2. Another thing contained in Salvation, is, Justification. Believers are Justified. Rom. 5. 1. Being justified by faith we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Abraham is styled, The Father of all that do believe. Why so? because all that do believe must be justified the same way that Abraham was, not by works, but by faith in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus it is said, Gen. 15.6. which is the first place in all the Bible that speaks expressly of believing: It is said, Abraham believed in the Lord and it was counted to him for righteousness. He was therefore looked upon as a justified Man because he believed on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now this Justification is from free Grace. Tit. 3.7. We are justified by his Grace, (says the Apostle) that so we might ••ve hope of eternal life. Yea, by Grace indeed, by the greatest and freest Grace. Rom. 3. 24. Being justified freely by his Grace. There are two things implied in Justification, both of them are from the rich, ⟨p. 68⟩free Grace of God. One thing implied in Justification, is the forgiveness of Sin▪ As for the justified person his Sins are forgiven, that is an evidence of Infinite Grace. Considering how great a wrong Sin is unto God, and how much it does provoke Him; if God does forgive a sinner it must needs be from Grace, therefore God says, Isa. 43. 25. I will blot ou• your sins, for mine own sake. Not fo• your sakes, not that you deserve any▪ such thing; but for my own sake. That He might magnify His wonderful Grace and Mercy on poor Creatures, He forgives many Sins and great Sins too. We have a Parable to this purpose, Luk. […] 41, 42. There was a certain Creditor▪ that had two Debtors, the one owed hi• fifty pence, the other owed him five hundred pence, they had nothing to pay, and he frankly forgave them both. Thus not only they that owe fifty pence; but they that owe five Hundred pence, yea, Thousands, God frankly forgives them: They have nothing, they may not plead that they deserve to be forgiven. It is more▪over not only a free, but a full forgiveness, that God does favour Believers on ⟨p. 69⟩Christ with. He forgives not some of their Sins only, but all of them. Col. 2. 13. He has forgiven us […] trespasses. Their Sins shall be as tho' they had never been; their Sins are so forgiven, as that not one of them is to be found. Jer. •0. 20.
2. Another thing cont•ined in Salvation, is, Justification. Believers are Justified. Rom. 5. 1. Being justified by faith we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ. Abraham is styled, The Father of all that do believe. Why so? bec•use all that do believe must be justified the same way that Abraham was, not by works, but by faith in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Thus it is said, Gen. 15.6. which is the first place in all the Bible that speaks expressly of believing: It is said, Abraham believed in the Lord and it was counted to him for righteousness. He was therefore look'd upon as a justified Man because he believed on the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now this Justification is from free Grace. Tit. 3.7. We are justified by his Grace, (says the Apostle) that so we might ••ve hope of eternal life. Yea, by Grace indeed, by the greatest and freest Grace. Rom. 3. 24. Being justified freely by his Grace. There are two things imply'd in Justification, both of them are from the rich, ⟨p. 68⟩free Grace of God. One thing imply'd in Justification, is the forgiveness of Sin▪ As for the justified person his Sins are forgiven, that is an evidence of Infinite Grace. Considering how great a wrong Sin is unto God, and how much it does provoke Him; if God does forgive a sinner it must needs be from Grace, therefore God says, Isa. 43. 25. I will blot ou• your sins, for mine own sake. Not fo• your sakes, not that you deserve any▪ such thing; but for my own sake. That He might magnify His wonderful Grace and Mercy on poor Creatures, He forgives many Sins and great Sins too. We have a Parable to this purpose, Luk. 〈…〉 41, 42. There was a certain Creditor▪ that had two Debtors, the one owed hi• fifty pence, the other owed him five hundred pence, they had nothing to pay, and he frankly forgave them both. Thus not only they that owe fifty pence; but they that owe five Hundred pence, yea, Thousands, God frankly forgives them: They have nothing, they may not plead that they deserve to be forgiven. It is moreover not only a free, but a full forgiveness, that God does favour Believers on
