A40370:842
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 3 › An Explication of the Parable of the Wedding Garment. › 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.
I come now to the Greek and 1Latin Doctors of the Primitive Church, Basilins, Nazianzen, Hilarius, Ambrose, Augustin, Hierom, Chrysostom, Theophylact, Oecumenius, Photius, Bernard, to whom, if you please, you may add Thomas Aquin. who all Commenting on the same Words of Christ and Paul, do not only agree with us in the same Opinion, but also, in the same exclusive ⟨p. 434⟩Word, as hath been evidently proved in our former Answer to Osorius.
- 1August. de verb. domini Serm. 4. He would have this one thing imputed, whereby the others are gathered by Consequence. Amb. 1 Cor. 1 It is appointed by God, that a Believer should be justified by Faith only. Chrysost. Serm. 5. in Cap. 2. Eph. Paul professes him to be Blessed, who is supported by Faith only. Basil. de humil. by Faith only, which is in Christ. Hierom. in Epist. ad Gal. cap. 1. Nazianzen. de moderatione, Our Righteousness is Faith only. Bernard. our Righteousness is no other thing, but the Indulgence of God. Thom. Aquin. in 1 Tim. 1. Therefore there is no hope of Justification, but in Faith only.August. de verb. domini Serm. 4. He would have this one thing imputed, whereby the others are gathered by Consequence. Amb. 1 Cor. 1 It is appointed by God, that a Believer should be justified by Faith only. Chrysost. Serm. 5. in Cap. 2. Eph. Paul professes him to be Blessed, who is supported by Faith only. Basil. de humil. by Faith only, which is in Christ. Hierom. in Epist. ad Gal. cap. 1. Nazianzen. de moderatione, Our Righteousness is Faith only. Bernard. our Righteousness is no other thing, but the Indulgence of God. Thom. Aquin. in 1 Tim. 1. Therefore there is no hope of Iustification, but in Faith only.