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The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines…
The Scripture Gospel defended, and Christ, grace, and free justification vindicated against the libertines ... in two books : the first, a breviate of fifty controversies about justification ... : the second upon the sudden reviving of antinomianism ... and the re-printing of Dr. Crisp's sermons with additions ... / by Richard Baxter ...
London: printed for Tho. Parkhurst, 1690
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Ad 43. The affirmative subverteth our Faith. Christs Death merited the full pardon of all pardoned sin: But the pardon of sin is the pardon of the deserved punishment of sin (and of the sin as related to that punishment.) But certainly the privation of Gods illuminating, sanctifying Spirit, and its helps and fruits, is a great part of the punishment of sin, Psal. 81.11, 12. Rom. 1.28. 2 Thes. 2.10, 12. To be given up to mens own counsels, wills, lusts, vile affections, to a reprobate mind; to have eyes and see not, hard hearts to believe lies, &c. Sin is no farther pardoned than this punishment is by sanctifying grace remitted, and removed.
The Scripture doth not ascribe to Christs Sacrifice, some part only of our pardon of sin, but the whole, Rev. 1.5. He washed us from our sins in his blood; and so he is the propitiation for them, 1 John 2.2. & 4.3. He made purgation of them on the Cross, Heb. 1.3. He died for them, and gave himself for them, 1 Cor. 15.3. Gal. 1.4. 1 Pet. 3.18. Heb. 10.12. & 9.28.