The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Concerning the first of these, namely, the satisfaction of Christ, and the Imputation of it unto us, our principal Difference is with the Socinians. And I have elsewhere written so much in the vindication of the Truth therein, that I shall not here again reassume the same Argument: It is here therefore taken for granted, although I know that there are some different Apprehensions about the notion of Christs suffering in our stead, and of the Imputation of those sufferings unto us. But I shall here take no notice of them, seeing I press this Argument no farther, but only so far forth, that the obedience of Christ unto the Law, and the Imputation thereof unto us, is no less necessary unto our Justification before God, then his suffering of the penalty of the Law, and the Imputation thereof unto us, unto the same end. The nature of this Imputation, and what it is formally that is imputed, we have considered elsewhere.

Concerning the first of these, namely, the satisfaction of Christ, and the Imputation of it unto us, our principal Difference is with the Socinians. And I have elswhere written so much in the vindication of the Truth therein, that I shall not here again reassume the same Argument: It is here therefore taken for granted, although I know that there are some different Apprehensions about the notion of Christs suffering in our stead, and of the Imputation of those sufferings unto us. But I shall here take no notice of them, seeing I press this Argument no farther, but only so far forth, that the obedience of Christ unto the Law, and the Imputation thereof unto us, is no less necessary unto our Justification before God, then his suffering of the penalty of the Law, and the Imputation thereof unto us, unto the same end. The nature of this Imputation, and what it is formally that is imputed, we have considered elswhere.

That the Obedience of Christ the Mediator is thus imputed unto us, shall be afterwards proved in particular by Testimonies of the Scripture. Here I intend only the vindication ⟨p. 363⟩of the Argument as before laid down, which will take us up a little more time then ordinary. For there is nothing in the whole Doctrine of Justification, which meets with a more fierce and various opposition: But the Truth is great and will prevail.