A53686:62
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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Where these or the like conceits are admitted, and the minds of men by them kept off from a due apprehension of the State and Guilt of sin, and their Consciences from being affected with the terror of the Lord and curse of the Law thereon; Justification is a notion to be dealt withal pleasantly or subtly as men see occasion. And hence arise the Differences about it at present, I mean those which are really ⟨p. 20⟩such, and not merely the different ways whereby Learned men express their thoughts and apprehensions concerning it.
Where these or the like conceits are admitted, and the minds of men by them kept off from a due apprehension of the State and Guilt of sin, and their Consciences from being affected with the terrour of the Lord and curse of the Law thereon; Justification is a notion to be dealt withall pleasantly or subtilly as men see occasion. And hence arise the Differences about it at present, I mean those which are really ⟨p. 20⟩such, and not meerly the different ways whereby Learned men express their thoughts and apprehensions concerning it.
By some the Imputation of the actual Apostasy and Transgression of Adam the head of our nature, whereby his sin became the sin of the world, is utterly denied. Hereby both the ground the Apostle proceedeth on, in evincing the necessity of our Justification, or our being made Righteous by the Obedience of another, and all the Arguments brought in the Confirmation of the Doctrine of it, in the fifth Chapter of his Epistle to the Romans are evaded and overthrown. Socinus de Servator. par. 4. cap. 6. confesseth that place to give great countenance unto the Doctrine of Justification by the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ. And therefore he sets himself to oppose with sundry Artifices the Imputation of the sin of Adam unto his natural posterity. For he perceived well enough that upon the Admission thereof, the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ unto his spiritual seed, would unavoidably follow according unto the Tenor of the Apostles Discourse.