A64642:582
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification,…
Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crab. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanley Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.Eighteen sermons preached in Oxford 1640 of conversion, unto God. Of redemption, & justification, by Christ. By the Right Reverend James Usher, late Arch-bishop of Armagh in Ireland. Published by Jos: Crabb. Will: Ball. Tho: Lye. ministers of the Gospel, who writ them from his mouth, and compared their copies together. With a preface concerning the life of the pious author, by the Reverend Stanly Gower, sometime chaplain to the said bishop.
London: printed by S. Griffin for Will, 1660
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.
Consider now what that justification is, that is obtained by this true lively faith; I showed unto you that justification is ordinarily taken for an acquittance from a debt. It is derived from justice or righteousness; therefore I showed that justification and righteousness are taken for one and the self same thing; for if there had been a Law given which could, &c. that is, justification had been by the Law. Now as there is a double righteousness, so there is also a double justification. Not that I hold there is any other justification as it comprehends remission of sins, but only one, but otherwayes, as many righteousnesses as there are, so many justifications there are. Now there is a double kind of righteousness, the one imputed, and the other inherent; the one is the righteousness of Christ, an act transient from another, which cannot be made mine ⟨p. 410⟩but by imputation. Besides this there is another which is inherent, a righteousness in us. St. James speaks of the one, and Saint John of the other. One is opposed to condemnation, and the other to hypocrisy. The soundness of the heart is respected of God for righteousness, in respect of the graces inherent in us.
Consider now what that justification is, that is obtained by this true lively faith; I shew'd unto you that justification is ordinarily taken for an acquittance from a debt. It is derived from justice or righteousnesse; therefore I shew'd that justification and righteousnesse are taken for one and the self same thing; for if there had been a Law given which could, &c. that is, justification had been by the Law. Now as there is a double righteousnesse, so there is also a double justification. Not that I hold there is any other justification as it comprehends remission of sinnes, but only one, but otherwayes, as many righteousnesses as there are, so many justifications there are. Now there is a double kinde of righteousnesse, the one imputed, and the other inherent; the one is the righteousnesse of Christ, an act transient from another, which cannot be made mine ⟨p. 410⟩but by imputation. Besides this there is another which is inherent, a righteousnesse in us. St. James speaks of the one, and Saint John of the other. One is opposed to condemnation, and the other to hypocrisie. The soundnesse of the heart is respected of God for righteousnesse, in respect of the graces inherent in us.