The truly blessed man, or, The way to be happy here, and forever being…

2. That Justification, in which Sin is pardoned, is not an eternal and immanent, but a temporary and transient act. They that talk of an Eternal Justification, mistake the Scripture notion of it. True, in the Eternal Compact between God the Father, and Son, there were those given to the Son, whom he was in due time to Redeem and Justify, Isa. 53. 11. And so this was secured for them, and when Christ Rose from the Dead, he was, as our Sure•y, Justified, 1 Tim. 3. 16. And so there was a justification taken out for us, Rom. 4. 25. But the actual application of it to us is upon our believing, Rom. 5. 1. There is an act of God, which passeth upon the Sinner, whereby his Guilt is taken off •rom him, and this is part of that which the Scripture calls Justification. And therefore before that we are counted Children of Wrath, Eph. 2. 3. The thing was made sure before, but we must be ⟨p. 146⟩in Christ before we pass from Condemnation, Rom. 8. 1.

2. That Justification, in which Sin is pardoned, is not an eternal and immanent, but a temporary and transient act. They that talk of an Eternal Justification, mistake the Scripture notion of it. True, in the Eternal Compact between God the Father, and Son, there were those given to the Son, whom he was in due time to Redeem and Justify, Isa. 53. 11. And so this was secured for them, and when Christ Rose from the Dead, he was, as our Sure•y, Justified, 1 Tim. 3. 16. And so there was a •ustification taken out for us,