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B22921 Justification onely upon a satisfaction, or, The necessity and verity of the satisfaction of Christ as the alone ground of remission of sin asserted & opened against the Socinians together with an appendix in vindication of a sermon preached on Heb. 2, 10, from the exceptions of H.W., in a pamphlet called The freeness of Gods grace in the forgiveness of sins by Jesus Christ / by Robert Ferguson. Ferguson, Robert, d. 1714. 1668 (1668) Wing F743; ESTC R37344 97,537 320

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our_o sin_n joh._n 1._o 9_o it_o be_v in_o reference_n to_o ●od's_n promise_n but_o that_o which_o be_v the_o ground_n of_o it_o with_o respect_n t●_n 〈◊〉_d hoc_fw-la interest_n inter_fw-la condonationem_fw-la m●ram_fw-la &_o justificatio●en_a acquisi●am_n quod_fw-la ibi_fw-la pana_fw-la relaxatur_fw-la hic_fw-la meritum_fw-la paenae_fw-la g●tak_n remissio_fw-la non_fw-la justos_fw-la sed_fw-la a_o p●na_fw-la pecca●i_fw-la liberos_fw-la statuit_fw-la g●mar_n nemo_fw-la prudens_fw-la punit_fw-la quia_fw-la peccatum_fw-la est_fw-la sed_fw-la n●_n peccetur_fw-la revoca●i_fw-la enim_fw-la praeterita_fw-la non_fw-la possunt_fw-la futura_fw-la prohibcantur_fw-la sen._n hence_o punishment_n be_v call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d justice_n be_v the_o blood_n of_o christ_n v._n 7_o 3._o remission_n and_o forgiveness_n do_v not_o make_v a_o man_n that_o i●_n guilty_a to_o become_v guiltless_a though_o a_o thief_n be_v pardon_v yet_o as_o t●_n guilt_n he_o be_v a_o thief_n still_o this_o i●_n only_o the_o gratify_n of_o a_o offender_n not_o the_o justify_n of_o he_o this_o i●_n a_o mere_a act_n of_o grace_n not_o a_o ac●_n of_o justice_n forgiveness_n can_v only_o release_v from_o the_o penalty_n whereas_o justification_n release_v from_o th●_n demerit_n 4_o it_o be_v not_o the_o sustain_a th●_n penalty_n that_o make_v a_o man_n who_o i●_n unjust_a to_o become_v just_a i_o know_v there_o be_v many_o of_o another_o mind_n but_o the_o ground_n of_o the_o mistake_n ●_o apprehend_v to_o be_v this_o that_o they_o d●_n not_o consider_v that_o the_o end_n of_o th●_n law_n in_o all_o criminal_a matter_n i●_n obedience_n and_o that_o the_o penalty_n i●_n add_v for_o other_o end_n as_o to_o d●ter_a man_n from_o do_v the_o like_a deut_n 13._o 11._o and_o 17._o 13._o and_o to_o dive●_n ●he_v wrath_n of_o god_n which_o if_o sin_n go_v unpunished_a be_v kindle_v not_o on●y_o against_o the_o offender_n but_o the_o whole_a land_n deut._n 13._o 15._o 16_o 17._o but_o the_o sustain_a the_o penalty_n ne●er_o make_v a_o man_n that_o be_v unjust_a to_o ●e_v just_a in_o law_n a_o perjure_a person_n though_o he_o have_v lose_v his_o ear_n ●et_o he_o be_v repute_v a_o perjure_a person_n still_o and_o if_o introduce_v into_o a_o court_n of_o justice_n to_o take_v a_o oath_n ●e_n will_v be_v reject_v and_o refuse_v as_o unworthy_a and_o uncapable_a in_o law_n though_o a_o thief_n be_v burn_v in_o the_o hand_n yet_o he_o be_v account_v a_o thief_n ●till_o the_o sustain_v the_o penalty_n do_v not_o save_v and_o make_v up_o the_o wrong_n do_v to_o the_o party_n prejudice_v if_o a_o traitor_n take_v away_o the_o ●ife_n of_o the_o supreme_a governor_n ●is_n undergo_a the_o utmost_a torture_n can_v compensate_a the_o wrong_n he_o have_v do_v the_o state_n however_o shall_v it_o be_v so_o in_o other_o ●ases_n yet_o it_o be_v most_o certain_a that_o ●n_o the_o case_n we_o be_v to_o treat_v of_o