The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

For the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, unto a Person in himself ungodly unto his Justification, or that he may be acquitted, absolved, and declared Righteous, is built on such Foundations, and proceedeth on such Principles of Righteousness, Wisdom, and Sovereignty, as have no place among the actions of men, nor can have so, as shall afterwards be declared. And moreover, when God doth Justify the ungodly on the account of the Righteousness imputed unto him, he doth at the same instant, by the power of his Grace, make ⟨p. 175⟩him inherently and subjectively Righteous or Holy, which men cannot do one towards another. And therefore whereas mans Justifying of the wicked, is to justify them in their wicked ways, whereby they are constantly made worse and more obdurate in evil; when God justifies the ungodly, their change from personal unrighteousness and unholiness, unto Righteousness and Holiness, doth necessarily and infallibly accompany it.

For the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, unto a Person in himself ungodly unto his Justification, or that he may be acquitted, absolved, and declared Righteous, is built on such Foundations, and procedeth on such Principles of Righteousness, Wisdom, and Soveraignty, as have no place among the actions of men, nor can have so, as shall afterwards be declared. And moreover, when God doth Justifie the ungodly on the account of the Righteousness imputed unto him, he doth at the same instant, by the power of his Grace, make ⟨p. 175⟩him inherently and subjectively Righteous or Holy, which men cannot do one towards another. And therefore whereas mans Justifying of the wicked, is to justifie them in their wicked ways, whereby they are constantly made worse and more obdurate in evil; when God justifies the ungodly, their change from personal unrighteousness and unholiness, unto Righteousness and Holiness, doth necessarily and infallibly accompany it.

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