The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

[Greek or Hebrew] is the word used to the same purpose in the New Testament, and that alone. Neither is this word used in any good Author whatever, to signify the making of a man Righteous by any applications to produce internal Righteousness in him; but either to absolve and acquit, to judge, esteem, and pronounce Righteous, or on the contrary to condemn So Suidas [Greek or Hebrew]. It hath two significations, to punish, and to account Righteous. And he confirms this sense of the word by Instances out of Herodotus, Appianus, and Josephus. And again, [Greek or Hebrew]; with an Accusative case, that is, when it respects and effects a Subject, a Person, it is either to condemn and punish, or to esteem and declare Righteous; and of this latter sense, he gives pregnant instances in the next ⟨p. 177⟩words. Hesychius mentions only the first signification. [Greek or Hebrew]. They never thought of any sense of this word, but what is Forensic. And in our Language to be Justified, was commonly used formerly, for to be judged and sentenced; as it is still among the Scots. One of the Articles of Peace between the two Nations at the surrender of Leith, in the days of Edward the sixth was; That if any one committed a crime, he should be justified by the Law, upon his Trial. And in general [Greek or Hebrew], is Jus in judicio auferre; and [Greek or Hebrew], is justum censer, declarare, pronuntiare; and how in the Scriptures it is constantly opposed unto condemnare, we shall see immediately.

〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is the word used to the same purpose in the New Testament, and that alone. Neither is this word used in any good Author whatever, to signifie the making of a man Righteous by any applications to produce internal Righteousness in him; but either to absolve and acquit, to judge, esteem, and pronounce Righteous, or on the contrary to condemn So Suidas 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. It hath two signifiications, to punish, and to account Righteous. And he confirms this sense of the word by Instances out of Herodotus, Appianus, and Josephus. And again, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; with an Accusative case, that is, when it respects and effects a Subject, a Person, it is either to condemn and punish, or to esteem and declare Righteous; and of this latter sense, he gives pregnant instances in the next