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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. It implieth godly sorrow, and spiritual mourning of heart: 1For we may not think this is appointed as a mere complement to use to God, but our hearts ought to be wounded and melted within us at that time. And indeed why is there a promise, Zech. 12. for the spirit of prayer and mourning together, if it were so easy and customary a work? Why Rom. 8. are these groans unutterable wrought by the Spirit of God in us at that time? insomuch that a soul in prayer, is in spiritual travel and heavenly Agonies: All which cannot be, unless the heart of a man be deeply humbled within for sin: so that this Petition doth not only imply sin is in us, and that God seeth it, but also that all within us ought to be moved and troubled at it. Beg therefore for pardon with the same zeal and movings of bowels, as David did, Psal. 51. who had his broken bones. A tear in our eye for sin, doth more adorn it, then a jewel doth the ear. Now the Antinomian Doctrine is like an Eastern, or Northern wind, that drieth up, or bloweth away this spiritual rain. If God seeth no sin in us, then he would see no humiliation nor debasement in us for sin: and so whereas ⟨p. 124⟩as heretofore repentance in believers hath been necessary, now it shall be prejudicial to salvation, and all sorrow shall be ungodly. What direct Antipodes are these to Scripture-directions? Hence they repent that ever they did so much repent, and look upon their sorrow for sin, as Christ upon his enemies. Lord forgive me, for I did not know what I did. But we have not so learned the Gospel. The people of God, when sinning, are called upon to afflict themselves, and to mourn: and because the Corinthians did not so at first, though afterwards they did, therefore the Apostle threatens to come with a rod unto them. Take heed then of all Doctrines or practices, that may obstruct the running streams of thy soul: Keep thy self always in this spiritual sweat. Take not the Limbeck from the fire, that so spiritual distillations may flow continually.
3. It implieth godly sorrow, and spiritual mourning of heart: