I was reading Beeke's Puritan Theology today and I came to the section on the role of good works in our final judgment and eternal rewards. I was surprised to read that Thomas Manton seemed to believe in a distinct first and second justification that sounds a lot like the federal vision position. Is this the only Puritan who had this idea of a second justification according to works?
The main source is Manton's "Paul and James Reconciled" basically saying that Paul was talking about our first justification by faith alone, and James was speaking about a second justification according the works.
The main source is Manton's "Paul and James Reconciled" basically saying that Paul was talking about our first justification by faith alone, and James was speaking about a second justification according the works.