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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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Obj. But O 'tis hard thus to believe; to be ungodly, and yet to believe; to see no Holiness of our own, no divine Habits planted in us: Had we some degree of Sanctification, or Righteousness of our own, we could then believe.
Answ. Is not Christ able to save you, or is he not willing to save you, unless you are Co-workers and Co-partners with him in your Salvation? Or are you unwilling to be saved, unless you might share with him in the Glory of your Salvation? Is it hard for you to believe the highest Testimony and Witness that ever was born to any truth? Can't you believe the Report of the Gospel, or receive the Record God hath given of his Son? Is resting on Christ hard? Can't you beg for Bread rather than perish? Can't you drink when thirsty, when you are bid to do it freely?
We say the Gospel is not a conditional Covenant of Obedience; or that Faith, and Holiness, or Faith, and Good Works, are the Condition of it, denying we are justified by any Works of ours, as a subordinate Righteousness to the Righteousness of Christ, or that we are justified for Christ's sake only; but not that his Righteousness is imputed to us also, as our Sins were imputed or laid upon him. We say that Faith doth not justify as an Act, nor as a Habit, or from any Worth there is in that, it being only as a hand to apply the Remedy. We say, Faith is a Fruit of Christ's Purchase; and that he who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, will much more give us all things, that is, Grace here, and Glory hereafter: He that gave us the greatest Gift, will not deny to his Elect ones the lesser Gift.
We say the Gospel is not a conditional Covenant of Obedience; or that Faith, and Holiness, or Faith, and Good Works, are the Condition of it, denying we are justified by any Works of ours, as a subordinate Righteousness to the Righteousness of Christ, or that we are justified for Christ's sake only; but not that his Righteousness is imputed to us also, as our Sins were imputed or laid upon him. We say that Faith doth not justifie as an Act, nor as a Habit, or from any Worth there is in that, it being only as a hand to apply the Remedy. We say, Faith is a Fruit of Christ's Purchase; and that he who spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, will much more give us all things, that is, Grace here, and Glory hereafter: He that gave us the greatest Gift, will not deny to his Elect ones the lesser Gift.