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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
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3. This abolition of sin, they understand both of the fault and the §3guilt; so that God doth not only take away the punishment, but both the form of the sin also is wholly removed, so that there is neither punishment nor cause of punishment, in one thus justified. Hence they say, there is no sin in the Church now, and they express it thus, As a Physician, though he healeth a man, yet he cannot take away the scars; but God healeth sin so, as no scar remaineth, yea, he giveth a fresh colour again. They say likewise, our sin is consumed, as if one drop of water should be abolished by the heat of the Sun, yea, pag. 39. the Author affirmeth, that whosoever have not confidence in this one point, that our sins are so taken away by Christ, that God doth not see our sins in us, without doubt are damned as long as they continue to rob the blood of Christ of this honour; Therefore (saith he) true Divinity teacheth that there is no sin in the Church any more.
3. This abolition of sin, they understand both of the fault and the §3guilt; so that God doth not only take away the punishment, but both the form of the sin also is wholly removed, so that there is neither punishment nor cause of punishment, in one thus justified. Hence they say, there is no sin in the Church now, and they expresse it thus, As a Physician, though he healeth a man, yet he cannot take away the scars; but God healeth sin so, as no scar remaineth, yea, he giveth a fresh colour again. They say likewise, our sin is consumed, as if one drop of water should be abolished by the heat of the Sun, yea, pag. 39. the Authour affirmeth, that whosoever have not confidence in this one point, that our sins are so taken away by Christ, that God doth not see our sins in us, without doubt are damned as long as they continue to rob the bloud of Christ of this honour; Therefore (saith he) true Divinity teacheth that there is no sin in the Church any more.
4. He distinguisheth (p. 51.) of a two-fold abolishing, the one mystical and secret, wrought only by Christ, and his righteousness; The other gross and palpable, wrought by us, by the help of Gods Spirit, to our sense and feeling; so that they grant sin in us, and sin to be mortified, but this is not in Gods sight, although it be in our own.