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The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, through the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ; explained, confirmed, and vindicated
John Owen’s masterly account of justification by faith is straightforward biblical exposition, massive, fresh, compelling and practical. Of all the many Puritan treatments of justification, Owen’s is without doubt the richest.
Table of Contents
Prefatory Note
To the Reader
General considerations
Chapter I. Justifying faith; the causes and object of it declared
Chapter II. The nature of justifying faith
Chapter III. The use of faith in justification; its especial object farther cleared
Chapter IV. Of justification; the notion and signification of the word in Scripture
Chapter V. The distinction of a first and second justification examined
Chapter VI. Evangelical personal righteousness, the nature and use of it
Chapter VII. Imputation, and the nature of it; with the imputation of the righteousness of Christ in particular
Chapter VIII. Imputation of the sins of the church unto Christ
Chapter IX. The formal cause of justification
Chapter X. Arguments for justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ
Chapter XI. The nature of the obedience that God requires of us
Chapter XII. The imputation of the obedience of Christ unto the law declared and vindicated
Chapter XIII. The nature of justification proved from the difference of the covenants
Chapter XIV. The exclusion of all sorts of works from an interest in justification
Chapter XV. Faith alone
Chapter XVI. The truth pleaded farther confirmed by testimonies of Scripture. — Jer. xxiii. 6
Chapter XVII. Testimonies out of the evangelists considered
Chapter XVIII. The nature of justification as declared in the epistles of St Paul, in that unto the Romans especially.
XIX. Objections against the doctrine of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ
Chapter XX. The doctrine of the apostle James concerning faith and works — Its agreement with that of St Paul
The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, through the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ; explained, confirmed, and vindicated
John Owen’s masterly account of justification by faith is straightforward biblical exposition, massive, fresh, compelling and practical. Of all the many Puritan treatments of justification, Owen’s is without doubt the richest.
Table of Contents
Prefatory Note
To the Reader
General considerations
Chapter I. Justifying faith; the causes and object of it declared
Chapter II. The nature of justifying faith
Chapter III. The use of faith in justification; its especial object farther cleared
Chapter IV. Of justification; the notion and signification of the word in Scripture
Chapter V. The distinction of a first and second justification examined
Chapter VI. Evangelical personal righteousness, the nature and use of it
Chapter VII. Imputation, and the nature of it; with the imputation of the righteousness of Christ in particular
Chapter VIII. Imputation of the sins of the church unto Christ
Chapter IX. The formal cause of justification
Chapter X. Arguments for justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ
Chapter XI. The nature of the obedience that God requires of us
Chapter XII. The imputation of the obedience of Christ unto the law declared and vindicated
Chapter XIII. The nature of justification proved from the difference of the covenants
Chapter XIV. The exclusion of all sorts of works from an interest in justification
Chapter XV. Faith alone
Chapter XVI. The truth pleaded farther confirmed by testimonies of Scripture. — Jer. xxiii. 6
Chapter XVII. Testimonies out of the evangelists considered
Chapter XVIII. The nature of justification as declared in the epistles of St Paul, in that unto the Romans especially.
XIX. Objections against the doctrine of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ
Chapter XX. The doctrine of the apostle James concerning faith and works — Its agreement with that of St Paul