The life of faith in three parts, the first is a sermon on Heb.…

Direct. 1. Think not either that Christ hath no Threatening penal Laws, or that there are none which are made for the use of Believers.

Direct. 1. Think not either that Christ hath no Threatning penal Laws, or that there are none which are made for the use of Believers.

If there were no penalties, or penal Laws, there were no distinguishing Government of the world. This Antinomian fancy destroyeth Religion. And if there be threats, or penal Laws, none can be expected to make so much use of them as true Believers. 1. Because he that most believeth them, must needs be most affected with them. 2. Because all things are for them, and for their benefit; and it is they that must be moved by them to the fear of God, and an escaping of the punishment.

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,