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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 7: Imputation, and the Nature of it; with the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ in…
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The Judgment of the Reformed Churches herein is known unto all, and must be confessed, unless we intend by vain cavils to increase and perpetuate contentions. Especially the Church of England is in her Doctrine express as unto the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, both active and passive as it is usually distinguished. This hath been of late so fully manifested out of her Authentic Writings, that is, the Articles of Religion, and Books of Homilies, and other Writings publicly authorized, that it is altogether needless to give any farther Demonstration of it. Those who pretend themselves to be otherwise minded, are such as I will not contend withal. For to what purpose is it to dispute with men who will deny the Sun to shine, when they cannot bear the heat of its beams. Wherefore in what I have to offer on this subject, I shall not in the least depart from the ancient Doctrine ⟨p. 230⟩of the Church of England; yea I have no design but to declare and vindicate it, as God shall enable.
The Judgment of the Reformed Churches herein is known unto all, and must be confessed, unless we intend by vain cavils to encrease and perpetuate contentions. Especially the Church of England is in her Doctrine express as unto the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ, both active and passive as it is usually distinguished. This hath been of late so fully manifested out of her Authentick Writings, that is, the Articles of Religion, and Books of Homilies, and other Writings publickly authorized, that it is altogether needless to give any farther Demonstration of it. Those who pretend themselves to be otherwise minded, are such as I will not contend withall. For to what purpose is it to dispute with men who will deny the Sun to shine, when they cannot bear the heat of its beams. Wherefore in what I have to offer on this subject, I shall not in the least depart from the ancient Doctrine ⟨p. 230⟩of the Church of England; yea I have no design but to declare and vindicate it, as God shall enable.