The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Still there abideth the true nature of sin in every inconformity unto, or transgression of the Law in justified persons, which stands in need of daily actual pardon. For there is no man that liveth and sinneth not, and if we say that we have no sin, we do but deceive our selves. None are more sensible of the Guilt of sin, none are more troubled for it, none are more earnest in supplications for the pardon of it, than justified persons. For this is the effect of the Sacrifice of Christ applied unto the Souls of Believers, as the Apostle declares, Heb. 10.1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 14. that it doth take away Conscience, condemning the Sinner for sin, with respect unto the Curse of the Law; But it doth not take away Conscience, condemning sin in the Sinner, which on all considerations of God and themselves, of the Law and the Gospel, requires Repentance on the part of the sinner, and actual pardon on the part of God.

Still there abideth the true nature of sin in every inconformity unto, or transgression of the Law in justified persons, which stands in need of daily actual pardon. For there is no man that liveth and sinneth not, and if we say that we have no sin, we do but deceive our selves. None are more sensible of the Guilt of sin, none are more troubled for it, none are more earnest in supplications for the pardon of it, than justified persons. For this is the effect of the Sacrifice of Christ applyed unto the Souls of Believers, as the Apostle declares, Heb. 10.1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 14. that it doth take away Conscience, condemning the Sinner for sin, with respect unto the Curse of the Law; But it doth not take away Conscience, condemning sin in the Sinner, which on all considerations of God and themselves, of the Law and the Gospel, requires Repentance on the part of the sinner, and actual pardon on the part of God.

Whereas therefore one Essential part of Justification consisteth in the pardon of our sins, and sins cannot be actually pardoned before they are actually committed, our present enquiry is, whereon the continuation of our Justification doth depend, notwithstanding the Interveniency of sin after we are justified, whereby such sins are actually pardoned, and our persons are continued in a state of Acceptation with God, and have their right unto Life and Glory uninterrupted. Justification is at once complete, in the Imputation of a perfect Righteousness, the Grant of a Right and Title unto the heavenly