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A medium betwixt two extremes wherein it is proved that the whole first Adam…
A medium betwixt two extremes wherein it is proved that the whole first Adam was condemned and the whole second Adam justified : being a sermon lately preached on Rom. 8:1 and now published to prevent the further controversy (in one main point) about justification : to which are added reflections on some passages in Mr. Clark's new book called Scripture-Justification / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed for Andrew Bell, 1698
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2. Faith doth not cause or render the Satisfaction of Christ any ways the more satisfactory unto God; for God was as much satisfied in Christ for his Elect before Faith as after, tho the Satisfaction, Merits and Righteousness of Christ, are not applied so as the Man is pronounced a justified Person until he is united to Christ by the Spirit, and so is helped to believe on him; Faith being the Hand that receives, or that apprehends Jesus Christ.
2. Faith doth not cause or render the Satisfaction of Christ any ways the more satisfactory unto God; for God was as much satisfied in Christ for his Elect before Faith as after, tho the Satisfaction, Merits and Righteousness of Christ, are not applied so as the Man is pronounced a justified Person until he is united to Christ by the Spirit, and so is help'd to believe on him; Faith being the Hand that receives, or that apprehends Jesus Christ.
All our Orthodox Divines agree with us, that Faith, neither as a Habit, or Grace, or as an Act, much less in respect of the Fruits thereof, justifies us: when therefore 'tis said we are justified by Faith, it intends not any Moral or Physical Causality in Faith as a Qualification, but only by virtue of the Object it apprehends. Mr. Bradford that Holy Martyr saith,