The Minor, that Sinners are justified only by Faith in Jesus Christ, is as clear as any Doctrine in the whole Book of God; it being the design of the Apostle Paul, to prove this expressly, in the first part of Epistle to the Romans, and in the second and third Chapter of his Epistle to the Galatians. How many times doth he say, we are justified by Faith without Works? and how strongly doth he Argue the necessity of Justification this way, because of the universal Guilt upon Mankind, and deficiency of Righteousness inherent, therefore that they must seek for a Righteousness without themselves, which is Christs Righteousness, therefore that they can be justified only by Faith; which Faith he putteth in opposition to all works, not only of the Ceremonial and Moral Law; but also to all Works wrought in Faith (which are works still) ⟨p. 71⟩such as Abraham's Works, and Davids Works were, who yet were not justified upon the account of any of their Works, that all Boasting might be excluded. Rom. 4. 2. And the Apostle telleth us plainly vers. 5. That God justifieth the Ungodly, no Persons being the Subjects of Gospel Justification but as Ungodly, that is as having sinned, and as having no Works, no Righteousness of their own to procure Justification for them; The sense is that God findeth every one Ungodly, Guilty, Filthy, whom he doth justify freely by his Grace, through the Redemption and Righteousness of Christ; but he doth not leave them Ungodly; where he removeth the guilt of sin, he removeth also the filth of sin, Justification and Sanctification being inseparable Companions; and though Justification be altogether distinct from Sanctification, yet it is never without Sanctification; which if W. P's cloudy Brains had rightly apprehended, it would have given an answer, in the making of them, to most of his Objections, which he hath brought against this Doctrine, where he argueth from the Concomitant unto the Cause, and his deductions or most pittiful non sequitur's. I intended to have run through them all, and given particular Answers to them, but that Mr. Danson who is concerned to reply to something in his Book, Intendeth to answer him in this Point, and withal, to give a Synopsis of Quakerism in other points (besides these three) Namely, their asserting: 1. Good Works to be the Meritorious cause of our Justification. 2.
The Minor, that Sinners are justified only by Faith in Jesus Christ, is as clear as any Doctrine in the whole Book of God; it being the design of the Apostle Paul, to prove this expresly, in the first part of Epistle to the Romans, and in the second and third Chapter of his Epistle to the Galatians. How many times doth he say, we are justified by Faith without Works? and how strongly doth he Argue the necessity of Iustification this way, because of the universal Guilt upon Mankind, and deficiency of Righteousness inherent, therefore that they must seek for a Righteousness without themselves, which is Christs Righteousness, therefore that they can be justified only by Faith; which Faith he putteth in opposition to all works, not only of the Ceremonial and Morral Law; but also to all Works wrought in Faith (which are works still) ⟨p. 71⟩such as Abrahams Works, and Davids Works were, who yet were not justified upon the account of any of their Works, that all Boasting might be excluded. Rom. 4. 2. And the Apostle telleth us plainly vers. 5. That God justifieth the Vngodly, no Persons being the Subjects of Gospel Iustification but as Vngodly, that is as having sinned, and as having no Works, no Righteousness of their own to procure Justification for them; The sence is that God findeth every one Ungodly, Guilty, Filthy, whom he doth justifie freely by his Grace, through the Redemption and Righteousness of Christ; but he doth not leave them Ungodly; where he removeth the guilt of sin, he removeth also the filth of sin, Iustification and Sanctification being inseparable Companions; and though Justification be altogether distinct from Sanctification, yet it is never without Sanctification; which if W. P's cloudy Brains had rightly apprehended, it would have given an answer, in the making of them, to most of his Objections, which he hath brought against this Doctrine, where he argueth from the Concomitant unto the Cause, and his deductions or most pittiful non sequitur's. I intended to have run thorow them all, and given particular Answers to them, but that Mr. Danson who is concerned to reply to something in his Book, Intendeth to answer him in this Point, and withall, to give a Synopsis of Quakerisme in other points (besides these three) Namely, their asserting: 1. Good Works to be the Meritorious cause of our Iustification. 2.
