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The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Name: The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
Author: John Owen

The doctrine of justification by faith through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ, explained, confirmed, & vindicated by John Owen ...

John Owen 1616–1683London: printed for R. Boulter, 1677

[28], 560 [i.e. 590] p. · 208k words · Wing O739 · ESTC R13355

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

Chapter 9: The formal cause of Justification; or, The Righteousness on the Account whereof Believe…

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It is yet said, That if we insist on personal Imputation unto every Believer of what Christ did, or if any Believer be personally Righteous in the very individual Acts of Christs Righteousness, many Absurdities will follow. But it was observed before; that when any design to oppose an Opinion from the absurdities which they suppose would follow upon it, they are much inclined so to state it, as that at least they may seem so to do. And this ofttimes the most worthy and candid Persons are not free from in the heat of Disputation. So I fear it is here fallen out. For as unto personal Imputation I do not well understand it. All Imputation is unto a person, and is the Act of a person, be it of what, and what sort it will, but from neither of them can be denominated a Personal Imputation. And if an Imputation be allowed that is not unto the persons of men, namely, in this case unto all Believers, the nature of it hath not yet been declared as I know of.

It is yet said, That if we insist on personal Imputation unto every Believer of what Christ did, or if any Believer be personally Righteous in the very individual Acts of Christs Righteousness, many Absurdities will follow. But it was observed before; that when any design to oppose an Opinion from the absurdities which they suppose would follow upon it, they are much enclined so to state it, as that at least they may seem so to do. And this oftimes the most worthy and candid Persons are not free from in the heat of Disputation. So I fear it is here fallen out. For as unto personal Imputation I do not well understand it. All Imputation is unto a person, and is the Act of a person, be it of what, and what sort it will, but from neither of them can be denominated a Personal Imputation. And if an Imputation be allowed that is not unto the persons of men, namely, in this case unto all Believers, the nature of it hath not yet been declared as I know of.

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That any have so expressed the Imputation pleaded for, That every Believer should be personally Righteous in the very individual Acts of Christs Righteousness, I know not; I have neither read nor heard any of them who have so expressed their mind. It may be some have done so; but I shall not ⟨p. 310⟩

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The book

Title as printed

The doctrine of justification by faith through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ, explained, confirmed, & vindicated by John Owen ...

Author

John Owen 1616–1683

Place

London

Bookseller

R. Boulter

Year

1677

Size

[28], 560 [i.e. 590] p.

Words

207,656

Catalogue

Wing O739 · ESTC R13355

Text

EEBO-TCP A53686

Passages

1,120

Sections

Title page

The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

CHAP. X. Arguments for Justification by the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ. The first Argument from the Nature and Use of our own Personal Righteousness.

CHAP. X. Arguments for Justification by the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ. The first Argument from the Nature and Ʋse of our own Personal Righteousness.

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

CHAP. X. Arguments for Justification by the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ. The first Argument from the Nature and Use of our own Personal Righteousness.

CHAP. X. Arguments for Justification by the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ. The first Argument from the Nature and Ʋse of our own Personal Righteousness.