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A94870 Lutherus redivivus, or, The Protestant doctrine of justification by Christ's righteousness imputed to believers, explained and vindicated. Part II by John Troughton, Minister of the Gospel, sometimes Fellow of S. John's Coll. in Oxon ... [quotation, Augustine. Epist. 105]. Troughton, John, 1637?-1681. 1678 (1678) Wing T2314A; ESTC R42350 139,053 283

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justify_v or_o pardon_v and_o so_o restore_v to_o favour_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n do_v it_o not_o then_o follow_v that_o the_o death_n of_o christ_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o pardon_n than_o it_o be_v not_o mere_a pardon_n but_o pardon_v procure_v or_o merit_v and_o if_o christ_n death_n be_v the_o meritorious_a cause_n of_o pardon_n to_o every_o believer_n than_o it_o be_v impute_v or_o apply_v to_o every_o pardon_a sinner_n for_o no_o cause_n can_v produce_v its_o effect_n without_o application_n to_o the_o subject_a in_o who_o the_o effect_n be_v wrought_v and_o the_o application_n of_o a_o meritorious_a cause_n to_o the_o subject_a for_o who_o it_o merit_v be_v imputation_n or_o account_v that_o what_o be_v do_v by_o that_o cause_n be_v do_v for_o that_o person_n and_o thus_o we_o see_v this_o doctrine_n make_v more_o against_o themselves_o than_o against_o we_o but_o that_o justification_n include_v more_o than_o pardon_v of_o sin_n even_o a_o positive_a righteousness_n whereby_o man_n be_v accept_v to_o life_n eternal_a i_o shall_v thus_o evince_v 1._o from_o the_o notation_n of_o the_o word_n to_o pardon_n be_v only_o to_o release_v from_o the_o penalty_n of_o the_o law_n but_o to_o justify_v be_v to_o acquit_v in_o judgement_n to_o discharge_v from_o guilt_n and_o accusation_n rom._n 8.33_o who_o shall_v lay_v any_o thing_n to_o the_o charge_n of_o god_n elect_n it_o be_v god_n that_o justifi_v it_o be_v confess_v that_o to_o justify_v a_o innocent_a person_n be_v to_o acquit_v but_o to_o justify_v a_o sinner_n they_o say_v be_v only_o to_o forgive_v he_o but_o in_o what_o language_n do_v the_o word_n so_o signify_v when_o the_o king_n pardon_v a_o offender_n do_v any_o man_n say_v do_v the_o law_n ever_o say_v the_o king_n justify_v he_o a_o brother_n be_v command_v to_o forgive_v his_o brother_n from_o the_o heart_n and_o so_o job_n do_v no_o doubt_n forgive_v his_o friend_n and_o yet_o he_o say_v god_n forbid_v i_o shall_v 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deserve_v punishment_n though_o by_o favour_n he_o be_v exempt_v from_o it_o the_o law_n still_o charge_v he_o with_o sin_n and_o sentence_v he_o to_o punishment_n though_o the_o judge_n supersede_v his_o sentence_n and_o will_v not_o execute_v the_o law_n but_o it_o be_v say_v 121._o great_a prop._n p._n 121._o pardon_n be_v dissolutio_fw-la obligationis_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la dissolve_v the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n and_o when_o there_o be_v no_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n a_o man_n be_v innocent_a and_o have_v right_a to_o impunity_n i_o answer_v the_o antecedent_n be_v untrue_a the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n arise_v from_o the_o intrinsical_a nature_n of_o the_o law_n which_o be_v break_v exact_v punishment_n as_o a_o due_a debt_n the_o wage_n of_o sin_n be_v death_n rom._n 6.23_o so_o that_o if_o pardon_v take_v away_o the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n it_o make_v sin_n to_o be_v no_o sin_n but_o sin_n be_v sin_n though_o forgive_v and_o the_o sinner_n deserve_v to_o die_v although_o he_o shall_v not_o die_v pardon_n take_v away_o the_o ordination_n or_o destination_n of_o a_o man_n to_o punishment_n that_o he_o be_v not_o appoint_v to_o die_v but_o not_o the_o obligation_n that_o he_o do_v not_o deserve_v to_o die_v i_o conclude_v pardon_n do_v not_o render_v a_o man_n as_o innocent_a as_o no_o transgressor_n and_o therefore_o it_o be_v not_o all_o one_o with_o justify_v or_o declare_v righteous_a 2._o from_o those_o phrase_n whereby_o justification_n be_v express_v eph._n 1.4_o it_o be_v paraphrase_a thus_o as_o he_o have_v choose_v we_o in_o he_o that_o we_o shall_v be_v holy_a and_o without_o blame_n before_o he_o in_o love_n he_o who_o be_v only_o forgive_v his_o sin_n be_v not_o account_v as_o holy_a and_o blameless_a