The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

1. That there is nothing in principles, habits, qualities, or actions, wherein he comes short of a perfect compliance with the Holy Law of God, even as it required perfect Obedience, but that it hath in it the nature of sin, and that in it self deserving the Curse annexed Originally unto the breach of that Law. They do no therefore apprehend that its Obligation is taken off, weakened or derogated from in any thing. (2) That there is no Relief for him, with respect unto what the Law requires, or unto what it threatens, but by the Mediation of Jesus Christ alone, who of God is made Righteousness unto him. Wherefore they do not rest in, or on the acceptation of their own Obedience such as it is, to answer the Law, but trust unto Christ alone for their acceptation with God.

1. That there is nothing in principles, habits, qualities, oractions, wherein he comes short of a perfect compliance with the Holy Law of God, even as it required perfect Obedience, but that it hath in it the nature of sin, and that in it self deserving the Curse annexed Originally unto the breach of that Law. They do no therefore apprehend that its Obligation is taken off, weakned or derogated from in any thing. (2) That there is no Relief for him, with respect unto what the Law requires, or unto what it threatens, but by the Mediation of Jesus Christ alone, who of God is made Righteousness unto him. Wherefore they do not rest in, or on the acceptation of their own Obedience such as it is, to answer the Law, but trust unto Christ alone for their acceptation with God.

21. They are both of them doctrinally untrue; For as unto the former; (1) It is unwritten. There is no Intimation in the Scripture of any such Dispensation of God with reference unto the Original Law of Obedience. Much is spoken of our Deliverance from the Curse of the Law by Christ, but of the Abatement of its preceptive power nothing at all. (2) It is contrary to the Scripture. For it is plainly affirmed that the Law is not to be abolished, but fulfilled; not to be made void, but to be established; that the Righteousness of it must be fulfilled in us. (3) It is a supposition both unreasonable and impossible. For (1) the Law was a Representation unto us of the Holiness of God, and his Righteousness in the Government of his Creatures. There can be no Alteration made herein, seeing with God himself there is no variableness nor shadow of changing. (2) It would