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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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Justification is called the gift of righteousness, Rom. 5.11. the free gift, the gift of grace, vers 15, Grace in this verse, noting the love of God it self; the gift by grace, Justification, as an effect of that love. God will either not justify at all, or justify for nothing; tis the glory of grace to be free, and mans price to come without money. The experience of this truth is compared to buying, because the sinner parts as hardly with his righteousness, as the covetous man doth with his money, Isa. 55.1. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both, Luke 7.42.
Justification is called the gift of righteousnesse, Rom. 5.11. the free gift, the gift of grace, vers 15, Grace in this verse, noting the love of God it self; the gift by grace, Justification, as an effect of that love. God will either not justifie at all, or justifie for nothing; tis the glory of grace to be free, and mans prirce to come without mony. The experience of this truth is compared to buying, because the sinner parts as hardly with his righteousnesse, as the covetous man doth with his mony, Isa. 55.1. And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both, Luke 7.42.
God will take nothing for our Justification; as it is repugnant to the whole, so to each part of grace not to be free. To attribute any thing to man in way of condignity, or congruity, were to lessen the sinfulness of sin, to exalt man, to betray Grace, and to take so much from Christ. This truth God standeth much upon, as is notably to be seen in the manner of Naamans cure, a figure of the free recovery of a sinner, both from the power, and guilt of sin, hence the Prophet healeth him for nothing, and though urged, refuseth, and that not without an oath, but he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I stand, I will receive none, and he being urged to take it, still refuseth,