A treatise of justifying righteousness in two books ... : all published instead of a fuller answer to the assaults in Dr. Tullies Justificatio Paulina ... / by Richard Baxter.

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A treatise of justifying righteousness in two books ... : all published instead of a fuller answer to the assaults in Dr. Tullies Justificatio Paulina ... / by Richard Baxter.
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Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.
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London :: Printed for Nevil Simons and Jonath. Robinson ...,
1676.
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This is a mistake that, methinks, it should not be hard to convince you of. You are at first believing acquitted from all sin that you are then guilty of, and all Condemnation which the Law virtually hath at that time against you (Actualiter enim condemnare judicis est, non Legis:) But you are not acquit of all or any of the sins of your whole life afterward.

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2. And you hold that same Justification, but on the performance of a further Condition than the first which begun it.

3. And sentential Justification is the most proper Justification and full; and that is not full (if at all) till Judgment. I laid great weight on this Thesis (seeing Scripture is so plain, that Obedience is a Con∣dition of Salvation, that our Divines ordinarily ac∣knowledge it) (as our Assembly fully in the Catech.) I expected therefore that you should either deny the major or minor, but you deny neither, if I un∣derstand you, but only take hold of the word [Full.] But I will not so leave you, but desire you to tell me: 1. Whether sentential Justification at Judgment, be properly Justification or not? 2. If it be, (as doubtless it is) then, Whether that Justification and our Salvation have not the same Conditions? If you say, No: I expect some Reason of your Negation: And I undertake to prove the contrary from Scrip∣ture. 3. Whether Obedience joyned to Faith and Perseverance in both, be not the proper Condition of our Salvation? It is beyond doubt as much as the truth of Scripture I think.

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