Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousnesse, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.

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Aphorismes of justification, with their explication annexed wherein also is opened the nature of the covenants, satisfaction, righteousnesse, faith, works, &c. : published especially for the use of the church of Kederminster in Worcestershire / by their unworthy teacher Ri. Baxter.
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Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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Hague :: Printed by Abraham Brown,
1655.
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Justification -- Early works to 1800.
Covenant theology -- Early works to 1800.
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EXPLICATION.

AS Sin is defined to be 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 a Trangres∣sion of the Law. 1. Ioh. 3. 4. So Righ∣teousness is a Conformity to the Law. Therefore as there is a twofold Law or Cove∣nant; so must there be accordingly a two-fold Righteousness; whether both these be to us necessary is all the doubt. If the first Cove∣nant be totally repealed, then indeed we need

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not care for the righteousness of that Cove∣nant, in respect of any of our personall actions: but only in respect of Adams first, and ours in him, But I have proved before that it is not re∣pealed: otherwise the righteousness of Christ imputed to us, would not be of a very narrow extent; if it were a covering only to our first transgression. I take it for granted there∣fore, that he must have a two-fold Righteous∣ness answerable to the two Covenants, that ex∣pecteth to be justifyed. And the usuall con∣founding of these two distinct Righteous∣nesses, doth much darken the controversies about Justification.

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