a_o man_n that_o be_v unjust_a can_v by_o undergo_n the_o penalty_n be_v make_v just_a again_o for_o to_o undergo_v the_o penalty_n of_o sin_n be_v to_o be_v ever_o damn_v and_o never_o justify_v so_o that_o it_o vindictam_fw-la satisfacere_fw-la est_fw-la tantum_fw-la facere_fw-la quantum_fw-la satis_fw-la est_fw-la ●rato_fw-la ad_fw-la vindictam_fw-la remain_v if_o a_o man_n have_v be_v once_o unjust_a he_o can_v only_o be_v make_v just_a again_o by_o a_o satisfaction_n and_o this_o be_v able_a to_o do_v it_o for_o plenary_a satisfaction_n for_o a_o fault_n and_o the_o non_fw-fr commission_n of_o it_o be_v of_o equal_a justice_n if_o there_o be_v a_o equivalency_n and_o just_a value_n in_o that_o satisfaction_n that_o be_v make_v to_o the_o honour_n of_o ●he_n party_n offend_v and_o law_n that_o be_v break_v law_n satisfactio_fw-la pro_fw-la solutione_n est_fw-la say_v the_o civil_a law_n so_o that_o as_o much_o benefit_n arise_v by_o the_o satisfaction_n as_o there_o be_v damage_n by_o the_o offence_n than_o the_o satisfaction_n be_v full_a and_o justice_n itself_o acquit_v that_o man_n 4._o the_o four_o thing_n i_o will_v offer_v to_o be_v observe_v in_o general_n be_v this_o that_o it_o be_v not_o needful_a that_o the_o satisfaction_n be_v always_o make_v in_o kind_n but_o it_o be_v sufficient_a if_o it_o be_v make_v in_o value_n if_o a_o beast_n be_v steal_v satisfaction_n may_v be_v make_v by_o pay_v down_o as_o much_o money_n to_o the_o party_n wrong_v as_o he_o demand_v as_o well_o as_o if_o the_o very_a beast_n be_v restore_v it_o be_v ordain_v in_o the_o judicial_a law_n that_o if_o a_o man_n smite_v the_o eye_n of_o his_o servant_n that_o it_o perish_v he_o shall_v let_v he_o go_v free_a for_o his_o eye_n sake_n exod._n 21._o 26._o so_o that_o god_n himself_o be_v judge_n the_o man_n liberty_n be_v esteem_v 33._o vid._n etiam_fw-la exod._n 21._o 18_o 19_o 32_o 33._o valuable_a satisfaction_n for_o the_o loss_n of_o his_o eye_n 5._o i_o will_v propose_v this_o to_o be_v consider_v that_o it_o be_v not_o always_o ●eedful_a that_o the_o satisfaction_n be_v make_v by_o the_o party_n offend_v but_o ●t_a may_v be_v make_v by_o a_o other_o if_o ●he_v surety_n pay_v the_o debt_n it_o be_v all_o ●ne_a to_o the_o creditor_n as_o if_o he_o that_o contract_v it_o pay_v it_o this_o universal_o hold_v in_o pecuniary_a mat●ers_n if_o the_o debt_n be_v pay_v the_o ●aw_v do_v not_o inquire_v who_o pay_v ●_o but_o in_o criminal_a matter_n it_o be_v otherwise_o there_o noxa_fw-la sequitur_fw-la caput_fw-la put_v a_o man_n have_v dominion_n over_o his_o money_n and_o in_o that_o respect_n may_v in_o way_n of_o suretyship_n engage_v himself_o to_o pay_v another_o man_n debt_n but_o no_o man_n have_v a_o dominion_n over_o himself_o or_o his_o own_o life_n and_o therefore_o may_v neither_o part_n with_o a_o member_n of_o his_o own_o in_o commutation_n for_o the_o member_n of_o another_o no●_n lay_v down_o his_o own_o life_n for_o the_o redemption_n of_o another_o this_o do_v admirable_o display_v the_o grace_n o●_n condonatio_fw-la so_o that_o there_o legis_fw-la be_v both_o impletio_fw-la &_o relaxatio_fw-la solutio_fw-la debiti_fw-la &_o debiti_fw-la condonatio_fw-la god_n as_o well_o as_o his_o justice_n tha●_n though_o he_o will_v have_v his_o law_n satisfy_v yet_o he_o will_v allow_v ●_o commutation_n where_o the_o rigour_n of_o the_o law_n allow_v none_o an●_n it_o also_o show_v the_o full_a dominion_n that_o christ_n have_v over_o his_o own_o life_n