Doctrine of Justification by Faith

John Owen — from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library.

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Contents (42)

1. The Doctrine of Justification by Faith, through the Imputation of the Righteousness of Christ; explained, confirmed, and vindicated
2. Prefatory note
3. To the reader
4. General considerations, previous unto the explanation of the doctrine of justification
5. The general nature of justification
6. A due consideration of God necessary
7. Our apostasy from God
8. Opposition between works and grace
9. Commutation as unto sin and righteousness
10. Introduction of grace by Jesus Christ
11. Prejudices against imputation of righteousness of Christ
12. Influence of doctrine of justification at the Reformation
13. Chapter I. Justifiying faith; the causes and object of it declared
14. Chapter II. The nature of justifying faith
15. Chapter III. The use of faith in justification; its especial object farther cleared
16. Chapter IV. Of justification; the notion and signification of the word in Scripture
17. Chapter V. The distinction of a first and second justification examined. The continuation of justification: whereon it does depend
18. Chapter VI. Evangelical personal righteousness, the nature and use of it. Final judgement, and its respect unto justification
19. Chapter VII. Imputation, and the nature of it; with the imputation of the righteousness of Christ in particular
20. Chapter VIII. Imputation of the sins of the church unto Christ. Grounds of it. The nature of his suretiship. Causes of the new covenant. Christ and the church one mystical person. Consequents thereof
21. Chapter IX. The formal cause of justification, or the righteousness on the account whereof believers are justified before God. Objections answered
22. Chapter X. Arguments of justification by the imputation of the righteousness of Christ — The first argument from the nature and use of our own personal righteousness
23. Chapter XI. The nature of the obedience that God requires of us. The eternal obligation of the law thereunto
24. Chapter XII. The imputation of the obedience of Christ unto the law declared and vindicated
25. Chapter XIII. The nature of justification proved from the difference of the covenants
26. Chapter XIV. The exclusion of all sorts of works from an interest in justification. What is intended by “the law,” and the “works” of it, in the epistles of Paul
27. Chapter XV. Faith alone
28. Chapter XVI. The truth pleaded farther confirmed by testimonies of Scripture. Jer. xxiii. 6
29. Chapter XVII. Testimonies out of the evangelists considered
30. Chapter XVIII. The nature of justification as declared in the epistles of St Paul, in that unto the Romans especially
31. Romans iii.–v
32. Romans iii. 24–26
33. Romans iv
34. Romans v. 12–21
35. Romans x. 3, 4
36. 1 Corinthians i. 30
37. 2 Corinthians v. 21
38. Galatians ii. 16
39. Ephesians ii. 8–10
40. Philippians iii. 8, 9
41. Chapter XIX. Objections against the doctrine of justification by the imputation of righteousness of Christ. Personal holiness and obedience not obstructed, but furthered by it
42. Chapter XX. The doctrine of the apostle James concerning faith and works. Its agreement with that of St Paul