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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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14. If our sins be pardoned antecedently to our Faith and Repentance, then all those effects which are inseparable in the least moment of time from Justification, are also antecedent to our Faith and Repentance: But it is evident by experience, that is not so. It is a clear truth, That Sanctification of our natures is individually conjoined one with the other. So that although there be a priority of nature, yet they are together in time. God pardons no mans sins whom he doth not heal, Rom. 8.1. 1 Joh. 1.9. Psal. 32.2 A man may be justified, and not glorified, but not justified and ⟨p. 171⟩unregenerated. Then if so, a man shall be at the same time, unconverted, and converted, at the same time a member of Christ, and a member of the devil; and so as they say, we are justified only declaratively in our own consciences, so we shall be regenerated, and converted only declaratively. Again, where sins are pardoned, there is blessedness, as the Psalmist speaks, then I may call Paul a blessed Persecutor: Manasseh a blessed murderer, for they had no sin imputed to them at that time. Besides those whose sins are pardoned, may boldly go to the throne of grace, and call God Father; all which are contrary to the whole tenor of Scripture, which expostulateth with men, for taking his name or words into their mouth, and hate to be reformed: yet a Doctor of this Antinomian sour leaven, affirmeth *boldly, That God doth love us as well before conversion, as after, That God did love Paul with as great a love when he persecuted the Church, as when he preached the Gospel; How must this devour up all godliness, when I may have the same faith and confidence in God for pardon in the acting of flagitious crimes, as well as out of them, in prayer and humiliation? and if he may have the same faith, why not then the same consolations, and joy in conscience?
14. If our sins be pardoned antecedently to our Faith and Repentance, then all those effects which are inseparable in the least moment of time from Justification, are also antecedent to our Faith and Repentance: But it is evident by experience, that is not so. It is a clear truth, That Sanctification of our natures is individually conjoyned one with the other. So that although there be a priority of nature, yet they are together in time. God pardons no mans sins whom he doth not heal,