that_o he_o can_v part_v with_o it_o for_o th●_n life_n of_o other_o 6._o let_v this_o be_v take_v notice_n o●_n that_o satisfaction_n may_v be_v make_v b●_n do_v or_o suffer_v or_o joint_o b●_n both_o if_o a_o man_n owe_v a_o summ●_n money_n and_o can_v pay_v his_o creditor_n in_o kind_n he_o satisfy_v he_o if_o he_o do_v it_o in_o service_n if_o he_o work_v as_o ●ong_v free_o for_o he_o as_o the_o creditor_n shall_v count_v valuable_a to_o the_o debt_n if_o a_o person_n have_v injure_v mother_n shall_v afterward_o hazard_v ●is_n life_n for_o he_o this_o may_v be_v ●eemed_v satisfaction_n for_o the_o former_a ●njury_n or_o one_o that_o be_v in_o debt_n to_o ●nother_n may_v pay_v he_o part_n in_o mo●ey_n and_o part_n in_o service_n chap._n iii_o ●_z more_o particular_o propose_v towards_o the_o clear_n of_o our_o justification_n we_o must_v be_v charge_v must_v plead_v can_v plead_v not_o guilty_a nor_o be_v justify_v upon_o the_o plea_n of_o mercy_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o mercy_n nor_o upon_o the_o plea_n of_o satisfaction_n make_v by_o ourselves_o only_o upon_o the_o plea_n of_o a_o satisfaction_n make_v by_o another_o we_o must_v in_o order_n to_o be_v justify_v be_v arraign_v and_o charge_v otherwise_o as_o on●_n well_o note_n if_o a_o man_n be_v pronounce_v righteous_a that_o be_v never_o indict_v he_o be_v only_o praise_v not_o justify_v now_o we_o all_o stand_v arraign_v and_o charge_v joh._n 5._o 45_o there_o be_v one_o that_o accuse_v you_o eve●_n moses_n i._n e._n the_o law_n of_o mose●_n this_o be_v one_o great_a reason_n wh●_n after_o we_o have_v lose_v and_o darken_a th●_n transcript_n of_o the_o law_n which_o w●_n in_o our_o nature_n god_n renew_v th●_n law_n by_o moses_n gal._n 3._o 19_o it_o 〈◊〉_d add_v because_o of_o transgression_n n●_n only_a to_o curb_v and_o restrain_v from_o si●_n but_o to_o charge_n and_o accuse_v for_o si●_n for_o as_o the_o apostle_n say_v elsewhere_o 1_o tim._n 1._o 9_o the_o law_n be_v not_o for_o t●_n righteous_a but_o the_o disobedient_a ●_o e._n it_o be_v not_o to_o accuse_v and_o conde●_n the_o righteous_a but_o only_o to_o accur_v and_o threaten_v the_o disobedient_a w●_n stand_v all_o indict_v and_o charge_v b●_n the_o law_n gal._n 3._o 20._o by_o the_o l●_n be_v the_o knowledge_n of_o sin_n we_o shou●_n not_o have_v know_v ourselves_o so_o w●_n to_o be_v guilty_a unless_o the_o law_n have_v cic._n meminerit_fw-la
●_o 10._o rom._n 11._o 35._o act_n 17._o 25._o ●t_z the_o least_o sin_n be_v a_o derogation_n ●m_n his_o honour_n and_o lay_v we_o under_o ●_o obnoxiousness_n to_o eternal_a wrath_n 6._o justification_n upon_o the_o ple●_n of_o obedience_n be_v that_o which_o the_o apostle_n through_o the_o epistle_n to_o th●_n roman_n and_o galatian_n so_o large_o dispute_v against_o and_o therefore_o w●_n must_v either_o make_v nonsense_n of_o a●_n his_o argument_n or_o we_o must_v els●_n confess_v that_o there_o be_v no_o be_v justify_v upon_o this_o plea._n 3._o it_o remain_v that_o if_o we_o ma●_n satisfaction_n by_o ourselves_o it_o mu●_n be_v alone_o do_v by_o suffering_n th●_n papist_n though_o they_o agree_v with_o ●_o about_o the_o truth_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n yet_o they_o great_o deroga●_n from_o it_o in_o the_o establish_n the_o necessity_n of_o humane_a satisfaction●_n it_o be_v true_a their_o doctrine_n be_v a_o litt●_n intricate_a in_o this_o affair_n they_o be_v n●_n accord_v 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