Pray observe that here are two things expressed for which he must die: First, If he trust to his own Righteousness; and secondly, If he turn from his Moral Righteousness, and committed Iniquity; the first is damning as well as the second: But if he hath a Moral Righteousness, and yet after all doth not trust to it, but flies to the Righteousness of Christ, he shall live; but if he be Righteous, and trusteth to it, he must die in his Sin, as the Righteous Jews and Pharisees did; who being ignorant of the Righteousness of God, went 1about to establish their own Righteousness. Now from hence it appears, contrary to what our Opponents say, That that Righteousness which these Men turn from, could not save them; though it is true, it is said, If the wicked Man turneth from his Wickedness he hath committed, and doth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his Soul alive. A doing that which is right, is to renounce all his own Righteousness in point of Justification, and by Faith to throw himself upon Jesus Christ; and he that doth thus, shall save his Soul alive. Therefore let all Men know that this Text only shows, that a Man that has attained to no more than to a Moral and Legal Righteousness, must perish as well as he that turns from it and committeth Wickedness.
Pray observe that here are two things expressed for which he must die: First, If he trust to his own Righteousness; and secondly, If he turn from his Moral Righteousness, and committed Iniquity; the first is damning as well as the second: But if he hath a Moral Righteousness, and yet after all doth not trust to it, but flies to the Righteousness of Christ, he shall live; but if he be Righteous, and trusteth to it, he must die in his Sin, as the Righteous Jews and Pharisees did; who being ignorant of the Righteousness of God, went 1about to establish their own Righteousness. Now from hence it appears, contrary to what our Opponents say, That that Righteousness which these Men turn from, could not save them; though it is true, it is said, If the wicked Man turneth from his Wickedness he hath committed, and doth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his Soul alive. A doing that which is right, is to renounce all his own Righteousness in point of Justification, and by Faith to throw himself upon Jesus Christ; and he that doth thus, shall save his Soul alive. Therefore let all Men know that this Text only shews, that a Man that has attained to no more than to a Moral and Legal Righteousness, must perish as well as he that turns from it and committeth Wickedness.
- 1Rom. 10. 3.
