A survey of the spiritual antichrist opening the secrets of familism and antinomianism in…A survey of the spirituall antichrist opening the secrets of familisme and antinomianisme in…

Answ. Nor doth that fellow more, then because a beggar is not ever in the act of stretching out his hand, and receiving, that therefore he receiveth nothing; and because a hungry man doth not eat when he should sleep, night and day, therefore he is not fed; as if Christ should reach pardon and righteousness to us, when we actually believe, and when ever out of infirmity, or any other way, we doubt, and our feet slip, he should pull in his pardon, and strip us naked of our wedding garment, a Novation way of despairing.

Answ. Nor doth that fellow more, then because a begger is not ever in the act of stretching out his hand, and receiving, that therefore he receiveth nothing; and because a hungry man doth not eat when he should sleepe, night and day, therefore hee is not fed; as if Christ should reach pardon and righteousnesse to us, when we actually beleeve, and when ever out of infirmity, or any other way, we doubt, and our feet slip, hee should pull in his pardon, and strip us naked of our wedding garment, a Novation way of despairing.

Object. 4. Can a sinner be too foul for a Saviour, too wounded for a Physician to heal? and too filthy for a Fountain opened to wash?

Object. 4. Can a sinner bee too foule for a Saviour, too wounded for a Physitian to heale? and too filthy for a Fountaine opened to wash?

Ans. Nothing is concluded against justification by faith; but it presumeth a believer the humblest nothing; that is, to be so proud ⟨p. 109⟩that he cannot look out to Christ for salvation, physic, and to be washen, he is so filthy, sick, wounded, and polluted: a believer thinketh not himself too good, and too holy a sinner to be washed and made fair; like some, in whom pride and want contest; beg they must for extreme necessity, and beg they cannot, for extreme haughtiness, because they beg not in Silks and Purple.