The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

The Distinctions that are usually made concerning Faith, (as it is a word of various significations) I shall wholly pretermit; not only as obvious and known, but as not belonging unto our present Argument. That which we are concerned in is, That in the Scripture there is mention made plainly of a twofold Faith whereby men believe the Gospel. For there is a Faith whereby we are justified, which he who hath shall be assuredly saved, which purifieth the heart, and worketh by Love. And there is a Faith or Believing which doth nothing of all this; which who hath, and hath no more, is not justified, nor can be saved. Wherefore every Faith, whereby men are said to believe, is not justifying. Thus it is said of Simon the Magician that he believed, Act. 8.13. When he was in the Gall of Bitterness and bond of Iniquity, and therefore did not believe with that Faith which purifieth the Heart, Act. 15.9. And, that many believed on the name of Jesus when they saw the Miracles that he did, but Jesus did not commit himself unto them because he knew what was in man, Joh. 2.23, 24. They did not believe on his Name as those do, or with that kind of Faith, who thereon receive power to become the Sons of God, Joh. 1.12. And some when they hear the Word receive it with joy, believing for a while, but have no Root; Luke 8.13. And Faith without a Root in the Heart will not justify any. For with the Heart Men believe unto Righteousness, Rom. 10.10. So is it with them who shall cry, Lord, Lord, (at the last day) we have prophesied in thy name, whilst yet they were always workers of Iniquity, Math. 7.22, 23.

The Distinctions that are usually made concerning Faith, (as it is a word of various significations) I shall wholly pretermit; not only as obvious and known, but as not belonging unto our present Argument. That which we are concerned in is, That in the Scripture there is mention made plainly of a twofold Faith whereby men believe the Gospel. For there is a Faith whereby we are justified, which he who hath shall be assuredly saved, which purifieth the heart, and worketh by Love. And there is a Faith or Believing which doth nothing of all this; which who hath, and hath no more, is not justified, nor can be saved. Wherefore every Faith, whereby men are said to believe, is not justifying. Thus it is said of Simon the Magician that he believed,