The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

Answerable unto this Declaration of the mind of the Holy Ghost herein by the Apostle, is the constant Tenor of the Scripture speaking to the same purpose. The Grace of God, the Promise of Mercy, the free pardon of Sin, the Blood of Christ, his Obedience and the Righteousness of God in him, rested in and received by Faith, are every where asserted as the causes and means of our Justification, in opposition unto any thing in our selves so expressed as it useth to express the best of our Obedience and the utmost of our personal Righteousness. Wherever mention is made of the Duties, Obedience, and personal Righteousness of the best of men with respect unto their Justification, they are all renounced by them, and they betake themselves unto Sovereign Grace and Mercy alone. Some places to this purpose may be recounted.

Answerable unto this Declaration of the mind of the Holy Ghost herein by the Apostle, is the constant Tenour of the Scripture speaking to the same purpose. The Grace of God, the Promise of Mercy, the free pardon of Sin, the Blood of Christ, his Obedience and the Righteousness of God in him, rested in and received by Faith, are every where asserted as the causes and means of our Justification, in opposition unto any thing in our selves so expressed as it useth to express the best of our Obedience and the utmost of our personal Righteousness. Wherever mention is made of the Duties, Obedience, and personal Righteousness of the best of men with respect unto their Justification, they are all renounced by them, and they betake themselves unto Soveraign Grace and Mercy alone. Some places to this purpose may be recounted.

The Foundation of the whole is laid in the first Promise wherein the Destruction of the Work of the Devil by the suffering of the seed of the woman, is proposed as the only Relief for sinners, and only means of the Recovery of the favour of God. It shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel, Gen. 3.15. Abraham believed in the Lord, and he counted it unto him for Righteousness, Gen. 15.6. And Aaron shall lay both his hands on the Head of the live Goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the Children of Israel, and all their Transgressions in all their sins, putting them on the head