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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 4: Of Justification, the notion and signification of the Word in the Scripture.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. If our Sanctification be included or intended in any of the Privileges here expressed, there is none of them, Predestination only excepted, but it is more probably to be reduced unto, than unto that of being justified. Indeed in Vocation it seems to be included expressly. For whereas it is effectual Vocation, that is intended wherein an Holy principle of spiritual life, or Faith it self is communicated unto us, our Sanctification radically, and as the effect in its adequate immediate cause is contained in it. Hence we are said to be called to be Saints; Rom. 1.7. which is the same with being Sanctified in Christ Jesus. 1 Cor. 1.2. And in many other places is Sanctification included in Vocation.
2. If our Sanctification be included or intended in any of the Priviledges here expressed, there is none of them, Predestination only excepted, but it is more probably to be reduced unto, than unto that of being justified. Indeed in Vocation it seems to be included expresly. For whereas it is effectual Vocation, that is intended wherein an Holy principle of spiritual life, or Faith it self is communicated unto us, our Sanctification radically, and as the effect in its adaequate immediate cause is contained in it. Hence we are said to be called to be Saints; Rom. 1.7. which is the same with being Sanctified in Christ Jesus. 1 Cor. 1.2. And in many other places is Sanctification included in Vocation.
3. Whereas our Sanctification in the infusion of a principle of spiritual life, and the actings of it unto an increase in duties of Holiness, Righteousness and Obedience, is that, whereby we are made meet for Glory, and is of the same nature essentially with Glory it self, whence its advances in us, are said to be from Glory to Glory;