A44348:211
An exposition of the principles of religion
An exposition of the principles of religion by Tho. Hooker.
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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.
Q. Doth God justify wicked men as they are in themselves?
Q. Doth God justifie wicked men as they are in themselves?
A. God provided another to be their surety, for whose sake he accepts them.
Q. Can one mans wisdom, understanding and holiness be accounted to another?
Q. Can one mans wisedome, understanding and holinesse be accounted to another?
A. Yes, if one mans offence be imputed to another, then may one mans righteousness; but Adams sin was imputed to us, Rom. 5. therefore Christs Righteousness may be accounted ours. If the Law be, that the surety may be punished for the debt as well as the debtor, then may the sureties satisfaction be accounted to the debtor, both because the surety and the debtor took upon them the same thing, and subjected themselves to the same condition.
A. Yes, if one mans offence be imputed to another, then may one mans righteousnesse; but Adams sinne was imputed to us,