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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.
1First. There is no difference in respect of the efficient cause, Gods grace in pardoning. The godly man is not to think, that God can more easily pardon less sins, then great sins: No, all these are equally pardoned by him. Even as in the earth, though there be great and high mountains in respect of other h•ls, yet both them and these are merely as a pa•ctum in respect of the heavens; So although some sins exceed others in guilt divers ways, yet all of them in respect of Gods grace, are but as a drop before the Sun, which is quickly dried up. Hence when God proclaimeth himself in all his goodness, he is described to be a God pardoning iniquity, transgression and sin; And thus Isaiah 1. he can make sins as red as scarlet, as white as snow: So that compared to Gods grace, there is no difference at all.
1First. There is no difference in respect of the efficient cause, Gods grace in pardoning. The godly man is not to think, that God can more easily pardon lesse sins, then great sins: No, all these are equally pardoned by him. Even as in the earth, though there be great and high mountains in respect of other h•ls, yet both them and these are meerly as a pa•ctum in respect of the heavens; So although some sins exceed others in guilt divers waies, yet all of them in respect of Gods grace, are but as a drop before the Sun, which is quickly dried up. Hence when God proclaimeth himself in all his goodnesse, he is described to be a God pardoning iniquity, transgression and sinne; And thus Isaiah 1. he can make sins as red as scarlet, as white as snow: So that compared to Gods grace, there is no difference at all.
- 11. In respect of the efficient cause of pardon.