The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

What intended by the Works of the Law. Not those of the Ceremonial Law only. Not perfect Works only, as required by the Law of our Creation. Not the outward Works of the Law performed without a principle of Faith. Not Works of the Jewish Law. Not Works with a conceit of Merit. Not Works only wrought before believing in the strength of our own wills. Works excluded absolutely from our Justification without respect unto a Distinction of a First and Second Justification. The true sense of the Law in the Apostolical Assertion, that none are justified by the Works thereof. What the Jews understood by the Law. Distribution of the Law under the Old Testament. The whole Law a perfect Rule of all Inherent Moral or Spiritual Obedience. What are the Works of the Law, declared from the Scripture, and the Argument thereby confirmed. The nature of Justifying Faith further declared. Pag. 400. CHAP. XV. Of Faith alone. CHAP. XVI. Testimonies of Scripture confirming the Doctrine of Justification by the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ. Jere. 23.6. Explained and vindicated. Pag. 419. CHAP. XVII. Testimonies out of the Evangelists, considered. Design of our Saviours Sermon on the Mount. The purity and penalty of the ⟨image 12⟩Law, vindicated by him. Arguments from thence. Luk. 18.9, 10, 11, 12, 13. The Parable of the Pharisee and Publican explained and applied to the present Argument. Testimonies out of the Gospel by John, Chap. 3.14, 15, 16, 17, 18, &c. Pag. 425. CHAP. XVIII. Testimonies out of the Epistles of Paul, the Apostle. His design in the Fifth Chapter to the Romans. That Design explained at large and applied to the present Argument. Chap. 3.24, 25, 26. explained, and the true sense of the words vindicated. The Causes of Justification enumerated. Apostolical Inferences from the consideration of them. Chap. 4. Design of the Disputation of the Apostle therein. Analysis of his Discourse. Ver. 4, 5. particularly insisted on, their true sense vindicated. What Works excluded from the Justification of Abraham. Who it is, that worketh not. In what sense the ungodly are justified. All Men ungodly antecedently unto their Justification. Faith alone the means of Justification on our part. Faith it self absolutely considered, not the Righteousness that is imputed unto us. Proved by sundry Arguments. Pag. 431. Chap. 5. Ver. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.