Answ. 1. We are not mere passive in believing, for then should we not be commended for believing, nor should we know, rely, and trust in an all-sufficient Saviour, in believing on him, though there be a passion in believing. 2. These enemies of Sanctification abase all holy walking and works of sanctification, calling holy walking; 1. glorifying of God outwardly, and before men, in a fleshly manner. Whereas God seeeth it, and acknowledgeth it in his own sight, sincere, unfeigned, perfect in its kind, with perfection of parts, not of degrees; they would have all Sanctification finer hypocrisy. I know thy works (saith bChrist to Smyrna) and tribulation, and poverty, but thou art rich. That we cmight serve him without fear in holiness and righteousness, [Greek or Hebrew], before him, all the days of our life. And whatsoever ye (Servants do) do it heartily, as to the Lord, not to men. deCommending our selves to every mans conscience, [Greek or Hebrew], as in the sight of God. Abraham, walk before me, and be thou perfect, saith the Lord. How many of the good Kings did right in the sight of the Lord? Its true; our best works are polluted with sin, and in the matter of justification cannot endure the strict Law-censure of the Judge of the world, if God narrowly fmark iniquity. But Antinomians are so at ⟨p. 154⟩odds with holy walking, that they will have all the sincere works of the Saints wrought by the grace of God, to be in their substance before God, plastered hypocrisy: and yet in the justified, these hypocritical works are no sin, there being no more sin in the justified, nor any thing contrary to a Law, which the Lord can see as a sin more then in Jesus Christ. So here is holy, sanctified, and lawful sin, and an innocent hypocrisy, and holy, and harmless corruption and flesh. 3. A declarative glorifying of God in the eyes of men, not of God, must argue the believer to be lawless, and a Libertine before men, and that he needeth not before men, and in his conversation with wife, brother, children, neighbours in his words, promises, covenants, buying, selling, works of his calling, do all as in the sight and presence of God, for if he walk righteously in his conversation with men, he is behind Gods back, the Lord seeth him not; if he walk unjustly, in fornication, uncleanness, cozening, lying, God seeth not these to be sins.
Answ. 1. We are not meere passive in beleeving, for then should we not be commended for beleeving, nor should wee know, rely, and trust in an all-sufficient Saviour, in beleeving on him, though there be a passion in beleeving. 2. These enemies of Sanctification abase all holy walking and works of sanctification, calling holy walking; 1. glorifying of God outwardly, and before men, in a fleshly manner. Whereas God seeeth it, and acknowledgeth it in his owne sight, sincere, unfained, perfect in its kind, with perfection of parts, not of degrees; they would have all Sanctification finer hypocrisie. I know thy works (saith bChrist to Smyrna) and tribulation, and poverty, but thou art rich. That wee cmight serve him without feare in holinesse and righteousnesse, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, before him, all the daies of our life. And whatsoever yee (Servants doe) doe it heartily, as to the Lord, not to men. deCommending our selves to every mans conscience, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as in the sight of God. Abraham, walke before mee, and bee thou perfect, saith the Lord. How many of the good Kings did right in the sight of the Lord? Its true; our best works are polluted with sinne, and in the matter of justification cannot endure the strict Law-censure of the Judge of the world, if God narrowly fmarke iniquity. But Antinomians are so at ⟨p. 154⟩odds with holy walking, that they will have all the sincere works of the Saints wrought by the grace of God, to bee in their substance before God, plaistered hypocrisie: and yet in the justified, these hypocriticall works are no sinne, there being no more sinne in the justified, nor any thing contrary to a Law, which the Lord can see as a sinne more then in Jesus Christ. So here is holy, sanctified, and lawfull sinne, and an innocent hypocrisie, and holy, and harmlesse corruption and flesh. 3. A declarative glorifying of God in the eyes of men, not of God, must argue the beleever to be lawlesse, and a Libertine before men, and that he needeth not before men, and in his conversation with wife, brother, children, neighbours in his words, promises, covenants, buying, selling, works of his calling, doe all as in the sight and presence of God, for if he walke rightteously in his conversation with men, hee is behinde Gods backe, the Lord seeth him not; if he walke unjustly, in fornication, uncleannesse, cousening, lying, God seeth not these to be sins.
- bRevel. 2.9.
- cLuk. 1.74.75.
- dCol. 3.13.
- e2 Cor 4.2.
- fPsal. 130.3. Psal. 143.2.
