The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

There was of old a Direction for the visitation of the Sick, composed as they say by Anselm, and published by ⟨p. 14⟩Casparus Ulenhergius, which expresseth a better sense of these things then some seem to be convinced of. Credisne te non posse salvari nisi per mortem Christi? Respondet infirmus, Etiam; tum dicit illi; Age Ergo dumb superest in te anima, in hac sola morte fiduciam tuam constitue; in nulla alia re fiduciam habe, huic morti te totum commit, hac sola te totum contege, totum immisce te in hac morte, in hac morte totum te involve. Et si Dominus te voluerit judicare, Dic, Domine, mortem Domini nostri Jesu Christi objicio inter me & tuum Judicium aliter tecum non contendo. Et si tibi dixerit quia peccator es, dic, mortem Domini nostri Jesu Christi pono inter me & peccata mea. Si dixerit tibi quod meruisti damnationem; dic, Domine, mortem Domini nostri Jesu Christi obtendo inter te & mala merita mea, ipsiusque merita offero pro merito quod ego debuissem habere nec habeo; si dixerit quod tibi est iratus, dic Domine, mortem Domini Jesu Christi oppono inter me & iram tuam. That is, Dost thou believe that thou canst not be saved but by the death of Christ? The sick man answereth, yes; then let it be said unto him; Go to then, and whilst thy Soul abideth in thee, put all thy confidence in this death alone, place thy trust in no other thing, commit thy self wholly to this Death, cover thy self wholly with this alone, cast thy self wholly on this Death, wrap thy self wholly in this Death. And if God would judge thee, say, Lord, I place the Death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and thy judgment; and otherwise I will not contend, or enter into Judgment with thee. And if he shall say unto thee, that thou art a sinner, say, I place the Death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and my sins. If he shall say unto thee, that thou hast deserved damnation; say, Lord, I put the Death of our Lord Jesus Christ between thee and all my sins; and I offer his merits for my own which I should have, and have not. If he say that he is angry with thee, say, Lord, I place the Death of our Lord Jesus Christ between me and thy Anger. Those who gave these Directions, seem to have been sensible of what it is to ⟨p. 15⟩appear before the Tribunal of God; and how unsafe it will be for us there to insist on any thing in our selves. Hence are the words of the same Anselm in his Meditations.

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