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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.
for alas, if Christs blood be not able to cleanse away thy sin, how shall thy tears do it? Hence its no less then blasphemy, which Rivet reporteth of Panigirolla the Papist, who calls it foolishness, and a grievous sin to put confidence wholly in Christs blood. Although therefore God puts up thy tears in his bottle, yet if he do not also take notice of the blood of Christ, thy soul must still remain filthy. Do not therefore magnify thy tears, and undervalue Christs blood. The blood of the Sacrifice, which represented Christs blood, was to be sprinkled upon the posts of the door, but not on the threshold, it was not to be trampled upon or despised, no more is Christs blood.
for alas, if Christs bloud be not able to cleanse away thy sin, how shall thy tears do it? Hence its no lesse then blasphemy, which Rivet reporteth of Panigirolla the Papist, who cals it foolishnesse, and a grievous sin to put confidence wholly in Christs bloud. Although therefore God puts up thy tears in his bottle, yet if he do not also take notice of the bloud of Christ, thy soul must still remain filthy. Do not therefore magnifie thy tears, and undervalue Christs bloud. The bloud of the Sacrifice, which represented Christs bloud, was to be sprinkled upon the posts of the door, but not on the threshold, it was not to be trampled upon or despised, no more is Christs bloud.
In the second place,1 There are many reasons of congruity and fitness, why a man should repent, 2though it procure not pardon as a cause. Though God cause the Sun to shine, and the rain to fall upon the wicked as well as the righteous, yet pardon and reconciliation is not vouchsafed to the impenitent, as well as the penitent.
In the second place,1 There are many reasons of congruity and fitnesse, why a man should repent,