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A34979	Christ alone exalted in Dr. Crisp's sermons partly confirmed in answering Mr. Daniel Williams's preface to his Gospel truth stated, by alledging testimonies from Scripture and the doctrine of the Church of England, in the Book of homilies establish'd by law and other orthodox authorities : shewing how he hath wronged as well the truth as the said doctor in the great point of justification by the Neonomian doctrine / humbly offer'd by S.C., an unworthy son of the said doctor, author of a book entituled, Christ made sin, reflected on by Mr. Williams.	Crisp, Samuel, 17th cent.	1693 (1693)	Wing C6916; ESTC R8981	77,379	52

Cross all the sins of the Elect were transferred to Christ If this be the grand Error then the Prophet Esay must be called to account for it with the Apostle Peter The Lord laid on him the Iniquity of us all who in his own Body bare our sins on the Tree 'T is admirable strange the bold front of humane reasoning to oppose the most plain express Scriptures in the Bible the sins of the Apostle and those he wrote to were committed several years after Christ was crucifyed and yet he saith Christ bare them on the Tree If Men will fight against plain Scripture and cry 't is dethroning Christ to urge the truth thereof then farewell the Gospel But to expostulate a little either our sins were laid on Christ then or never for Christ suffers no more and if they be laid on him now or when a sinner is converted then Christ must come down again and suffer or sin could not be expiated but sure 't is somewhat else Mr. Williams means as that sin was never laid on Christ but that when Christ died he suffered for this end that if we live a good life repent and believe the Gospel we shall be saved but grant that which can never be granted for no man can do one good Act without true saving Faith in Christ a sacrifice for his sins what becomes of our sins if Christ did not bear them on the Tree they must lye some where for they cannot be laid on Christ now then they must lye on the Sinner which would have sent him to Hell presently but he purged away sin by the Sacrifice of himself which he could not do if they were not on him when he was on the Cross when he became that Sacrifice God forbid that Mr. Williams by his Gospel Truth stated should call us to a new Gospel as he would by making it an Error to say that the sins of the Elect were on Christ upon the Cross His next is of smaller moment but to be taken notice of viz. 'T is one part of his Scheme of Dr. Crisps Errors that he holds that at the first moment of Conception a Title to all those decreed Blessings is personally applyed to the Elect and they invested actually therein Sure this is no horrid Blasphemy since God saith of Jacob and Esau before they had done good or Evil being yet unborn Jacob have I loved and Esau have I hated and Jeremy being sanctifyed in the Womb Jer. 1.5 It must be before he had done much good sure an Heir of Glory is as soon an Heir to it as an Heir of a Kingdom and if a young King should be married but one Night and die the next Morning if that Kingdom was purely Hereditary the States of that Kingdom would not suffer the Widdow Queen to Marry again 'till they see whether she proved with Child or no and if she prove with Child and that Child be born I would fain know when that Child began to be an heir it must be at the first moment of his Conception or not at all But some Men will hardly allow God the Prerogative to give Titles to his Heirs as they will allow a Man to do by a settlement on Marriage they will grant that a King may go to Jail and choose out the worst Offender there and save him but God may not without Faith foreseen choose Vessels of Glory to himself and make them Heirs as soon as they have a Being Hence the Elect have nothing to do in order to an interest in those Blessings Mr. Williams This Assertion is both right and wrong as it may be taken for if by having nothing to do in order to an interest if Mr. Williams means that Dr. Crisp asserts the Elect have nothing to do in order to original right and Interest by Election of the Father before the World then he is in the wrong when he charges Dr. C. with an Error in holding with the Apostle that there was Grace given in Christ Jesus before the World began 2 Tim. 1.9 For in that respect the Elect have no more to do in order to an Interest in those Blessings than an Heir to an Estate setled on him before he was born hath to do to gain him an Interest therein and accordingly the Apostle is plain in Ephes 1.3 He hath blessed us with all Spiritual Blessings according as he chose us in him before the foundation of the World 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 even as he chose us in Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and according to his own grace given to us before the World began if he blessed with all blessings