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The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
The doctrine of justification by faith through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ, explained, confirmed, & vindicated by John Owen ...
London: printed for R. Boulter, 1677
Chapter 1: Justifying Faith, the Causes, Object, and Nature of it, declared.
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1. Those wherein it is positively asserted. As Act. 10.41. To him give all the Prophets witness, that through his Name, whosoever believeth in him shall receive the Remission of sins. Christ believed in as the means and cause of the Remission of sins, is that which all the Prophets give witness unto Act. 16.31. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. It is the Answer of the Apostles unto the Jailers enquiry; ⟨p. 121⟩Sirs, What must I do to be saved? His Duty in Believing, and the Object of it, the Lord Jesus Christ, is what they return thereunto, Act. 4.12. Neither is there Salvation in any other; for there is none other Name under Heaven given unto men whereby we must be saved. That which is proposed unto us as the only way and means of our Justification and Salvation, and that in opposition unto all other ways, is the Object of Faith unto our Justification; But this is Christ alone, exclusively unto all other things. This is testified unto by Moses and the Prophets; the Design of the whole Scripture being to direct the Faith of the Church unto the Lord Christ alone▪ for Life and Salvation, Luke 24.25, 26, 27.
1. Those wherein it is positively asserted. As Act. 10.41. To him give all the Prophets witness, that through his Name, whosoever believeth in him shall receive the Remission of sins. Christ believed in as the means and cause of the Remission of sins, is that which all the Prophets give witness unto Act. 16.31. Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved. It is the Answer of the Apostles unto the Jaylors enquiry; ⟨p. 121⟩Sirs, What must I do to be saved? His Duty in Believing, and the Object of it, the Lord Jesus Christ, is what they return thereunto,