Antinomians awill have no sin remaining at all in a justified person, and nothing contrary to Gods holy Law; And bCrisp saith, Its close removed, as if it had never been. All which is true of the Law-guilt, and actual obligation to eternal wrath, but of the Essence, being, or blot of in-dwelling-sin in us, its most false. 1. Pardoned sin, that Christ payed for, is so sin, that if we cwho are pardoned, John and the rest of believers, who have dan Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, say we have no sin, we deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us. (2.) Who (even of the justified) can say eI have made my heart clean, I am pure (inherently) from my sin? there is not fa just man on earth, that doth good, and sinneth not. There is none gthat doth good, (not David who is justified by faith) no not one. 3. The flesh, in the regenerate, sins and lusts against the Spirit, and the holy Law of God, and the body of sin, though subdued, having lost the Kingly dominion, as a Tyrant, though not the nature; and being (as Augustine hsaith) of sin, ias an underling dwelleth in all the justified, but is not imputed. 4. What we want of the perfection that God requireth to be in our sanctification, and mortification, which are but in growing, while we are in this lifek, must be sinful imperfection. 5. For we daily ask of our Father which is in heaven, forgiveness of sinsl; which we could not do, except sin remained in us: nor do we with Papists say, that Christ but covereth, but washeth not away our sins in his blood, for the guilt obliging to satisfactory punishment, is fully washen away not covered only.mo
ANtinomians awill have no sinne remaining at all in a justified person, and nothing contrary to Gods holy Law; And bCrispe saith, Its close removed, as if it had never been. All which is true of the Law-guilt, and actuall obligation to eternall wrath, but of the Essence, being, or blot of in-dwelling-sinne in us, its most false. 1. Pardoned sinne, that Christ payed for, is so sinne, that if wee cwho are pardoned, John and the rest of beleevers, who have dan Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, say wee have no sinne, wee deceive our selves, and the truth is not in us. (2.) Who (even of the justified) can say eI have made my heart cleane, I am pure (inherently) from my sinne? there is not fa just man on earth, that doth good, and sinneth not. There is none gthat doth good, (not David who is justified by faith) no not one. 3. The flesh, in the regenerate, sinnes and lusts against the Spirit, and the holy Law of God, and the body of sinne, though subdued, having lost the Kingly dominion, as a Tyrant, though not the nature; and being (as Augustine hsaith) of sinne, ias an underling dwelleth in all the justified, but is not imputed. 4. What we want of the perfection that God requireth to be in our sanctification, and mortification, which are but in growing, while we are in this lifek, must be sinfull imperfection. 5. For we dayly aske of our Father which is in heaven, forgivenesse of sinnesl; which we could not doe, except sinne remained in us: nor doe wee with Papists say, that Christ but covereth, but washeth not away our sinnes in his bloud, for the guilt obleiging to satisfactory punishment, is fully washen away not covered onely.
- aEato. Honey comb, c. 3. ca. 30.31.32. Town asser. pag. 131. Saltmarsh free grace, 140.Eato. Hony combe, c. 3. ca. 30.31.32. Towne asser. pag. 131. Saltmarsh free grace, 140.
- bCrispe vol. 2. ver. 5. pag. 154.155.156.
- c1 Jo•. 1.8.1 Io•. 1.8.
- d1 Joh. 2.1.1 Ioh. 2.1.
- eProv. 20.19
- fEccles. •.10Eccl•s. •.10
- gR•m. 3.1•. Ps•. 14.3.
- hAugust. Inest, non ut non sit, sed ut non imputetur
- iRom. 7.14, 15▪ 16. Gal. 5.•7.18. Heb. 12.1.
- kAug. contr. du•s epi••. Pelag•••. •. c. 1•. nest non ut non sit, sed ut non imputetur
