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.

Reply.

1. Your expressions may somewhat advantage your cause, in that the sound of the words, [Justi∣fication by Works] is harsh to them that hear not the words explained. I do no not use that phrase; but rather say thus, that [our Justification is continued and consummate by Sentence at Judgment, not only by Faith, but by Love, Hope, Repentance, sincere Obe∣dience to the Redeemer, and God in him, as secondary parts of the Conditions of the New-Covenant.] James and Paul took not Works in the same sense. Paul

meant by Works, opera meritoria operarii, or done with a conceit of Merit; such as make the reward to be not of Grace, but of Debt: James meant none such, but onely Obedience to God-Redeemer. If you demand my proof (as some have done) I give it you: The Works that James speaks of are necessary to Justification, or (teipso fatente) to Salvation: But the Works that Paul speaks of, no Christian must dare to think of performing; viz. Such as make the reward to be of Debt, and not of Grace. Now to deny Justification by Obedience, in the sense explain∣ed, forceth men to wrest multitudes of plain Scrip∣ture-Texts: Review them and judg.