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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
To the reader: TO THE READER. A POSTSCRIPT to the Second Book.
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.
3. If Christ and the Elect be one and the same Person, then Christ sinneth when ever they sin: And Christ suffered for his own sin, even that which he by them committed: And then he pardoneth his own sin; (or who pardoneth him)? But all this is false.
4. And it would follow, that all the Elect are Mediators to themselves, and dyed for their own sins, and pardon their own sins, and justify themselves, and believe in themselves, and save themselves.
5. And are all Christ's threatenings against himself, which are against us? Doth Satan overcome him, when ever he overcometh us? Is his Law made for himself, that is made for us? Doth he command a Father to correct Christ, when he commandeth him to correct his Children? Doth the Magistrate hang Christ when he hangeth a Malefactor, tho' Elect, (that sinneth by surprise.)
5. And are all Christ's threatnings against himself, which are against us? Doth Satan overcome him, when ever he overcometh us? Is his Law made for himself, that is made for us? Doth he command a Father to correct Christ, when he commandeth him to correct his Children? Doth the Magistrate hang Christ when he hangeth a Malefactor, tho' Elect, (that sinneth by surprize.)