A53686:680
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 11: The nature of the Obedience that God requireth of us. The Eternal obligation of the Law…
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1. There is nothing, not one word in the Scripture intimating any alteration in, or Abrogation of this Law; so as that any thing should not be duty which it makes to be duty, or any thing not be sin, which it makes to be sin, either as unto matter or degrees, or that the thing which it makes to be sin, or which is sin by the Rule of it, should not merit and deserve ⟨p. 344⟩that punishment which is declared in the sanction of it, or threatened by it. The wages of sin is Death. If any Testimony of Scripture can be produced unto either of these purposes; namely, that either any thing is not sin, in the way of Omission or Commission, in the matter or manner of its performance, which is made to be so by this Law, or that any such sin, or any thing that would have been sin by this Law, is exempted from the punishment threatened by it, as unto merit or desert, it shall be attended unto. It is therefore in universal force towards all mankind. There is no Relief in this case; But behold the Lamb of God.
1. There is nothing, not one word in the Scripture intimating any alteration in, or Abrogation of this Law; so as that any thing should not be duty which it makes to be duty, or any thing not be sin, which it makes to be sin, either as unto matter or degrees, or that the thing which it makes to be sin, or which is sin by the Rule of it, should not merit and deserve ⟨p. 344⟩that punishment which is declared in the sanction of it, or threatned by it. The wages of sin is Death. If any Testimony of Scripture can be produced unto either of these purposes; namely, that either any thing is not sin, in the way of Omission or Commission, in the matter or manner of its performance, which is made to be so by this Law, or that any such sin, or any thing that would have been sin by this Law, is exempted from the punishment threatned by it, as unto merit or desert, it shall be attended unto. It is therefore in universal force towards all mankind. There is no Relief in this case; But behold the Lamb of God.