A85825:39
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
As for the Apostles of Christ, what the subject matter of their Sermons was, and what method and manner of preaching they used; how exactly treading in their Masters steps, as himself did in the steps of John his forerunner; how dissonant from that that this Author propounds and commends; how consonant to that he thus girds at, and traduceth as a legal and no Gospel-like way; will plainly appear, if we shall but briefly consider, what John Baptist began with, our Saviour himself seconded him in, gave in charge to his Apostles, and they constantly observed, from the first to the last: wherein we shall have a short breviary of the whole Gospel, as in Scripture it is described.
As for the Apostles of Christ, what the subject matter of their Sermons was, and what method and manner of preaching they used; how exactly treading in their Masters steps, as himself did in the steps of John his forerunner; how dissonant from that that this Autor propounds and commends; how consonant to that he thus girds at, and traduceth as a legall and no Gospellike way; wil plainly appear, if we shall but briefly consider, what John Baptist began with, our Saviour himself seconded him in, gave in charge to his Apostles, and they constantly observed, from the first to the last: wherein we shal have a short breviari of the whole Gospel, as in Scripture it is described.
John, we know, began with preaching of pardon of sin, and salvation, upon condition of faith and repentance, and newness of ⟨p. 12⟩life. For he called upon them to prepent, and to qbring forth fruits beseeming repentance. that is, whereby the sincerity of their repentance might appear and be approved; withal telling them, that for satisfaction to be made unto Gods justice for their sins, they were to believe on Christ, to rest and rely on him, as r