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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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POSTSCRIPT.
Reader, I have now given thee the Substance of the two first Sermons preached on this Text; and that which follows, contains an Answer to all the main Objections brought against this Doctrine; particularly that of the Apostle James, about Works justifying, and not Faith only. And if this meets with kind Reception, and I have Encouragement, I shall publish two Sermons more (God willing) and fully demonstrate, That Justification is by the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness, or by Grace alone; and the Nature of Imputation opened, together how we are to understand the change of Persons: Wherein I shall produce the Testimony of the ancient Fathers, and a multitude of our faithful Modern Divines, and worthy late Writers; that so you may see we plead for no New Doctrine, but the very same that all Good Men and Orthodox Christians, in every Age have maintained; which will, I hope, be of great Advantage to the Church of God. And also show you how Faith is concerned in our Justification, or is said to justify, and how not; together with the Nature of that Faith. As also the Difficulty and Excellency of that Faith that is accounted for Righteousness: Likewise the horrid Evil and Danger of the Sin of Unbelief; and Mr. Williams's Book and Doctrine further considered.
REader, I have now given thee the Substance of the two first Sermons preached on this Text; and that which follows, contains an Answer to all the main Objections brought against this Doctrine; particularly that of the Apostle James, about Works justifying, and not Faith only. And if this meets with kind Reception, and I have Encouragement, I shall publish two Sermons more (God willing) and fully demonstrate, That Justification is by the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness, or by Grace alone; and the Nature of Imputation opened, together how we are to understand the change of Persons: Wherein I shall produce the Testimony of the ancient Fathers, and a multitude of our faithful Modern Divines, and worthy late Writers; that so you may see we plead for no New Doctrine, but the very same that all Good Men and Orthodox Christians, in every Age have maintained; which will, I hope, be of great Advantage to the Church of God. And also shew you how Faith is concerned in our Justification, or is said to justifie, and how not; together with the Nature of that Faith. As also the Difficulty and Excellency of that Faith that is accounted for Righteousness: Likewise the horrid Evil and Danger of the Sin of Unbelief; and Mr. Williams's Book and Doctrine further considered.