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…

Though Sanctification, say ^aAntinomians, make men Saints declaratively to men-ward, ²yet the true cause that makes them Saints in the sight of God is justification.

THough Sanctification, say ^aAntinomians, make men Saints declaratively to men-ward, ²yet the true cause that makes them Saints in the sight of God is justification.

1. aHoney comb ca. 1. p. 339.340 341.Honey combe ca. 1. p. 339.340 341.
2. 2Sanctification makes Saints, as well as justification.

To this we say, 1. Take Sanctification, as ^bEaton, and Saltmarsh, and Den say, Protestant Divines, whom they are pleased to call Legalists, do, for such holiness as they say, is in Anchorites, Hermits, and Monks for external works done without faith, it makes men neither Saints before God, nor men, but mere faireded hypocrites; such a sanctification we disclaim. But take Sanctification for holy walking in the strength of the grace of justification, and grace inherent in us; so we say, Justification and Sanctification ought not to be separated, but both concur to make us Saints; the one as the cause, the other as the unseparable effect. And most false it is that Eaton ^csaith, That Sanctification is so far from being the cause of making us Saints to God-ward, that properly it doth but declare, that we are Saints to man-ward; for so Antinomians make Sanctification nothing but a poor shadow, like an Ivy bush, that is no cause of wine, but a mere sign to declare and show in this, there is wine. Now sure, by Sanctification we are partakers of the Divine nature, and the Spouses beauty, not only in regard of imputed righteousness, but also a holy and sincere walking and blameless profession of the truth, in a