, 1876-05-08
and apIast book tbs doctrine Of Qualification II


onar betoro TIE aar s ,noss atl1!oa y, know Inv no
nay 10 pro,sn innocent. or iasnod In or from Tho
Go With u. For dying men With sutu, record bo.
hind than, and All n.ern. Judgment kefors u,enl,
there u no ?t.sion of such moIentnaa ,'npoc.anco
- this: lidW a!it[l tnAn ba lust with God "
uur hopss .nust contra on tnEa doctrine II va ex.
pert ttttn no 10 itaar,1ht NJ and htro tLA Church
1.,tltr thoroughly nulcrntol il. 4 ling ilme at
aoa, Until hr hsl 70 II w!l.izt h1ticroi to rle:es, e
o 5 IL Ii IL ss RI" n s ssT h. Tn1 ys %,y !,
fuath.' Ito dect,rrl :,nnt,he ".lp article of
Standing or falling eurl." II this hingln Artlclo
ra1natn puro AMI harmonious Ind without fatinns.
But leu.asn not pure y iapo.e!hle to restrain
Ia ihs. wonderful stnk '.:a1ler's Go1ancntary
tho ualasaua," In nays: ~ .h!H doctrine ho inst
s ssIs Il .'? IT, asss Of a, s 5 All II
good tnnEA uari4; roYnn, tia truo scrslco ot 0od,
to 1glt knovicd9e q aIl things Which are nece.s,ry
!s Internationally tho glory If rrotestansa,, 1f-ss
we units ~ on eonno' basis aud from th!s Joint
u. ii Qualification hy faith in lis rshtro.s.neas Of
Cbrist - true then lro.e1ian.An maat triumph; bn.
Il justification hy work, b. :rus. tlen Ho1a.,'sni VIII
A. jH,!aae,tloa q DO .ieht. q dSl.
picked concerrinR answer to the important qne1-
lion In the text God haa Tr4couay He'd tlnsef
hSts a H. Fly y, y, a.. s
was raised aE.in fur our Islslsacatiou."
III the Augsburg coesstop ~ Is taught respect
AID tha forgiveness OF sill before Uod by
rnerA. Wotxs aDd Rtutle.,,ta; ta thai obtain Ito
saeo or chts II .R sl a1s ofss II y. tssys
that Christ suffered for ua md tlt Ans rclnittri
W for caists sake. anil Righteousness anI eternal
pulo4 this flIth to righteousness baloFs Him
aelt" And ,', with Il! hi alEer.n Of !a.uagc,
.niustsf c4tychan, Which reads thua .Jnot!acation
IL an act or Gods frec grace, Whers'n lie
parlonesh vi our ~. nnd esssplc.l rlsat.
inputod 10 w. aud received by faitl alole."
seJoico that wLo anlIse may try to discover dlf
none, ana tliat va sru entirely ons IN tl4 gro4t
fundamental doctrine Of tho GosEl.
49, The einners' relation @ dol IL that Of criminal
he y guilty and i!enee shs uon necessity Of his 1ust
nca!i9n. That aa ,nen have broken the Aoty llw a.
".Now er know tha. what thing. sosser tho law ua,h
II saith to tlcn tAat ure un4er the iaw that ercr,
sny e ~ ~ s II sfs.s
fixed, and now tho anxious query H. how guilty man
ehall be considered just before God, au treatcd
though he had not anncd at Ill.
Ho halp.ns that there f. IN cnhontial and striE-
Ing dstlncsun between Justin alton tu tho King
dom of grace aad Justification III tho Kingdom Of hui
In hnnssn caurt man may be iuttinod in tbs
very act that as brought him 10 trial,r he may W
!nno:cn: t,ut IN no alch manner may sto sinner b,
justtt:d before God. He ssauaa hetore dod and be-
IOFG ulh OWE cQHbclcMett& t0nueMUe0 Hl3H, hnu IN
what lls has tloio be will ecrtainly not 10 Justified,
In what Christ has dono will ho bo declared
IN innoccit man, for lis great misfortune H. tlat he
u 9ntythla tho lAucuablo pecnllar!ty Ut bis very
naturJ
but now, Il ho will, By tsao repentance, reuouncs
faction ha Christ Eas rendered. lion Gol viii forgive,
t,ld hc will DO treated as an tnhoceut man. as
tnous ~ ~ @ a1 oysr ,lnns Ant tns M H. !; WIN. s
Of inuocanco that astachos 10 us-nor Dy reason u
0oda lovinS favor shown IL Jesas Christ wo ias
itlct every clm Of tl1a Inv, and ohy through Him.
whrn ue y accepted by sucl filth rs will properly ap
"nsns Jastic freely by Ills grace, through tho rc,
demp.ioa that Is IN Ghrist J',s wnom Caa hath sot
doelaEo righteousness for tho rftnlson u hins that
iast, through the fnabcasan:o III nol. To declare.
tu4t and tae tustiler of him who bcteycth III Jcsus
God jussihes Ills cod1se to.ard VI by tho pcrfess
obedience aud adequate sacrifice Of Ills s9n, and Io
Of eternal fe wien Atny ncrept Christ tn The uyo
Of ou1 hoart+ In tue fuess Of our ion.ge IN tho IN.
o6oiie:s of our Ives Ths stost ueceasty sud hs
groat aim ~ to rosroct MANS relation to God. "At
lilo root Of The vhoc Bible underneath all the teach
tai idea, that tho spirit nf IN relation auI la
altogethos wrons: 1t as fallen fron. uoI ,as turned
and through la done, ad u o,ng ITSELF ~ Wi l y.
dol. cris wrong WAat 1t most ot all anu sst 81 all
neels II e bo rsxhteS Or roS!ac g b' turued back
InsaAd Of indifference fo-Ecfulness rrslttaucs. and
sumlty, what II needs IL an carncst, humble ycArn-
lkc trust." II will erlre hn.t 80 to my f4thor."
Ncyes lot II bo forgotten TINT 1t Is ou
s d.as H.. ~ IL III i ssnsa d p ~ rox ~
dsnce. 1ol sprIt. aud @ ,ds word, are brought to
hhar; AL tie disias manifestations tn Je4na cnris.
divine teHdcrness and lal,ence, aud oeau!7. ant
sweetness and urace-a tue mysteries of inearna-