A39674:66
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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Another method which they use, is, a granting to their Followers a Liberty of Prophesying, 131. Remedies. 1. Let all that encourage or undertake such a work as this, consider the danger they cast on their own, and other mens Souls, 134. 2. How daring a presumption it is to intrude themselves into such an Office, without a Call from Christ, 136. 3. To vent our unsound Liberty, is said in Scripture to be our greatest dishonour, 137. 4. 'Tis much more safe and advantageous for every one to fill their own places with their proper work, ibid. Cause 14. Another method of theirs, is a Spirit of Enthusiasm, or a pretence to Revelations, 138. Remed. 1. Whatever Doctrine seeks credit to it self this way, ought to be suspected of wanting a Scripture-foundation, 141. 2. Consider, how often the Devil hath abused the World by such ways as these, 142. 3. H•w impossible it is to know, whether such a Revelation be from God, or the Devil, 144. Cause 15. Another method they use, is Timing their Assaults, 145. Remed. 1. Respects Ministers, that they should look carefully after the Souls of young Converts, 149. Remed. 2. Young Converts should consider, That they must not expect to find Christ in one way, and not another; that they are exposed to the Snares of Satan; and that it is a sad thing to grieve the ⟨image 20⟩hearts of those Ministers who have travelled in pain for them, 150, 151. Cause 16. Another Artifice of False Teachers, is, to press their Proselytes to declare speedily for them and their Opinions. 152. Remedies. Consider, 1. That hasty engagements in disputable matters, have cost many Souls dear, 155. 2. Weighty Actions require answerable deliberations, ibid. 3. The only season wherein men have to consider, is, before their Affections are too far engaged, 156. 4. Consult with pious Ministers, and trust not to your own Judgment, 157. 5. Suspect that Opinion that will not allow you a due time for consideration, 158. Consectaries from the whole, ibid. 1. The usefulness and necessity of • standing Ministry, ibid. 2. How little peace the Church must expect, till a greater light be poured out upon it, 159. 3. What a mercy it is to be kept sound in Judgment, and steadfast in the ways of Christ, 161. 4. We may discover one cause of the great decay of serious P•ety in this Age, 162. 5. One Reason of the frequent. Persecutions God exercised his Church with, 163. 6.