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spirit_n	call_v	gospel_n	law_n	6,005	5	5.3501	4	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

Because the Holy Scripture doth abundantly assure us that none ever yet were nor ever yet shall be justified by any Righteousness in them of wrought by them Phil. 3.9 And be found in him not having on my own Righteousness which is of the Law but that which is thro' the Faith of Christ the Righteousness which is of God by Faith and Rom. 10.3 The Jews are said to be ignorant of God's Righteousness and went about to establish their own Righteousness Now that which the Scripture calls our own Righteousness is the Grace of God in us by Sanctification that New Obedience we are helped to perform by the Holy Spirit given us in Regeneration which is elsewhere called the Deeds of the Law Rom. 3.20 by which none ever yet were nor ever will be justified in his Sight 2. None can be justified by their own inherent Righteousness or sincere Obedience to the Gospel because to be thus justified would be to be justified by Works for what else is Sanctification but a new Creation by the sanctifying Vertue of the Holy Spirit unto good Works Sincere Obedience what else is it but good Works or the Works of Righteousness We read therefore of the Work of Faith and Labour of Love Now the Holy Scripture excludes all Works from Justification Rom. 4.5 To him that worketh not but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly c. Every Believer is a Worker he is still labouring to work the VVorks of God to yield sincere Obedience to God's Law But he worke●h not with a Design to be justified by his Works thus Faith without Works justifieth 3. That Righteousness that must justifie us at God's Bar must be a sinless and spotless Righteousness there must be no Blemish in it but it must perfectly answer the Law that accuseth and condemneth us But our own inherent Righteousness of Sanctification is full of Spots and Blemishes and no way answers the Terms of the Law which requires Perfect Obedience and curses every One that does not answer its Demands in every Point Gal. 3.10 For if we keep the whole Law and fail in one point we are guilty of all Now our inherent Holiness being weak spotted and imperfect 1 Kings 8.46 There is no Man that doth good and sinneth not 1 John 1.8 If we say we have no sin we deceive our selves and the Truth is not in us Therefore we cannot be justified by our own sincere Obedience 4. If we are justified by any thing in our selves then have we something to glory in in our selves Rom. 4.2 If Abraham was justified by Works he hath whereof to glory but not before God But all that are justified at God's Bar are justified in such a way as they have nothing to glory in in themselves Rom. 3.27 Where is boasting then it is excluded c. Eph. 2.8 By Grace ye are saved 5. If we are justified by any thing in our selves then we are not justified by Grace Rom. 4.4 Now to him that worketh the Reward is not reckoned of Grace but of Debt but all that are justified are justified by meer Grace Rom. 3.24 Being justified freely by his Grace Objection If God accepts us as Righteous for our own sincere Obedience to the Gospel as if it were Legal and Perfect meerly for the Satisfaction of Christ is not this of meer Free-Grace Answ Tho' it be granted that all that is wrought in us in our Regeneration or done by us in a Course of Holy Obedience is all of meer Grace whatever we are It is by the Grace of God we are what we are 1 Cor. 15.10 And tho' some think Jesus Christ purchased for us a Remedial Law whereby our Faith and sincere Obedience to the Gospel shall be accepted thro' Christ's Merits as if it were Legal and Perfect and we thereby justified and accepted at God's Bar yet it must also be observed and granted that when ever in Scripture we are said to be saved by Grace justified by Grace in those Places Grace is opposed to all manner of Works as well Evangelical as Legal he that has any thing in himself to plead and to bring him off at God's Bar may challenge Justification as due to it so that to be justified by Free-Grace or by Faith which is all one is to be accounted righteous at God's Bar not for any Works Righteousness or Obedience of our own but only by and for the Active and Passive Obedience of Jesus Christ received by Faith Who of God is made unto us Righteousness 1 Cor. 1.30 6. If Abraham who was the Pattern of Justification was not justified by Works or by any Acts of Evangelical Obedience then none else But Abraham was not justified by Works Rom. 4.4 therefore none ever was or can be so justified Objection The Apostle James saith Jam. 2.21 Abraham was justified by Works and ver 24. he saith Ye see then how that a Man is justified by Works and not by Faith only Now how shall we reconcile these two Apostles Paul and James whereas one saith We are justified by Faith only without Works and the other saith We are not justified by Faith only but by Works also Answ These two Apostles may be reconciled by rightly distinguishing and understanding these two Terms Justification and Faith 1. If we rightly understand this Term Justification There is a twofold Justification The One at God's Bar the Other before Men or in our own Consciences 1. There is a Justification at God's Bar and that is an Acquitting or Absolving the Sinner at God's Bar from the Guilt of all Sin and the Accepting the Person so acquitted as righteous for the Righteousness of another imputed This is not for any Works done by the Persons themselves but of Free-Grace as the Apostle proves Rom. 4.4 5 And when St. Paul speaks of Justification in Rom. 3 4 5 Chapters and in the Epistle to the Galatians and elsewhere he speaks of it in this Sence We are in this sence justified only by Faith apprehending the Righteousness of another Works bear no part in our Justification at God's Bar. But 2. Sometimes Justification is taken for a Declaration of a Man's Righteousness before Men or an Evidence of one's Justification in his own Conscience and this is by Works For how shall I appear to others to be a righteous justified Person but by my Good Works our Lord has directed to judge of the Tree by the Fruit by their Works you shall know them or how shall a Christian know that he is justified at God's Bar but by an Internal Evidence in his own Soul that he truly loves God believes in Christ and sincerely obeys the Gospel 2 Cor. 1.12 This is our rejoycing the Testimony of our Consciences bearing us Witness that in Simplicity and Godly Sincerity not by Fleshly Wisdom but by the Grace of God we have had our Conversations in the World Now St. James Jam. 2. speaks not of Justification before God for Abraham was justified at God's Bar