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A TABLE

OF

SOME PARTICULAR HEADS OF MATTER,

NOT READILY TO BE FOUND BY ANY OF THE PRECEDING

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THE

BANNER OF JUSTIFICATION DISPLAYED:

OR,

A DISCOURSE

CONCERNING

THE DEEP AND IMPORTANT MYSTERY

OF

THE JUSTIFICATION OF A SINNER:

Wherein the several causes thereof, being both numerous and various, are, from the first to the last, diligently inquired after, and their several contributions towards so great and happy a work clearly distinguished, and assigned to their proper causes, respectively.

And more particularly is showed, how God, how the grace of God, how the decree of God, how the sovereign authority of God; how Christ, how the active obedience of Christ, how the passive obedience of Christ, how the resurrection of Christ, how the knowledge of Christ, how the Spirit of God, how faith, how repentance, how works, how remission of sins, how the word, how the Minister of the word, how the person himself which is justified, may all truly, though upon several accounts, and after different manners, be said to justify.

By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many.-Isaiah liii. 11.

Solet Scriptura, cum ad unum effectum multæ causæ concurrunt, modo uni, modo alteri, effectum tribuere.-CHAMIER, Panstrat., tom iv., 1. 22, c. 4, sect. 39.

Scire, est per causas scire.

Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.

BRIEF PASSAGES OF SCRIPTURE,

CLEARLY SHOWING AND PROVING, THAT ALL THE PARTICULARS
MENTIONED IN THE TITLE-PAGE, AS CAUSES OF JUSTIFICATION,

OR CONTRIBUTORS HEREUNTO, ARE ACKNOWLEDGED AND SUP-
POSED FOR SUCH IN THE SCRIPTURES THEMSELVES.

"IT is God that justifieth." (Rom. viii. 33.) "Being justified freely by his grace." (Rom. iii. 24.) "This is the will," that is, the decree or fixed pleasure, "of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, should have everlasting life," and, consequently, be antecedently justified. "It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth?" (Rom. viii. 33, 34;) meaning, that his authority in justifying is sovereign and paramount, and so liable to no reverse or contradiction. "But if, while we seek to be justified by Christ," &c. (Gal. ii. 17.) "Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed," and, consequently, not justified, “with corruptible things;-but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter i. 18, 19.) “Much more then, being now justified by his blood." (Rom. v. 9.) "And was," that is, Christ was, "raised again for our justification." (Rom. iv. 25.) "By his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many." (Isaiah liii. 11.) "But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." (1 Cor. vi. 11.) "Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God," &c. (Rom. v. 1.) "John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins." (Mark i. 4.) "Ye see then how that by works a man is justified," &c. (James ii. 24.) "Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered;" (Rom. iv. 7;) that is, who are justified, as appears from verses 2 and 5. "And how shall they believe in him," and, consequently, be justified, "of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God." (Rom. x. 14, 17.) "Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine : for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee;" (1 Tim. iv. 16;) and, consequently, shalt justify both, inasmuch as salvation presupposeth justification. "Even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ." (Gal. ii. 16.)

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