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Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…
Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithful Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity and duty of Gods children by the late Reverend and Faithfull Minister of Jesus Christ, John Preston ...
London: printed by J.T., 1658
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 first is Job. 27. 6. where he saith my heart shall not reprove me all my days. I have lived so as in the main, I have had a care to please God, therefore •t my friends say what they will, I will never forsake my righteousness.
The first is Iob. 27. 6. where he saith my heart shall not reprove me all my dayes. I have lived so as in the main, I have had a care to please God, therefore •t my friends say what they will, I will never forsake my righteousness.
Now saith Bellarmine, If a man can say thus and yet fear as he doth, Job 9. 20. saying, If I would justify my self my own mouth shall condemn me, If I would be perfect he shall judge me wicked, Though I were perfect, yet I know not my soul. Who then dares stand upon assurance? For answer hereunto we must understand and know that 1justification is double: First from Faith, Secondly, from the fruits of faith, namely that righteousness we receive by his grace, the Imputative righteousness that is by faith in Christ that Job there speaks not of, so that we go not about to free our selves by our own righteousness, or any thing that we can do, but by Christ. So that though he durst not justify himself in his own righteousness and integrity of life, yet did not this hinder from the assurance of his salvation before God in Christ; for Job 19. 25. 26. I am sure saith he my redeemer liveth &c. whom I my self shall see and mine eyes shall behold and no other for me: So that though he stood not upon the righteousness of works for himself, yet he was assured in Christ of Eternal Salvation.