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Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal…
Discourses on various important subjects, nearly concerning the great affair of the soul's eternal salvation, viz. I. Justification by faith alone. II. Pressing into the Kingdom of God. III. Ruth's resolution. IV. The justice of God in the damnation of sinners. V. The excellency of Jesus Christ. : Delivered at Northampton, chiefly at the time of the late wonderful pouring out of the spirit of God there. / By Jonathan Edwards, A.M. Pastor of the Church of Christ in Northampton. ; [Three lines from Deuteronomy]
Boston: printed by S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1738
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First, I would explain what we mean by the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness. Sometimes the Expression is taken by our Divines in a larger Sense, for the Imputation of all that Christ did and suffered for our Redemption, whereby we are free from Guilt, and stand Righteous in the sight of God; and so implies the Imputation both of Christ's Satisfaction, and Obedience. But here I intend it in a stricter Sense, for the Imputation of that Righteousness, or moral Goodness, that consists in the Obedience of Christ. And by that Righteousness being imputed to us, is meant no other than this, that that Righteousness of Christ is accepted for us, and admitted instead of that perfect inherent Righteousness that ought to be in our selves: Christ's perfect Obedience ⟨p. 54⟩shall be reckoned to our Account, so that we shall have the Benefit of it, as tho' we had performed it our selves: And so we suppose that a Title to eternal Life is given us as the reward of this Righteousness. The Scripture uses the Word impute in this Sense, viz. For reckoning any Thing belonging to any Person, to another Person's Account: As Philem. v. 18. If he have wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine Account. In the Original it is [Greek or Hebrew] impute that to me. 'Tis a Word of the same Root with that which is translated impute, Rom 4. 6. To whom God imputeth Righteousness without Works. And 'tis the very same Word that is used, Rom. 5. 13. that is translated impute; sin is not imputed, where there is no Law.
First, I would explain what we mean by the Imputation of Christ's Righteousness. Sometimes the Expression is taken by our Divines in a larger Sense, for the Imputation of all that Christ did and suffered for our Redemption, whereby we are free from Guilt, and stand Righteous in the sight of God; and so implies the Imputation both of Christ's Satisfaction, and Obedience. But here I intend it in a stricter Sense, for the Imputation of that Righteousness, or moral Goodness, that consists in the Obedience of Christ. And by that Righteousness being imputed to us, is meant no other than this, that that Righteousness of Christ is accepted for us, and admitted instead of that perfect inherent Righteousness that ought to be in our selves: Christ's perfect Obedience ⟨p. 54⟩