{"id":"16.5","chapter":16,"number":5,"text":"We cannot, by our best Works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life at the hand of God, by reason of the great disproportion that is between them and the glory to come; and, the infinite distance that is between us and God, whom, by them, we can neither profit, nor satisfy for the debt of our former sins, but, when we have done all we can, we have done but our duty, and are unprofitable servants; and, because, as they are good, they proceed from his Spirit; and, as they are wrought by us, they are defiled, and mixed with so much weakness and imperfection, that they cannot endure the severity of Gods judgment.","segments":[{"text":"We cannot, by our best Works, merit pardon of sin, or eternal life at the hand of God, by reason of the great disproportion that is between them and the glory to come; and, the infinite distance that is between us and God, whom, by them, we can neither profit, nor satisfy for the debt of our former sins,","proofs":["Romans 3:20","Romans 4:2","Romans 4:4","Romans 4:6","Ephesians 2:8–9","Titus 3:5–7","Romans 8:18","Psalm 16:2","Job 22:2–3","Job 35:7–8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 3:20","osis":["Rom.3.20"]},{"printed":"Romans 4:2","osis":["Rom.4.2"]},{"printed":"Romans 4:4","osis":["Rom.4.4"]},{"printed":"Romans 4:6","osis":["Rom.4.6"]},{"printed":"Ephesians 2:8–9","osis":["Eph.2.8-Eph.2.9"]},{"printed":"Titus 3:5–7","osis":["Titus.3.5-Titus.3.7"]},{"printed":"Romans 8:18","osis":["Rom.8.18"]},{"printed":"Psalm 16:2","osis":["Ps.16.2"]},{"printed":"Job 22:2–3","osis":["Job.22.2-Job.22.3"]},{"printed":"Job 35:7–8","osis":["Job.35.7-Job.35.8"]}],"note":null},{"text":"but, when we have done all we can, we have done but our duty, and are unprofitable servants;","proofs":["Luke 17:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 17:10","osis":["Luke.17.10"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and, because, as they are good, they proceed from his Spirit;","proofs":["Galatians 5:21","Galatians 5:23"],"refs":[{"printed":"Galatians 5:21","osis":["Gal.5.21"]},{"printed":"Galatians 5:23","osis":["Gal.5.23"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and, as they are wrought by us, they are defiled, and mixed with so much weakness and imperfection, that they cannot endure the severity of Gods judgment.","proofs":["Isaiah 64:6","Galatians 5:17","Romans 7:15","Romans 7:18","Psalm 143:2","Psalm 130:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 64:6","osis":["Isa.64.6"]},{"printed":"Galatians 5:17","osis":["Gal.5.17"]},{"printed":"Romans 7:15","osis":["Rom.7.15"]},{"printed":"Romans 7:18","osis":["Rom.7.18"]},{"printed":"Psalm 143:2","osis":["Ps.143.2"]},{"printed":"Psalm 130:3","osis":["Ps.130.3"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"lbcf1689-modernized":["16.5"],"savoy1658-modernized":["16.5"],"wcf1646":["16.5"]},"diffs":[],"page":null,"leaf":null}