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…

Our Justification is wrought by a double act, 1. on God the Fathers part, he by a gracious sentence absolves and acquits a sinner, & accepts of him as righteous; 2. on God the Sons part, procuring the passing of this sentence by his satisfaction imputed and applied: the Father being the person principally wronged hath chief power to forgive, yet in justice he cannot acquit, nor in truth account a man unrighteous as righteous, unless the Son step in and satisfy; for whose sake he forgives: as the Apostle expressly saith, Eph. 4. ult. so that our Justification is wholly out of our selves, and we are merely passive in it. Justification is not to make us inwardly just, as the Papists dream; but it is a Law-term, and is opposed against condemnation, Rom. 8.33. now look as condemnation is the sentence of the Judge condemning a man to dye for his offence or sin; so Justification is the sentence of God the Father, absolving a man from the guilt and punishment of sin for the sake of the righteousness of Christ: That you may more particularly understand me, take this description of it.

Our Justification is wrought by a double act, 1. on God the Fathers part, he by a gracious sentence absolves and acquits a sinner, & accepts of him as righteous; 2. on God the Sons part, procuring the passing of this sentence by his satisfaction imputed and applyed: the Father being the person principally wronged hath chiefe power to forgive, yet in justice he cannot acquit, nor in truth account a man unrighteous as righteous, unlesse the Son step in and satisfie; for whose sake he forgives: as the Apostle expressely saith, Eph. 4. ult. so that our Justification is wholly out of our selves, and we are meerly passive in it. Justification is not to make us inwardly just, as the Papists dreame; but it is a Law-tearme, and is opposed against condemnation, Rom. 8.33. now look as condemnation is the sentence of the Judge condemning a man to dye for his offence or sin; so Iustification is the sentence of God the Father, absolving a man from the guilt and punishment of sin for the sake of the righteousnesse of Christ: That you may more particularly understand me, take this description of it.