A57963:742
Christ Dying and Drawing Sinners to Himself
Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soul-suffering, his loveliness in his death, and the efficacy thereof in which some cases of soul-trouble in week believers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.Christ dying and drawing sinners to himself, or, A survey of our Saviour in his soule-suffering, his lovelynesse in his death, and the efficacie thereof in which some cases of soule-trouble in weeke beleevers ... are opened ... delivered in sermons on the Evangel according to S. John Chap. XII, vers. 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 ... / by Samuel Rutherford.
London: printed by J.D. for Andrew Crooke, 1647
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.
Antinomians believe, that all the promises in the Gospel, made upon conditions, to be performed by creatures, especially free-will casting in its share to the work, smell of some grains of the Law, and of obedience for hire,1 and that bargaining of this kind, cannot consist with free grace. And the doubt may seem to have strength in that our Divines argue against the Arminian decree of election to glory, upon condition of faith and perseverance, foreseen in the persons so chosen, because then election to glory should not be of mere grace,2 but depend on some thing in the creature, as on a condition or motive; at least, if not as on a cause, work, or hire. But Arminians reply, the condition being of grace, cannot make any thing against the freedom of the grace of election; because, so justification and glorification should not be of mere grace; for sure, we are justified and saved upon condition of faith, freely given us of God. The question then must be, Whether there can be any conditional promises in the Gospel of Grace, or whether a condition performed by us, and free grace can consist together. Antinomians say they, are contrary as fire and water.
Antinomians beleeve, that all the promises in the Gospel, made upon conditions, to bee performed by creatures, especially free-will casting in its share to the worke, smell of some graines of the Law, and of obedience for hire,1 and that bargaining of this kind, cannot consist with free grace. And the doubt may seeme to have strength in that our Divines argue against the Arminian decree of election to glory, upon condion of faith and perseverance, foreseene in the persons so chosen, because then election to glory should not be of meere grace,2 but depend on some thing in the creature, as on a condition or motive; at least, if not as on a cause, worke, or hire. But Arminians reply, the condition being of grace, cannot make any thing against the freedome of the grace of election; because, so justification and glorification should not be of meere grace; for sure, we are justified and saved upon condition of faith, freely given us of God. The question then must bee, Whether there can be any conditionall promises in the Gospel of Grace, or whether a condition performed by us, and free grace can consist together. Antinomians say they, are contrary as fire and water.