That glorious name of Jesus, “THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS,” they almost veil from our sight, as far as His _obedience to the law_ for us is concerned; and His sole justification, _wrought for us_, they actually displace by another thing. The Lutheran doctrine upon the subject, which is that of our eleventh Article, is called _radically and __fundamentally monstrous_, _immoral_, _heretical_, _and antichristian_. {16a} And justification, instead of being by the works and deserving of CHRIST accounted unto us, and received by faith, is said to consist in the “habitation of Christ in us,” or “of GOD the FATHER, and the WORD incarnate, through the HOLY GHOST:” “the SPIRIT’S work, not CHRIST’S:” “an imparting of righteousness;” {16b} “not imputation merely, but the act of God imparting His divine presence to the soul through baptism, and so making us temples of the HOLY GHOST.” {16c} But something also is said about our being able to “_obey_ unto justification,” {16d} in opposition to Luther; which intimates clearly that human works, resulting from this indwelling, are to be the substantial justifying material; and faith is to be the first of those works. For when they refer to the Article, asserting that “_we are justified by faith only_,” they say, “Faith, as being the _beginning of perfect or justifying righteousness_, is taken for what it tends towards, or ultimately will be. It is said by anticipation to be that which it promises; just as one might pay a labourer his hire, before he began his _work_.” {16e} And thus, their Christ _justifying_ seems to be made much like their _Christ crucified_ in us; _self_ imitating CHRIST in another part of His work. A more complete removal of the SAVIOUR out of His place in the great work of redemption, with a specious introduction of the HOLY GHOST to aid in the removal, that man may do the _work_ of his _own justification_, it is not easy to conceive. Whether this be right or not, judge ye. But that the HOLY GHOST should testify _both_ to this justification, _and_ to that which is by faith only in the righteousness of CHRIST, which is the justification of the Protestant Reformers and their Evangelical descendants, it is clearly impossible to suppose. _d_. The HOLY GHOST himself, and all that religion which consists in spiritual experience, are expressly removed from full and ordinary teaching,—the glory and excellency of them being consigned to reverential reserve! {17}