Short and plain animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dells sermon first preached before…Short and plaine animadversions on some passages in Mr. Dels sermon first preached before…

Reader, take notice that Mr. Dell in handling the third general, which was, by what means Christ brought about this Reformation; he gives an Orthodox answer, that 'tis brought about by the Word and Spirit, Serm. p. 14. but yet in the explicating and amplifying of these two means, he hath very harsh and unsavoury passages against the moral Law, which makes me suspect him to be tainted with the Antinomian error. I'll gather up his own words scattered up and down his book, as in pag. 17. lin. 23. he saith, The word by which the Church is Reformed is not the word of the Law, for the Law made nothing perfect, but the word of the Gospel, this, this is the only-word that works Reformation, by which it seems to me he excludes the Law from being any way instrumental for the converting and reforming of a sinner. Then observe further in pag. 18. lin. 5. he saith to the same effect, That the word whereby Christ Reforms, is not the word without us, as the word of the Law is, but the word within us. Then in pag. 19. lin. 3. he saith, That the word of the Gospel is the only reforming word, and if there be never so much preaching, if it be but legal, it will Reform no body aright: Now what he means by legal preaching, I cannot tell; for my part I account that only to be legal preaching, either to cry up the observation of the ceremonial Law, or to preach justification by the works of the moral Law; besides this, I know not what is legal preaching: Surely Mr. Dell hath not such cause to tax the godly Ministers of this Kingdom to be legal Preachers, for who goes about to set up the ceremonial Law for the observation thereof, or the moral Law to get justification thereby? I know none: but if Mr. Dell means, that to preach the duties of the moral Law, or the matter contained in the Law, (which to me seems to be his sense) that this cannot be instrumental to reform the heart; in this I am against him, and the Scriptures also gain-say him touching this matter; When the Levites read the Law, and expounded it, the people wept very sore, Nehem. 8.8, 9. A good evidence of the Reformation of some among them; besides the preaching of the Prophets was but an expatiating and explicating the duties commanded in the Law of Moses, and shall we imagine that none were reformed by that way of preaching?

Reader, take notice that Mr. Dell in handling the third generall, which was, by what meanes Christ brought about this Reformation; he gives an Orthodox answer, that 'tis brought about by the Word and Spirit, Serm. p. 14. but yet in the explicating and amplifying of these two meanes, hee hath very harsh and unsavoury passages against the morall Law, which makes mee suspect him to be tainted with the Antinomian errour. I'll gather up his own words scattered up and downe his booke, as in pag. 17. lin. 23. hee saith, The word by which the Church is Reformed is not the word of the Law, for the Law made nothing perfect, but the word of the Gospel, this, this is the onely-word that workes Reformation, by which it seemes to mee hee excludes the Law from being any way instrumentall for the converting and reforming of a sinner. Then observe further in pag. 18. lin. 5. hee saith to the same effect, That the word whereby Christ Reformes, is not the word without us, as the word of the Law is, but the word within us. Then in pag. 19. lin. 3. hee saith, That the word of the Gospel is the onely reforming word, and if there bee never so much preaching, if it bee but legall, it will Reforme no body aright: Now what he meanes by legall preaching, I cannot tell; for my part I account that onely to bee legall preathing, either to cry up the observation of the ceremoniall Law, or to preach justification by the workes of the morall Law; besides this, I know not what is legall preaching: Surely Mr. Dell hath not such cause to taxe the godly Ministers of this Kingdome to be legall Preachers, for who goes about to set up the ceremoniall Law for the observation thereof, or the morall Law to get justification thereby? I know none: but if Mr. Dell meanes, that to preach the duties of the morall Law, or the matter contained in the Law, (which to mee seemes to bee his sense) that this cannot bee instrumentall to reforme the heart; in this I am against him, and the Scriptures also gain-say him touching this matter; When the Levites read the Law, and expounded it, the people wept very sore,