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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 truly to talk of sincere Obedience, when performed by an unregenerate Person, 'tis strange Doctrine. Sincerity must only be looked for in him, who is renewed by the Grace of God: 'Tis as impossible for an unregenerate Person to perform sincere Obedience (if we speak of Gospel-Sincerity) as it is for a Believer to perform perfect Obedience to the Law of Works.
And truly to talk of sincere Obedience, when performed by an unregenerate Person, 'tis strange Doctrine. Sincerity must only be look'd for in him, who is renewed by the Grace of God: 'Tis as impossible for an unregenerate Person to perform sincere Obedience (if we speak of Gospel-Sincerity) as it is for a Believer to perform perfect Obedience to the Law of Works.
Therefore Sinners, though 'tis your Duty to reform your Lives, and leave your abominable Sins, which often bring heavy Judgments upon you in this World, and expose you to eternal Wrath in the World to come; yet know that all that you can do, will fail in point of your Acceptation and Justification in God's sight, or to save your Souls: Your present Work and Business is to believe in Jesus Christ, to look to him, who only can renew his sacred Image in your Souls, and make you New Creatures, which must be done, or you perish. O cry that he would help your Unbelief: Come, venture your Souls on Christ's Righteousness; Christ is able to save you, though you are never so great Sinners. Come to him, throw your selves at the Feet of Jesus: Look to Jesus, who came to seek and save them that were lost; If any man thirst, let him come to me and drink. Joh. 7, 37, 38. You may have Water of Life freely. Do not say I want Qualifications or a Meetness to come to Christ. Sinner, dost thou thirst? Dost thou see a want of Righteousness? 'Tis not a Righteousness; but 'tis a sense of the want of Righteousness, which is rather the Qualification, thou shouldst look at: Christ hath Righteousness sufficient to clothe you; Bread of Life to feed you, Grace to adorn you; or whatsoever you want, it is to be had in him. We tell you there is help in him, Salvation in him, through the Propitiation in his Blood you must be justified, which is by Faith alone.