508 The nature of yuflification, as declared God himfelf, for it is God that juflifieth, Rom. 8. 33. It is God whoimputeth Righteoufnefs; Chap. 4.6. Wherefore it is the AFB of God in our Jufiification that is intended. And to be made the Righteoufnefi of God, is to be made Righteous before God, though emphatically expreffed by the abflraCt for the concrete, to anfwer what was Paid before of Chrift being made fin for us. Tobe made the Righteoufnefs of God, is to be jurified ; and to be made it fo in him, as he was made fin for us, is to be juftified by the imputation of his Righte- oufnefs unto us, as our fin was - imputed unto, him. No man can affign any other way whereby he was made fn,efppecially his being made fo by God,but by Gods laying all eur Iniquities upon him, that is, imputing our fin unto him. How then. are we made the Righteoufnef of God in him? By the in fuijon of an habit of Grace fay the Papiis generally; Then by the Rule of the Antithe(is, he muff be made bin for ur, by the infufion of an habit of fin, which would be a blafphemous imagination. By his meriting, procuring, and purcha(ing Righteoufnefs for us fay others fo pofiibly we might be made Righteous by him; but fo we cannot be made Righteous in him. This can only be by his Righteoufnefs, as we are in him, or united unto him. To be Righteous in him is to be Righteous with his Righteoufnefs, as we are:. one rnyftical perfon with him. Wherefore. To be made the Righteoufnefs of God in Chrifl as he was made fin for us, and, becaufe he was fo, can be no other butto be made Righteous by the imputation of his Righteoufnef unto us; as Ave are in him or united unto him. All other expoftti- ó11s of thefe words are both jejune and forced, . leading the mind from the firff, plain, obaréous fenfe of them. Bellarmine excepts unto this. interpretation, and it is his firfk argument. againft the imputation of the Righteoufnefs of Chrift. lib. . cap. 7: de juf ificatione. Airinto re fellitur,, gale- aairr G, vie, nobiS,impitetio jufiitM Chr.ifti. ut per eant jufli ha. beç mr.
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