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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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But to all this the answer is easy. As for Gods omniscience, none say, but by that God beholds sin, where it is; and in that sense, sin is not at all said to be covered, for he knoweth all in man. As for his truth, God doth judge as the thing is, for as he seeth sin, so he judgeth sin to be in them▪ and according to that eternal rule laid down, Psal. 89.32, 33▪ He chastiseth them with the rod, though he take not his loving kindness from them; so that God doth not judge things otherwise then they are. And as for his holiness, he is not only angry with their sins, but also would proceed to their eternal condemnation, were it not for Christ, their surety, so that their sins are punished, though not in their own persons. Neither is this a taking away of sin only in respect of the punishment, but of the offence also, God being wholly reconciled with his people, though the corruption (which is removed by sanctification, not justification) is by degrees purged away.
But to all this the answer is easie. As for Gods omnisciency, none say, but by that God beholds sinne, where it is; and in that sense, sinne is not at all said to be covered, for he knoweth all in man. As for his truth, God doth judge as the thing is, for as he seeth sinne, so he judgeth sinne to be in them▪ and according to that eternal rule laid down, Psal. 89.32, 33▪ He chastiseth them with the rod, though he take not his loving kindenesse from them; so that God doth not judge things otherwise then they are. And as for his holinesse, he is not only angry with their sins, but also would proceed to their eternall condemnation, were it not for Christ, their surety, so that their sins are punished, though not in their own persons. Neither is this a taking away of sin only in respect of the punishment, but of the offence also, God being wholly reconciled with his people, though the corruption (which is removed by sanctification, not justification) is by degrees purged away.