The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

the Law or the Gospel. From neither of them can we be justified by this Personal Righteousness. The Justification pretended needless and useless. It hath ⟨image 9⟩not the nature of any Justification mentioned in the Scripture; but is contrary to all that is so called. Other Arguments to the same purpose. Sentential Justification at the last day. Nature of the last Judgment. Who shall be then justified. A Declaration of Righteousness, and an Actual Admission unto Glory, the whole of Justification at the last day. The Argument that we are justified in this life, in the same manner, and on the same Grounds as we shall be judged at the last day, that Judgment being according unto Works, answered; and the Impertinency of it declared. Pag. 211. CHAP. VII. Imputation, and the nature of it. The first express Record of Justification, determineth it to be by Imputation. Gen. 15.6. Reasons of it. The Doctrine of Imputation cleared by Paul; the occasion of it. Maligned and opposed by many. Weight of the Doctrine concerning Imputation of Righteousness on all hands acknowledged. Judgment of the Reformed Churches herein, particularly of the Church of England. By whom opposed, and on what Grounds. Signification of the Word. Difference between reputare and imputare. Imputation of two kinds. (1.) Of what was ours antecedently unto that Imputation, whether good or evil. Instances in both kinds. Nature of this Imputation. The thing imputed by it, imputed for what it is, and nothing else. (2.) Of what is not ours antecedently unto that Imputation, but is made so by it. General nature of this Imputation. Not judging of others to have done what they have not done. Several distinct Grounds and Reasons of this Imputation. (1.) Ex Justitia; (1.) Propter Relationem foederalem. (2.) Propter Relationem Naturalem. (2.) Ex voluntaria sponsione. Instances, Philem. 17. Gen. 43.9▪ Voluntary sponsion, the Ground of the Imputation of Sin to Christ. (3.) Ex injuria. 1 King. 1.21. (4.) Ex mera Gratia. ⟨image 10⟩