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The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…
The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Iury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Tho. Underhill, 1651
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.
Although the Apostle say true, 1 Tim. 6.4. that there is a doting about questions, whereby the soul of a man is made sick and spiritually diseased, as the Greek word [Greek or Hebrew] implieth, weakening and debilitating grace, as much as fretting doth waste away the flesh; and this is done when men encounter in controversies as beasts in their combats, seeking only victory; yet there may be such a doctrinal clearing of truth by answering of ⟨p. 42⟩Objections, that may tend much to edification, both in knowledge and affections; and by the striking of flint stones together, there may fly out sparks enough to kindle godliness and zeal in our breast. This I shall endeavour by Gods assistance in that necessary and famous question, of Gods forgiving sin. For to preach in crabbed controversies, is like Gideon, Judg. 8.16. to teach men with briars and thorns, as the phrase there is. The Antinomian placeth this Text in the fore-front, for that absurd opinion, God seeth no sin in persons justified: 1if therefore their Goliath be slain, the rest will speedily quit the field. The words contain a gracious promise to Judah and Israel.
ALthough the Apostle say true, 1 Tim. 6.4. that there is a doting about questions, whereby the soul of a man is made sick and spiritually diseased, as the Greek word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 implieth, weakning and debilitating grace, as much as fretting doth waste away the flesh; and this is done when men encounter in controversies as beasts in their combats, seeking only victory; yet there may be such a doctrinal clearing of truth by answering of ⟨p. 42⟩Objections, that may tend much to edification, both in knowledge and affections; and by the striking of flint stones together, there may flie out sparks enough to kindle godliness and zeal in our brest. This I shall endeavour by Gods assistance in that necessary and famous question, of Gods forgiving sin. For to preach in crabbed controversies, is like Gideon,