Selected quad for the lemma: work_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
work_n	ceremonial_a	law_n	moral_a	5,536	5	9.9611	5	false

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A17599	Aphorismes of Christian religion: or, a verie compendious abridgement of M. I. Calvins Institutions set forth in short sentences methodically by M. I. Piscator: and now Englished according to the authors third and last edition, by H. Holland.; Institutio Christianae religionis. English. Abridgments	Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.; Piscator, Johannes, 1546-1625.; Holland, Henry, 1555 or 6-1603.	1596 (1596)	STC 4374; ESTC S107177	82,272	222

to a Prou. 17.15 Deut 25.1 Rom. 8.33.34 c. 5.18 acquite discharge or absolue in Latin so far as that word signifieth the action of a iudge A mā is said therfore to be iustified before God which is accounted iust in Gods Iudgement and accepted before God for his righteousnesse II. A man is sayd to be iustified by his workes when in his life there is founde such puritie and holines which may merite before the throne of God the commendation of iustice or that can with the perfection of his workes answer and satisfie the iudgement and iustice of God III. A man is sayd to be iustified by faith which renouncing the righteousnes of his workes doth apprehend by faith the righteousnes of Christ that is the righteousnesse which is purchased by the death of Christ this mā a Gal. 3.27 Apoc. 7.14 clothed with this robe of Christ doth appeare not as a sinner but as a righteous man in the sight of God IIII. We say with the Apostle a Rom. 3.28 Gal. 2.16 Paule that a man is iustified before God not by works but by faith onely V. Iustification and regeneration go euer a Rom. 6. ● and 8. together but yet must be distinguished For regeneration in this life onely is b Rom. 7. begun and by degrees increaseth till it be perfected in the life to come but we are not iustified in part but perfectly for this quieteth our consciences c Rom. 5.1 and giueth vs that peace which passeth vnderstanding VI. S. Paule doth well expresse this difference betweene iustification and regeneration For speaking of his inherent righteousnesse or integritie which he had in regeneratiō he crieth out bitterly ô wretched a Rom. 7 2● man that I am who shall deliuer me from this body of death But turning him selfe to the righteousnesse of Christ imputed vnto him which is grounded vpon the meere mercy of God and giuen vs in our iustification he reioyceth b Rom. 8.33.34.35 c. greatly with full trust and affiance triumpheth ouer life and death reproches and wantes sword and all crosses of this present life VII When we say we are iustified by faith our meaning is that we are pronounced iust in Gods sight for that by faith the Lord doth a Rom. 5.19 impute vnto vs for righteousnesse b Heb. 2.9 the obedience of Christ which he performed for vs vnto his father c Gal. 2.13 Esa 55. in tasting death for vs and so in paying the d Rom. 4.3 c. Gal. 3.6 punishment we did owe for the breach of the law VIII When we say we are iustified by faith onely we do not exclude the a Rom. 3.24 chap. 5.21 Ep. 1.5.6.7.8 grace and mercy of God in our iustification nor the b Rom. 3.25 c. 5.9 and c. 8.33.34 merite of Christes death which is imputed vnto vs for righteousnesse but we exclude c Rom. 3.28 chap. 11.12 ● 32 Gal. 2.18 workes onely IX For assuredly the iustice of faith and workes are so opposite that they can not be coupled together but admit the one ye must necessarily reiecte th other And hence it is that Paule doth account the righteousnesse of the Law and this righteousnesse of faith as contraries a Phil. 3.9 renouncing that righteousnesse by the law and resting in that righteousnesse which is by faith in Iesus Christ or giuen vs of God by faith Againe he sheweth that this was the cause of the b Rom. 10.3 ruine of the Iewes that seeking to stablish their owne righteousnes they wold not submit thēselues to the righteousnesse of God This he teacheth also when he saith that our reioycing can not be c Rom. 3.27 excluded by the law but by faith and againe when the reward is giuen d Rom. 4.4 and 5. for works that is of due debt but that righteousnesse is imputed to faith is of grace X. Againe Paule doth not exclude from iustification those workes only which the vnregenerat work out of grace literally by strength of their own free will for surely Abraham was regenerate when he did those workes for