The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

1. Grotius shall answer this Objection; saith he, Cum duo nobis peperisse Christum dixerimus, impunitatem & praemium, illud satisfactioni, hoc merito Christi distincte tribuit vetus Ecclesia. Satisfactio consistit in peccatorum Translation, meritum in perfectissimae Obedientiae pro nobis praestitae Imputatione. Praefat. ad lib. de satisfact. Whereas we have said that Christ hath procured or brought forth two things for us, freedom from punishment, and a reward, the ancient Church attributes the one of them distinctly unto his satisfaction, the other unto his merit. Satisfaction consisteth in the Translation of sins (from us unto him) merit in the Imputation of his most perfect Obedience performed for us, unto us. In his Judgment the Remission of sins, and the Imputation of Righteousness, were as consistent as the satisfaction and merit of Christ, as indeed they are.

1. Grotius shall answer this Objection; saith he, Cum duo nobis peperisse Christum dixerimus, impunitatem & praemium, illud satisfactioni, hoc merito Christi distincte tribuit vetus Ecclesia. Satisfactio consistit in peccatorum Translatione, meritum in perfectissimae Obedientiae pro nobis praestitae Imputatione. Praefat. ad lib. de satisfact. Whereas we have said that Christ hath procured or brought forth two things for us, freedom from punishment, and a reward, the antient Church attributes the one of them distinctly unto his satisfaction, the other unto his merit. Satisfaction consisteth in the Translation of sins (from us unto him) merit in the Imputation of his most perfect Obedience performed for us, unto us. In his Judgment the Remission of sins, and the Imputation of Righteousness, were as consistent as the satisfaction and merit of Christ, as indeed they are.

2. Had we not been sinners, we should have had no need of the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ to render us Righteous before God. Being so, the first End for which it is imputed, is the pardon of sin; without which we could not be Righteous by the Imputation of the most perfect Righteousness. These things therefore are consistent, namely, that the satisfaction of Christ should be imputed unto us for the pardon of sin, and the Obedience of Christ be imputed unto us, to render us Righteous before God. And they are not only consistent, but neither of them singly were sufficient unto our Justification.