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“Second, I address the issue of the duplex gratia Dei; that is, how they treated the “double grace of God,” or dual benefit, arising from gracious union with Christ—namely, justification as an imputed declaration of the forgiveness of sins as well as a righteous standing before God, clothed in Christ’s righteousness, achieved by Christ alone, given by grace alone, received through faith alone, and the call to grow in godliness—in other words, to pursue sanctification viewed as not only a salutary but a necessary consequence of such a gracious faith-union.”
― Paul R. Schaefer Jr., The Spiritual Brotherhood: Cambridge Puritans and the Nature of Christian Piety

“I use the term “piety” in Calvin’s sense as “that reverence joined with the love of God which the knowledge of his benefits induces.”10 One of the reasons for using “piety,” especially when understood in Calvinian terms, is that such an idea invokes a concern of trusting thoughtful reflection and grateful action.”
― Paul R. Schaefer Jr., The Spiritual Brotherhood: Cambridge Puritans and the Nature of Christian Piety