N00027:108
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or a…
The heart of N-England rent at the blasphemies of the present generation. Or a brief tractate concerning the doctrine of the Quakers, demonstrating the destructive nature thereof, to religion, the churches, and the state, with consideration of the remedy against it. Occasional satisfaction to objections, and confirmation of the contrary trueth. / By John Norton, teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston. Who was appointed thereunto by the order of the General Court. ; [Four lines from Revelation]
printed by Samuel Green, 1659
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.
4. Sometimes at least, also a National calamity impending: when the prementioned iniquities, are in Conjunction with other crying sins without Repentance.
4. Sometimes at least, also a National calamity impending: when the prementioned iniquities, are in Conjunction with other crying sinns without Repentance.
Sinning against the Gospel, is very sinful. The Gospel is a constitution or effect tempered of the Grace of God, and the blood of Christ ingredients, neither of which are to be found in the Law. So much as the Gospel excelleth the Law, so much is sinning against the Gospel aggravated compared with sinning against the Law Sinning against the Gospel is yet heightened by circumstances: that it is given to us after the transgression of the Law. Given to some transgressors, and not unto others. Of them to whom it is given, dispensed with greater light to some, then to others. What Nation gloried in these privileges above our own, our selves being witnesses? From the kind of sinning; If the non-reception of the trueth in the love of it, exposeth unto this vindictive deception, according to what dreadful degree shall they be counted obnoxious, who persevere in scandals under the light? Count it pleasure to riot in the day time, yea fear not to commit that abomination in Israel, of turning the grace of God into wantonness. From the doctrine of free grace, drawing a licence to sin, to take their fill o•lust: and that without the guilt of sin, without the conscience of sin, yea with a pretended conscience of obedience. In a word, to feast the old man unto the highest, with the blood of Jesus, and complete the mystery of iniquity, by the mystery of the Gospel.
Sinning against the Gospel, is very sinfull. The Gospel is a constitution or effect tempered of the Grace of God, and the blood of Christ ingredients, neither of which are to be found in the Law. So much as the Gospel excelleth the Law, so much is sinning against the Gospel aggravated compared with sinning against the Law Sinning against the Gospel is yet heightned by circumstances: that it is given to us after the transgression of the Law. Given to some transgressors, and not unto others. Of them to whom it is given, dispensed with greater light to some, then to others. What Nation gloryed in these priviledges above our own, our selves being witnesses? From the kind of sinning; If the non-reception of the trueth in the love of it, exposeth unto this vindictive deception, according to what dreadfull degree shall they be counted obnoxious, who persevere in scandals under the light? Count it pleasure to riot in the day time, yea fear not to commit that abomination in Israel, of turning the grace of God into wantonness. From the doctrine of free grace, drawing a licence to sin, to take their fill olust: and that without the guilt of sin, without the conscience of sin, yea with a pretended conscience of obedience. In a word, to feast the old man unto the highest, with the blood of Jesus, and compleat the mystery of iniquity, by the mystery of the Gospel.