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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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3. Tremble ye who trust in your Moral, or Gospel-Obedience, your Acts of Mercy, or good Deeds, and holy Lives. Tremble ye who rest on your Du•ies, who glory in your knowledge, and outward Privileges; you fast, and •ray, and hear Sermons, and so you may, and go to Hell at last; notwithstanding, these things you must do, but yet not seek to be justified thereby; do •hem as Duties in point of Performance; but lay them down in point of Dependence.
3. Tremble ye who trust in your Moral, or Gospel-Obedience, your Acts of Mercy, or good Deeds, and holy Lives. Tremble ye who rest on your Du•ies, who glory in your knowledge, and outward Privileges; you fast, and •ray, and hear Sermons, and so you may, and go to Hell at last; notwithstanding, these things you must do, but yet not seek to be justified thereby; do •hem as Duties in point of Performance; but lay them down in point of Dependance.
4. Here is Comfort for Sinners; but if you are self-righteous Persons, or go about like the Jews of old, to establish your own Righteousness, down to Hell you will fall, Rom. 10. 2. This Doctrine will support you that are weak, and doubt for-want of inherent Righteousness, that want a Righteousness of your own; see here is a Righteousness, take hold of it, A Robe of Righteousness, Put it on, Believe on Christ, as poor Sinners come to him, you that have to Money, no Worth, no Merit, no Righteousness, this Wine and Milk of Justification and Pardon is for you: Cry to God to help you to believe; Christ is the Author of your Faith, 'tis the Gift of God, 'tis a Grace of the Spirit; Do you see you are wounded? Look to Christ, Believe, and thou shalt be saved, Mark 16. 16.