The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

The first express Record of the Justification of any sinner is of Abraham. Others were justified before him from the Beginning, and there is that affirmed of them, which sufficiently evidenceth them so to have been. But this Prerogative was reserved for the Father of the Faithful, that his Justification and the express way and manner of it, should be first entered on the Sacred Record. So it is Gen. 15.6. He believed in the Lord, and it was counted unto him for Righteousness. [Greek or Hebrew] was accounted unto him, or imputed unto him for Righteousness. [Greek or Hebrew]. It was counted, reckoned, imputed. And it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed unto him, but for us also unto whom it shall be imputed if we believe, Rom. 4.23, 24. Wherefore the first express Declaration of the nature of Justification in the Scripture, affirms it to be by Imputation; The Imputation of somewhat unto Righteousness. And this done in that place and instance, which is Recorded on purpose, as the president and example of all those that shall be justified. As he was justified so are we, and no otherwise.

THe first express Record of the Justification of any sinner is of Abraham. Others were justified before him from the Beginning, and there is that affirmed of them, which sufficiently evidenceth them so to have been. But this Prerogative was reserved for the Father of the Faithful, that his Justification and the express way and manner of it, should be first entered on the Sacred Record. So it is Gen. 15.6. He believed in the Lord, and it was counted unto him for Righteousness. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 was accounted unto him, or imputed unto him for Righteousness. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. It was counted, reckoned, imputed. And it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed unto him, but for us also unto whom it shall be imputed if we believe, Rom. 4.23, 24. Wherefore the first express Declaration of the nature of Justification in the Scripture, affirms it to be by Imputation; The Imputation of somewhat unto Righteousness. And this done in that place and instance, which is Recorded on purpose, as the president and example of all those that shall be justified. As he was justified so are we, and no otherwise.