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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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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, Rom. 5. 12. And since also all of them partake of the same original Corruption or depraved Nature, inherent in them, from whence proceed all those actual Transgressions, by which means it appears that all come short of that glorious Image of God, in which they were at first created; and also of the eternal Glory above: Yet to the praise of God's Grace, the lost World is not left in a hopeless Condition, God having sent his Son to satisfy the Law and Divine Justice, or to be a propitiation through Faith in his Blood, to declare his Righteousness for the remission of Sins that are past, through the forbearance of God, v. 25.