Gospel reconciliation, or, Christ's trumpet of peace to the world

Object. You will say; what need then Believers to be careful to avoid sin; may they not take liberty to walk as they list?

Object. You wil say; what need then Beleevers to be careful to avoid sin; may they not take liberty to walke as they list?

O! No; there are other arguments besides this. Indeed had they a slavish spirit, had they no other arguments to persuade them from sin, but this, that sin would make God, and them enemies, it were somewhat. ⟨p. 128⟩Men that object, and say; that Believers may do what they list because their peace with God cannot be broken: The truth is they themselves have slavish hearts; and they do not know the strength of other arguments to keep them from sin. I dear boldly affirm this: that a Believer should not upon the Commission of sin think, that therefore he is now under the sentence of death, if so be it be such a sin as may stand with the state of Grace, as many weaknesses, and frailties may; for there are some sins; as living after the flesh, which the scripture speaks of, which if Believers live in they shall die. You will say; what, can they perish eternally? yet this is made as a means to keep them from living after the flesh: But if they should come to live after the flesh which Gods grace will keep them from doing in a constant way; they shall die; and so far they may apprehend eternal death were due unto them, if it were possible for them to fall into that condition, to live after the flesh. But it is not true, that a Believer upon every sin he commits should be under the sentence of death; for being once Believers we are freed from the Law. And therefore the Apostle after he had spoken of the Law of God to the same purpose in Rom. 5. He answers this Objection. What shall we say then? shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? God forbid: How shall we that are dead to sin, live any longer therein: and then follows. Even as sin hath reigned unto death; so grace must reign through righteousness to eternal life. The Grace of God reigns, domineers over all things that come to oppose it; even over all our infirmities, over all our sins; over whatsoever may seem to contradict it; the grace of God reigns; there is a domineering power in the grace of God over all things that would contradict it; but this is through Righteousness. Thou hast sin in thee that would oppose Gods reconciling Grace; but it; reigns notwithstanding that sin of thine, and it reigns to eternal life; it hath a reigning power to carry thee