The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

6. The question being thus stated, the enquiry is what any person who desires acceptance with God, or a Righteousness whereon he may be justified before him, ought to betake himself unto. One of the ways proposed he must close with all. Either he must comply with the Apostle in his Resolution to reject all his own Righteousness, and to betake himself unto the Righteousness of God, which is by Faith in Christ Jesus alone, or find out for himself, or get some to find out for him, some exceptions unto the Apostles conclusion, or some distinctions that may prepare a reserve for his own works, one way or other in his justification before God. Here every one must choose for himself. In the mean time, we thus argue. If our own Righteousness, and the Righteousness which is of God by Faith; or that which is through the Faith of Christ Jesus (namely, the Righteousness which God imputeth unto us, Rom. 4.6. Or the abundance of Grace and the gift of Righteousness thereby, which we receive, Rom. 5.17.) are opposite, and inconsistent in the Work of Justification before God, then are we justified by Faith alone through the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ unto us. The consequence is plain from the removal of all other ways, causes, means, and conditions of it, as inconsistent with it. But the antecedent is expressly the Apostles; Not my own, but that of God. Again,

6. The question being thus stated, the enquiry is what any person who desires acceptance with God, or a Righteousness whereon he may be justified before him, ought to betake himself unto. One of the ways proposed he must close with all. Either he must comply with the Apostle in his Resolution to reject all his own Righteousness, and to betake himself unto the Righteousness of God, which is by Faith in Christ Jesus alone, or find out for himself, or get some to find out for him, some exceptions unto the Apostles conclusion, or some distinctions that may prepare a reserve for his own works, one way or other in his justification before God. Here every one must chuse for himself. In the mean time, we thus argue. If our own Righteousness, and the Righteousness which is of God by Faith; or that which is through the Faith of Christ Jesus (namely, the Righteousness which God imputeth unto us, Rom. 4.6. Or the abundance of Grace and the gift of Righteousness thereby, which we receive,