Lect. 130.
- Five things to bee granted touching inhe∣rent righteousnesse. 1 God justifies none but he sanctifieth him also, and maketh him holy inherently, p. 667. 2 Yea he will make him perfectly holy, by inherent holinesse, but not during this life. 3 This inherent holi∣nesse is called in Scripture, the righteousnesse of a man. 4 It may be truly said a man is justified by this inherent righteousnesse. 5 It may be said in some sense, that a man is ju∣stified before God by it, 668.
- Yet is not this the righteousnesse, whereby a sinner can bee justified before Gods tribu∣nall, absolved from condemnation, and ad∣judged unto life eternall, p. 669. for then a man might be justified by the workes of the law, which no man can be. 1 No not by the workes of the morall Law, Ibid. 2 No not by the workes done in the state of grace, p. 670. Reason 1 because the inherent righ∣teousnesse of the best, is imperfect and defi∣led, Ibid.
- No sinne is veniall, and the holyest men have had greater sinnes then veniall, p. 671. 2 Reason. If a man could be justified by in∣herent righteousnesse, he might have some cause and matter of boasting in himselfe, 1b. The workes that the regenerate do are their owne, not meerely the workes of Christ and his grace, p. 672.
- Sixe plaine proofes, that we are justified by Christs righteousnesse imputed to us, and by it onely, p. 672, 673. Reason for it, 673.
- 1. Proleps. Its no way unreasonble o•• absurd, that we should be justified by righte∣ousnesse imputed.
- 2. Proleps. God justifies none who doe remaine impious.
- 3. Proleps. No injustice in God to ac∣count them perfectly righteous, in whom yet there are many corruptions, p. 674.