Chapter XI. Of Justification.

CHAP. XI.

Of Justification.

1. Those whom God Effectually calleth, he also freely ¹⁹³justifieth, not by infusing Righteousness into them, but by ¹⁹⁴pardoning their sins, and by accounting, and accepting their Persons as ¹⁹⁵Righteous; not for any thing wrought in them, or done by them, but for Christ’s sake alone, not by imputing faith it self, the act of beleiving, or any other ¹⁹⁶evangelical obedience to them, as their Righteousness; but by imputing Christs active obedience unto the whole Law, and passive obedience in his death, for their whole and sole Righteousnnss, they ¹⁹⁷receiving, and resting on him, and his Righteousness, by Faith; which faith they have not of themselves, it is the gift of God.

2. Faith thus receiving and resting on Christ, and his Righteousness, is the ¹⁹⁸alone instrument of Justification: yet it is not alone in the person justified, but is ever accompanied with all other saving Graces, and is no dead faith, ¹⁹⁹but worketh by love.

3. Christ by his obedience, and death, did fully discharge the debt of all ; and did by the sacrifice of himself, in the blood of his cross, undergoing in their stead, the penalty due unto them: make a proper, real and full satisfaction ²⁰⁰to Gods justice in their behalf: yet in asmuch as he was given by the Father for them, and his Obedience and Satisfaction accepted in their stead, and both ²⁰¹freely, not for any thing in them; their Justification is only of Free Grace, that both the exact justice and rich Grace of God, might be ²⁰²glorified in the Justification of sinners.

4. God did from all eternity decree to ²⁰³justifie all the Elect, and Christ did in the fulness of time die for their sins, and rise ²⁰⁴again for their Justification; Nevertheless they are not justified personally, untill the Holy Spirit, doth in due time ²⁰⁵actually apply Christ unto them.

5. God doth continue to ²⁰⁶Forgive the sins of , and although they can never fall from the state of ²⁰⁷justication; yet they may by their sins fall under Gods ²⁰⁸Fatherly displeasure; and in that condition, they have not usually the light of his Countenance restored unto them, untill they ²⁰⁹humble themselves, confess their sins, beg pardon, and renew their faith, and repentance.

6. The Justification of Believers under the Old Testament was in all these respects, ²¹⁰one and the same with the justification of Believers under the New Tement.