the which he had a Rom. 4.2 praise of men but was not iustified with God XI To be short the Scripture teacheth that our iustification is on this manner first the Lord God of his meer a Tim. 3.5 Ephe. 1.5.6.7 grace and goodnesse doth embrace a sinner finding nothing to moue him to mercy but misery for he seeth him b Ephe. 2.1 destitute void of all good workes he is moued c Ephe. 1.9 of himselfe to do him good and to giue this sinner some tast and feeling d Rom. 5.5 of his goodnesse that e Phil. 3.8 distrusting his owne strength and works he may repose all his trust and hope for saluation in the onely mercy f Ephe. 1.7 of God in Christ Iesus which God hath reuealed in his holy word XII Again that a mā is iustified by faith only is very cleare by other places of the Apostle as where he disputeth that there is a Rom. 4.2.3.4 no righteousnes by faith but that which is by grace where he b Rom. 3.21 and 28. Gal. 2.16 denieth righteousnesse to the workes of the law to workes I say not onely ceremoniall but also morall as may plainly appeare by these sentences which he vseth for confirmation of his purpose as the c Gal. 3.12 man that shall do these things shall liue in them and d Ibid. 10. cursed is euery man that continueth not in all things which are written in the booke of the law to do them and by these conclusions righteousnesse is not by the law for by the law commeth the e Rom. 3.20 knowledge of sinne The law f Rom. 4.15 causeth wrath Ergo not righteousnesse XIII We graunt with Paul that no faith iustifieth but that which worketh by a Gal. 5.6 loue but we vtterly deny that faith hath power to iustifie or that faith and loue do iustifie because faith is effectuall or working by loue XIIII The forme of our iustification is the free remission a Rom. 4.6.7.8 Luke 18.13 and 14. Act. 13.38 and 39. of sinnes for like as the wrath of God is vpon all so long as they continue in sinne so whom the Lord shall receiue to grace them he is sayd to iustifie that is of sinners to make them righteous this he doth by pardoning and discharging them from their sinnes For if we consider them whom God receiued to his grace by their workes they shal be founde b Rom. 9. 1. Iohn 1.8 sinners as yet which notwithstāding are and must be acquited and freed from their sinnes XV. Againe thus the forme of our iustification is this God doth remoue our sins from vs and imputes them vnto Christ and againe imputes the righteousnesse of Christ vnto vs consider this demonstration for thy better

iustification is by grace so as a sinner freed from damnation obtaineth righteousnesse and that freely by the pardon of his sinnes as appeareth in the three first sorts of men but also our proceeding therein so as our iustification is euer free and by grace which thing well appeareth in the fourth kinde of men which are both regenerate by Gods spirite and iustified by a liuely faith in Christ And thus God imputed vnto Abraham the father of the faithfull his faith for righteousnesse when as he had a Gene. 15.6 liued for many yeares in great holynesse of life This saith Habacuk also b Habac. 2.4 The iust shall liue by faith and Dauid c Psal 32.1 Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiuen speaking of the godly which liue a holy vnspotted and blamelesse life before men Againe Paule saith that the d 2. Cor. 5.20 embassage concerning our free reconciliation with God must be continued among the faithfull And Christ is a e 1. Iohn 2.1 continuall mediator reconciling vs with his father and the efficacie or vertue of his death to f Ibid. 2. expiate the sinnes of the faithfull neuer dieth nor waxeth old XXVI And whereas the Schoolemen also say that good workes haue no such vertue in them to be sufficient vnto iustification but that their merite vertue to iustifie is by grace we must learne that there is no grace to worke our iustification but that only which moueth God in Christ to embrace vs and to iustifie vs by the merites of his obedience and satisfaction for vs. XXVII For God accepteth not our workes but so farre as we please him hauing put on by faith the righteousnesse of Christ that is which Christ purchased by his death for vs as is a Aphor. 23. before shewed Neither can works iustifie in part before God for God admitteth no righteousnesse of workes but that b Deut. 27.26 Leuit. 