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A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of…
A treatise tending unto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he may discern it, and persevere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set down in the page following.A treatise tending vnto a declaration whether a man be in the estate of damnation or in the estate of grace and if he be in the first, how he may in time come out of it: if in the second, how he maie discerne it, and perseuere in the same to the end. The points that are handled are set downe in the page following.
London: printed by R. Robinson for T. Gubbin, 1590
The Assertion. › Argument 4 › The proof.The Assertion. › Argument 4 › The proofe.
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3 It holdeth that the guilt & fault of sin may be remitted by Christ: & yet the temporal punishment of sin be unremitted: but these are quite contrary. Paul saith, there1 is now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Jesus. Yet if a man were punished for his sin after he were in Christ, & had the fault of sin remitted, some condemnation should now remain him. And David 2saith, Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth no sin: therefore he to whom the Lord imputeth no sin, hath not only the ⟨p. 228⟩guilt of sin, but also the punishment of his sin remitted: otherwise he could not be blessed but miserable. And this agreeth not with gods justice, when the fault is quite pardoned, and a man is guilty of no sin, that then any punishment should be laid3 on him. And S. Augustine saith, that Christ by taking upon him the punishment of sin, and not taking upon him the fault, took away both the punishment and the fault. Wherefore this opinion, that Christ hath taken away the guilt of sin, overthroweth all Satisfactions & Purgatory, because the fault and guilt being taken away, all punishment for sin is also taken away.
3 It holdeth that the guilt & fault of sin may be remitted by Christ: & yet the temporall punishment of sinne be vnremitted: but these are quite cōtrarie. Paul saith, there1 is now no condemnation to them that are in Christ Iesus. Yet if a man were punished for his sinne after he were in Christ, & had the fault of sin remitted, some condemnation should now remaine him. And Dauid 2saith, Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth no sin: therefore he to whom the Lord imputeth no sinne, hath not only the ⟨p. 228⟩guilt of sinne, but also the punishment of his sinne remitted: otherwise he could not be blessed but miserable. And this agreeth not with gods iustice, whē the fault is quite pardoned, and a man is guiltie of no sinne, that then anie punishment should be laide