even as he choose us and if he gave his own grace to us before the times of Ages sure then those so chosen and so endowed with grace before time have nothing to do to get an original right or interest in those Blessings that were then given to them and afterwards bestowed by God upon them no more than the Law coming 430 years after the Promise to Abraham had to do to obtain or evacuate the Promise But if Mr. Williams means that Dr. Crisp holds That the Elect have nothing to do in order to the applying their Interest in these Blessings then he is in the right and Dr. Crisp wrong when Mr. Williams proves it on the Dr. But he doth the Dr. wrong in so charging him for there are whole Sermons of the Doctors to the contrary and particularly the 17th of Vol. 2. Of the assurance of Faith in P. 486 wherein he saith from Acts 13.39 You shall see there how necessarily it must be received that Faith gives Interest in the priviledges of Christ These are the very words in flat contradiction to what Mr. Williams Charges him with when he saith Dr. Crisp holds the Elect have nothing to do in order to an Interest in those Blessings where this passage of the Dr. may convince Mr. Williams of a false Accusation and Slander contrary to the ninth Command Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy Neighbour But saith the Wise man who can stand before Envy I hope those eminent Divines that favoured his Book will desire their Names may not stand to his Preface lest they be brought in to savour this false Charge Dr. Crisp goes on upon that Text Acts 13 39. By this man is Preached to you forgiviness of sins and whosoever believeth on him he is justifyed from all things from which he could not be Justifyed by the Law of Moses from which text the Doctor treating not of original right or interest in the Blessings but of the Application or Evidence hereof he saith farther in fol. 486. thus out of this Text I argue thus If there be Justification where there is Believing this believing is a proof of Justification If therefore thou dost believe this is a certain Truth thou art Justified it is an undeniable Argument because that the Apostle doth affix Justification to believing Here by the way besides

Christ alone Exalted IN Dr. Crisp's Sermons Partly confirmed in Answering Mr. Daniel Williams's Preface to his Gospel Truth stated by alledging Testimonies from Scripture and the Doctrine of the Church of England in the Book of Homilies establish'd by Law and other Orthodox Authorities SHEWING How he hath wronged as well the Truth as the said Doctor in the great Point of Justification by the Neonomian Doctrine Hom. of Salvation fol. 17. Justification is not the Office of Man but of God we be justified freely by Faith without Works not that this our Faith in Christ which is within us doth justifie us that were to count our selves justified by some Act within our selves Of Fasting fol. 82. Good Works go not before in him which shall afterward be Justified but good Works do follow after when a Man is first Justified and are Testimonies of our Justification this spoyls Neonomianism on the Sacrament fol. 200. It followeth for Communicants to have a sure and constant Faith that he Christ hath made upon his Cross a full and sufficient Sacrifice for thee a Perfect cleansing of thy sins Where is the sin of a Believer now Passion Serm. 177. for in this death of Christ standeth the continual pardon of our daily Offences in this resteth our Justification If so then Faith doth not procure it but only receive and evidence it and so away flies Neomanism with Arminianism Humbly offer'd by S. C. an unworthy Son of the said Doctor Author of a Book Entituled Christ made Sin Reflected on by Mr. Williams London Printed for William Marshall at the Bible in Newgate street And Henry Barnard at the Bible in the Poultry 1693. Where is to be Sold at the same place the same Authors Book Entituled Christ made Sin Errors besides false Pointings to be amended Folio 2 Line 47. for assume read affirm 12 36. for or read our 24 40. for of sin read if sin   41. for participation read propitiation 26 5. for thus read this 28 24. for as read of at the last as 32 22. for other read object 34 7. for faces read fails 38 47. for pampering read tampering 40 38. read But saith 42 33. f. God's Righteousness r. our sanctification 43 20. Blot out that 44 last line put in is after Holiness 47 34. for Mercies read Mines 47 45. read 1642. 