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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 that before God declares us righteous to Justification, he looks whether or no we have fully answered the Conditions (according to the Doctrine these Men preach) and finding the Creature has done that, God judicially gives the Promise in a way of Reward; and the Obedience being sincere, though imperfect, 'tis accepted as far forth as perfect Obedience would have been (could it have been performed) under the Law of Works; so that still inherent Righteousness is the Condition […] ⟨p. 37⟩our Justification before the holy God, and not the Righteousness of Christ: Away with this Error.
And that before God declares us righteous to Justification, he looks whether or no we have fully answered the Conditions (according to the Doctrine these Men preach) and finding the Creature has done that, God judicially gives the Promise in a way of Reward; and the Obedience being sincere, though imperfect, 'tis accepted as far forth as perfect Obedience would have been (could it have been performed) under the Law of Works; so that still inhereut Righteousness is the Condition 〈…〉 ⟨p. 37⟩our Justification before the holy God, and not the Righteousness of Christ: Away with this Error.
Brethren, This New Law it seems can give Life upon Obedience thereto, the first being taken away; but if by the Law, any Law, a Man might be justified, Christ is dead in vain: For as one Law, so all Laws of Works since Man hath sinned, utterly fail, and are unable to justify us in God's sight. For as some learned Men have observed, the Greek Word is not [the Law] but [a Law.] Let it be what Law or Rule of Righteousness it will, that requires perfect or imperfect Obedience, it will not do, Gal. 3. 11. For the just shall live by Faith: Justification and Life comes only that way, and not by Works of Obedience we have done.