The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs…The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs…

SECT. I. First, Justification.

SECT. I. First, Iustification.

This is the first benefit which immediately follows our union unto Christ by Faith, that look as we are no sooner children of Adam, & branches of that root by natural generation, but we immediately contract the guilt of his sin, and so original pollution; so we are no sooner made branches of the second Adam by vocation, and so united unto Christ by Faith, but immediately we have the imputation of his righteousness to our justification, after which we receive in order of nature (not time) our sanctification; There is no truth more necessary to be known then this, it being the principal thing contained in the Gospel, Rom. 1.17. the Law showing how a man may be just and live; but it hath not the least word how a sinful man may be just and not dye, this is proper to the revelation of the Gospel: let me therefore give you a taste of the nature of it.

THis is the first benefit which immediately followes our union unto Christ by Faith, that look as we are no sooner children of Adam, & branches of that root by naturall generation, but we immediately contract the guilt of his sin, and so originall pollution; so we are no sooner made branches of the second Adam by vocation, and so united unto Christ by Faith, but immediately wee have the imputation of his righteousnesse to our justification, after which we receive in order of nature (not time) our sanctification; There is no truth more necessary to bee knowne then this, it being the principall thing contained in the Gospell, Rom. 1.17. the Law shewing how a man may bee just and live; but it hath not the least word how a sinfull man may be just and not dye, this is proper to the revelation of the Gospell: let me therefore give you a tast of the nature of it.