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…

^wAll (the believers) sins are pardoned and covered, but not yet purged, so much pride, hatred, lust, &c. yea, inward blots, unbelief, impatience, murmuring, remain in us. ^xThe relics of sin remain in our flesh, even when we are justified, least we should be idle, that we may have exercises of godliness. ^ySin, as Augustine speaks remaineth in us actually, and in guilt it passeth away, that is, the thing it self that is truly sin, is both pardoned, and tolerated by God, and the remnant of it remains in the flesh, and is not close dead, except that by Christ the Serpents head is ⟨p. 136⟩bruised, yet his tongue moveth, and his tail threatens a stroke. ^zWhat, you will say? ought not the ten Commandments to be kept? or if they be kept, is not that our righteousness? I answer, we will perform and keep the ten Commandments but with a large, that is, with a truly Evangelic dispensation and distinction, because we receive only the first fruits of the Spirit, and the sighs of the Spirit remain in our heart, also our flesh with the lusts and concupiscence, that is, the whole tree (the whole body of sin in its nature and being, say Antinomians what they will) with the fruits thereof remains, this is the cause why the Law can never be perfectly kept.

^wAll (the beleevers) sinnes are pardoned and covered, but not yet purged, so much pride, hatred, lust, &c. yea, inward blots, unbeleefe, impatience, murmuring, remaine in us. ^xThe reliques of sin remain in our flesh, even when wee are justified, least we should be idle, that wee may have exercises of godlinesse. ^ySin, as Augustine speaks remaineth in us actually, and in guilt it passeth away, that is, the thing it self that is truely sin, is both pardoned, and tollerated by God, and the remnant of it remaines in the flesh, and is not close dead, except that by Christ the Serpents head is