But Antinomians will have the Gospel-grace to loose a man from all commanding Laws, because he is pardoned, and because he getteth a pardon for Adultery, and murder, and such like, they conceive this pardon giveth a dispensation, that though he commit Adultery and Murder, being once a pardoned David, he sinneth now against no Law; hence believe and be pardoned (saith the Antinomian) and sin if you can. The most ingenious Antinomian I know, is M. Randall, who as M. Gataker saith, Preached, that its as possible for Christ himself to sin, as for a child of God to sin. 1And M. Simson, That if a man know himself, by the Spirit, to be in the state of grace, though he be drunk, or commit murder, God seeth no sin in him — And when Abraham denied his wife, and lied, even then, truly, all his thoughts, words, and deeds, were perfectly holy, and righteous from all spot of sin in the sight of God. And Randall, Its blasphemy for a child of God to crave pardon for sin. And it cannot be avoided, the Adultery of a believer is but seeming Adultery, and he is an Adulterer and a sinner, so (saith nSaltmarsh) to the eyes of the world, and else-where to sense and feeling, not truly and before God, or in his account; for to Faith (saith 3Town) there is no sin, And even that same Text, That not a tittle of the Law can perish, proveth the same; ⟨p. 97⟩for Matth. 5.19. Whosoever (believer, or unbeliever) shall break one of these least Commandments, 4and shall teach men so, (as Antinomians do) shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; and whosoever shall do, and teach the same, shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. Now, 1. that Christ speaketh of the Law there, as ordinarily, it was taken for a binding and obliging rule is clear, vers. 17, Think not I am come to destroy the Law and the Prophets; for he speaks of that, which he came to fulfil; but he came to fulfil the Law by doing and suffering. 2. That which may be broken in a sinful way, is a binding and obliging rule; but the Law Christ speaketh of there, may be broken; for he saith, Whosoever therefore shall break, &c. (2.) That he intendeth that the Law stand as a rule binding to personal obedience, and not to imputative obedience, only in the Mediator is clear. For 1.
But Antinomians will have the Gospel-grace to loose a man from all commanding Lawes, because he is pardoned, and because he getteth a pardon for Adultery, and murther, and such like, they conceive this pardon giveth a dispensation, that though he commit Adultery and Murther, being once a pardoned David, he sinneth now against no Law; henee beleeve and be pardoned (saith the Antinomian) and sinne if you can. The most ingenious Antinomian I know, is M. Randall, who as M. Gataker saith, Preached, that its as possible for Christ himselfe to sin, as for a child of God to sinne. 1And M. Simson, That if a man know himselfe, by the Spirit, to be in the state of grace, though he be drunk, or commit murther, God seeth no sinne in him — And when Abraham denied his wife, and lyed, even then, truly, all his thoughts, words, and deeds, were perfectly holy, and righteous from all spot of sinne in the sight of God. And Randall, Its blasphemy for a child of God to crave pardon for sinne. And it cannot bee avoided, the Adultery of a beleever is but seeming Adultery, and he is an Adulterer and a sinner, so (saith nSaltmarsh) to the eyes of the world, and else-where to sense and feeling, not truely and before God, or in his account; for to Faith (saith 3Towne) there is no sinne, And even that same Text, That not a tittle of the Law can perish, proveth the same; ⟨p. 97⟩for Matth. 5.19. Whosoever (beleever, or unbeleever) shall breake one of these least Commandements, 4and shall teach men so, (as Antinomians doe) shall bee called the least in the kingdome of heaven; and whosoever shall doe, and teach the same, shall be called great in the kingdome of heaven. Now, 1. that Christ speaketh of the Law there, as ordinarily, it was taken for a binding and obliging rule is cleare, vers. 17, Think not I am come to destroy the Law and the Prophets; for hee speaks of that, which he came to fulfill; but hee came to fulfill the Law by doing and suffering. 2. That which may be broken in a sinnefull way, is a binding and obliging rule; but the Law Christ speaketh of there, may be broken; for hee saith, Whosoever therefore shall breake, &c. (2.) That he intendeth that the Law stand as a rule binding to personall obedience, and not to imputative obedience, onely in the Mediator is cleare. For 1.
- 1Gatt•k•r Prefat. to Gods eye on Israel, Mart•n […].Gatt•k•r Prefat. to Gods eye on Israel, Mart•n 〈…〉.
- nSaltmarsh Free grace, pag. 154.Saltmarsh Free grac•, pag. 154.
- 3Tow•e asser. 71.72.
- 4The place Math. 5.19. I came not to destroy the Law, &c. opened.
