The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

2. Socinus objects in particular against this Doctrine of Justification by the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, and of his satisfaction, that there is nothing said of it in the Evangelists, nor in the Report of the Sermons of Christ unto the people, no nor yet in those of his private Discourses with his Disciples. And he urgeth it vehemently and at large, against the whole of the Expiation of sin by his Death; De Servator. par. 4. cap. 9. And as it is easy, malis inventis pejora addere, this notion of his is not only made use of and pressed at large by one among our selves, but improved also by a dangerous comparison between the Writings of the Evangelists and the other Writings of the New Testament. For to enforce this Argument, that the Histories of the Gospel wherein the Sermons of Christ are recorded, do make no mention of the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, as in his judgement they do not, nor of his Satisfaction, or Merit or Expiation of sin, or of Redemption by his Death, as they do not in the judgment of Socinus, it is added by him, that for his part he is apt to admire our Saviours Sermons, who was the Author of our Religion, before the Writings of the Apostles, though inspired men. Whereunto many dangerous insinuations and reflections on the Writings of St. Paul, contrary ⟨p. 74⟩to the Faith and Sense of the Church in all Ages are subjoined. S. pag. 240, 241.

2. Socinus objects in particular against this Doctrine of Justification by the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, and of his satisfaction, that there is nothing said of it in the Evangelists, nor in the Report of the Sermons of Christ unto the people, no nor yet in those of his private Discourses with his Disciples. And he urgeth it vehemently and at large, against the whole of the Expiation of sin by his Death; De Servator. par. 4. cap. 9. And as it is easie, malis inventis pejora addere, this notion of his is not only made use of and pressed at large by one among our selves, but improved also by a dangerous comparison between the Writings of the Evangelists and the other Writings of the New Testament. For to enforce this Argument, that the Histories of the Gospel wherein the Sermons of Christ are recorded, do make no mention of the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, as in his judgement they do not, nor of his Satisfaction, or Merit or Expiation of sin, or of Redemption by his Death, as they do not in the judgment of Socinus, it is added by him, that for his part he is apt to admire our Saviours Sermons, who was the Author of our Religion, before the Writings of the Apostles, though inspired men. Whereunto many dangerous insinuations and reflections on the Writings of St. Paul, contrary