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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

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 Minister at Potters-Pury near Stony-Stratford in Northampton-shire LONDON Printed for William and Joseph Marshal and Sold by them at the Bible in Newgate-street Price 3 d. Where you may be supplied with Caryl on Job and Mr. Bunyan's Works and most of Dr. Owen's Works and likewise Lockyer's Pills rightly prepared TO THE Christian READER THis Glorious Doctrine of Justification which V. Chemnitius terms Arx Propugnaculum Religionis Christianae i. e. The very Strength and Bulwark of the Christian Religion and further calls Articulus stantis cadentis Ecclesiae i. e. That Article with which the Church stands or falls is now so furiously attacked on every side Satan and his Instruments being so very busie to deprave it that 't is very necessary that every one of Sion's Watchmen should give Notice of the Danger and labour to fortifie himself and Flock against the Devices of the Common Enemy If we lose this Doctrine we lose our Hopes of Salvation and therefore all that is Valuable in Religion we have then no Way left of approaching to God for Pardon and Salvation nor any right Means for comforting afflicted Consciences This Doctrine is the Glory of the Protestant Churches one of the Grand Differences between them and the Romish Antichrist the Avowed Doctrine of the Church of England and all other Protestant Churches and therefore we have a great Deal of Reason to contend earnestly for this Doctrine once so clearly delivered to the Saints and afterwards sealed by the Blood of so many Martyrs It is now about Ten Years since I published a small Tract upon this Subject with great Success which was then approved to the Press by that Reverend Man of God Mr. Henry Cornish now in Heaven which thro' God's Blessing was of Vse to many Souls whose Thanks I have often received but that Discourse being quite out of Print and the Bookseller refusing to reprint it but on Terms not to be admitted by me I have therefore here in this Discourse set forth the same Doctrine in Substance and almost in the same Method but with considerable Additions Alterations and Enlargements which thro' God's Blessing I hope may yet be of further Vse especially to Christians of meaner Capacities who cannot read larger Volumes Now that it may be blessed to the Enlightning the dark Minds of Men so that God may have the Glory and his Church the Comfort is and shall be the Hearty Prayer of thy Soul's Friend M. Harrison Christ's Righteousness Imputed THE SAINT's Surest Plea FOR Eternal Life Isaiah XLV 24 25. Surely shall one say in the Lord have I Righteousness and Strength even to him shall Men come and all that are incensed against him shall be ashamed In the Lord shall all the Seed of Israel be justified and shall glory THis Chapter contains a Double Prophecy The First concerning the Redemption of the Jews out of Babylon the Re-edification of the Temple and the Restitution of the Temple-Worship The Other concerning the Calling and Conversion of the Gentiles in the Days of the Gospel of which the Words of the Text are the Conclusion in Ver. 23. you have God's Oath to assure us of the Certainty of the Conversion of the Gentiles I have sworn by my self the Word is gone out of my Mouth in Righteousness and shall not return unto me void every Knee shall bow and every Tongue shall swear To bow the Knee intimates an humble Adoration of the Divine Majesty And Swearing a Solemn Part of God's Worship intimating that the Converted Gentiles shall reverently Adore and solemnly Worship God in Christ Now the Text gives a farther Account of the Change that Converting Grace shall make upon the Converted Gentiles In the Text observe I. The Person speaking It is the Lord Jehovah The Lord that speaks in Righteousness v. 19. He who is God alone a Just God besides whom there is no Saviour II. Here are the Persons spoken to or of Namely the Gentiles 1. The Converted Gentiles Shall one say One is not in the Hebrew Text but Liamor dixit He saith or shall say i. e. One and every one of the Converted Gentiles spoken of ver 23. Again v. 25. They are called the Seed of Irael which is a Term proper and peculiar not only to the Jews but to all Believers whether Jews or Gentiles who are frequently called God's Israel in Scripture as Psal 24.6 Rom. 9.6 c. Or 2. The Unconverted amongst them who were not changed by the Gospel but were rather Enemies to Christ that are incensed against him rebel against him not submitting to his Rule and Government III. Here are the Things predicted or spoken of these Persons And those are 1. The Solemn Glorious Benefits which they shall enjoy by the Gospel that are changed by it they shall have Righteousness and Strength and by that Righteousness they shall be justified 2. That Righteousness Believers have from Christ i● Twofold A Righteousness for their justification whereby they are accounted and esteemed righteous at God's Bar And an Inherent Righteousness of Sanctification tho' the latter is not here excluded yet the former is principally intended because 't is that Righteousness whereby we are justified v. 25. The Righteousness of Sanctification being rather hinted to us in the Word Strength whereby the Holy Spirit begins and carries on a Saving Regenerating Work in the Soul whereby we are enabled to repent believe and walk in Newness of Life IV. Here is the Change Regenerating Grace makes upon these Persons and the Profession that shall upon their Conversion be made by them 1. They shall come to Christ and believe on him To him shall Men come i. e. believe in Christ for Coming to Christ is Believing on him Mat. 11.28 2. They shall be justified by him i. e. Their Sins pardoned and their Persons cloathed with the Imputed Righteousness of Christ whereby they shall stand righteous at God's Bar. 3. They shall Glory q. d. They find a Gracious Change upon their Hearts by Sanctification a Change in their State by Justification this shall raise their Hearts into a Thankful Frame they shall believe in him rejoyce and glory in him as their God and Portion Doct. 'T is the Duty and Character of justified Believers to acknowledge and profess that that Righteousness whereby they are justified is in the Lord not in themselves This precious Doctrine of Justification is the very Marrow of the Christian Religion 't is that Doctrine as Luther observes with which the Church stands or falls 't is that Doctrine the Devil of all Gospel Truths most hates and endeavours to corrupt in the Beginning of the Reformation it was looked on as the