Question 60

How art thou righteous before God?

Only by faith in Christ Iesus: so that, although my conscience accuse me, that I haue grieuously trespassed against al the commandemēts of god, and haue not Romans 3:21–22, 24–25, 28; 5:1; Galatians 2:16; Ephesians 2:8–9; Philippians 3:9 kept one of them: and further am as yet Romans 3:9 prone to all euill: yet notwithstanding (if I Romans 7:23 embrace these benefits of christ with a true confidence & persuasion of mind) the ful & Romans 3:24; John 3:18 perfect satisfaction, righteousnes & holines of Christ without any Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:8–9 merit of mine, of the meere 1 John 2:2 mercy of God, Romans 3:24; Deuteronomy 9:6; Ezekiel 36:22 imputed and 1 John 2:1 giuen vnto me, & that so as if neither I had committed any sin, neither any corruptiō did stick vnto me: yea as I my selfe had perfectly Romans 4:4; 2 Corinthians 5:19 accomplished that obedience, which Christ accomplished for me. 2 Corinthians 5:21