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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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For while a Man (saith he) retains this Opinion, that he can be justified by his own Works, or inherent Righteousness, he can never be soundly persuaded that his Righteousness is sufficient for that purpose; but hath just Cause not only to doubt, but also to despair: And this is the Cause of that Popish Opinion, That no Man without special Revelation can be assured of the Remission of his Sins in this Life, Downham•o• Just, p. 202. Brethren, some of the Papists themselves have on a Death-bed been forced to seek relief, by renouncing all their own Works and Obedience under distress of Conscience, and to fly to the Righteousness of Christ, only they kept it close to themselves, lest that gap being opened, their Trade should fall to the ground, as appears by the Answer of Stephen Gardiner to the Bishop of Chichester, Fox's Acts and Mon. Vol. 2. p. 46. Take two or three Arguments further here, viz.
For while a Man (saith he) retains this Opinion, that he can be justified by his own Works, or inherent Righteousness, he can never be soundly persuaded that his Righteousness is sufficient for that purpose; but hath just Cause not only to doubt, but also to despair: And this is the Cause of that Popish Opinion, That no Man without special Revelation can be assured of the Remission of his Sins in this Life, Downham•o• Just, p. 202. Brethren, some of the Papists themselves have on a Death-bed been forc'd to seek relief, by renouncing all their own Works and Obedience under distress of Conscience, and to fly to the Righteousness of Christ, only they kept it close to themselves, lest that gap being opened, their Trade should fall to the ground, as appears by the Answer of Stephen Gardyner to the Bishop of Chichester, Foxe's Acts and Mon. Vol. 2. p. 46. Take two or three Arguments further here, viz.
1. If that Righteousness which is the Righteousness of God, which is by Faith, in opposition to the Righteousness of the Creature doth justify us; then all Works done by the Creature are excluded in point of Justification in God's sight: But the former is true; Ergo, all Works done by the Creature are excluded, &c.