A Defense of the Doctrine of Justification by Faith in Jesus Christ, Comparison 2
Mr. Fowler's Doctrine compared with William Pen the Quaker.
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Pen's Sandy Foundation, Pag. 19. Life and Salvation is to them that follow Christ the Light, in all his Righteousness, which every man comes onelyonly to experience, as he walks in a holy Subjection to that measure of Light and Grace, wherewith the fulness hath inlightned him.
Fowler, Pag. 8. That is, those which are of an indispensible, and Eternal Obligation, which were first written in mens hearts, and Originally Dictates of Humane Nature.
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Pen, Pag. 32. I really confess that Jesus Christ fullfilled the Fathers Will, and offered up a most satisfactory Sacrifice, but not to pay God, or help him to save Men.
Fowler, Pag. 85. Christ was set forth to be a Propitiatory Sacrifice for Sin; I will not say that his Father (who is perfectly sui Puris) might be put by this means into a Capacity of forgiving it.
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Pen, Pag. 16. God's Remission is grounded on Man's Repentance, no tthat it's impossible for God to pardon without a Plenary Satisfaction.
Fowler, Pag. 84. There are many that do not question but that God could have pardoned Sin, without any other satisfaction, then the Repentance of the Sinner, &c.
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Pen, Pag. 27. Justification doth not go before, but is subsequential to the Mortification of Lusts.
Fowler, Pag. 14, 15. This Blessing of making Men Holy, was so much the design of Christ's coming, that he had his very Name from it; Observe the Words; He shall save his People from their Sins; not from the punishment of them, &c. And that is the Primary sence of them which is most plainly expressed in them; That he shall save his People from the punishment of Sin, is a true sence too; but it is Secondary, and implyed onelyonly, as this latter is the never failing, and necessary consequence of the former Salvation.
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Pen, Pag. 25. Since therefore there can be no admittance had, without performing that Righteous Will, and doing those Holy, and Perfect sayings; Alas! to what value will an imputative Righteousness amount? &c.
Fowler, Pag. 16. Christ shall bring in an inward substantial, and everlasting Righteousness, and by abrogating the outward (Ceremonial) and establishing ONELYONLY this Righteousness, he should inlarge the Jewish Church, an accession of the Gentiles, being by that means made unto it.
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Pen, Pag. 24, 25. Since God hath prescribed an inoffensive life, as that which onelyonly can give acceptance with him; and on the contrary hath determined not to justifie the Wicked, &c. Will not the abomination appear greatest of all, when God shall be found Condemning the just, on purpose to justifie the wicked; and that he is thereto compelled, or else no Salvation? which is the tendency of their Doctrine, who imagine the Righteous, and merciful God, to condemn and punish his righteous Son, that he being sanctified for our Sins, we might be justified (while unsatisfied) by the imputation of his perfect Righteousness. O why should this horrible thing be contended for by Christians!
Fowler, Pag. 119. If it were possible (as it hath been proved it is not) that a Wicked Man should have God's pardon, it would not make him cease to be miserable.
Fowler, Pag. 120. Were it possible that Christ's Righteousness could be imputed to an unrighteous man, I dare boldly affirm it would signifie as little to his happiness, as would a Gorgeous and Splendid Garment, to one that is almost starved with Hunger, or that lyeth racked by the torturing Diseases of the Stone, or Cholick.
Fowler, Pag. 130. To Justifie a Wicked man, while he continueth so, if it were possible for God to do it, would far more disparage his Justice, and Holiness, then advance his Grace and Kindness.
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Pen, Pag. 26. Unless we be doers of the Law, which Christ came not to destroy, but as our example to fulfil, we can never be justified before God.
Fowler, Pag. 296. It is impossible we should not have the design of Christianity accomplished in us, and therefore that we should be destitute of the power of it; if we make our Saviours most excellent Life, the pattern of our lives. Those that sincerely, and industriously indeavour to imitate the Holy Jesus in his Spirit and Actions, can never be ignorant what it is to be truly Christians, nor can they fail to be so.
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Pen, Pag. 26. Nor let any fancy that Christ hath so fulfilled it for them, as to exclude their obedience, from being exquesite to their acceptance, but onelyonly as their pattern.
Fowler, Pag. 148. This Son of God taught Men their Duty, by his own example, and did himself perform among them, what he required of them. Now that he should tread before us EVERY step of that way, which he hath told us leadeth to Eternal Happiness, and commend those Duties which are most ungrateful to our corrupt inclinations, by his own practice; our having so brave an example is no small incouragement, to a chearful performance of all that is commanded.
Understand thou what thou Readest.
The End.
Reader, thou art desired to mend these Errataes with thy Pen, and to bear with some mis-pointings that have hapned by reason of the Authors absence from the Press.
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