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…

Object. 1. When men put something of satisfaction on any performance, as if God were prevailed with by any thing of their own.

Object. 1. When men put something of satisfaction on any performance, as if God were prevailed with by any thing of their owne.

¹Answ. Satisfaction to revenging justice, or of merit, or of perfect obedience to the Law, in our performances, we disclaim; or that we prevail with God, by any thing of our own, as if our performances were causes of turning God, were any thing without the grace of Christ, and his merits, but for prevailing with God to obtain a blessing by prayer and tears, we say it with the Scripture, Hos. 12.3. Jacob by his strength had power with God, yea, he had power over the Angel, and ⟨p. 135⟩prevailed: he wept and made supplication to him Gen. 32.24, 25, 26. nor is this an old Testament-Spirit, the parable of the unjust Judge and the Widow is in scope, a doctrine of prevailing with God, by importunity of prayer. James ^bbringeth the example of Elijah for the prevailing of prayer; and Christ, ^cThis kind of devil is not cast out but by fasting, and prayer; and so the Spirit of adoption worketh ^dfreely.

¹Answ. Satisfaction to revenging justice, or of merit, or of perfect obedience to the Law, in our performances, we disclaim; or that we prevaile with God, by any thing of our owne, as if our performances were causes of turning God, were any thing without the grace of Christ, and his merits, but for prevailing with God to obtaine a blessing by prayer and teares, we say it with the Scripture,