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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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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.
Thus you see there is no kind of crime, which the people of God, through their own neglect, may not fall into. And as for that other Question, Whether they may not frequently commit the same sins? We have examples in Scripture for the Affirmative, only the greater Doubt is, Whether after a thorough and deep Humiliation they may relapse in the same sins? But although we scarce have any instances of such in the Scripture, yet Gods command upon us to receive a brother seventy seven times offending, if he repent, may keep up the heart of such a sinner against despair, because goodness and love is in him as in the Ocean; in us, as in the stream only.
Thus you see there is no kinde of crime, which the people of God, through their own neglect, may not fall into. And as for that other Question, Whether they may not frequently commit the same sins? We have examples in Scripture for the Affirmative, onely the greater Doubt is, Whether after a thorow and deep Humiliation they may relapse in the same sins? But although we scarce have any instances of such in the Scripture, yet Gods command upon us to receive a brother seventy seven times offending, if he repent, may keep up the heart of such a sinner against despair, because goodnesse and love is in him as in the Ocean; in us, as in the stream only.