Christ's righteousness a believer's surest plea for eternal life, or, The doctrine of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ stated, cleared, and vindicated in several sermons on Rom. 3. 22 / by Michael Harrison, minister of Casfield in Bucks.

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Title: Christ's righteousness a believer's surest plea for eternal life, or, The doctrine of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ stated, cleared, and vindicated in several sermons on Rom. 3. 22 / by Michael Harrison, minister of Casfield in Bucks.
Author: Harrison, Michael, Minister at Potters-Pury.
Publication: London :: Printed for Nathanael Ranew,; 1691.
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Objection 3.

This Doctrine of Justification by the Impu∣tion of the Righteousness of Christ, seems to dissolve the Law, as if it did no longer ob∣lige to Obedience.

Answer.

This is an old Objection made against St. Paul, and his Preaching, Rom. 3.31. Do we then make void the Law through Faith? God forbid; yea, we rather establish the Law. The Apostle's An∣swer is, That the Doctrine of Justification by Faith alone, is so far from destroying, that it rather establisheth the Law. And that it doth in these two respects:

1. The Law is established in Justification by Faith in Christ, in that Christ has both ful∣filled the Precepts of the Law in his Life; as also fully satisfied for the Breach of the Law in his Death and Sufferings; and hence the

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Righteousness of the Law is fulfilled in us, Rom. 8.4. i. e. in Christ our Surety.

2. The Law, though it be void to a Belie∣ver, in respect of obtaining Justification; but in that respect it is become weak, and unable to answer its End, Rom. 8.3. Yet it is esta∣blished as a Rule of Obedience to all Believers in Christ. We must obey it, not to be justi∣fied by it; but by our obedience to it, to te∣stifie our Thankfulness to God; not as a Cause of our Justification, but as an Evidence of our Interest in Christ. Our Obedience to the Law, is not our Title to Heaven; but it is our necessary Qualification to sit us for Heaven. Heb. 12.14. Without Holiness no Man shall see God.