And therefore they that object, that Believers are passed already from death to life; and there is no condemnation to them; and they are already justified, and therefore have no use of threats or fears] do contradict themselves: For it w•ll rather follow Therefore they and they only do and will faithfully use the threatenings in godly fears.] For 1. Though they are justified, and passed from death to life, they have ever faith, in order of nature before their Justification; and he that believeth not Gods threatenings with fear, hath no true Faith. And 2. They have ever inherent Righteousness or Sanctification, with their Justification: And this Faith is part of that holiness, and of the life of grace which they are passed into. For this is life eternal, to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ, John 17.3. And he knoweth not God, who knoweth him not to be true. And this is part of our knowledge of Christ also, to know him as the infallible Author of our Faith, that is, of the Gospel, which saith not only, He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved; but also, He that believeth not shall be damned, Mark 16.16. And ⟨p. 298⟩this is the record which God gave of his Son, which he that believeth not, maketh him a liar; that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son: He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son, hath not life, 1 John 5.12. Yea as he that believeth on the Son, hath everlasting life; so he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him, John 3.36. And therefore 3. The reason why there is no condemnation to us, is because believing, not part only, but all this Word of Christ, we fly from sin and wrath, and are in Christ Jesus, as giving up our selves to him, and walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit; being moved so to do both by the promises and threats of God. This is plain English, and plain and necessary truth, the greater is the pity, that many honest, well-meaning Antinomians should fight against it, on an ignorant conceit of vindicating Free Grace: If the plain Word of God were not through partiality over-looked by them, they might see enough to end the controversy in many and full expressions of Scripture. I will cite but three more, Matth. 10.28. and Luke 12.5. But fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in Hell;
And therefore they that object, that Believers are passed already from death to life; and there is no condemnation to them; and they are already justified, and therefore have no use of threats or fears] do contrad•ct themselves: For it w•ll rather follow Therefore they and they only do and will faithfully use the threatnings in godly fears.] For 1. Though they are justified, and passed from death to life, they have ever faith, in order of nature before their Justification; and he that believeth not Gods threatnings with fear, hath no true Faith. And 2. They have ever inherent Righteousness or Sanctification, with their Justification: And this Faith is part of that holiness, and of the life of grace which they are passed into. For this is life eternal, to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ, John 17.3. And he knoweth not God, who knoweth him not to be true. And this is part of our knowledge of Christ also, to know him as the infallible Author of our Faith, that is, of the Gospel, which saith not only, He that believeth and is baptiz'd, shall be saved; but also, He that believeth not shall be damned, Mark 16.16. And ⟨p. 298⟩this is the record which God gave of his Son, which he that believeth not, maketh him a lyar; that God hath given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son: He that hath the Son, hath life; and he that hath not the Son, hath not life, 1 John 5.12. Yea as he that believeth on the Son, hath everlasting life; so he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him, John 3.36. And therefore 3. The reason why there is no condemnation to us, is because believing, not part only, but all this Word of Christ, we fly from sin and wrath, and are in Christ Jesus, as giving up our selves to him, and walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit; being moved so to do both by the promises and threats of God. This is plain English, and plain and necessary truth, the greater is the pitty, that many honest, well-meaning Antinomians should fight against it, on an ignorant conceit of vindicating Free Grace: If the plain Word of God were not through partiality over-lookt by them, they might see enough to end the controversie in many and full expressions of Scripture. I will cite but three more, Matth. 10.28. and
