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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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6. Furthermore, the Apostle speaketh of all Men, whether converted or unconverted, that 'tis not of Works, or Works done by them, or either of them, that they are justified, or saved, but by grace; we are justified by grace, and not by Works; all Works are opposed (by the Apostle) to Grace, therefore all Works are excluded. From hence take this Argument.
That Doctrine that gives the Holy Scripture the Lie, is false and to be rejected.
But the Doctrine that mixes any Works of Righteousness done by the Creature with Faith or the Free Grace of God, in point of Justification, gives the Scripture the Lie; therefore that Doctrine is false, and to be rejected.
2 Arg. That all Works done by the Creature, are utterly excluded in point of Justification, appears from the different Nature of Works, and Grace; 'tis positively said, we are justified by Grace.