18.5 full and perfect obedience to his law XXVIII When they glory of workes of supererogation whereby they say full satisfaction is made for trespasses and sins committed how can they answer that saying of Christ a Luk. 16.10 VVhen ye haue done all these things which are commanded you say we are vnprofitable seruants we haue done that which was our dutie to do XXIX To be short concerning workes take heed of two things first put no trust in them next ascribe no glory to them XXX The Scriptures driue vs from all confidence in them teaching vs that all our righteousnesse a Esa 64.6 smels in the sight of God as filthie clouts and onely prouoke Gods wrath against vs. Now take away this confidence of workes all glorying must fall to the ground for who will ascribe any commendation of iustice vnto workes if confidence in them cause him to tremble in the sight of God XXXI Moreouer if we consider all the causes of our saluation we shall finde the grace of God to shine bright in euery one of them excluding the righteousnesse of our workes For the authour of our saluation is God the Father Sonne holy Ghost The Father first in that a Tit. 3.5 of his meere b Iohn 3.16 1. Iohn 4.9 and 10. grace free loue he sent his sonne vnto vs to redeeme vs from the dominiō of the deuill Next the Sonne in that of his free loue c Rom. 5.7.8 1. Iohn 3.26 towards vs he became d Rom. 5.19 Phil 2.8 obedient to his father vnto the death of the crosse and so hath satisfied e Rom. 3.25 1. Iohn 2.2 the iustice of God for vs. Lastly the holy Ghost in that he giueth vs f Ephe. 2.8 chap. 1. ●3 faith whereby we apprehend the iustice which Christ hath purchased for vs by his death The end also the Apostle saith is the g Rom. 3.25 manifestation of Gods iustice and the prayse of his h Ephe. 1.12 goodnesse XXXII And whereas the Saintes commend otherwhiles their innocencie and integrity before God this they doe not to the end to trust in the iustice of their workes in Gods iudgement and to rest their consciences as vpon a good foundation but either to testifie the goodnesse of their a Psal 7 9. Psal 18.21 cause against their aduersaries or to cōfort themselues concerning their adoption b 2. King 20.3 1. Tim. 4.7.8 by the fruites of their faith and calling for that they rest on the onely fauour of God in Iesus Christ XXXIII Againe whereas the Scripture saith that the good workes and obedience of the faithfull doe cause the Lord to raine down many blessings vpon them we must vnderstand that good workes are so farre causes of Gods blessings vpon vs as the Lord by his former graces taketh occasion to giue vs more graces where note that they be not meritorious causes but motiues onely for speciall graces of Gods spirite going before for whom the Lord will glorifie them first he a Ephe. 5.26.27 sanctifieth that their corruption and wickednesse may not hinder their glorification In a word as Augustine hath well spoken God crowneth the workes of his owne hand in vs. XXXIIII Againe that our workes do not merite the grace of God may yet further appeare by these reasons folowing First for that they are full of a Esa 64.6 corruption next for that they are duties we b Luk. 17.10 owe vnto God thirdly for that they are not ours that is such as come from the strēgth of our free will but the effects c Rom. 8.10 Ephe. 2.10 and fruites of Gods grace in vs. XXXV And whereas good workes please God and haue a a 2. Tim 4.8 reward it is not for any merite but for that Gods b Esa 55.1 goodnesse doth accept of them and reward them of his meere grace and mercy in Iesus Christ XXXVI Surely no Christian doubteth but that we must hold fast the groundes of Christian Religion and this is a fundamentall point or ground of Christiā doctrine that Christ is giuen a 1. Cer. 1.30 and c. 3.11 vs for our righteousnesse or iustification if this doctrine stād the iustice of our merites and workes being a flat contrary can not stand XXXVII There are two opiniōs of Popery which are most opposite to that great ground of Christiā veritie The first is that there are some moral vertues or works which make men acceptable before God before they be grafted into Christ the second that Christ hath merited for vs the first grace that is an occasiō of meriting with God that then it is our parts to take the occasion when it is offered XXXVIII To conclude we must very circumspectly see to this that we build wisely vpon on that foundation for that doctrine is sound concerning good workes which is deriued from the doctrine a This is the method which Paule vseth in a maner in all his Epistles as to Rom. Gal. Ephes Phil. Col. c.