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

that justifies us from all things and that without any Works done by us either in respect of answering the Rules of Law or Gospel though never so sincerely performed All indeed that I can find he means is this i. e. That Christ's Merits are the Cause of the Gospel Rule and Promise and his Righteousness imputed is the Cause for which we are justified and saved when we have got new Hearts and answer the Rule of the Gospel in Holiness and sincere Obedience And thus though imperfect Obedience to the Law was Dogs meat yet imperfect Obedience to the Rule of the Gospel or Promise thereof if sincere is the Children's Bread nay that which they ought to seek Justification by and to desire to be found in If this Man's Doctrine may be received it should appear by him that Christ's Righteousness imputed and our Gospel-obedience mixt together justifies us But the chief part is our Conformity to the Rule of sincere Obedience and Christ's Righteousness cannot do by Faith alone without this of ours 2. But Soul know and be not deceived this Text hath always been urged by sound Protestant Writers as one of the Pillars of the Doctrine of Justification by the Righteousness of Christ applied by Faith alone St. Paul doth not only disclaim his Righteousness he had before Conversion or his Obedience to the Law in point of Justification but he speaks in the present Tense What things were gain to me those have I counted loss for Christ But that which he adds is more I do count all things loss He speaks as our Divines note of all both past long since and also now present whether Righteousness of his own in Obedience to the Law or Works done by him under the Gospel all he counted as dung in comparison of the Knowledge of Christ and his Righteousness or the Righteousness of God which is by Faith 3. 'T is to be noted how Mr. Williams and Bellarmine do jump together and agree in their Exposition of this Text The latter saith That by Righteousness which is of the Law are meant Works of Obedience done through the Knowledge of the Law by the only strength of natural Abilities before his Conversion To which Chemnitius and other Protestant Writers answer That Paul rejected not only his Works before his Conversion which he signifieth speaking of the time past v. 7. but also the Works of his present Condition yea doubtless and I do count all things but loss Mr. Williams saith They were the Jewish Privileges and that conceited Christless Righteousness which he once valued But saith he a Gospel-holiness is not here intended and that still by speaking in the present Tense Paul means what was past saith he Pray observe they both exclude the Righteousness of the Law done by natural or legal Abilities and they both agree to include an inherent Righteousness performed by gracious Assistance under the Gospel This Man is I hope no Papist though he strives 't is plain to maintain one of the grossest parts of Popery and that part God raised up holy Luther principally to detect Christians look about you for you are greatly concerned 4. Consider that the Apostle positively disclaims all Righteousness of Obedience done by the Creature in Justification before God and did relie on the Righteousness of God For if he sets our Righteousness or the Righteousness of the Creature in direct opposition to the Righteousness of God which is by Faith then that which is the Righteousness of God applied by Faith is not the Righteousness of the Creature though never so sincerely performed but the former is true Ergo 5. 'T is such a Righteousness Paul here intended that he desired to be found in both at Death and Judgment but durst he think you desire to be found in any Righteousness of his own at that Hour or in that great and dreadful Day As to this take what Reverend Downham and others say When a Man shall be summoned to appear before the Judgment-seat of God shall seriously consider with himself what he shall oppose to the Accusations of Satan to the Convictions of the Law to the Testimony of his own Conscience confessing himself to be a most wretched Sinner to the Judgment of God and most righteous Judge if he look back on his own Conversation as having nothing to trust to but his own Righteousness he shall find sufficient Master of Despair He may say with Anselm Terret me vita mea c. My Life doth terrifie me Alas what Man is fully able to say he is perfect or that he sincerely has done all his Duty in respect of that milder Law of Obedience which they talk of Sirs there is no way in order to Peace of Conscience for us but to do as Paul did i. e. renounce all our own inherent Righteousness and Obedience and fly to the Doctrine of Justification by the Grace of God through the compleat Righteousness of Jesus Christ received by Faith only For while a Man saith he retains this Opinion that he can be justified by his own Works or inherent Righteousness he can never be soundly persuaded that his Righteousness is sufficient for that purpose but hath just Cause not only to doubt but also to despair And this is the Cause of that Popish Opinion That no Man without special Revelation can be assured of the Remission of his Sins in this Life Downham●o● Just p. 202. Brethren some of the Papists themselves have on a Death-bed been forc'd to seek relief by renouncing all their own Works and Obedience under distress of Conscience and to fly to the Righteousness of Christ only they kept it close to themselves lest that gap being opened their Trade should fall to the ground as appears by the Answer of Stephen Gardyner to the Bishop of Chichester Foxe's Acts and Mon. Vol. 2. p. 46. Take two or three Arguments further here viz. 1. If that Righteousness which is the Righteousness of God which is by Faith in opposition to the Righteousness of the Creature doth justifie us then all Works done by the Creature are excluded in point of Justification in God's sight But the former is true Ergo all VVorks done by the Creature are excluded c. 2. If Paul nor no other Child of God durst or dare to be found in any Righteousness of their own at Death or Judgment then Works done by us or sincere Obedience justifie us not but the former is true therefore no Works of ours nor sincere Obedience doth justifie us in God's sight 3 Arg. That Doctrine that holds a Christian down under slavish Fear by grounding his Justification on his own Works of Holiness and sincere Obedience is not of God but the Doctrine of Justification by our own Work of Holiness or sincere Obedience holds a Christian down under slavish Fear by grounding his Justification on his Works of Holiness and sincere Obedience therefore that Doctrine is not of God Christians take heed what Books you read if you