, wherein all the assurance of our Salvation is placed, he introduces the remission of sins only, in these words, Being washed from our sins by Jesus Christ, &c. And again confirming this same, and asking how this Justification is brought to pass; he makes answer himself, saying, By remission of sins, ⟨p. 326⟩which we have in Christ Jesus. And soon after demonstrating the same more evidently, viz. wherein Righteousness, or the Justifying Grace of God chiefly 2consists: Herein says he, that men who are dead in sins, may be justified by the remission of sins. Behold a demonstration of Righteousness set before you, that not only God himself is righteous, but also justifies his People by the Faith of Jesus. By which there are two things which you may see to be very evident: First, That all power of justifying is placed in Faith only, according to this man's Opinion; where he says, bringing Faith only with them: and then, That against the Tridentines he teaches, that all this Justification, received by us from God consists in the remission of sins: For what is more evident than this speech? All Justification, 3which proceeds to us from God, consists either in the forgiving of iniquities, or in the covering of the same, or in their not being imputed, &c.
Let us add hereunto the reckoning 1of Oecumenius, lest we should not be too sufficiently guarded with Witnesses, who commenting on the words of Paul, Rom. chap. 3. Wherefore, says he, all, after they believed in Christ, are justified freely, bringing Faith only with them; and also intimating, what that is, wherein all the assurance of our Salvation is placed, he introduces the remission of sins only, in these words, Being washed from our sins by Iesus Christ, &c. And again confirming this same, and asking how this Iustification is brought to pass; he makes answer himself, saying, By remission of sins,