A39674:654
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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in either sense (saith he) it confirms the point we are upon, viz. That the Law hath Evangelical purposes. If the Seed be understood of the Person of Christ, ⟨p. 210⟩then this shows that the Law was put to the Promise, the better to raise and stir up in men the expectations of Christ, the promised Seed. But if we understand by Seed, the Faithful (which I rather approve);1 then the Apostle's meaning is this; That as long as any are either to come into the unity of Christ's Body, and have the Covenant of Grace applied to them, &c. so long there will be use of the Law, both to the Unregenerate, to make them •ly to Christ, and those that are already called, that they may learn to cast all their faith, hope, and expectation of Righteousness upon him still. This then manifestly shows,2 that there was no other intention in publishing the Law, but with reference to the Seed: that is, with Evangelical purposes to show mercy: not with reference to those that perish, who would have had condemnation enough without the Law. And further strengthens his Conclusion from the last words of vers. 19. That it was ordained by Angels in the hand of a Mediator. This (saith he) evidently declares, That the Law was published in mercy and pacification, not in fury or revenge; ⟨p. 211⟩(for the work of a Mediator is to negotiate peace, and treat of reconcilement between Parties offended) whereas, if the Lord had intended death in the publishing of the Law, he would not have proclaimed it in the hand of a Mediator, but of an Executioner. (6.) From vers. 20.3 Those words (saith he) show why the Law was published in the hand of a Mediator, viz. that they should not despair and sink under the fear of his Wrath. For as he made a Covenant of Promise to Abraham, and his Seed; so he is the same God still, one in his grace and mercy towards Sinners. God is one, i. e. in sending this Mediator, he doth declare to Mankind, that he is at peace and unity with them again. Moses was the Representative, and Christ the substantial and real Mediator. God is one, i. e.