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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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Consectary III.
From the manifold Causes and Mischiefs of Errors before mentioned, we may also see what a choice mercy it is to be kept sound in judgment, steadfast and unmovable in the Truths and Ways of Christ. A sound and steadfast Christian is a blessing in his Generation, and a glory to his Profession. 'Twas an high Encomium of Athanasius, Sedem maluit mutare, quam syllabam: He would rather lose his Seat, than a syllable of God's Truth. Soundness of Judgment must needs be a choice Blessing; because the understanding is the [Greek or Hebrew], that leading-faculty which directs the Will and Conscience of Man, and they his whole Life and Practice. How often and how earnestly doth Christ pray for his people, that they may be kept in the Truth? 'Tis true, Orthodoxy in its self is not sufficient to any man's Salvation; but the conjunction of an Orthodox head, with an honest sincere heart, does always constitute an excellent Christian, Phil. 1. 10. Happy is the man that hath an head so hearted, and an heart so headed.
From the manifold Causes and Mischiefs of Errors before mentioned, we may also see what a choice mercy it is to be kept sound in judgment, stedfast and unmovable in the Truths and Ways of Christ. A sound and stedfast Christian is a blessing in his Generation, and a glory to his Profession. 'Twas an high Encomium of Athanasius, Sedem maluit mutare, quam syllabam: He would rather lose his Seat, than a syllable of God's Truth. Soundness of Judgment must needs be a choice Blessing; because the understanding is the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that leading-faculty which directs the Will and Conscience of Man, and they his whole Life and Practice. How often and how earnestly doth Christ pray for his people, that they may be kept in the Truth? 'Tis true, Orthodoxy in its self is not sufficient to any man's Salvation; but the conjunction of an Orthodox head, with an honest sincere heart, does always constitute an excellent Christian,