{"number":60,"title":null,"part":"OF THE RIGHTEOVSnesse of Fayth.","questions":[60],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"How art thou righteous before God?","answer":"By faith alone in Iesus Christ, so that although mine owne conscience do accuse me, that I haue grieuously offended against the commaundements of God, and haue not kept any one of them: moreouer also, that I am prone to all euill: yet notwithstanding (so that I do imbrace these benefits, with true affiance of minde) without any merit of mine owne, of the mere mercie of God, the perfect satisfaction, righteousnes, and holines of Christ, is imputed and giuen vnto me, as if I had neither committed any sinne, neither were there anie blot or corruption cleauing vnto me: yea, as if I had my self perfectly performed that obedience, which Christ hath perfourmed for me.","segments":[{"text":"By faith alone in Iesus Christ, so that although mine owne conscience do accuse me, that I haue grieuously offended against the commaundements of God, and haue not","proofs":["Romans 3:21–22, 24–25, 28","5:1","Galatians 2:16","Ephesians 2:8–9","Philippians 3:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 3:21–22, 24–25, 28","osis":["Rom.3.21-Rom.3.22","Rom.3.24-Rom.3.25","Rom.3.28"]},{"printed":"5:1","osis":["Rom.5.1"]},{"printed":"Galatians 2:16","osis":["Gal.2.16"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 2:8–9","osis":["Eph.2.8-Eph.2.9"]},{"printed":"Philippians 3:9","osis":["Phil.3.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"kept any one of them: moreouer also, that I am","proofs":["Romans 3:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 3:9","osis":["Rom.3.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"prone to all euill: yet notwithstanding (so that I do","proofs":["Romans 7:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 7:23","osis":["Rom.7.23"]}],"note":null},{"text":"imbrace these benefits, with true affiance of minde) without any","proofs":["John 3:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 3:18","osis":["John.3.18"]}],"note":null},{"text":"merit of mine owne, of the mere","proofs":["Titus 3:5","Ephesians 2:8–9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Titus 3:5","osis":["Titus.3.5"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 2:8–9","osis":["Eph.2.8-Eph.2.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"mercie of God, the","proofs":["1 John 2:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 2:2","osis":["1John.2.2"]}],"note":null},{"text":"perfect satisfaction, righteousnes, and holines of Christ, is","proofs":["Romans 3:24","Deuteronomy 9:6","Ezekiel 36:22"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 3:24","osis":["Rom.3.24"]},{"printed":"Deuteronomy 9:6","osis":["Deut.9.6"]},{"printed":"Ezekiel 36:22","osis":["Ezek.36.22"]}],"note":null},{"text":"imputed and","proofs":["1 John 2:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 2:1","osis":["1John.2.1"]}],"note":null},{"text":"giuen vnto me, as if I had neither committed any sinne, neither were there anie blot or corruption cleauing vnto me: yea, as if I had my self perfectly","proofs":["Romans 4:4","2 Corinthians 5:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 4:4","osis":["Rom.4.4"]},{"printed":"2 Corinthians 5:19","osis":["2Cor.5.19"]}],"note":null},{"text":"performed that obedience, which Christ hath perfourmed for me.","proofs":["2 Corinthians 5:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 5:21","osis":["2Cor.5.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"The vse","answer":"Which being so, & seeing by al these proofs, it standeth out of doubt, that we are righteous by fayth only in Christ, of the meere mercy of God, we receiue from hence this most assured comfort, namely, that wee are altogether out of doubt of our saluation and of everlasting life, neither can be shaken, and as it were, throwne from our standing by any temptation of the Diuell, which surely, is a most notable fruit of the doctrine of iustification by fayth. For first, if my conscience (that is, that feeling of Gods iudgement, which is as a witnes within vs, not suffering vs to hide our sinnes, but drawing vs as guiltie before the iudgment seat of God) doe beare witnes against me, that I haue greeuouslie sinned against all the commandements of God, and haue kept none of them, and therefore, that I am vnwoorthie to be saued, and worthie to be cast away, especially, because God is most righteous, and a deadlie enemie, and a reuenger of all sin, forthwith commeth this answer in the way, that Christ hath performed both, who on my behalfe hath both offered himselfe to bee punished by the Father, and most perfitlie obeyed the Lawe, and therefore it cannot bee that mine iniquities should dismay my mind, as being wholly raised, and blotted out with the blood of Christ. If Satan yet lay to my charge: Although in Christ Iesus thou hast satisfied the punishment which thy sinnes deserued, and hast put on his righteousnes by fayth, yet thou canst not denie, but that thy nature is corrupt, so that thou art prone to al il, and thou hast in thee the seede of al vices: against this tentation, this answere is sufficient, that by the goodnes of God, not onelie perfect righteousnes, but even the holines of Christ also, is imputed and giuen vnto me, as if I had nether committed any sinne, neither were there any blot or corruption cleauing vnto me, whereto belongeth that of the Apostle: Him that knewe no sinne, he made sinne for vs, (that is, guiltie of sinne in our sted) that we might be made the righteousnes of God in him. Againe, To him that worketh not, but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is imputed for righteousnes: And, Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiuen, and whose sinnes are couered, blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth no sinne.","segments":[{"text":"Which being so, & seeing by al these proofs, it standeth out of doubt, that we are righteous by fayth only in Christ, of the meere mercy of God, we receiue from hence this most assured comfort, namely, that wee are altogether out of doubt of our saluation and of everlasting life, neither can be shaken, and as it were, throwne from our standing by any temptation of the Diuell, which surely, is a most notable fruit of the doctrine of iustification by fayth. For first, if my conscience (that is, that feeling of Gods iudgement, which is as a witnes within vs, not suffering vs to hide our sinnes, but drawing vs as guiltie before the iudgment seat of God) doe beare witnes against me, that I haue greeuouslie sinned against all the commandements of God, and haue kept none of them, and therefore, that I am vnwoorthie to be saued, and worthie to be cast away, especially, because God is most righteous, and a deadlie enemie, and a reuenger of all sin, forthwith commeth this answer in the way, that Christ hath performed both, who on my behalfe hath both offered himselfe to bee punished by the Father, and most perfitlie obeyed the Lawe, and therefore it cannot bee that mine iniquities should dismay my mind, as being wholly raised, and blotted out with the blood of Christ. If Satan yet lay to my charge: Although in Christ Iesus thou hast satisfied the punishment which thy sinnes deserued, and hast put on his righteousnes by fayth, yet thou canst not denie, but that thy nature is corrupt, so that thou art prone to al il, and thou hast in thee the seede of al vices: against this tentation, this answere is sufficient, that by the goodnes of God, not onelie perfect righteousnes, but even the holines of Christ also, is imputed and giuen vnto me, as if I had nether committed any sinne, neither were there any blot or corruption cleauing vnto me, whereto belongeth that of the Apostle: Him that knewe no sinne, he made sinne for vs, (that is, guiltie of sinne in our sted) that we might be made the righteousnes of God in him. Againe, To him that worketh not,","proofs":["2 Corinthians 8:19"],"refs":[{"printed":"2 Corinthians 8:19","osis":["2Cor.8.19"]}],"note":null},{"text":"but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is imputed for righteousnes: And,","proofs":["Romans 4:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 4:4","osis":["Rom.4.4"]}],"note":null},{"text":"Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiuen, and whose sinnes are couered, blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth no sinne.","proofs":["Romans 4:6–8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 4:6–8","osis":["Rom.4.6-Rom.4.8"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}],"text":null}