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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.
Then the third time, a little while after, being accused again, he still increased his sin, and ⟨p. 230⟩did not only swear, but curse, that is, devote my self to the horridest judgements that can be, if he knew Christ, and this he did often, as that phrase, He began to curse, seemeth to imply, and his sin will yet rise higher, if that cursing be referred to Christ, that he cursed and anathematized him, and all this while though as some probably think, he heard the Cock crow, yet he repents not till Christ looked upon him, and without question▪ would have denied him as often as the temptation was, had not Christ preserved him.
Thus I have given you Examples of the heinous sins of Gods people, which are not to encourage in sin, but if duly considered, a bridle against it. As he said, Plus debeo Thomae, quam Petro, he was more beholding to Thomas doubting, then Peter believing, because by Thomas his doubt, Christs Resurrection was more confirmed: So in some sense, we may more acknowledge Gods Wisdom and Goodness in his children's falls, then in their Graces; for hereby we are to tremble in our selves at our own weakness, be more careful against sin; Observe the way they took for pardon, and admire Gods goodness, who doth not utterly cast off his prodigal children.
Thus I have given you Examples of the hainous sins of Gods people, which are not to encourage in sinne, but if duely considered, a bridle against it. As he said, Plus debeo Thomae, quam Petro, he was more beholding to Thomas doubting, then Peter believing, because by Thomas his doubt, Christs Resurrection was more confirmed: So in some sense, we may more acknowledge Gods Wisdome and Goodness in his childrens fals, then in their Graces; for hereby we are to tremble in our selves at our own weakness, be more careful against sinne; Observe the way they took for pardon, and admire Gods goodnesse, who doth not utterly cast off his prodigal children.