The carnality of religious contention in two sermons preached at the merchant's lecture in…The carnality of religious contention in two sermons preach'd at the merchant's lecture in…

But it must seem of all things the most unaccountable and incongruous, that Men of so profligate Sentiments and Practices, should be for introducing a Justification by the works of the Law, in opposition to that by the Faith of Christ. 'Tis manifest they hated the holy Design of Christian ⟨p. 10⟩Religion, which they professed; and professed it, that they might have better opportunity to undermine it. Hereupon (not opening at once all the Arcana of their way) they carry answerably to persons and oc••sions as they occurred; and as the Apostle was all things to all, that he might save some, so were they, that they might pervert and destroy. To the Christian Jews one thing, to the Christian Gentiles another. In this their Doctrine they did most plausibly Judaize, in their impure Practices they verged more to Paganism. Pretending to Christian Converts from among them, that Christ never intended to tie them to strict Severities, or hold them under an uneasy Bondage; whereto the Apostle seems to refer, Chap. 5. 13. Ye have been called (he grants) to liberty, but use not (saith he) your liberty for an occasion to the flesh.

But it must seem of all things the most unaccountable and incongruous, that Men of so profligate Sentiments and Practices, should be for introducing a Justification by the works of the Law, in opposition to that by the Faith of Christ. 'Tis manifest they hated the holy Design of Christian ⟨p. 10⟩Religion, which they profess'd; and profess'd it, that they might have better opportunity to undermine it. Hereupon (not opening at once all the Arcana of their way) they carry answerably to persons and oc••sions as they occurr'd; and as the Apostle was all things to all, that he might save some, so were they, that they might pervert and destroy. To the Christian Jews one thing, to the Christian Gentiles another. In this their Doctrine they did most plausibly Judaize, in their impure Practices they verged more to Paganism. Pretending to Christian Converts from among them, that Christ never intended to tie them to strict Severities, or hold them under an uneasie Bondage; whereto the Apostle seems to refer, Chap. 5. 13. Ye have been called (he grants) to liberty, but use not (saith he) your liberty for an occasion to the flesh.