The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

3. He declares that there is a twofold Righteousness that may be pleaded and trusted unto to this purpose. (1.) Our own Righteousness which is of the Law. (2.) That which is through the Faith of Christ, the Righteousness which is of God by Faith. These he asserts to be opposite and inconsistent as unto the end of our Justification and acceptance with God; Not having mine own Righteousness, but that which is, &c. And an intermediate Righteousness between these he acknowledgeth not.

4. Placing the instance in himself, he declares emphatically (so as there is scarce a greater [Greek or Hebrew], or vehemency of Speech, in all his Writings,) which of those it was that he adhered unto, and placed his confidence in. And in the handling of this Subject, there were some things which engaged his holy mind into an earnestness of expression in the exaltation of one of these, namely of the Righteousness which is of God by Faith, and the depression of the other, or his own Righteousness. As,

4. Placing the instance in himself, he declares emphatically (so as there is scarce a greater 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or vehemency of Speech, in all his Writings,) which of those it was that he adhered unto, and placed his confidence in. And in the handling of this Subject, there were some things which engaged his holy mind into an earnestness of expression in the exaltation of one of these, namely of the Righteousness which is of God by Faith, and the depression of the other, or his own Righteousness. As,

1. This was the turning point, whereon he and others had forsaken their Judaism and betaken themselves unto the Gospel. This therefore was to be secured as the main instance, wherein the greatest controversy that ever was in the world was debated. So he expresseth it,