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The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so…
The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so generally believed doctrines of the Trinity of persons in the unity of the divine essence, of the satisfaction of Christ, the second person of the real and glorious Trinity, of the justification of the ungodly by the imputed righteousness of Christ, against the cavils of W.P.J. a Quaker in his pamphlet entitled The sandy foundation shaken &c. : wherein his and the Quakers hideous blasphemies, Socinian and damnably-heretical opinions are discovered and refuted ... / by Thomas Vincent.The foundation of God standeth sure, or, A defence of those fundamental and so generally believed doctrines of the Trinity of persons in the unity of the divine essence, of the satisfaction of Christ, the second person of the real and glorious Trinity, of the justification of the ungodly by the imputed righteousness of Christ, against the cavils of W.P.J. a Quaker in his pamphlet entituled The sandy foundation shaken &c. : wherein his and the Quakers hideous blasphemies, Socinian and damnably-heretical opinions are discovered and refuted ... / by Thomas Vincent.
London : s.n., 1668
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The Consequence of the Major is evident, because Faith justifieth only with a respect to Christ's Righteousness without us called therefore Righteousness by Faith, distinguished from our own Righteousness, Phil. 3. 9. and how is this Righteousness by Faith, but as it is applied by us, and imputed by God to us through Faith; Faith cannot justify as a work, because all works are excluded in the matter of Justification, therefore it must Justify as an Instrument applying Christ Righteousness, which being without us, can be made ours no other way than by Imputation.
The Consequence of the Major is evident, because Faith justifieth only with a respect to Christ's Righteousness without us called therefore Righteousness by Faith, distinguished from our own Righteousness, Phil. 3. 9. and how is this Righteousness by Faith, but as it is applied by us, and imputed by God to us through Faith; Faith cannot justifie as a work, because all works are excluded in the matter of Justification, therefore it must Justifie as an Instrument applying Christ Righteousness, which being without us, can be made ours no other way than by Imputation.
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⟩