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The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission
The sinners last sentence to eternal punishment, for sins of omission wherein is discovered, the nature, causes, and cure of those sins / by Geo. Swinnock.
London: printed for Geo. Swinnock, 1675
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Chapter 27: Negative godliness is not enough. Christs impartiality in Judgment.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. The Law, which is the Rule of Religion, is Affirmative as well as Negative. Every man is so far perfect in his Calling, or in any Art, as he agrees with his Rule. And every man is so far religious (and no farther) as he agreeth with the Will of God revealed in his Word, which is the Rule of Religion; Gal. 6.16. As many as walk according to this Rule, peace be to them, &c. Now this Rule hath Positive as well as Negative Commands. Nay, all its Negative Commands have (as hath been shown before) somewhat positive in them, and therefore negative holiness cannot be sufficient. He that makes not Conscience of every part of Gods Will, makes Conscience of no part of Gods Will. He that denieth ungodliness and worldly lusts, because the Law, his Rule, forbids ⟨p. 211⟩them, will also live righteously, soberly, and godly, because the same Rule commands them, Tit. 2.11, 12. Indeed all true eschewing of evil doth proceed out of love to good; so that he who doth not delight in good, and do it, cannot eschew evil out of any good Principle. Observe the Rule, Ephes. 4.23, 24. And be renewed in the Spirit of your mind. And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Isa. 1.15. But men love to be complete in every thing, but that which deserves exactness.
2. The Law, which is the Rule of Religion, is Affirmative as well as Negative. Every man is so far perfect in his Calling, or in any Art, as he agrees with his Rule. And every man is so far religious (and no farther) as he agreeth with the Will of God revealed in his Word, which is the Rule of Religion; Gal. 6.16. As many as walk according to this Rule, peace be to them, &c. Now this Rule hath Positive as well as Negative Commands. Nay, all its Negative Commands have (as hath been shewn before) somewhat positive in them, and therefore negative holiness cannot be sufficient. He that makes not Conscience of every part of Gods Will, makes Conscience of no part of Gods Will. He that denieth ungodliness and worldly lusts, because the Law, his Rule, forbids