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The marrow of true justification, or, Justification without works containing the substance of two…
The marrow of true justification, or, Justification without works containing the substance of two sermons lately preached on Rom. 4:5 ... : wherein the nature of justification is opened, as it hath been formerly asserted by all sound Protestants, and the present prevailing errors against the said doctrine detected / by Benjamin Keach ...
London: printed for Dorman Newman, 1692
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And only gave to God a valuable Consideration or Recompense, that he might justly wave and not execute the Law of Works; but give Man a new and milder Law of Grace, or Terms of Life; which clearly tends in a great measure to destroy, or make void the Law, instead of making it honourable, by Christ's perfect Conformity to it, in our Nature and Stead; nor can the Righteousness of the Law be said to be fulfilled in us (if what these Men say be true) that is in our Nature, or as some read it for us; and indeed if Christ's Obedience and Suffering in our room and stead, hath not delivered us, who believe from the Curse of the Law. Doubtless, we are all under the said Curse still, and so must remain for ever.
And only gave to God a valuable Consideration or Recompence, that he might justly wave and not execute the Law of Works; but give Man a new and milder Law of Grace, or Terms of Life; which clearly tends in a great measure to destroy, or make void the Law, instead of making it honourable, by Christ's perfect Conformity to it, in our Nature and Stead; nor can the Righteousness of the Law be said to be fulfilled in us (if what these Men say be true) that is in our Nature, or as some read it for us; and indeed if Christ's Obedience and Suffering in our room and stead, hath not delivered us, who believe from the Curse of the Law. Doubtless, we are all under the said Curse still, and so must remain for ever.
Nor can I see why Christ should take our Nature upon him, were he not substituted in our stead, as our Surety to do and suffer.
Besides, how can our Sins be said to be laid upon him, or imputed to him, and his Righteousness imputed to us, were he not put in our stead to do and suffer for us.