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A47599 The marrow of true justification, or, Justification without works containing the substance of two sermons lately preached on Rom. 4:5 ... : wherein the nature of justification is opened, as it hath been formerly asserted by all sound Protestants, and the present prevailing errors against the said doctrine detected / by Benjamin Keach ... Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704. 1692 (1692) Wing K76; ESTC R18579 45,425 50

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that_o thereby_o he_o may_v abase_v man_n and_o magnify_v his_o own_o grace_n and_o his_o son_n in_o bestow_v heaven_n free_o on_o he_o and_o in_o bring_v he_o thither_o by_o the_o continue_a power_n of_o pardon_v and_o sanctify_a grace_n hereby_o indeed_o god_n do_v 〈◊〉_d advance_v his_o own_o glory_n by_o the_o change_n of_o the_o covenant_n but_o that_o the_o condition_n of_o perfect_a obedience_n be_v break_v by_o man_n sin_n the_o law_n therefore_o shall_v be_v dis-annulled_n and_o a_o new_a way_n of_o treat_v with_o man_n set_v up_o wherein_o still_o man_n shall_v be_v something_o and_o his_o work_n bring_v about_o his_o own_o salvation_n and_o god_n be_v content_v with_o few_o and_o very_o imperfect_a act_n of_o obedience_n this_o certain_o be_v a_o prejudice_n to_o his_o honour_n nor_o do_v this_o make_v it_o up_o i.e._n that_o our_o obedience_n be_v accept_v for_o christ_n sake_n for_o christ_n only_o make_v way_n for_o remove_v the_o old_a covenant_n say_v you_o and_o the_o 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or_o as_o give_v anew_o by_o christ_n as_o rule_v of_o life_n to_o we_o lust_n be_v a_o breach_n of_o christ_n law_n or_o as_o the_o law_n give_v by_o christ_n as_o well_o as_o it_o be_v give_v by_o moses_n no_o man_n because_o a_o sinner_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o his_o own_o work_n righteousness_n or_o obedience_n but_o all_o man_n be_v sinner_n whether_o professor_n or_o profane_a rom._n 3._o 23._o as_o i_o say_v before_o he_o that_o be_v justify_v must_v be_v just_a or_o without_o sin_n or_o have_v such_o a_o righteousness_n impute_v to_o he_o god_n will_v in_o no_o wise_a clear_a the_o guilty_a exod._n 34._o 7._o god_n be_v just_a as_o well_o as_o gracious_a rom._n 3._o 26._o he_o can_v suffer_v any_o wrong_n to_o be_v do_v to_o his_o holy_a law_n consider_v the_o purity_n of_o his_o nature_n and_o rectitude_n of_o his_o will_n his_o justice_n must_v be_v satisfy_v his_o law_n fulfil_v by_o we_o or_o by_o our_o surety_n for_o we_o and_o will_v not_o abate_v a_o tittle_n of_o that_o righteousness_n it_o do_v require_v yet_o such_o be_v also_o his_o goodness_n that_o what_o we_o can_v not_o do_v in_o keep_v perfect_o the_o law_n he_o send_v his_o son_n in_o our_o nature_n as_o our_o surety_n and_o representative_a to_o do_v it_o for_o we_o rom._n 8._o 3._o that_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n may_v be_v fulfil_v in_o we_o that_o be_v in_o our_o head_n who_o by_o faith_n be_v we_o and_o thus_o by_o faith_n we_o do_v not_o make_v void_a the_o law_n but_o establish_v it_o be_v the_o law_n render_v useless_a or_o of_o none_o effect_v by_o faith_n be_v we_o justify_v without_o regard_n have_v to_o the_o just_a command_n thereby_o require_v or_o without_o a_o compensation_n make_v for_o the_o breach_n thereof_o be_v it_o make_v void_a no_o god_n forbid_v say_v the_o apostle_n we_o establish_v the_o law_n in_o as_o much_o as_o by_o faith_n we_o get_v or_o attain_v to_o a_o perfect_a righteousness_n even_o such_o a_o righteousness_n as_o the_o law_n 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