The Marrow of True Justification, or, Justification without Works
Overview
In The Marrow of True Justification Benjamin Keach defends the doctrine of justification by faith alone and not by works, responding to the controversy over this doctrine that was taking place during the end of the Puritan era. This work comprises two sermons on Romans 4:5, “wherein the nature of justification is opened as it hath been formerly asserted by all sound Protestants and the resent present prevailing errors against said doctrine detected.”
Top Highlights
“We believe, and teach that by Christ’s Righteousness imputed, he that believes is perfectly justified, and is free’d from the Curse of the Law, and accepted, and accounted righteous in the sight of God, and hereby hath a certain Title to Eternal Life.” (Page 17)
“Nothing renders a Man righteous to Justification in God’s sight, but the Imputation of the perfect Personal Righteousness of Christ, received only by the Faith of the Operation of God.” (Page 8)
“The difference betwixt the Law and the Gospel (as all our true Protestant Divines teach) doth not at all consist in this; i. e. that the one requires perfect Obedience, and the other only sincere Obedience; but in this, that the one requires doing, Do this and live; but the other, no doing but believing for Life and Salvation: their Terms differ not only in degree, but in their whole Nature.” (Page 22)
“That Doctrine which confoundeth the Terms of the Law and Gospel together in point of Justification, is a false and corrupt Doctrine: But the Doctrine that mixeth sincere Obedience, or Works of any kind done by us, with Faith in point of Justification, confound the Terms of the Law and Gospel together in point of Justification; therefore that Doctrine is false and a corrupt Doctrine.” (Page 21)
“I cannot see but that the Doctrine some Men strive to promote, is but little better than Popery in a new Dress.” (Page 17)
- Title: The Marrow of True Justification, or, Justification without Works
- Author: Benjamin Keach
- Publisher: Dorman Newman
- Print Publication Date: 1692
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Justification (Christian theology) › Sermons; Bible. N.T. Romans 4:5 › Sermons; Sermons, English › 17th century
- Resource ID: LLS:MRRWTRJSTFCTN
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:39:25Z