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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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Notwithstanding, such is the wickedness of some, and weakness of others, that in all Ages (especially the last past, and present) men have audaciously broken in upon the Doctrine of Free-grace; and notoriously violated and corrupted it, to the great reproach of Christ, scandal of the World, and hardening of the Enemies ⟨p. 310⟩of Reformation. Behold (saith Contzen the Jesuit on Matth. 24.) the fruit of Protestantism, and their Gospel-preaching.
Notwithstanding, such is the wickedness of some, and weakness of others, that in all Ages (especially the last past, and present) men have audaciously broken in upon the Doctrine of Free-grace; and notoriously violated and corrupted it, to the great reproach of Christ, scandal of the World, and hardning of the Enemies ⟨p. 310⟩of Reformation. Behold (saith Contzen the Iesuit on Matth. 24.) the fruit of Protestantism, and their Gospelpreaching.
Nothing is more opposite to looseness than the Free-grace of God, which teacheth us, That denying all ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world. Nor can it without manifest violence be made pliable to such wicked purposes. And therefore the Apostle tells us, Jude 4. That this is done by turning the Grace of our Lord into lasciviousness: [Greek or Hebrew], transferring it, scil. foedâ interpretation, by a corrupt, abusive interpretation, to such uses and purposes as it abhors. No such wanton, licentious Conclusions can be inferred from the Gospel-doctrines of Grace and Liberty, but by wresting them against their true scope and intent, by the wicked Arts and Practices of Deceivers upon them.