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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Aphorism.
IS not this excluding of sincere Obedi∣ence* 1.1 from Justification; The great stum∣bling-block of Papists, and that which hath had a great hand in turning many Learned men from the Protestant Religion to Popery?
Animadvers.
So the preaching of Christ crucified, and of Justification through Faith in him, was the great stumbling-block of the Jews, 1 Cor. 1. 23. Rom. 9. 31, 32. Yet the Apostle preach∣ed and pressed this Doctrine for all that; and so must we, though the Papists be ostended at it: Melius enim est ut scan∣dalum oriatur, quam ut veritas relinquatur. Bernard. Epist. 34.
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Reply.
The Question is, of Scandal given: The Answer is of Scandal taken. The Question is of Scandal by Errour: The Answer is of Scandal by the Truth. Paul's Doctrine did set up the Lord Jesus Christ against man's Works; but not Jesus against or with∣out the Lord Christ, nor one single act of man's (Faith) against other acts; (as Love) about the same Object. This was the Jews offence, which is far from that Question: They were not offended that one act of man was advanced above all the rest; (for Paul did not that, it was none of his design to advance Faith above Love, &c.) but that Christ was advanced against their own supposed Legal Righteousness, (which was Paul's work: Nor did Paul lay all on the Instrumentality or natural use of Faith; (viz. that it is Apprehensio Christi, i. e. fides:) as if it ju∣stified but in a natural consideration, and not in a moral: Nor yet did he ascribe Justification to Affi∣ance as the sole act, excluding ab officio Assent and Acceptance, nor to any one of these alone.