...doctrine, which is " moft wholefome and very full of comfort," namely, the doctrine of juftification " before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour...by faith and not for our own works or defervings*," is preached by a bimop of the eleventh century. So ftrong was the provifion made by the God of all...

...of the 39 Articles, which you will do well to read, this grand truth is thus expressed : — " W e are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works or deserving?. Wherefore, that we are justified by...

...Church, in which it is di- i. redlly afferted, that " we are juftified by " faith only," and that " we are accounted " righteous before God only for the merit "of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift by " The Papiftes, as it is moft manifeft, make him but halfe a " Saviour ; they thinke that they with...

...frame his life according to that law, and the light of nature§." And the Romanist she teaches, that " we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith ; and neither for our own works works or deservings||," nor yet lor the supererogatory...

...thing in yourfelves, from any righteoufnefs of your own? Oh, no ! You will anfwcr, " We are accounted u righteous before God, only for the merit of " our Lord and Saviour' Jefus Chri/f, and not " for our own works or c'efervings *." " Not " by works of righteoufnefs, which we...

...(e) Ser. ip 8. grace of God by Chrift preventing us, we have no power to do good works," and that " we are accounted righteous before God ONLY for the...merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift by faith." But, to proceed to the doctrine of the moft orthodox of thefe Divines, at their moft orthodox moments...

...to us, and to be a sacrifice not only for original guilt, but also for actual sins of men ;' that ' we are accounted righteous before God only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ by faith, and not for our own works or deservings ;' but ' albeit that good works which...

...good will, and working with us when we have that good will, XI. Of the Jaßif cation of Man. ~V\7"E are accounted righteous before God, only for the * ' merit of our Lord and .Saviour Jefus Chrilt by faith, and not for our own works or defervings : wherefore, that we are juftified by faith...

...thofe of good works, will find themfelves miferabfy and fatally deluded:" the chuich decides, that " we are accounted righteous before God, only for the merit of our Lord and SavioXir Jefus thrift by faith, -and not for our own works or de.'ervings." (Art. П.}— Let us fee...

...performances. This is ve ry well exp'refled in the Article: " We are accounted righteous before God, only far the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift, by faith, and not for our own works or defervings." The precife meaning of this doctrine is farther, and moil luiumoufly, uniolded in the uccurate arrd...