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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A95872	A very short and brief account of the free justification of God's elect, from the condemning power of the law, by that law change of persons, (flowing from an eternal act of grace, by way of covenant transaction between the Father and the Son;) which brought Christ as mediator under the curse and condemnation of that broken law, in the very room and place of elect sinners. : Whereunto are added, some questions concerning this point; : proposed to be answered by those that do so confidently affirm, that the elect of God are equally with others, under the same condemning power of the law, before faith. / By A member of a Church of Christ, in the County of Essex.	Member of a Church of Christ.	1699 (1699)	Wing V279dA; ESTC R185966	13,548	48

A very short and Brief ACCOUNT OF THE ●ree Justification of God's Elect From The Condemning Power of the Law by that ●aw Change of Persons flowing from an Eternal Act of Grace by way of Covenant Transaction between the Father and the Son which brought Christ as Mediator under the Curse and Condemnation of the broken Law in the very room and 〈◊〉 of elect Sinners ●●ereunto are added some Questions concerning this Point proposed to be answer●d by those that do so confidently affirm that the elect of God are equally with others under the same Condemning power of the Law before Faith 〈◊〉 a Member of a Church of Christ in the County of Essex 〈◊〉 8.32 33 34. He tha●●●pared not his own Son ●ut delivered him up for us all how shall he not with 〈◊〉 also freely give us all things Who shall lay any thing to the Charge of God's Elect it is God that Justifieth Who is he that condemneth it is Christ that died yea 〈◊〉 is risen again c. London Printed in the Year 1699. TO THE READER THat which hath occasioned the publishing this short Treatise about Justification to the World is this A ●oor Member of a Church of Christ in the Country having affirmed that God's ●ect were never under the condemning ●ower of the Law being chosen in Christ ●s the Elect Head and Mediator of a ●●ee and absolute Covenant of Grace to ●hem Thereupon some Arguments ari●ng this being by some condemned as ●ot agreeable to Scripture these following ●ines were offered to clear up the point ●esiring an answer again in Writing that 〈◊〉 the Truth might appear by an Ingeni●s and Loving answer to some objections ●hich being refused made it seem at least to me as though the Refusers of so re●sonable a proposition were conscious themselves that affirming the contra●● was more Grounded upon Authors th● upon any clear Scripture Proof Whi●● made them so shy of coming to the light God's Word to clear up their so oft affirmed assertions that the very Perso● of God's chosen ones were under Curse a●● Wrath and the condemning Power the Law Before believing equally wi●● the non-elect the refusing to vouchs●●● clear Scripture Proof for this opini●● hath occasioned the publishing these f●● following Lines humbly desiring that might please Almighty God to vindic●● and defend his own Truth on which 〈◊〉 soever it be found and plainly discover 〈◊〉 bring to light all mistakes of this Nat●●● Therefore read and try every sentence the unerring Word of God and the L●● the Spirit vouchsafe to give out his lig●● and special teachings in the diligent sea●● of the Holy Scriptures To our Brethren in Christ TO our loving Brethren in the Lord Grace and Truth be with you As I doubt not but that we ●hall meet another day with exceed●ng Joy at the right Hand of Christ so I desire we may contend as Brethren in a Holy and Reverential ●ear of God our Father and for his Truth only therefore I only desire you to prove your assertion That Justification in the sight of God's satis●ed Justice before Faith is not accord●ng to Scripture And in order thereto shall propose some Questions to be ●●swered distinctly that so we may ●ome to a right understanding of each ●ther and see wherein we do really ●gree or disagree and not continue 〈◊〉 contend about Words to no purose if we do mean the same thing but if not let it come to Light with-without any under-hand dealing And I pray God Almighty confound what is not of God let it lye on which side it is and I hope I shall trample under foot with abhorrance whatever I could be convinced of to be contrary to the mind of God and do sincerely desire to use all the means I can to attain the clearest discoveries thereof Therefore I shall first explain my meaning concerning God's eternal Justifiing Act in his own Breast Acting in a way of Justice and Grace Jointly in God yet pure Grace with respect to elect Sinners preventing them in a way of Grace from the dreadful effects that otherways would most necessarily attend their fall in Adam And that he might clear them from the Curse of the Law in a way of Justice Grace puts the Law into a Mediator Hand and though Grace intended no to prevent the elect from falling i● Adam into Sin equally with others yet that Grace might super-abound where Sin abounded there was a Lamb provided who by divine appointment should bear the whole Curse due to Sin with all the dreadful effects thereof This I shall explain in as few but in as plain words as I can express my self my meaning is this there was from all Eternity a fixed immutable Will in God never to punnish Sin nor to inflict the penalty of the Law up his Elect his Will was not to prosecute his right against them in a way of Justice 1 Thess 5.9 but to deal with them as Righteous in a Mediator a pure act of Grace by free Imputation 2 Cor. 5.21 Rom. 5.21 Eph. 1.4 God from all Eternity did Immutably Will and bequeath eternal Life to his chosen in Christ through the Blood of the everlasting Testament Mat. 26.28 Heb. 10.10 It plainly appears in this 10th Chapter to the Hebrews that it was the Will of God that Christ should be offer'd up a Sacrifice to Justice by the which Will of God them that he died for were set apart to Life which I take to be meant by sanctified because the Apostle is treating of Justification and Pardon of Sin by Christ's own offering as our high Priest besides it would look strange to say the Will or Decree of God that Christ should die for Sinners should sanctifie us Inherently when it can hardly be granted that the Decree should make that Law Change of persons that Frees the Elect from Curse and Condemnation and sets Christ under it in their room but I think Sanctified by God's Will or Decree is set apart to Life and through Christ's own offering as it respects the thing Willed the Purging away Sin with respect to its Guilt and Condemning Power in the sight of Justice Now God's Will as a Testament of Grace to Elect Sinners was an eternal going forth Micah 5.2 by way of Covenant Transaction between the Father and the Son as distinct parties though one in essence and eternal Grace as it respected the fall and breach of the Law so likewise it acted from Eternity in a way of Justice by a Mediator to stand in the Sinners Law place so that Justice as well as Grace was eternally pleased that elect Sinners should go unpunished and hereby stand compleat in the unchangeable favour of God that when the Law was broken by Adam as a Covenant Head it should be compleatly answered by a second Man or Adam as Mediator as the elect Head and surety of a free Testament by Grace this Decree or imminent Act of God's Will made that Law change of persons which