The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

divine wrath, in the day of Almighty God's judgment. For true
justifying faith causes the soul, being sensible of its lost condition by
the law, to flee for refuge unto Christ's righteousness. It is not that
Christ graciously makes a person's obedience acceptable to God — but
true faith accepts Christ's righteousness by His personal obedience to
the law, in doing and suffering for us what that law required at our
hands. The soul, thus covered in Christ's righteousness and presented
as spotless before God — is accepted by God and acquitted from
condemnation.”
IGNORANCE: "What! Would you have us trust to only what Christ, in
His own person, has done for us? This belief would loosen the reins of
our lusts, and allow us to live any sinful way we desire. For what would
it matter how we live — if we believe that we are justified by Christ's
personal righteousness alone?"
CHRISTIAN: "Ignorance is your name — and as your name is, so you
are! Your answer demonstrates what I say. You are ignorant of what
justifying righteousness is — and just as ignorant how to secure your
soul from the dreadful wrath of God, through Christ's righteousness
alone. Yes, you are also ignorant of the true effects of saving faith, such
as — to submit the heart to God, to love His Name, His Word, His ways
and His people — and not as you ignorantly imagine."
Hopeful then joined in and asked, "Ignorance — has God ever revealed
Christ to your heart?”
IGNORANCE: "What! You are a man for revelations! I think that what
both of you, and all the rest of your kind say — is but the fruit of your
disordered brains!"
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