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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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2. And therefore he infers, that by the Law (either as it was written in the Two Tables, or in the Heart, which the Gentiles had as well as the Jews) no Man could be justified so, ver. 20. Therefore by the deeds of the Law shall no flesh be justified in his sight; for by the Law is the knowledge of Sin.
3. But lest upon this, the lost World should be left under utter Despair, the Apostle proceeds to show us there is a way found out in the infinite Wisdom of God, and according to his unspeakable Grace and Goodness, to deliver us from Sin and Guilt; and so to justify us before God; and therefore he adds, but now the Righteousness of God without the Law is manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, v. 21. Even the Righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all that believe; for there is no difference, v. 22. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God, being justified freely by his Grace, through the Redemption that is in Jesus Christ, v. 23, 24.
3. But lest upon this, the lost World should be left under utter Despair, the Apostle proceeds to shew us there is a way found out in the infinite Wisdom of God, and according to his unspeakable Grace and Goodness, to deliver us from Sin and Guilt; and so to justifie us before God; and therefore he adds, but now the Righteousness of God without the Law is manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets, v. 21. Even the Righteousness of God, which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all that believe; for there is no difference, v. 22. For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God, being justified freely by his Grace, through the Redemption that is in Jesus Christ, v. 23, 24.
No wonder there is no difference, when both Jews and Gentiles lie under the guilt of Adam's Transgression, it being imputed to them, he being the common Head and Representative of the whole race of Mankind,