A85315:210
Stablishing against shaking
Stablishing against shaking: or, A discovery of the Prince of Darkness (scarcely) transformed into an angel of light, powerfully now working in the deluded people called, Quakers: with a sober answer to their railings against ministers for receiving maintenance from their people. Being the substance of one sermon preached Feb. 17. 1655. at Shalford in Essex. / By Giles Firmin (pastor of the church there) upon occasion of the Quakers troubling those parts.Stablishing against shaking: or, A discovery of the Prince of Darknesse (scarcely) transformed into an angel of light, powerfully now working in the deluded people called, Quakers: with a sober answer to their railings against ministers for receiving maintenance from their people. Being the substance of one sermon preached Feb. 17. 1655. at Shalford in Essex. / By Giles Firmin (pastour of the church there) upon occasion of the Quakers troubling those parts.
London: printed by J.G. for Nathanael Webb, 1656
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I affirm also, that the work of inherent holiness which maketh us new Creatures, is a distinct thing from Christ his person; though among our New-England notions, this was received when the errors raged there, that Christ was the new Creature; but for the 2 Cor. 5.17. they made miserable Grammar of the verse, undertaking to be the Interpreters of the Original, read it thus, if any man be in Christ the new Creature, and thus indeed Christ being perfect, no wonder though the Quakers are perfect; for there is nothing in them but Christ. And thus we see the meaning of that which we have so wondered at, that men and women, who could not tell how to live honestly among men, keep promises, keep from pilfering. deal justly (no nor can scarce do it at this day) since these Quakers came are on a sudden mounted aloft, and tell others they are perfect. No wonder, for if Christ be the new Creature, the new Creature then cannot grow, for Christ cannot be more perfect then he is, I affirm also that those who desine to do nothing, as saith Naylor, they are not in Christ, (if we speak of adulti) Rom. 7.21. and their wills are renewed.
I affirme also, that the work of inherent holinesse which maketh us new Creatures, is a distinct thing from Christ his person; though among our New-England notions, this was received when the errours raged there, that Christ was the new Creature; but for the 2 Cor. 5.17. they made miserable Grammar of the verse, undertaking to be the Interpreters of the Originall, read it thus, if any man be in Christ the new Creature, and thus indeed Christ being perfect, no wonder though the Quakers are perfect; for there is nothing in them but Christ. And thus we see the meaning of that which we have so wondered at, that men and women, who could not tell how to live honestly among men, keep promises, keep from pilfering. deale justly (no nor can scarce doe it at this day) since these Quakers came are on a sudden mounted aloft, and tell others they are perfect. No wonder, for if Christ be the new Creature, the new Creature then cannot grow, for Christ cannot be more perfect then he is, I affirme also that those who desine to doe nothing, as saith Naylor, they are not in Christ, (if we speak of adulti)