1. The Absolution of the person from guilt. Justification in this respect properly stands in opposition to Condemnation, which is the detaining of a person under guilt, and fastening of that guilt upon him, hence we have the opposition express, Prov. 17: 15: He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth ⟨p. 12⟩the Just: Now guilt is properly an obligation binding a person over to suffer punishment for some Transgression which he is fallen under; Condemnation is a passing of a Sentence formally upon such an one, adjudging of him so to suffer: and there is only this difference between these two, guilt proceeds immediately from the Law, and is the Sentence of that; Condemnation is the Sentence of the Judge, and proceeds from him, as one that hath the power in his hand of putting the Law in execution. Hence, Justification in reference to this, is the denial of any such obligation, or the Judges freeing of the person under Trial, from the Law, a delivering him out of its hands, a removal of condemnation from him, so Rom. 8. 1. There is therefore no more condemnation to those that are in Christ; it is a pronouncing the person not guilty; and hereby he sets the person out of danger of being hurt by the Law, and that by an authoritative declaration, Signifying that upon trial and through examination of the case, the Law hath nothing against him who hath done nothing worthy of death or bonds:
1. The Absolution of the person from guilt. Justification in this respect properly stands in opposition to Condemnation, which is the detaining of a person under guilt, and fastning of that guilt upon him, hence we have the opposition express, Prov. 17: 15: He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth ⟨p. 12⟩the Just: Now guilt is properly an obligation binding a person over to suffer punishment for some Transgression which he is fallen under; Condemnation is a passing of a Sentence formally upon such an one, adjudging of him so to suffer: and there is only this difference between these two, guilt proceeds immediately from the Law, and is the Sentence of that; Condemnation is the Sentence of the Judge, and proceeds from him, as one that hath the power in his hand of putting the Law in execution. Hence, Justification in reference to this, is the denial of any such obligation, or the Judges freeing of the person under Tryal, from the Law, a delivering him out of its hands, a removal of condemnation from him, so Rom. 8. 1. There is therefore no more condemnation to those that are in Christ; it is a pronouncing the person not guilty; and hereby he sets the person out of danger of being hurt by the Law, and that by an authoritative declaration, Signifying that upon tryal and through examination of the case, the Law hath nothing against him who hath done nothing worthy of death or bonds:
