The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Now although all these and the like Objections however subtly managed, (as Socinus boasts that he had used more ⟨p. 69⟩then ordinary subtlety in this cause, in quo si subtilius aliquanto quanto opus esse videretur, quaedam a nobis disputata sunt; De servat. par. 4. cap. 4.) are capable of plain and clear solutions, and we shall avoid the examination of none of them; yet at present I shall only say, that all the shades which they cast on the minds of men, do vanish and disappear before the Light of express Scripture Testimonies, and the Experience of them that do believe, where there is a due comprehension of the mystery of Grace in any tolerable measure.

Now although all these and the like Objections however subtilly managed, (as Socinus boasts that he had used more ⟨p. 69⟩then ordinary subtilty in this cause, in quo si subtilius aliquanto quanto opus esse videretur, quaedam a nobis disputata sunt; De servat. par. 4. cap. 4.) are capable of plain and clear solutions, and we shall avoid the examination of none of them; yet at present I shall only say, that all the shades which they cast on the minds of men, do vanish and disappear before the Light of express Scripture Testimonies, and the Experience of them that do believe, where there is a due comprehension of the mystery of Grace in any tolerable measure.

Seventhly, There are some common prejudices that are usually pleaded against the Doctrine of the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, which because they will not orderly fall under a particular consideration in our progress, may be briefly examined in these general previous considerations.