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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.
In thankfulness to Christ, that hath saved us. 2. And for the good of others. As if it were not as injurious to Free Grace, to seek other mens Salvation as our own; or we might not do good in love to our selves, as well as to our Neighbours: Or, as if we ought not to plough, sow, labour, eat, drink, build, &c. for our good; because Christ is all: By this it seemeth, that Dr. Crispe did not p•each or write his Books to do any good; because he took that to be a denial of Christs Grace. XXXI. They say, that under Moses Law, David and the Elect, were not pardoned, till they had sacrificed: But under the Gospel, all the elect are absolutely pardoned, without any delay, or condition, or means on their part; as if there had been so vast difference between the Fruits of Christ, and the way of his Justification, then and now. XXXII. They say, that Pardon and Justification are absolutely perfect at the first, and so no more sin to be after forgiven, nor any punishment to be remitted or removed. ⟨p. 13⟩XXXIII. They say, that no elect person suffereth any the least punishment; because all is forgiven, and Christ suffered all; and that no Pain or Correction is now penal, or for sin. XXXIV. They talk of our being freed from the Law, in so undistinguishing universal Words, as if they knew no Law, but that of Innocency to Adam, and that of Moses to the Jews, and thought it were a privilege to be lawless, or that Christ had no Law: and so there were no Transgression. XXXV. They hold, that Christ was no Law-Maker, and so must infer, that he was no King, and had no Laws of his own, to Govern or Judge by; and so deny a chief Part of his Office, and his Kingdom, and Government, who is King of Kings. XXXVI. They say, If God should punish any sin of the elect, it would be injustice; because it is all punished already on Christ, and the Debt is fully paid by him. XXXVII. They take God's Covenants and Laws to be things so different, as that a Law is not his Covenant, nor his Covenant a Law: Whereas, [Greek or Hebrew] signifieth both; that is, God's Statute-Law, containing the determinate Terms of Duty, Reward and Punishment, Life and Death; and both have the same parts, his Law having Precepts, Prohibitions, Promises, and Threatenings; and his Covenant, as his hath the same: And when it its [Greek or Hebrew], it becometh a mutual Covenant by mans Consent;
In thankfulness to Christ, that hath saved us. 2. And for the good of others. As if it were not as injurious to Free Graece, to seek other mens Salvation as our own; or we might not do good in love to our selves, as well as to our Neighbours: Or, as if we ought not to plow, sow, labour, eat, drink, build, &c. for our good; becase Christ is all: By this it seemeth, that Dr. Crispe did not peach or write his Boks to do any good; because he took that to be a denyal of Christs Grace. XXXI. They say, that under Moses Law, David and the Elect, were not pardoned, till they had sacrificed: But under the Gospel, all the elect are absolutely pardoned, without any delay, or condition, or means on their part; as if there had been so vast difference between the Fruits of Christ, and the way of his Justification, then and now. XXXII. They say, that Pardon and Justification are absolutely perfect at the first, and so no more sin to be after forgiven, nor any punishment to be remitted or removed.