A55299:96
An answer to the discourse of Mr. William Sherlock, touching the knowledge of Christ,…
An answer to the discourse of Mr. William Sherlock, touching the knowledge of Christ, and our union and communion with him by Edward Polhill ..., Esquire.
London: printed for Ben. Foster, 1675
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
if there be any print or footstep of any such thing as this, That profane men, without any personal sanctity, in a state of contrariety to God, may, whilst such, walk or have communion with him: Nay, let any unprejudiced Reader say, if the contrary do not appear; the Dr. saith, Nothing can be more remote than this frame from such a condition, as agreement or walking with God; and as there are influences of Love, Kindness and Mercy from God so there are returns of Love, Delight, Obedience from us. Afterwards, the Dr. speaking only of designing Gods glory, the Author with the same candour glosses thus; That is, I suppose, we design it by trusting to the Expiation and Righteousness of Christ, without doing any thing our selves; not a jot or tittle of this appears in the Doctor.
if there be any print or footstep of any such thing as this, That profane men, without any personal sanctity, in a state of contrariety to God, may, whilest such, walk or have communion with him: Nay, let any unprejudiced Reader say, if the contrary do not appear; the Dr. saith, Nothing can be more remote than this frame from such a condition, as agreement or walking with God; and as there are influences of Love, Kindness and Mercy from God so there are returns of Love, Delight, Obedience from us. Afterwards, the Dr. speaking only of designing Gods glory, the Author with the same candor glosses thus; That is, I suppose, we design it by trusting to the Expiation and Righteousness of Christ, without doing any thing our selves; not a jot or tittle of this appears in the Doctor.
God (according to the Dr.) is so naturally just,1 that he could not pardon without Satisfaction; That is, saith the Author, he is so just, that he hath not one dram of Goodness in him, till is Vengeance be satisfied, which is a glorious kind of Justice.
- 1Mr. Sherlock.