A39674:926
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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Reason I.
The questioning and examining of our Faith, is a commanded Scripture-duty, 2 Cor. 13. 5. Examine your selves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves, &c. And 2 Pet. 1. 10. Give diligence to make your calling and election sure. Let him that inketh he standeth, take heed lest he fall, 1 Cor. 10. 12. The second Epistle of John, verse 8. Look to your selves, that we lose not the things which we have wrought: With multitude of other Scriptures, recommending holy jealousy, serious self-trial and examination of our Faith, as the unquestionable duties of the people of God. But if we ought to question our Faith no more than we ought to question Christ, away then with all self-examination, and diligence to make our Calling and Election sure; for where there is no doubt nor danger, there's no place nor room for examination, or further endeavours to make it surer than it is. How do you like this Doctrine, Christians? How many be there among you, that find no more cause to question your own faith or interest in Christ, than you do to question whether there be a Christ, or whether ⟨p. 352⟩he shed his Blood for the remission of any Man's sins.
The questioning and examining of our Faith, is a commanded Scriptureduty,