ABSTRACT
According to the Roman view justification includes sanctification. To discover the meaning of justification it is therefore necessary to examine and determine the sense in which and are used in Scripture. The meritorious cause of justification is the atoning work of Christ. That the meritorious cause of justification is the merit and atoning work of Saviour, is recognised as fully and frankly by the Church of Rome as it is by the Church of England; and indeed it is hard to see how it can be questioned theoretically by any except those who would deny altogether the need of the Atonement. In the order of thought justification precedes sanctification. But together the blessings stand or fall. If a man is justified we may be sure that he is being sanctified, however imperfect his condition may be.
