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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…
The sound believer, or, A treatise of evangelical conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...The sound beleever, or, A treatise of evangelicall conversion discovering the work of Christs spirit in reconciling of a sinner to God / by Tho. Shepard ...
London: printed for R. Dawlman, 1645
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.
This righteousness of Christ is not that of the God-head, (for then what need was there for Christ to do or suffer?) but that which was wrought in the Man-hood. And hence it is finite in it self, though infinite in value, in that it was the righteousness of such a person. This righteousness of Godman may be considered two ways; First, absolutely in it self; Secondly, respectively, as done for us.
This righteousnesse of Christ is not that of the God-head, (for then what need was there for Christ to doe or suffer?) but that which was wrought in the Man-hood. And hence it is finite in it selfe, though infinite in value, in that it was the righteousnesse of such a person. This righteousnesse of Godman may be considered two wayes; First, absolutely in it selfe; Secondly, respectively, as done for us.
1. Christs absolute righteousness is not imputed to us, viz. as he is Mediator, Head of the Church, having the Spirit without measure (which is next to infinite) &c. for though these things are applied for our good, yet they are not imputed as our righteousness; and therefore the objection vanisheth, which saith we cannot be justified by Christs righteousness, because it is of such infinite perfection.
1. Christs absolute righteousnesse is not imputed to us, viz. as he is Mediatour, Head of the Church, having the Spirit without measure (which is next to infinite) &c. for though these things are applyed for our good, yet they are not imputed as our righteousnesse; and therefore the objection vanisheth, which saith we cannot be justified by Christs righteousnesse, because it is of such infinite perfection.
2. The respective or dispensative righteousness which some call justitia fidejussoria, is that whereby Christ is just for us in fulfilling the Law, in bearing Gods Image, we once had, and have now lost by sin; and thus we are truly said to be as righteous as Christ by imputation, because he