pardon_n suppose_v guilt_n and_o that_o which_o some_o call_n reatum_fw-la culpae_fw-la the_o guilt_n of_o the_o fault_n remain_v after_o pardon_n viz._n that_o such_o a_o man_n have_v break_v the_o law_n and_o by_o such_o habit_n or_o action_n he_o have_v be_v disobedient_a to_o the_o command_n pardon_v only_o take_v away_o reatum_fw-la penoe_n the_o appointment_n of_o a_o man_n to_o punishment_n therefore_o there_o must_v be_v something_o more_o to_o render_v man_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d holy_a and_o blameless_a before_o god_n and_o object_n of_o his_o love_n rom_n 4.3_o 4_o 5._o justification_n be_v call_v impute_v of_o righteousness_n and_o rom._n 10.5_o 6._o justification_n by_o work_n and_o by_o faith_n be_v oppose_v by_o the_o name_n of_o the_o righteousness_n of_o the_o law_n and_o the_o righteousness_n of_o faith_n to_o justify_v therefore_o be_v to_o reckon_v or_o to_o declare_v in_o judgement_n that_o a_o man_n be_v righteous_a and_o as_o if_o man_n have_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n of_o work_n he_o have_v then_o be_v pronounce_v righteous_a so_o now_o he_o be_v to_o be_v justify_v by_o faith_n he_o be_v to_o be_v declare_v righteous_a by_o the_o righteousness_n of_o 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shall_v be_v save_v and_o this_o be_v the_o nature_n of_o adam_n faith_n to_o believe_v if_o he_o obey_v perfect_o he_o shall_v be_v save_v now_o it_o be_v accidental_a to_o this_o that_o man_n be_v sinner_n and_o need_v pardon_n and_o so_o must_v believe_v that_o they_o shall_v be_v pardon_v and_o yet_o with_o these_o man_n pardon_n be_v nothing_o but_o nolle_fw-la punire_fw-la that_o god_n will_v not_o condemn_v fo●_n sin_n and_o thus_o when_o we_o believe_v god_n will_v save_v we_o if_o we_o obey_v sincere_o we_o do_v consequent_o and_o implicit_o believe_v he_o will_v not_o condemn_v we_o i_o e._n will_v pardon_v we_o all_o our_o sin_n but_o thi●_n be_v implicit_a and_o indirect_a therefore_o the_o belief_n of_o pardon_n can_v be_v a_o reason_n why_o gospel_n obedience_n shall_v be_v call_v faith_n and_o oppose_v to_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n argument_n 6._o if_o faith_n and_o obedience_n be_v the_o condition_n of_o justification_n than_o the_o great_a fall_n of_o the_o godly_a such_o especial_o as_o waste_v conscience_n and_o make_v a_o breach_n upon_o their_o sincerity_n must_v interrupt_v their_o justification_n and_o bring_v they_o into_o a_o state_n of_o damnation_n so_o that_o their_o only_a remedy_n must_v be_v to_o begin_v their_o repentance_n and_o obedience_n a_o new_a and_o if_o they_o have_v not_o time_n to_o do_v that_o but_o shall_v die_v in_o their_o sin_n or_o senselesness_n after_o it_o they_o must_v perish_v for_o ever_o but_o we_o do_v not_o find_v in_o scripture_n any_o word_n of_o this_o we_o read_v of_o the_o fall_n of_o some_o as_o noah_n lot_n samson_n and_o read_v nothing_o of_o their_o recovery_n and_o yet_o no_o question_n make_v of_o their_o salvation_n we_o read_v also_o of_o david_n and_o peter_n repentance_n and_o their_o great_a sorrow_n yet_o not_o that_o they_o reckon_v themselves_o under_o condemnation_n we_o find_v david_n and_o other_o in_o the_o psalm_n and_o prophet_n much_o complain_v of_o their_o sin_n and_o 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trouble_v for_o sin_n but_o from_o the_o evidence_n of_o their_o sincerity_n past_a or_o by_o tell_v they_o they_o must_v be_v obedient_a for_o the_o time_n to_o come_v but_o for_o the_o present_a there_o be_v no_o peace_n nor_o hope_n no_o though_o they_o be_v go_v out_o of_o the_o world_n this_o argument_n be_v much_o use_v by_o our_o first_o reformer_n luther_n melancthon_n chemnitius_n etc._n etc._n and_o they_o think_v it_o unanswerable_a viz._n that_o however_o man_n insensible_a of_o sin_n may_v dispute_v for_o the_o influence_n of_o their_o work_n on_o justification_n yet_o when_o man_n have_v sore_a terror_n of_o conscience_n wound_v for_o sin_n neither_o their_o work_n past_a nor_o their_o promise_n and_o purpose_n of_o what_o they_o will_v be_v for_o the_o future_a will_v comfort_v they_o but_o only_o the_o doctrine_n of_o freegrace_n and_o pardon_n by_o hope_v in_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n our_o martyr_n mr._n bilney_n hear_v a_o rhetorical_a preacher_n lay_v great_a 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