We judge it abominable to say, that God can seen no Adultery, no lying, no blasphemy, no cozening, ain believers, though they do fall in such enormities. It is true, he seeth no sins in believers, as a just Judge to condemn them, therefore; but will Antinomians, who deny that the Jews under the bOld testament, and first covenant had a complete and full pardon of all their sins, say, the Jacob of God, with whom God was in covenant in Balaam's time, and therefore that false Prophet ccould not be able to use enchantment against them, were capable of such a complete remission, as that God could see no iniquity in them? God then must see some iniquity in Jacob, and no iniquity in Jacob. But sure, God must as God, that knoweth all things, and as a Father see all the sins that justified persons commit. But Antinomians deny, that the sins of believers, committed after they are justified, are sins at all, and so God cannot see them to be sins, which are not sins; but so we cannot see sin in our selves, except by the sight of unbelief, which is a false sight. And that is their meaning, which I prove. Because saith Eaton dof that ⟨p. 27⟩which is not, there is no temporal punishment, correction, or pain; forgiven sin is not, or hath no being before God, Joh. 1.29. Therefore of forgiven sin, there is no punishment. I assume. But Davids Adultery, Peters denial, all the sins that the justified, yea, of all the elect, are (say Antinomians) epardoned and remitted, before they be committed, and taken away on the Cross, by Christs blood; then the sins committed by justified persons, are no sins. 2. To faith there is no sin (saith Town.) 3. There is no sin under the reign of faith. 4. Nothing remaineth in a justified person that is sin.
WEe judge it abominable to say, that God can seen no Adultery, no lying, no blasphemy, no cousening, ain beleevers, though they doe fall in such enormities. It is true, he seeth no sins in beleevers, as a just Judge to condemne them, therefore; but will Antinomians, who deny that the Jewes under the bOld testament, and first covenant had a compleat and full pardon of all their sinnes, say, the Jaakob of God, with whom God was in covenant in Balaams time, and therefore that false Prophet ccould not be able to use enchauntment against them, were capable of such a compleat remission, as that God could see no iniquity in them? God then must see some iniquity in Jaakob, and no iniquity in Jaakob. But sure, God must as God, that knoweth all things, and as a Father see all the sinnes that justified persons commit. But Antinomians deny, that the sinnes of beleevers, committed after they are justified, are sinnes at all, and so God cannot see them to be sins, which are not sinnes; but so we cannot see sinne in our selves, except by the sight of unbeliefe, which is a false sight. And that is their meaning, which I prove. Because saith Eaton dof that ⟨p. 27⟩which is not, there is no temporall punishment, correction, or paine; forgiven sinne is not, or hath no being before God, Joh. 1.29. Therefore of forgiven sinne, there is no punishment. I assume. But Davids Adultery, Peters deniall, all the sinnes that the justified, yea, of all the elect, are (say Antinomians) epardoned and remitted, before they be committed, and taken away on the Crosse, by Christs bloud; then the sinnes committed by justified persons, are no sinnes. 2. To faith there is no sin (saith Towne.) 3. There is no sinne under the raigne of faith. 4. Nothing remaineth in a justified person that is sinne.
- aTown […]. 96.•7.98. baton Honey-comb […]. 7. 1•6.137.138.Towne 〈…〉. 96.•7.98. •aton Honey-combe 〈…〉. 7. 1•6.137.138.
- b[…] vol. •. ser. 5.•. •49. Their covenant took not all their sins away, but some sins were upon them for that time, which was the cause of that com•••int.〈…〉 vol. •. ser. 5.•. •49. Their covenant tooke not all their sinnes away, but some sinnes were upon them for that time, which was the cause of that com•••int.
- cNumb. cap. 23. v. 20.•1, 22.23.
- dE•ton H•n. comb. 7.139. & p. 47.•2.68E•ton H•n. c•mbe. 7.139. & p. 47.•2.68
- eCrispe vol 2. ser. 3. pag. 91.92.93.94. Honey comb cap. 1.3.5.7. through the whole work. Town 71.96.97.98.Crispe vol 2. ser. 3. pag. 91.92.93.94. Honey combe cap. 1.3.5.7. through the whole worke. Towne 71.96.97.98.
