An answer to the discourse of Mr. William Sherlock, touching the knowledge of Christ,…

and that justifying Faith,, over and above assent, includes in it a fiducial Recumbency. Christ is made to us righteousness one of these ⟨p. 388⟩two ways, either by the Graces of his holy Spirit imparted to us, or else by his perfect Obedience imputed to us; He is not made Righteousness to us by the Graces of his Spirit imparted to us, for with respect to these he is made Sanctification to us; and Sanctification and Justification must not be confounded: As we have holy Graces from him to sanctify us, so we have Righteousness from him to justify us: He is therefore our Righteousness, because his perfect Righteousness by Imputation becomes ours. Bellarmine. speaking of this place, at s•••interprets it of the inherent Righteousness in us, which comes from Christ; but afterwards, as convicted of the truth,¹ he saith, Nobis imputari Christi justitiam & merita, cùm nobis donentur & applicentur, ac si nosipsi Deo satisfecissemus; That the Righteousness and Merits of Christ are imputed to us, when they are given and applied to us, as if we our selves had satisfied God. Further, our Author upon this Text saith, That Christ is our wisdom, as he is cur Prophet; our Righteousness, as we are justified by believing the Gospel; our Sanctification, as we have the Law of the Spirit of life; and our Redemption, as by these means ⟨p. 389⟩he hath delivered us. I see not what room is left here for the redeeming Blood of Christ; nevertheless I suppose the Author meant to include the same.

and that justifying Faith,, over and above assent, includes in it a fiducial Recumbency. Christ is made to us righteousness one of these ⟨p. 388⟩two ways, either by the Graces of his holy Spirit imparted to us, or else by his perfect Obedience imputed to us; He is not made Righteousness to us by the Graces of his Spirit imparted to us, for with respect to these he is made Sanctification to us; and Sanctification and Justification must not be confounded: As we have holy Graces from him to sanctifie us, so we have Righteousness from him to justifie us: He is therefore our Righteousness, because his perfect Righteousness by Imputation becomes ours. Bellarmine. speaking of this place, at sinterprets it of the inherent Righteousness in us, which comes from Christ; but afterwards, as convicted of the truth,