The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

The same truth is further explained and confirmed, Ver. 17. For if by one Mans offence death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of Grace, and of the gift of Righteousness, shall reign in life by one Jesus Christ. The design of the Apostle having been sufficiently manifested in our observations on the former Verses, I shall from this only observe those things which more immediately concern our present ⟨p. 476⟩subject. And (1.) it is worth observation, with what variety of expressions the Apostle sets forth the Grace of God in the Justification of Believers. [Greek or Hebrew]. Nothing is omitted that may any way express the freedom, sufficiency, and efficacy of Grace unto that end. And although these terms seem some of them to be coincident in their signification, and to be used by him promiscuously, yet do they every one include something that is peculiar, and all of them set forth the whole work of Grace. [Greek or Hebrew] seems to me, to be used in this Argument for [Greek or Hebrew], which is the foundation of a cause in trial, the matter pleaded, whereon the person tried is to be acquitted and justified. And this is the Righteousness of Christ; of one, [Greek or Hebrew], or a free donation is exclusive of all desert and conditions on our part, who do receive it. And it is that whereby we are freed from condemnation, and have a right unto the Justification of life. [Greek or Hebrew] is the free grace and favour of God, which is the original or efficient cause of our Justification, as was declared Chap. 3.24. [Greek or Hebrew] hath been explained before. [Greek or Hebrew], the abundance of grace, is added to secure Believers of the certainty of the effect. It is that whereunto nothing is wanting unto our Justification. [Greek or Hebrew] expresseth the free grant of that Righteousness which is imputed unto us unto the Justification of life, afterwards called the obedience of Christ. Be Men as wise and learned as they please, it becomes us all to learn to think, and speak of those Divine Mysteries from this Blessed Apostle, who knew them better then we all, and besides, wrote by divine inspiration.

The same truth is further explained and confirmed, Ver. 17. For if by one Mans offence death reigned by one, much more they which receive abundance of Grace, and of the gift of Righteousness, shall reign in life by one Jesus Christ. The design of the Apostle having been sufficiently manifested in our observations on the former Verses, I shall from this only observe those things which more immediately concern our present