"The righteousness by which we are justified before God may in an accommodated sense be called imputative, as being righteousness either in the gracious estimation of God, since it does not according to the rigor of right or of law merit that appellation, or as being the righteousness of another, that is, of Christ, it is made ours by the gracious imputation of God." ❋ 1560-1609 (1956)
Therefore he went to heaven by virtue of an imputative righteousness; for this is one of our steps thither. ❋ Jeremiah Rev. Chaplin (N/A)
The public comprehension found but one theory, and that was freely advanced by the rash and imputative in the community of Kensington: The murderer was he who had the only known temptation and object in such a crime. ❋ George Alfred Townsend (1877)
Podge was sure he was suspicious the next night when she read on his tablets the rather imputative remark, ❋ George Alfred Townsend (1877)
Penn (p. 25 [p. 21 ed. 1684]), 'Since therefore there can be no admittance had, without performing that righteous will, and doing those holy, and perfect sayings; alas! to what value will an imputative righteousness amount?' ❋ John Bunyan (1658)
Wherefore reader, when thou shalt read or hear, that Jesus Christ is Lord, if thou art at the same time under guilt of sin, and fear of hell, then do thou remember that Christ is Lord more ways than one, He is Lord as he is righteousness; he is Lord as he is imputative righteousness; he is 'the Lord our righteousness' ❋ John Bunyan (1658)
Therefore he went to heaven by virtue of an imputative righteousness. ❋ John Bunyan (1658)
Surely in tlie Lord have I righteousnesses and strength; not that they have more variety of righteousnesses than he hath to give; but because they have from Lim, beside inherent righteousness and moral righteousness, imputative right - eousness also, which he needed not for himself. ❋ Unknown (1792)
Doctrines of one God subsisting in three distinct and separate persons; the impossibility of God's pardoning persons by an imputative refuted from the authority of scripture testimonies and right reason, "etc. ❋ Unknown (1898)
[Entitled, "The Sandy Foundation Shaken; or those ... doctrines of one God subsisting in three distinct and separate persons; the impossibility of God's pardoning sinners without a plenary satisfaction, the justification of impure persons by an imputative righteousness, refuted from the authority of Scripture testimonies and right reason, etc. London, 1668." ❋ Pepys, Samuel (1669)
