A96226:85
The humble advice of the Assembly of Divines, now
The humble advice of the Assembly of Divines, now by authority of Parliament sitting at Westminster, concerning a confession of faith, presented by them lately to both houses of Parliament. A certain number of copies are ordered to be printed only for the use of the members of both houses and of the Assembly of Divines, to the end that they may advise thereupon.
London: printed for Company of Stationers, 1646
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.
II. Faith, thus receiving and resting on Christ and his righteousness, is the alone instrument of Justification; yet is it not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, but worketh by Love.
II. Faith, thus receiving and resting on Christ and his righteousnesse, is the alone instrument of Justification; yet is it not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving graces, and is no dead faith, but worketh by Love.
III. Christ by his obedience, and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, real, and full satisfaction to his Fathers Justice in their behalf. Yet, in as much as he was given by the Father, for them; and, his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead; and, both, freely, not for any thing in them; their Justification is only of free grace; that, both the exact justice, and rich grace of God, might be glorified in the justification of sinners.
III. Christ by his obedience, and death, did fully discharge the debt of all those that are thus justified, and did make a proper, reall, and full satisfaction to his Fathers Justice in their behalf. Yet, in as much as he was given by the Father, for them; and, his obedience and satisfaction accepted in their stead; and, both, freely, not for any thing in them; their Justification is only of free grace; that, both the exact justice, and rich grace of God, might be glorified in the justification of sinners.
IV. God did, from all eternity, decree to justify all the elect, and Christ did, in the fullness of time, die for their sins, and rise again for their justification: nevertheless, they are not justified, until the holy Spirit doth, in due time, actually apply Christ unto them.