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Shadows without substance, or, Pretended new lights: together, with the impieties and blasphemies that lurk under them, further discovered and drawn forth into the light: in way of rejoinder unto Mr John Saltmarsh his reply: entitled Shadows flying away. Wherein nothing less is showed to have been performed, then what the title page importeth; or the preface promiseth. As also, divers points of faith and passages of Scripture are vindicated and explained. / By Thomas Gataker, B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith. Published by authority.Shadowes without substance, or, Pretended new lights: together, with the impieties and blasphemies that lurk under them, further discovered and drawn forth into the light: in way of rejoynder unto Mr Iohn Saltmarsh his reply: entituled Shadowes flying away. Wherein nothing lesse is shewed to have been performed, then what the title page importeth; or the preface promiseth. As also, divers points of faith and passages of Scripture are vindicated and explained. / By Thomas Gataker, B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith. Published by authority.
London: printed for Robert Bostock, 1646
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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.
To pass by many differences, that might be observed between the one Covenant and the other; not to stand to discuss what Arminius saith, who I suppose, would deliver his mind there clearly then you here relate him. It is not denied, but ⟨p. 49⟩that whatsoever Adam wrought, or was required to be wrought by him, did proceed, and was to proceed from such power and ability, as God together with his reasonable soul at first freely conferred on him; but yet this proves not that there was no other difference between the one Covenant and the other; or that life promised is no more of free-grace in the one then in the other; since that such exact working as might fully answer the justice of God was to life required in the one; whereas that which comes far short of it, is in and for Christ unto life accepted in the other.
To passe by many differences, that might be observed between the one Covenant and the other; not to stand to discusse what Arminius saith, who I suppose, would deliver his minde there cleerly then you here relate him. It is not denyed, but ⟨p. 49⟩that whatsoever Adam wrought, or was reqired to be wrought by him, did proceed, and was to proceed from such power and ability, as God together with his reasonable soul at first freely conferred on him; but yet this proves not that there was no other difference between the one Covenant and the other; or that life promised is no more of free-grace in the one then in the other; since that such exact working as might fully answer the justice of God was to life reqired in the one; whereas that which comes farre short of it, is in and for Christ unto life accepted in the other.
And not frivolous only, but scandalous also is that which you further subjoin.
And not frivolous only, but scandalous also is that which you further subjoyn.