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That this righteousness of ours, that is, whereby we are righteous, or made righteous before God; is not Legal, but Evangelical. Man’s first righteousness was Legal, but that is a Non-ens now; there is no such thing in being now betwixt God and us, as Legal Righteousness: once it was, but now ’tis cast out, in the Bond-woman and her Son, Gal. 4.
The Law is not able to justify a sinner; therefore the Apostle saith, If there had been a Law which could have given life, i.e. Justification unto life (as Rom. 5.18.) verily righteousness should have been by Law: but the Scripture, i.e. the Law hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. ...
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The Law is not able to justify a sinner; therefore the Apostle saith, If there had been a Law which could have given life, i.e. Justification unto life (as Rom. 5.18.) verily righteousness should have been by Law: but the Scripture, i.e. the Law hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. ...
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Obadiah Grew on the distinction between legal and evangelical righteousness
That this righteousness of ours, that is, whereby we are righteous, or made righteous before God; is not Legal, but Evangelical. Man’s first righteousness was Legal, but that is a Non-ens now; ther…
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