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莱尔主教holiness-第135章

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   suns shining in glory and brightness。 Oh; how like will they be to
   Jesus Christ! though His personal transcendent glory will be His
   property and prerogative to all eternity。

   〃II。 Wherein are justification and sanctification alike? I answer; in
   many things。

   〃 1st。 They are like one another as they are the same in their author;
   it is God that justifieth; and it is God that sanctifies。 Who shall lay
   anything to the charge of God's elect? it is God that justifieth。'
   (Rom。 viii。 33。) I am the Lord that doth sanctify you; is a mon word
   in the Old Testament。 (Ex。 xxxi。 13; Lev。 xx。 8。)

   〃2ndly。 They are alike and the same in their rise; being both of free
   grace; justification is an act of free grace; and sanctification is the
   same。 Not by works of righteousness which we have done; but according
   to His mercy; He saved us by the washing of regeneration; and the
   renewing of the Holy Ghost。' (Tit。 iii。 5。) They are both of grace。

   〃3rdly。 They are alike in that they are both towards the same persons。
   Never a man is justified but he is also sanctified; and never a man is
   sanctified but he is also justified; all the elect of God; all the
   redeemed; have both these blessings passing upon them。

   〃4thly。 They are alike as to the time; they are the same in time。 It is
   a hard matter for us to talk or think of time when we are speaking of
   the works of God: these saving works of His are always done at the same
   time; a man is not justified before he is sanctified; though it may be
   conceived so in order of nature; yet at the same time the same grace
   works both。 Such were some of you;' saith the Apostle; 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。)

   〃5thly。 They are the same as to the operation of them by the same
   means; that is; by the Word of God: we are justified by the Word;
   sentencing us to eternal life by the promise; and we are also
   sanctified by the power of the same Word。 Now ye are clean;' saith our
   Lord; through the Word that I have spoken unto you。' (John xv。 3。) That
   He might sanctify and cleanse His Church;' saith the Apostle; with the
   washing of water by the Word。' (Eph。 v。 26。)

   〃6th and lastly。 They are the same as to their equal necessity to
   eternal life。 I do not say as to their equal order; but as to their
   equal necessity: that is; as it is determined that no man who is not
   justified shall be saved; so it is determined that no man who is not
   sanctified shall be saved: no unjustified man can be saved; and no
   unsanctified man can be saved。 They are of equal necessity in order to
   the possessing of eternal life。

   〃III。 Wherein do justification and sanctification differ? This is a
   matter of great concernment for people's practice and daily exercise;
   wherein they differ。 They agree in many things; as has just now been
   declared; but they likewise differ vastly。

   〃1st。 Justification is an act of God about the state of a man's person;
   but sanctification is the work of God about the nature of a man: and
   these two are very different; as I shall illustrate by a similitude。
   Justification is an act of God as a judge about a delinquent; absolving
   him from a sentence of death; but sanctification is an act of God about
   us; as a physician; in curing us of a mortal disease。 There is a
   criminal that conies to the bar; and is arraigned for high treason; the
   same criminal has a mortal disease; that he may die of; though there
   was no judge on the bench to pass the sentence of death upon him for
   his crime。 It is an act of grace which absolves the man from the
   sentence of the law; that he shall not suffer death for his
   treasonthat saves the man's life。 But notwithstanding this; unless
   his disease be cured; he may die quickly after; for all the judge's
   pardon。 Therefore; I say; justification is an act of God as a gracious
   Judge; sanctification is a work of God as a merciful Physician; David
   joins them both together。 (Ps。 ciii。 3。) Who forgiveth all thine
   inqiuities; who healeth all thy diseases。' It is promised; That
   iniquity shall not be your ruin (Ezek。 xviii。 30); in the guilt of it;
   that is justification: and it shall not be your ruin; in the power of
   it; there lies sanctification。

   〃2ndly。 Justification is an act of God's grace upon the account of the
   righteousness of another; but sanctification is a work of God; infusing
   a righteousness into us。 Now there is a great difference between these
   two: for the one is by imputation; the other by infusion。

   〃In justification; the sentence of God proceeds this way: the
   righteousness that Christ wrought out by His life and death; and the
   obedience that He paid to the law of God; is reckoned to the guilty
   sinner for his absolution; so that when a sinner es to stand at
   God's bar; when the question is asked; Hath not this man broken the law
   of God? Yes; saith God; yes; saith the conscience of the poor sinner; I
   have broken it in innumerable ways。 And doth not the law condemn thee
   to die for thy transgression? Yes; saith the man; yes; saith the law of
   God; the law knows nothing more but this; the soul that sinneth must
   die。' Well; then; but Is there no hope in this case? Yes; and Gospel
   grace reveals this hope。 There is One that took sin on Him; and died
   for our sins; and His righteousness is reckoned for the poor sinner's
   justification; and thus we are absolved。 We are absolved in
   justification by God's reckoning on our account; on our behalf; and for
   our advantage; what Christ hath done and suffered for us。

   〃In sanctification the Spirit of God infuses a holiness into the soul。
   I do not say He infuses a righteousness; for I would fain have these
   words; righteousness and holiness; better distinguished than generally
   they are。 Righteousness and holiness are; in this case; to be kept
   vastly asunder。 Our righteousness is without us; our holiness is within
   us; it is our own; the Apostle plainly makes that distinction。 Not
   having mine own righteousness。' (Phil。 iii。 9。) It is our own; not
   originally; but our own inherently; not our own so us to be of our own
   working; but our own because it is indwelling in us。 But our
   righteousness is neither our own originally nor inherently; it is
   neither wrought out by us; nor doth it dwell in us; but it is wrought
   out by Jesus Christ; and it eternally dwells in Him; and is only to be
   pleaded by faith; by a poor creature。 But our holiness; though it be
   not our own originally; yet it is our own inherently; it dwells in us:
   this is the distinction that the Apostle makes。 That I may be found in
   Him; not having my own righteousness; which is of the law; but that
   which is through the faith of Christ; the righteousness which is of God
   by faith。' (Phil。 iii。 9。)

   〃3rdly。 Justification is perfect; but sanctification is imperfect; and
   here lies a great difference between them。 J
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