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The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved. Or Faith in…
The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved. Or Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the only way of salvation for sensible sinners. Discovering the quality, object, acts, seat, subject, inseparable concomitants and degrees of justifying faith. The agreement and difference of a strong and weak faith; the difficulty of believing, the facility of mistake about it, and the misery of unbelief. The nature of living by faith, and the improvement of it to a full assurance. Wherein several cases are resolved, and objections answered. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, Bachelor in Divinity and late minister of the Gospel in Covent Garden.The humbled sinner resolved what he should do to be saved. Or Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ the only way of salvation for sensible sinners. Discovering the quality, object, acts, seat, subject, inseparable concomitants and degrees of justifying faith. The agreement and difference of a strong and weak faith; the difficulty of beleeving, the facility of mistake about it, and the misery of unbelief. The nature of living by faith, and the improvement of it to a full assurance. Wherein several cases are resolved, and objections answered. / By Obadiah Sedgwick, Batchelour in Divinity and late minister of the Gospel in Covent Garden.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Adoniram Byfield, 1657
The humble sinner resolved what he should do to be saved. › Chapter 6 › Section 7
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
There is a twofold righteousness.
There is a twofold righteousnesse.
One inherent, which is in us, and this imperfect, it can never justify us in the sight of God.
One inherent, which is in us, and this imperfect, it can never justifie us in the sight of God.
Another is imputed, which is not in us, yet it is for us; And this is the righteousness of Jesus Christ, both in his nature, and in his obedience; Active, and Passive, which God reckons unto him who doth believe in Christ, of which the Apostle abundantly in Rom. 4. 12. c. 5. & on this doth faith rest only in the matter of justification. Though inherent righteousness be absolutely required to salvation, yet no righteousness but that only which is Christs, and is imputed to believers, is the matter of our justification. When a sinner comes to account it with God, he can never say, Lord, Lo here I am, see if there be any sin in my person, or defect in my holiness, I will expostulate with thee upon bare terms; I have not offended thee, or if I have, here's grace enough to answer for me, my heart is wholly clean, my duties at all times in every respect, for matter and manner, have been performed just as thou requirest in thy holy Law, enter into judgement with me if thou pleasest; I will be tried by my own holiness, by my own goodness. O no, there can be no such thing, no sinner can be pronounced just this way, ever the Saints must cast their crowns to the ground, and give glory to the Lamb who only is worthy. For when we come to the point of justification before God, we must renounce our own righteousness as filthy rags, we must cry out, enter not into judgement with thy servant, for in thy sight shall no flesh living be justified.