The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Justificatio and Justifico belong not indeed unto the Latin Tongue; nor can any good Author be produced who ever used them, for the making of him inherently Righteous by any means who was not so before. But whereas these words were coined and framed to signify such things as are intended, we have no way to determine the signification of them, but by the consideration of the nature of the things, which they were invented to declare and signify. And whereas in this Language these words are derived from Jus and Justum, they must respect an Act of Jurisdiction, rather then a Physical Operation or infusion. Justificari is Justus censeri, pro justo haberi; to be esteemed, accounted or adjudged Righteous. So a Man was made Justus Filius in Adoption unto him, by whom he was Adopted: Which what it is, is well declared by Budaeus. Cajus lib. 2. F. de Adopt. De Arrogatione loquens—; Is qui adoptat rogatur, id est, interrogatur, an velit eum quem adopturus sit, Justum sibi Filium esse. Justum (saith he) intelligo non verum, ut aliqui censent, sed omnibus partibus ut ita dicam Filiationis, very Filij vicem obtinentem, naturalis & legitimi Filij loco sedentem. Wherefore as by Adoption, there is no internal inherent change made in the ⟨p. 172⟩Person Adopted; but by virtue thereof he is esteemed and adjudged as a true Son, and hath all the rights of a legitimate Son; so by Justification, as to the importance of the word, a man is only esteemed, declared and pronounced Righteous, as if he were completely so. And in the present case, Justification and gratuitous Adoption are the same Grace for the substance of them, Joh. 1.12. only respect is had in their different denomination of the same Grace, unto different effects or privileges that ensue thereon.

Justificatio and Justifico belong not indeed unto the Latine Tongue; nor can any good Authour be produced who ever used them, for the making of him inherently Righteous by any means who was not so before. But whereas these words were coyned and framed to signifie such things as are intended, we have no way to determine the signification of them, but by the consideration of the nature of the things, which they were invented to declare and signifie. And whereas in this Language these words are derived from Jus and Justum, they must respect an Act of Jurisdiction, rather then a Physical Operation or infusion. Justificari is Justus censeri, pro justo haberi; to be esteemed, accounted or adjudged Righteous. So a Man was made Justus Filius in Adoption unto him, by whom he was Adopted: Which what it is, is well declared by Budaeus. Cajus lib. 2. F. de Adopt. De Arrogatione loquens—; Is qui adoptat rogatur, id est, interrogatur, an velit eum quem adopturus sit, Justum sibi Filium esse. Justum (saith he) intelligo non verum, ut aliqui censent, sed omnibus partibus ut ita dicam Filiationis, veri Filij vicem obtinentem, naturalis & legitimi Filij loco sedentem. Wherefore as by Adoption, there is no internal inherent change made in the