This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1789 Excerpt: ...The Righteousness of lis Godhead gives Virtue, the Righteousness of lis Manhood gave Capacity, and the Righteousif his Office gave Authority to that Righteousness vhich is made ours, as one expresses it, but low this Righteousness of Christ which is made nn, is a Righteousness of Performanccjand his is either imputed' ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1789 Excerpt: ...The Righteousness of lis Godhead gives Virtue, the Righteousness of lis Manhood gave Capacity, and the Righteousif his Office gave Authority to that Righteousness vhich is made ours, as one expresses it, but low this Righteousness of Christ which is made nn, is a Righteousness of Performanccjand his is either imputed' or imparted, the one for ur Justification, the other for our SanUfi.athu, I. There is animputed righteousness which is mrs for Justification; His whole Obedience te he Law of G O D, both atlive and passive, hat which he did And suffered, as being in the oom and place of Siuners is imputed to them or their Justification. For as aid the Sins of lis People were laid upon him, and he stood n their Law-Place, and satisfied divine Justice n their room and stead, so what he did and suf 4 is as really accounted theirst as if they had ' done; 3one and suffered it in their own Persons. Thii is a Righteousness C H R I ST had no need o either as God or Man, or as Mediator wit) reference to himself, and therefore it is mad: over unto his People. This is that the Apostll speaks of, Rom. 5. 19. As by one Man's Difibti dunce many were made Sinners: So by the Obediem of one shall many be made Righteous. As we wen doubly indebted to GOD, so Christ performe a two-fold Obedience for us; as rational'Creaturel We owed ferfetf Obedience, and as sinful Crea tures we owed Eternal'Sufferings; the First I a Debt to GO D's Holiness, and the Second - Debt to his Justice. Now CHRIST M filled all righteousness for us in both respects; 1. His aEtive Obedience is one Part of oul Righteousness. The LORD J ESUSm hi own Person, while he was hereupon Earthdi( fully obey the Law, perfectly conform toitij all its holy Commands; which perfect Obeds ence to the Law is made ...
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