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Antinomianism discovered and confuted
Antinomianism discovered and confuted: and free-grace as it is held forth in Gods word: as well by the prophets in the Old Testament, as by the apostles and Christ himself in the New, showed to be other then is by the Antinomian-party in these times maintained. / By Thomas Gataker, B.D. and pastor of Rotherhith.Antinomianism discovered and confuted: and free-grace as it is held forth in Gods word: as well by the prophets in the Old Testament, as by the apostles and Christ himself in the New, shewed to be other then is by the Antinomian-party in these times maintained. / By Thomas Gataker, B.D. and pastor of Rotherhith.
London: printed by T.R. and E.M., 1652
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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.
But let us hear what he saith further to those Scriptures where such marks and signs are to such purpose propounded.
2. gThe marks (saith this Author, as others of the same stamp before him) delivered in the Epistles of John and James, &c. are rather marks for others, then for our selves to know us by.
2. gThe marks (saith this Autor, as others of the same stamp before him) delivered in the Epistles of John and James, &c. are rather marks for others, then for our selvs to know us by.
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Which is so directly contrary to the main intendment and express words of either Apostle, that it may worthily be wondered ⟨p. 29⟩that any man of an ingenuous disposition should have the face or forehead to aver it. For whom doth James direct his whole discourse unto, but to hthe party himself, whose faith was to be tried? or whom did John labour to give assurance to concerning their estate, but to those, iwhose joy and comfort, arising from the apprehension of that their own blessed condition, he intended and desired thereby to improve? Yea that both James and Johns intendment is, as to undeceive those, whose faith and profession was not sound and sincere in their (as frivolous because groundless; so perilous and pernicious, because presumptuous) conceits and mistakes concerning themselves, whereby they deceived and beguiled