48 20. read then God believes To the Eminent Assertors of the Free Grace of God in Christ whereby Christ alone is exalted in the Salvation of Sinners viz. To the Reverends Mr. Cole Mr. Griffith Mr. Mather Mr. Beverly Mr. Barker Mr. Mead Mr. Chauncey Mr. Trail Mr. Woodcock Mr. Laurence of Stepney Mr. Brag. Mr. Bearman Mr. Terry Mr. Crusoe Mr. James of Wapping Mr. White Mr. Moor Mr. Wavel Mr. Tailor of Pinners-Hall Mr. Cross Mr. Grace Mr. Nisbet Mr. Fincher Mr. Lob Mr. Glascock Mr. Mence Mr. Ford Mr. Owen Mr. Jennings Mr. Roe Mr. Wressel Mr. Clark Mr. Goodwin Mr. Gamon Mr. Powel Also to several of the surprized Subscribers to Mr. Williams late Book as Dr. Bates Mr. How Mr. Alsop Mr. Bures and others Also to those of the Episcopal Clergy who preach the Doctrine of Justification as it is established by Christ in the Gospel and by our Statute Law in the Homilies as Mr. Meriton of Old Fish-street and others REjoyce thou Heaven the Church of Christ and ye holy Apostles and Prophets Rev. 18. The Evangelical Preachers that blessed be God there are many Seven thousands that have not bowed to the Bayal of Man's Holiness joyning with Christ to Justification But Mr. Williams having in the judgment of many in his Gospel Truth stated warped that way witn●ss his interpreting the Righteousness of Christ in Phil. 3.9 to be a Believers Gospel Holiness I hereby appeal to your Consciences if such a Star of the first Magnitude in the Firmament of the Scriptures ought with the silence of the By-standers to be so obfuscated Though in many respects I look on my self one of the unworthiest of those that name the Name of our blessed Lord Jesus in sincerity yet I cannot but bear my Testimony against the Preface of the said Book as unsound according to my sence of the Truth after above 50 Years investigating it and tasting a sweet Relish in Divine Things and I humbly apprehend I have in the ensuing Collection made it so appear which I leave to the Spirit of the Prophets in the Prophets to judge and hope you will all agree to declare he hath much wronged the said Text. As for his stigmatizing my dear Father as a dethroner of Christ because he exalted him alone without Works in the business of our Salvation I beseech the Lord Mr. Williams may see his Mistake and that God would forgive him as I and I hope all mine freely do This I pass by But when the Mother of us all the Truth as it is in Jesus is wounded by him when not of Works lest any Man should boast Eph. 2.9 is turned by him into God promiseth Li●e to imperfect Man by Forgiveness yet insists on some degree of Obedience And hence the use of Faith Holiness c. To these Benefi●s is not from their Conformity to the Precept but their Conformity to the Rule of the Promise Then on such an invasion all from 16 to ●0 should be alarum'd then all hearts and heads that love the Lord Jesus should be engaged i● vindicating his Royalties that he is Alpha and Omega Wisdom Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption all and in all in our Salvation that no Flesh should glory In particular I find my self though the meanest obliged to bear witness against this piece being censured by many for my silence in regard my Preface to my Fathers reprinted Sermons they say occasioned this Pudder What I did therein was in the simplicity of my heart to exalt the Lord Jesus and refresh Souls thereby which I still desire by taking off Mr. William's Evidence against the said Sermons by shewing his disagreeing from Scripture and Orthodox Authority as well as from my Father I hope you will all candidly accept this Service and upon this occasion give me leave to beg that as the Lord Jesus hath sent you to preach the everlasting Gospel glad Tidings to sinners through Christ in which many of you have been renowned so that ye abound more and more That you will determine to know nothing among your people but Christ and him Crucified that he may be magnified in your Bodies by life and by death that you may shew in every Sermon that to you to live is Christ and not to labour with a Scheme of some degree of Obedience in the business of our Salvation and this supposes the death of Christ as if his death were only a Sub-intelligitur business in his Rectorship O that we could be more warm for our Lord Jesus who poured out his Soul and warm Blood for us and if when warm you please to remember me a poor worm at the Throne

peace by the Blood of his Cross But in regard plain Scriptures will not go down but Christ's Righteousness must be our Gospel Holiness I proceed with the Testimony of those blessed maintainers of the absolute irreversible vertue of the sufferings of Christ which sufferings contained in them the daily pardon of our offences and yet these I hope Mr. Williams will not say have laid down Doctrines to the dethroning Christ though the same with Dr. Crisp they say in the same Passion Sermon in fol. 177. In this Death of Christ resteth our Justification How Sure Arch-Bishop Cranmer and Bishop Ridley and you famous Martyrs you will be Antinomians by and by have a care Mr. Williams do not see this he 'll get 49 and 49 and more if the Press be not in too much haste to subscribe a Paper to countenance his accusing you for enervating Christs Laws what our justification rest in Christs death what justified in the sight of God who calleth things that are not as though they were Rom. 4.17 before we believe