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Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and…
Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made public, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.Planelogia, a succinct and seasonable discourse of the occasions, causes, nature, rise, growth, and remedies of mental errors written some months since, and now made publick, both for the healing and prevention of the sins and calamities which have broken in this way upon the churches of Christ, to the great scandal of religion, hardening of the wicked, and obstruction of Reformation : whereunto are subjoined by way of appendix : I. Vindiciarum vindex, being a succinct, but full answer to Mr. Philip Cary's weak and impertinent exceptions to my Vindiciæ legis & fæderis, II. a synopsis of ancient and modern Antinomian errors, with scriptural arguments and reasons against them, III. a sermon composed for the preventing and healing of rents and divisions in the churches of Christ / by John Flavell ... ; with an epistle by several divines, relating to Dr. Crisp's works.
London: printed by R. Roberts for Tho. Cockerill, 1691
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The truth is (which we have often considered) that though the great Doctrines of Christian Religion do make a most coherent, comely Scheme, which every one should labour to comprehend and digest in his mind; yet when the Gospel first becomes effectual for the changing mens hearts, 'tis by God's blessing this or that passage which drops; the most discern not the series and connection of Truths at first, and too little afterwards.
Upon that view of Dr. Crisp's Writings we have had since the Publication, we find there are many things said in them, with that good savour, quickness, and spirit, as to be very apt to make good impressions upon mens hearts; and do judge, that being greatly affected with the Grace of God to Sinners himself, his Sermons did thereupon run much in that strain. All our minds are little, and incomprehensive; we cannot receive the weight and impression of all necessary things at once, but with some inequality; so that when the Seal goes deeper in some part, 'tis the shallower in some others.
Vpon that view of Dr. Crisp's Writings we have had since the Publication, we find there are many things said in them, with that good savour, quickness, and spirit, as to be very apt to make good impressions upon mens hearts; and do judge, that being greatly affected with the Grace of God to Sinners himself, his Sermons did thereupon run much in that strain. All our minds are little, and incomprehensive; we cannot receive the weight and impression of all necessary things at once, but with some inequality; so that when the Seal goes deeper in some part, 'tis the shallower in some others.
If some parts of Dr. Crisp's Works be more liable to exception, the danger of hurt thereby seems in some measure obviated in some other: As when he says, p. 46 vol. 1. Sanctification of Life, is an inseparable Companion with the Justification of a Person by the Free-Grace of Christ. And Vol. 4. p. 93. That in respect of the Rules of Righteousness, or the Matter of Obedience, we are under the Law still, or else we are Lawless, to live every Man as seems good in his own eyes, which I know no true Christian does so much as think.