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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.
Thou therefore who art a believer hast cause to rejoice, for this perfect work of remission of thy sins past, wherein nothing more is, or can be done for thy good and consolation. Do not think it is with God, as with men, who say indeed, They forgive with all their heart, yet retain their secret, inward hatred, as much as before. Indeed the pain of sin may roll and tumble in thy conscience a long while after, though it be forgiven (we see so in David) as the sea, which hath been enraged by tempests and winds, though they be quiet, yet the sea will roar and make a noise a long time after. The heart of a man awakened and pierced with the guilt of sin; doth not quickly and easily compose it self again.
Thou therefore who art a believer hast cause to rejoyce, for this perfect work of remission of thy sins past, wherein nothing more is, or can be done for thy good and consolation. Do not think it is with God, as with men, who say indeed, They forgive with all their heart, yet retain their secret, inward hatred, as much as before. Indeed the pain of sin may roul and tumble in thy conscience a long while after, though it be forgiven (we see so in David) as the sea, which hath been enraged by tempests and windes, though they be quiet, yet the sea will roar and make a noise a long time after. The heart of a man awakened and pierced with the guilt of sin; doth not quickly and easily compose it self again.
1Prop. 2. It is one thing for God to forgive, and another thing not to exact and demand punishments.
- 1Propos. 2.
As we see among men, a Judge many times through fear or otherwise, when Justice is obstructed, doth not call such a malefactor to an account, but deferreth it, yet for all that, the man is not acquitted; so it is often to be seen in Gods providence, There are multitudes of sinners, who after their transgressions committed, are not only without punishment, but enjoy great prosperity, and much outward success, yet these men are not pardoned, they have no acquittance from God. This hath been such a temptation to David, Jeremiah, and others of Gods people, that they have many times staggered through unbelief. But men may have their punishments deferred, their damnation may sleep or linger, but it is not taken off.