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A45680	Christ's righteousness imputed, the Saint's surest plea for eternal life, or, The glorious doctrine of free-justification, by the imputation of the pure and spotless righteousness of Jesus Christ, stated, cleared, vindicated, and made plain to the meanest capacity being the substance of several sermons, on Isaiah XLV. 24, 25 / by Michael Harrison ...	Harrison, Michael, Minister at Potters-Pury.	1690 (1690)	Wing H903; ESTC R10310	20,250	35

Grand Difference between the Protestants and Rome Yea 't is that Doctrine that will only help to settle an awakened convinced believing Sinner in a sweet and lasting Peace and therefore in speaking to it I shall shew you I. Who are the Persons that shall be made Partakers of this Blessed Priviledge of Justification II. The Nature of Justification what it is III. What that Righteousness is for and by which we are justified at God's Bar. IV. The Time when God's Children are made Partakers of this Blessed Priviledge V. How we are justified by Faith VI. Objections against the Doctrine of Justification answered I. Who are the Persons justified Answ 1. Negatively not fallen Angels they have indeed sinned and by Sin thrown themselves into an Eternal Abyss of Misery but their Case is hopeless and remediless God has left them in the Ruines of their Fall without discovering to them any Way of Deliverance Heb. 2.16 He took not on him the Nature of Angels 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 He did not catch or lay hold on the Angel but when they were falling he let them go 2. Positively But fallen Man not Man in Innocency but Man under the Sentence of Condemnation for Sin but yet it 's not all Sinners that shall be justified For all the World are become guilty before God Rom. 3.19 but all the World are not saved no in the Text you find some that are incensed against Christ that are angry with him these shall be ashamed there are a World of Sinners that notwithstanding the Gospel discovering Salvation shall be Eternally damned Rev. 21.8 but such as are justified must be 1. Elected and Chosen of God to be Heirs of Eternal Life Eph. 1.4 Chosen before the Foundation of the World 2. They must be Sinners whoever is justified must first be ungodly Rom. 4.5 3. They must be given to Christ John 6.37 All the Father hath given me shall come 4. Whoever is justified must first be accused the violated Law puts in a Plea against the Sinner John 5.45 Think not I will accuse you to the Father there is one that accuseth you even Moses in whom you trust i. e. The Law of Moses by the Works whereof they hoped to be justified St. Paul had found the accusing condemning Power of the Law in his own Conscience before he pleaded the Righteousness of Christ Rom. 7.9 5. One justified must be a repenting and returning Sinner for tho' Repentance be no meritorious Cause of Justification yet it 's absolutely necessary for Pardon Isa 55.7 Let the wicked forsake his way and the unrighteous Man his Thoughts and return unto the Lord and he will have Mercy on him and to our God and he will abundantly pardon 'T is a fruitless Dispute whether Justification or Sanctification be first in Order of Nature for they both spring from one and the same Root viz. Free-Grace and never go alone and 't is certain none can have the one without the other 6. Whoever is justified must believe For we are saved by Faith Eph. 2.8 justified by Faith Rom. 3.28 'T is very absurd to say we are justified before we believe or without Faith II. I am now to shew you the Nature of Justification what it is Des Justification is in Acquittance or Discharge at God's Bar from all that the accusing Law hath to lay to our Charge and the giving such a Righteousness by Vertue whereof we can lay Claim to Eternal Life as ours Here are two Parts of Justification 1. A Discharge from what the Condemning Law hath to lay to our Charge now the Law pronounces a Curse Gal. 3.10 For as many as are of the Works of the Law are under a Curse for it is written Cursed is every one that continueth not in all Things written in the Book of the Law to do them By the Law here is meant the Covenant of Works as appears from Deut. 27.26 whence the Apostle borrows this So to be under the Curse of the Law is to be liable to all the Penalties the Law threatens Now Eternal Separation from God is what the Law threatens to the Breakers of it For that first Threatning Gen. 2.17 In the Day thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely dye is Threefold involving a Temporal a Spiritual and an Eternal Death Now from this Curse and Death we must be acquitted this is the Pardon of Sin Isa 55.7 Eph. 1.7 In whom we have Redemption thro' his Blood even the Forgiveness of Sin and this Forgiveness is of meer Grace Eph. 1.7 According to the Riches of his Grace 2d Branch of justification is by pleading a Righteteousness or a Satisfaction at God's Bar. We are by Nature Sinners and by the Law accused or impleaded at God's Bar to which Accusation we must plead guilty or not guilty Not-guilty can none plead For we are all under Sin Rom. 3.9 All the World is become guilty before God v. 19. therefore the accused Sinner must plead guilty and in Order to bring him off at God's Bar he must plead either 1. Meer Sovereign Mercy q. d. Lord I have sinned and deserved thy Wrrth and Curse but thou art a Merciful and Gracious God ready to pardon willing to forgive a God which takest no Pleasure in the Misery and Sufferings of thy Creatures I therefore plead Free and Sovereign Mercy Thus the condemned Creature throws himself upon the Mercy of the Judge but this is not properly to plead but to beg I do not say God could not have saved the Sinner this way by passing a meer Act of Sovereign Grace without respect to his Justice but I do say God will not do it he will save Sinners in such a way as his Justice as well as Mercy shall be glorified in their Salvation therefore meer Mercy cannot be pleaded Therefore 2. The Accused Sinner must plead a Satisfaction to the Law a Righteousness such as the Law and Justice of God requires This is indeed the Way in which we are to look for Justification we must plead a Satisfaction made to Divine Justice and a Righteousness in which we may stand righteous at God's Bar and this must be either a Righteousness inherent in our own Persons which is the Righteousness of Sanctification or without us the Merits and Righteousness of another 1. Inherent in our selves 'T is true all God's Saints are inherently righteous for by that blessed Work of Regeneration and Sanctification they are truly tho' not perfectly righteous as 't is said of Zachary and Elizabeth Luke 1.6 They were both righteous before God walking in all the Ordinances and Commandments of the Lord blameless They were not sinle●● and Legally righteous but they allowed no Sin sincerely endeavouring to keep a good Conscience both towards God and Man All regenerate Believers are thus righteous God testifies of Noah Gen. 7.1 Thee have I seen righteous b●fore me in this Generation But this inherent Righteousness of Sanctification cannot be pleaded at God's Bar for our Justification 1.