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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.
Or if you would rather take it thus:
If we were justified by Faith, and not by Charity, Faith would be greater than Charity.
But Charity is greater than Faith.
Therefore, we are justified rather by Charity than by Faith.
Answer.
That I may briefly Answer both these Arguments, First let us rightly conceive not only the words of the Apostle, but in what sense he speaks them. These three remain, saith he, but the greater of these is Charity: in which words we hear the Apostle preferring Charity before Faith: And we acknowledge it to be true, but let us see in what sense it is true.