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CHAP. III. We hold no moral preparations with Pelagians, Papists, and Arminians going before conversion.

CHAP. III. We hold no morall preparations with Pelagians, Papists, and Arminians going before conversion.

We teach not that, which ^aSaltmarsh falsely chargeth us, that Vows and undertakings never ascending to ⟨p. 3⟩Christ, fit us for conversion, nor do we too much burn, or bear the wine of Gospel-grace, with the Law-fire of works and conditions ^bFor 1. we deny, against Antinomians and Arminians any such Gospel-promise; he that doth this and this, and is so, and so fitted with such conditions, qualifications, as money and hire in hand, shall be converted, as a reward of his work. The question touching preparations is not, whether an humbled soul, because humbled, hath a good warrant to believe and receive Christ.³ We conceive the bottom of no mans faith is within himself, but the common ground and Royal charter, warranting all to believe is the free and money less offer of a precious Saviour; who ever will have Christ, and pay not a penny of condition or law work for him, take him freely. But the question is, of Christs order of bringing us to believe and close with Christ; and the question is, whether a damned Pharisee on his high horse of merits and law-righteousness, an undaunted Heifer, a Simon Magus, a despiteful Atheist, Elymas a Witch never broken, nor convinced by the law, must in that distance to Christ and the Gospel, be charged to believe an everlasting love of election toward himself, and without more ado, be led into the Kings chamber of wine, to the slowings of soul-redeeming blood; or must he first be humbled, convinced of sin, burdened with everlasting burning due to him, and so led to Christ. Antinomians