Since, therefbre,God j ustifies
us through the mediation of
Christ, he acquits us, not
by an admission of our per-
sonal innocence, but by an
imputation pf righteousness :
so that we who are:- un-
righteous in ourselves, are
considered as righteous in
Christ. This is the doctrine
preached by Paul in the
xiiith chapter of the Acts :
^' through this man is preach-
ed unto you the forgiveness
of sins : and by him, all
that believe are justified from
all things, from which ye
could not be justified by the
law. of Mqses*." You see
that after remission of sii^s,
this justification is n)ention-
ed as if by way of explao^
tioo : you see clearly that it
means an acquittal ; that it
is separated from the works
of the law ; that it is a mere
favour of Christ ; that it is
apprehended by, faith : you
see, finally, the interposi-
tion of a satisfaction, where
he says, that we are justified



♦ Acts xiii. 38.
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CHURCH OF^NdLAND,

ri6w the righteousness of all
thetn that truly do believe in
Kim. He for them paid their
riiisom, by bis 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 ftilfiflcirof the law."— I&i^f,
p. 14.
Atlthe good works thai
we can do, bie imperfect;
and therefore not iable to de-
serve our justification : but
oiir justification doth come
fl'eely by the mere mercy of
jGrod.— 1 Horn, of salvation,
p. 13.
fijr grAce are ye saved,
through faith, and that no\
of yourselves; for it is the



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