The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

And these things are represented unto us in the Scripture, as distinct and depending on distinct causes. So are they in the Vision concerning Joshua the High Priest. Zech. 3.4 5 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him: And unto him he said, ⟨p. 386⟩Behold I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee; and I will clothe thee with change of raiment. And I said, Let them set a fair Mitre upon his Head; so they set a fair Mitre on his Head, and clothed him with garments. It hath been generally granted, That we have here a Representation of the Justification of a sinner before God. And the taking away of filthy garments, is expounded by the passing away of iniquity. When a Mans filthy garments are taken away, he is no more defiled with them; but he is not thereby clothed. This is an additional grace and favour thereunto, namely to be clothed with change of garments. And what this raiment is, is declared Isa. 61.10. He hath clothed me with the garments of Salvation, he hath covered me with the robe of Righteousness, which the Apostle alludes unto Phil. 3.9. Wherefore these things are distinct; namely, the taking away of the filthy garments, and the clothing of us with change of raiment; or the pardon of sin, and the robe of Righteousness; by the one are we freed from Condemnation, by the other have we right unto Salvation. And the same is in like manner represented Ezek. 16.6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

And these things are represented unto us in the Scripture, as distinct and depending on distinct causes. So are they in the Vision concerning Joshua the High Priest. Zech. 3.4 5 And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him: And unto him he said, ⟨p. 386⟩Behold I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee; and I will cloath thee with change of rayment. And I said, Let them set a fair Miter upon his Head; so they set a fair Miter on his Head, and cloathed him with garments. It hath been generally granted, That we have here a Representation of the Justification of a sinner before God. And the taking away of filthy garments, is expounded by the passing away of iniquity. When a Mans filthy garments are taken away, he is no more defiled with them; but he is not thereby cloathed. This is an additional grace and favor thereunto, namely to be cloathed with change of garments. And what this rayment is, is declared