The Doctrine of Justification by Faith

About this book

John Owen's full treatise on justification by faith, published in 1677 after decades of controversy on the subject. Owen explains the nature of justification, the imputation of Christ's righteousness, and the role of faith as its instrument, engaging his opponents with formidable learning. It is one of the most thorough defenses of the Reformed doctrine in English.

Contents

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. The general nature of justification
5. A due consideration of God necessary
6. Our apostasy from God
7. Opposition between works and grace
8. Commutation as unto sin and righteousness 🔒
9. Introduction of grace by Jesus Christ 🔒
10. Prejudices against imputation of righteousness of Christ 🔒
11. Influence of doctrine of justification at the Reformation 🔒
12. Chapter I. Justifiying faith; the causes and object of it declared. 🔒
13. Chapter II. The nature of justifying faith. 🔒
14. Chapter III. The use of faith in justification; its especial object farther cleared. 🔒
15. Chapter IV. Of justification; the notion and signification of the word in Scripture. 🔒
16. Chapter V. The distinction of a first and second justification examined. The continuation of justification: whereon it does depend. 🔒
17. Chapter VI. Evangelical personal righteousness, the nature and use of it. Final judgement, and its respect unto justification. 🔒
18. Chapter VII. Imputation, and the nature of it; with the imputation of the righteousness of Christ in particular. 🔒
19. 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. · Part 1 🔒
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. · Part 2 🔒
21. 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. · Part 3 🔒
22. 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. · Part 4 🔒
23. Chapter IX. The formal cause of justification, or the righteousness on the account whereof believers are justified before God. Objections answered. 🔒
24. 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. 🔒
25. Chapter XI. The nature of the obedience that God requires of us. The eternal obligation of the law thereunto. 🔒
26. Chapter XII. The imputation of the obedience of Christ unto the law declared and vindicated. · Part 1 🔒
27. Chapter XII. The imputation of the obedience of Christ unto the law declared and vindicated. · Part 2 🔒
28. Chapter XII. The imputation of the obedience of Christ unto the law declared and vindicated. · Part 3 🔒
29. Chapter XIII. The nature of justification proved from the difference of the covenants. 🔒
30. 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. 🔒
31. Chapter XV. Faith alone. 🔒
32. Chapter XVI. The truth pleaded farther confirmed by testimonies of Scripture. Jer. xxiii. 6. 🔒
33. Chapter XVII. Testimonies out of the evangelists considered. 🔒
34. Romans iii.–v. 🔒
35. Romans iii. 24–26 🔒
36. Romans iv. 🔒
37. Romans v. 12–21 🔒
38. Romans x. 3, 4 🔒
39. 1 Corinthians i. 30 🔒
40. 2 Corinthians v. 21 🔒
41. Galatians ii. 16 🔒
42. Ephesians ii. 8–10 🔒
43. Philippians iii. 8, 9 🔒
44. 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. 🔒
45. Chapter XX. The doctrine of the apostle James concerning faith and works. Its agreement with that of St Paul. 🔒