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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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5. And hence he draws another conclusion, viz. ver. 28. Therefore we conclude, That a man is justified by faith without the works of the Law; and in the 4th Chapter he proceeds to prove his main Argument; i. e. That a Sinner is justified by Faith without Works, by the Example of Abraham▪ for if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory, but not before God, chap. 4. 2.
6. This is the Apostle's Argument: if Abraham was justified by Works, he had somewhat whereby he might boast and glory; but Abraham had nothing whereof to boast or glory; and therefore he was not justified by Works.
But to put it further out of doubt, he affirms what the Scripture saith; viz. That Abraham believed God, and it was counted, to him for Righteousness, v. 3.
7. In the next place, he proceeds to prove this blessed Doctrine from the nature of Works and Grace, they being quite opposite, and contrary the one to the other. Now to him that worketh, is the reward not reckoned of grace but of debt, v. 4. If therefore it was granted, a Man could perform the condition of perfect Obedience; yet he could not he justified.