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The Doctrine of Justification by Faith
The doctrine of justification by faith through the imputation of the righteousness of Christ, explained, confirmed, & vindicated by John Owen ...
London: printed for R. Boulter, 1677
Chapter 18 › Chap. 5. Vers. 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The Apostle Chap. 3.27. affirms, That in this matter of Justification, all [Greek or Hebrew] or boasting, is excluded. But here in the Verse foregoing, he grants a boasting or a [Greek or Hebrew] ⟨p. 465⟩[Greek or Hebrew]. And not only so, but we also glory in God; he excludes boasting in our selves, because there is nothing in us to procure or promote our own Justification. He allows it us, in God, because of the eminency and excellency of the way and means of our Justification, which in his Grace he hath provided. And the [Greek or Hebrew] or boasting in God here allowed us, hath a peculiar respect unto what the Apostle had in prospect further to discourse of. [Greek or Hebrew], and not only so, includes what he had principally treated of before, concerning our Justification so far, as it consists in the pardon of sin. For although he doth suppose, yea, and mention the imputation of Righteousness also unto us; yet principally he declares our Justification by the pardon of sin, and our freedom from condemnation, whereby all boasting in our selves, is excluded. But here he designs a further progress, as unto that whereon our glorying in God, on a right and title freely given us unto eternal life, doth depend. And this is the Imputation of the Righteousness and Obedience of Christ unto the Justification of life, or the reign of Grace, through Righteousness, unto eternal Life.
The Apostle Chap. 3.27. affirms, That in this matter of Justification, all 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 or boasting, is excluded. But here in the Verse foregoing, he grants a boasting or a 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 ⟨p. 465⟩〈non-Latin alphabet〉. And not only so, but we also glory in God; he excludes boasting in our selves, because there is nothing in us to procure or promote our own Justification. He allows it us, in God, because of the eminency and excellency of the way and means of our Justification, which in his Grace he hath provided. And the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 or boasting in God here allowed us, hath a peculiar respect unto what the Apostle had in prospect further to discourse of. , and not only so, includes what he had principally treated of before, concerning our Justification so far, as it consists in the pardon of sin. For although he doth suppose, yea, and mention the imputation of Righteousness also unto us; yet principally he declares our Justification by the pardon of sin, and our freedom from condemnation, whereby all boasting in our selves, is excluded. But here he designs a further progress, as unto that whereon our glorying in God, on a right and title freely given us unto eternal life, doth depend. And this is the Imputation of the Righteousness and Obedience of Christ unto the Justification of life, or the reign of Grace, through Righteousness, unto eternal Life.