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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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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.
And now know all you Pharisaical Persons, this Doctrine will pull down your high Thoughts and Imaginations, and abase your Pride.
To you that are Believers, Oh! admire Free Grace; lift Christ up who died for you, the Just for the Unjust, who bore your Sins, who was made sin for us that knew no Sin, that we might be made the Righteousness of God in him. He gave himself for you, and has given Grace, the Fruit of his Death, and himself to you. O labour to be a holy People; live to him that died for you, and rose again.