Of free justification

As Christ, whom he loves, he is said to love unto the end: And as God hath once chosen and called those unto Salvation, whom he will justify for ever; so also he likewise once justifies those whom he will glorify. For I see no such difference between these things, but that what agrees unto Election and Vocation, may also be attributed to Justification. Wherefore as God's election and calling of those, who are justified, is one, and not twofold; it must follow by necessary consequence, that there is but one Justification of those who are chosen. Therefore if God hath once chosen those, that are to be justified, why may not one Justification be sufficient for them, whom Election hath called unto glory? especially because there is one and the same cause and manner both of electing and justifying. He chose ¹them in Christ first, whom he predestinated unto life: And in like manner he justifies in Christ those, whom by the sacred Decree of his Election he appointed to glory. But if you ask the cause, why God chooses his own in Christ, I answer, That the cause thereof is not placed in the works of men, but it depends upon the free ⟨p. 485⟩favour of God, and the like we may say of Justification; for those, whom he justifies, he justifies in Christ; but if you ask, why doth he justify in Christ, the cause appears evident, which cannot be found in our Works, but before all Works in the favour of God only.

As Christ, whom he loves, he is said to love unto the end: And as God hath once chosen and called those unto Salvation, whom he will justifie for ever; so also he likewise once justifies those whom he will glorifie. For I see no such difference between these things, but that what agrees unto Election and Vocation, may also be attributed to Iustification. Wherefore as God's election and calling of those, who are justified, is one, and not twofold; it must follow by necessary consequence, that there is but one Iustification of those who are chosen. Therefore if God hath once chosen those, that are to be justified, why may not one Iustification be sufficient for them, whom Election hath called unto glory? especially because there is one and the same cause and manner both of electing and justifying. He chose ¹them in Christ first, whom he predestinated unto life: And in like manner he justifies in Christ those, whom by the sacred Decree of his Election he appointed to glory. But if you ask the cause, why God chuses his own in Christ, I answer, That the cause thereof is not placed in the works of men, but it depends upon the free