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Title:  The plain mans defence against popery: or, A discourse, shewing the flat opposition of popery to the Scripture. By J.N. chaplain to a person of honour:
Author: J. N.
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to ustifie, yet it is commanded as the way we should walk in. It is a dangerous Antichristian error, when we do good works and endeavour to keep Gods Commande∣ments, that thereby God may pronounce us righteous; and it's no less dangerous on the contrary to neglect the doing of good works, because Gods order is to Commu∣nicate the benefit of Christs righteousness, to none but such as shall by faith receive him, and walk obedientially in his Com∣mands.Note, Excellent is the Doctrine of the Church of England (which I wish were more carefully observed by some late learn∣ed writers of her own) Christ is the righ∣teousness of all them that truly belive in him, he hath paid their Ransome by his death, he for them fulfilled the law in his life; so that now in him, and by him, every true Christian man may be called a fulfiller of the low. 2. Part of the Serm. of salva∣tion: because faith doth directly send us to Christ for Remission of sins, and that by faith we embrace the promise of Gods mercy, and of the Remission of our sins, which thing no other of our vertues or works properly doth; therefore the Scrip∣ture useth to say, that faith without works doth justifie: And therefore the ancient Fa∣thers 0