The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

I shall pass by all those places wherein the foundations of this Doctrine are surely laid, because it is not expressly mentioned in them. But such they are as in their proper Interpretation do necessarily infer it. Of this kind are they all, wherein the Lord Christ is said to die for us, or in our stead, to lay down his life a ransom for us, or in our stead, and the like; but I shall pass them by, because I will not digress at all from the present Argument.

I shall pass by all those places wherein the foundations of this Doctrine are surely laid, because it is not expresly mentioned in them. But such they are as in their proper Interpretation do necessarily infer it. Of this kind are they all, wherein the Lord Christ is said to die for us, or in our stead, to lay down his life a ransom for us, or in our stead, and the like; but I shall pass them by, because I will not digress at all from the present Argument.

But the Representation made by our Saviour himself, of the way and means whereon and whereby Men come to be justified before God, in the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, is a guide unto all Men who have the same design with them. Luk. 18.9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14. And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves, that they were righteous and despised others: Two Men went up unto the Temple to pray, the one a Pharisee, and the other a Publican. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself; God I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this Publican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the Publican standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto Heaven, but smote upon his Brest, saying, God be merciful unto me a sinner. I tell you, ⟨p. 435⟩that this Man went down unto his house justified, rather then the other: For every one that exalteth himself, shall be abased; and every one that humbleth himself, shall be exalted.