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The Larger Catechiſm. 21 Q. How it Juſtification an Act of God's free Grace ? A. Although Chriſt, by his Obedience and Death, did make a proper, real and full Satisfaction to God's Juſtice, in the Behalf of them that are juſtified c ; yet in as much as God accepteth the Satisfaction from a Surety which he might have demanded of them, and did provide this Surety, his own only Son d, imputing his Righteouſneſs to them, and requiring nothing of them for their Juſtification but Faith f. which alſo is his Gift g, their Juſtification is to them of free Grace b. c. Rom. v. 8, 9, 10, 19. d 1 Tim. ii. 5. 6. Heh.. 10. Mat. XX. 28. Dat. ix. 24. 25. If. lit. 4. 5, 6, 10, 11, 12. Heb. vii. 21. Rom. viii. 32. 1 Peter i. 13, 19. C 2. Cor. v. 21. f Rom. iii. 24, 25. & Eph. ii. 8. h Eph. 17. Q. What is juſtifying Faith? 1. Juſtifyiny Faith is a living grace i, wrought in the Heart of a Sinner by the Spirit and Word of God I, whereby be being convinced of his Sin and Miſery, and of the Diſability in himſelf and all other Creatures to recover him out of his lit Condition, not only asseteth to the Truth of the Promiſe of the Goſpel, but receiveth and resteth up on Chriſt and his Righteouſneſs, therein held forth for Pardon of Sin o, and for the accepting and accounting of his Perſon righteous in the sight of God, for Salvati- on p. i Heb. x. 39. h 2 Cor. iv. 13. 89 1. 17, 18, 19, 1 Rom. 14, 17. m Acts. 37. Be xvi. 39. 7. xvi. 3,9. Rum. v. 6. Eph. ii. 1.47 iv. 1 2. n Eph. i. 13. o John i. 12. Acts xvi, 31. & X 43. p Philip ii. 9. Acts xv. 11. Q. How doth Faith juſtify a Sinner in the sight of God! 4. Faith juſtifies a Sinner in the sight of God, not