...doctrine, which is " moft wholefome and very full of comfort," namely, the doctrine of juftification " before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour...Jefus Chrift, by faith and not for our own works or defervings*," is preached by a bimop of the eleventh century. So ftrong was the provifion made by the...

...of the 39 Articles, which you will do well to read, this grand truth is thus expressed : — " W e are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deserving?. Wherefore, that we are justified by...

...Church, in which it is di- i. redlly afferted, that " we are juftified by " faith only," and that " we are accounted " righteous before God only for the merit "of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift by " The Papiftes, as it is moft manifeft, make him but halfe a " Saviour ; they thinke that they with...

...frame his life according to that law, and the light of nature§." And the Romanist she teaches, that " we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith ; and neither for our own works works or deservings||," nor yet lor the supererogatory...

...thing in yourfelves, from any righteoufnefs of your own? Oh, no ! You will anfwcr, " We are accounted u righteous before God, only for the merit of " our Lord and Saviour' Jefus Chri/f, and not " for our own works or c'efervings *." " Not " by works of righteoufnefs, which we...

...(e) Ser. ip 8. grace of God by Chrift preventing us, we have no power to do good works," and that " we are accounted righteous before God ONLY for the...merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift by faith." But, to proceed to the doctrine of the moft orthodox of thefe Divines, at their moft orthodox moments...

...to us, and to be a sacrifice not only for original guilt, but also for actual sins of men ;' that ' we are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and not for our own works or deservings ;' but ' albeit that good works which...

...good will, and working with us when we have that good will, XI. Of the Jaßif cation of Man. ~V\7"E are accounted righteous before God, only for the * ' merit of our Lord and .Saviour Jefus Chrilt by faith, and not for our own works or defervings : wherefore, that we are juftified by faith...

...language of the Apostle, " we are made the righteousness of God in him;" or that -of our articles/ " we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by failli, and not for our own works or deservings;" we do not say, tluit " we have perfectly...

...be inclined to doubt this, let him confider that the eleventh article of oar own Church fays, that we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Saviour, by faith, and not for our own works and defervings; and yet no found JDivine conceives that,...