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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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Quest. What if a Child through the love of Sin, or vanity of Mind, will not agree to this Covenant when he is capable?
Answ. He then rejecteth Christ our Saviour, and renounceth the Blessings of the Gospel.
Quest. Is it a great Sin to refuseth agree to the Covenant to which thy Baptism engaged thee?
Answ. It's the damning Sin, and the heart of all Sin.
I suppose Mr. Williams, and Mr. Baxter were of the same Faith and Judgment. If you will know what the Terms and Condition of the Covenant of Grace are, which must be performed by us that we may be justified, both these Men tell you, (though the latter more fully) 'tis to make good this Baptismal Covenant, viz. sincerely to love, believe, obey, worship, and serve the Lord; so that Faith alone as it receives Christ, or helps us to fly to Christ, and rely on Christ, is not the alone way or condition (if it may be so termed) on our part in order to actual Interest in Jesus Christ, and Justification; but also the whole of Gospel-Obedience and Holiness, they make to he as absolute Conditions in order thereunto, as Faith. Sirs, we deny not but that Obedience and Personal Holiness is necessary to Salvation, or in order to a meetness for an actual Possession of Heaven: But we must exclude all inherent Holiness or Works of Obedience done by us, in point of Justification, Pray mind my Text, But to him that worketh not, but believeth.