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The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few…
The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perilous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begetting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.The orthodox evangelist. Or A treatise wherein many great evangelical truths (not a few whereof are much opposed and eclipsed in this perillous hour of the passion of the Gospel) are briefly discussed, cleared, and confirmed: as a further help, for the begeting, and establishing of the faith which is in Jesus. As also the state of the blessed, where; of the condition of their souls from the instant of their dissolution: and of their persons after their resurrection. By John Norton, teacher of the church at Ipswich in New England.
London: printed by John Macock for Henry Cripps, 1654
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To impute,1 is to reckon that unto another, which in way of righteousness (whether of Justice, or Grace, or both,) belongs unto him. Imputation is either Legal, imputing unto us that which we have done, so the word is used Rom. 4.4. or Evangelical, imputing unto us that which another hath done; thus to impute, is for God in his act of justifying a sinner, to account the righteousness of Christ (which is not ours formally, not by debt) to be ours by Grace, as verily and really as if it were wrought by us; and in this sense the word is used ten times, Rom. 4. v. 3.5, 6.8, 9, 10, 11.22, 23, 24.
To impute,1 is to reckon that unto another, which in way of righteousnesse (whether of Justice, or Grace, or both,) belongs unto him. Imputation is either Legal, imputing unto us that which we have done, so the word is used Rom. 4.4. or Evangelical, imputing unto us that which another hath done; thus to impute, is for God in his act of justifying a sinner, to account the righteousnesse of Christ (which is not ours formally, not by debt) to be ours by Grace, as verily and really as if it were wrought by us; and in this sense the word is used ten times, Rom. 4. v. 3.5, 6.8, 9, 10, 11.22, 23, 24.
- 1Perkins in Gal. c•p. 3. ver. 6.
The justification of a Believer is either by righteousness inherent, or imputed; but not by righteousness inherent, therefore by righteousness imputed. The righteousness whereby man is justified before God, is perfect; but the inherent righteousness of a Believer is not perfect. It were destructive to the merit, and righteousness of Christ, to say, we were justified by a righteousness inherent in us; We are made righteous by the obedience of Christ, as we are made unrighteous by the disobedience of Adam. But this is by imputation; therefore.