A40370:655
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.
Answer.
First the manner of arguing is captious, and transgresses the right 1Laws of Logic. For the terms therein exceed the due number: For there is ⟨p. 372⟩a redundancy in the conclusion, by this addition, without Works. For this should have been the conclusion: Therefore no Faith, that is without Works justifies. And that may be well granted without any disadvantage to our Cause. For, suppose we grant, that Faith is Dead, which is not moved with a desire of doing good Works, according to the saying of St. James, yet it doth not therefore follow from hence, that no Faith Justifies without Works. From which two things do follow, worthy of consideration.
First the manner of arguing is captious, and transgresses the right 1Laws of Logick. For the terms therein exceed the due number: For there is ⟨p. 372⟩a redundancy in the conclusion, by this addition, without Works. For this should have been the conclusion: Therefore no Faith, that is without Works justifies. And that may be well granted without any disadvantage to our Cause. For, suppose we grant, that Faith is Dead, which is not moved with a desire of doing good Works, according to the saying of St. Iames, yet it doth not therefore follow from hence, that no Faith Iustifies without Works. From which two things do follow, worthy of consideration.
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