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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. The falsehood of this Assertion will further appear; If the Spirit of God by mortification doth not remove sin out of us, as to Gods sight, then by further sanctification, it brings no good thing into us as to Gods sight likewise; and thus as God shall see no sin in his people, so neither no good thing inherently in his people; for this must necessarily follow by their principles, as God takes no notice of sin inherent in believers to be angry with them; so likewise no notice of inherent grace to be well pleased with them; for if the Spirit of God do not cleanse our corruption from Gods sight, then still the more corruption is washed away, God still doth no ways approve that holiness, but it is only the imputed holiness of Christ, which he regards. Therefore he that maintaineth God seeth no sin in believers to chastise, must maintain, he seeth no graces in them to reward them; and take their own similitude, as he (say they) that looks through a red glass seeth every thing in it red, if there be dirt in it, it looks red, if there be pearls in it, it looketh red, all is one to the sight; so when God looketh upon us in Christ, if there be sin, if there be our own inherent holiness, it is all one, God seeth only Christs holiness. Thus while the Antinomian laboureth to have our sins covered from Gods eyes; he likewise spreads a covering over all the fruits of Gods Spirit in us, that they shall not be taken notice of: whereas none ever denied but that the graces of Gods people are acceptable to him, though not to justification; and many promises he makes to them, the imperfection being done away by Christ. But in their way, as God takes no notice of Pauls sinful motions to be offended at them, so neither of all his labourings and sufferings in the Gospel way.
3. The falshood of this Assertion will further appear; If the Spirit of God by mortification doth not remove sin out of us, as to Gods sight, then by further sanctification, it brings no good thing into us as to Gods sight likewise; and thus as God shall see no sin in his people, so neither no good thing inherently in his people; for this must necessarily follow by their principles, as God takes no notice of sin inherent in believers to be angry with them; so likewise no notice of inherent grace to be well pleased with them; for if the Spirit of God do not cleanse our corruption from Gods sight, then still the more corruption is washed away, God still doth no waies approve that holinesse, but it is only the imputed holines of Christ, which he regards. Therefore he that maintaineth God seeth no sin in believers to chastise, must maintain, he seeth no graces in them to reward them; and take their own similitude, as he (say they) that looks thorow a red glasse seeth every thing in it red, if there be dirt in it, it looks red, if there be pearls in it, it looketh red, all is one to the sight; so when God looketh upon us in Christ, if there be sin, if there be our own inherent holines, it is all one, God seeth only Christs holiness. Thus while the Antinomian laboureth to have our sins covered from Gods eies; he likewise spreads a covering over all the fruits of Gods Spirit in us, that they shall not be taken notice of: whereas none ever denied but that the graces of Gods people are acceptable to him, though not to justification; and many promises he makes to them, the imperfection being done away by Christ. But in their way, as God takes no notice of Pauls sinfull motions to be offended at them, so neither of all his labourings and sufferings in the Gospel way.