Iustification.
FIfthly, As touching the order and cause of our Justification, we will that all Bishops and Preachers shall instruct and teach our people committed by us unto their spiritual charge, that this word Ju∣stification signifieth remission of our sins, and our acceptation or re∣conciliation into the grace and favour of God, that is to say, our per∣fect renovation in Christ.
Item, That sinners attain this Justification by Contrition and Faith joyned with Charity, after such sort and manner as we before menti∣oned and declared; not as though our Contrition, or Faith, or any works proceeding thereof can worthily merit or deserve to attain the said Justification; for the only mercy and grace of the Father, pro∣mised freely unto us for his Sons sake Jesus Christ, and the merits of his blood and his passion be the only sufficient and worthy causes there∣of; and yet that notwithstanding to the attaining of the said Justifi∣cation, God requireth to be in us not only inward Contrition, perfect Faith, and Charity, certain hope and confidence, with all other spiri∣tual graces and motions, which as we said before must necessarily concur in remission of our sins, that is to say, our Justification: but also he requireth and commandeth us, that after we be justified we must also have good works of charity and obedience towards God, in the observing and fulfilling outwardly of his Laws and Command∣ments; for although acceptation to everlasting life be conjoyned with Justification, yet our good works be necessarily required to the attain∣ing of everlasting Life, and we being justified be necessarily bound, and it is our necessary duty to do good works, according to the saying of St. Paul, debitores sumus non carni ut secundum carnem vivamus, nam si secundum carnem vixerimus moriemur, sin autem spiritu facta corporis mor∣tificaverimus, vivemus; etenim quicunque spiritu dei ducuntur hi sunt filii dei: and Christ saith, si vis ad vitam ingredi serva mandata: and St. Paul saith, de malis operibus, qui talia agunt Regnum dei non possidebunt, Wherefore we will that all Bishops and Preachers shall instruct and teach our people committed by us unto their spiritual charge, and God necessarily requireth of us to do good works commanded by him, and that not only outward and civil works, but also the inward spi∣ritual motions and graces of the Holy Ghost, that is to say, to dread and fear God, to love God, to have firm confidence and trust in God, to invocate and call upon God, to have patience in all adversities, to hate sin, and to have certain purpose and will not to sin again, and such other like motions and vertues; for Christ saith, Nisi abundave∣rit