Sure either you are mistaken or Mr. Williams must retract his black Titles he hath given to this Doctrine however Mr. Williams take it the Doctrine is good stands firm is allowed nay commanded by many Acts of Parliament to be read and by Queen Elizabeths Letter to be read again and again by all Parsons Vicars and Curates that our justification resteth in the Death of Christ and if so having the Apostle Paul on my side Being Justified by his blood Rom. 5.9 and the Apostle John Who washed us from our sins in his Blood and our Statute Law and the Queens Letter to the Bishops that our Justification resteth in his Death I will oppose it against all Gospel Mincers though 1000 times 49 and will say that on God's part all the Elect were justifyed when Christ died or rather rose again for our justification that is for the Declaration of it tho' on man's part no man is personally justified 'till Christ come and unite himself to him and work Faith in him which is always accompanied with all other Graces in Faith the Seed and Root planted by Christ with himself in the Soul the Homilists go on for the farther ascertaining the benefits that accrew to the Elect in the Death of Christ and say In this death we be allowed how will Mr. Williams and his Friends take this In this we be allowed will they say in Christs death there is only a Foundation for Pardon or a Foundation for our being allowed O 't is much more doubtless 't is thus we now are allowed or accepted in that death of his that death had such an efficacy that we being justified by it are allowed or accepted in it he don't say we are accepted for it or allowed for it but in it we are allowed in it God looks on nothing else but that Death of his Son in which he allows or accepts of those Sheep his Son dyed for and that this is the meaning the next words shew they saying In this is purchased the everlasting Health of our Souls Ay saith Mr. Williams now they lean on my side Christ purchased this for them that is to say provided they repent believe walk holy no 't is not with that connexion tho' God works all those Graces where Christs death is imputed But they say everlasting Health is purchased and it is in this death of Christ there 't is firmly fixt on that unmoveable Rock without mentioning any previous Qualifications as terms or conditions to concur to our Title for the Title is freely given in the Purchase and the Qualifications are wrought by the Purchaser all of Grace and as sure as he laid down his life for his Sheep so surely they shall come to him the Father drawing But without any limitation to any Condition 't is asserted plainly by above 49 of these holy Reformers that in this Death of Christ I say in it which is more than by it in this is purchased the everlasting health of our Souls and we may not think that Christ will lose his Purchase he having paid the Price Salvation is sure and secure without any Ifs and And 's and connexions and distributions as their next words plainly say Yea there is none other thing than the death of Christ that can be named under Heaven to save our Souls but this only work of Christs precious Offering of his Body upon the Altar of the Cross Here are words without Sophisticating connexions saving our Souls is the thing aimed at now say they he hath not only purchased it so will say most Arminians but nothing else out the Death of Christ saves us name what you will name Repenting Believing Gospel-Holiness blessed graces all but what have they to do with Salvation they are found in the Subjects saved they being the free gift of God but as for Salvation as for the everlasting Health of our Souls that was wrought out long before our complying with the Gospel rule and made firm to all the Seed the foundation of God standing sure this work was over and so allowed by these great men when Christ died and so well and effectually done that nothing can be named under Heaven to have any thing to do in saving our Souls but this Death of Christ tho' I grant many things tend to the manifesting of it to us and making us meet for it as Faith and Holiness being the things that must and will accompany Salvation Are you for works for Conditions 'T is this only work say they saves our souls Christs precious offering of his Body upon the Altar of the Cross then and upon that Altar the material Cross on which our Lord Jesus hung and died upon that the work of saving our Souls was finished when he cryed out it is finished so that here is more than a Foundation for pardon for here is Justification nay more than Justification here is everlasting Health and Salvation of our Souls wrought upon the Cross of Christ 1657 years ago or thereabouts this was good Divinity in our great Grand-Father's days and in Dr Crisps Eyes and Lips that our Justification and Salvation was really actually in Christs Death as they say and so confirmed by every Parliament that ever Confirmed the Book of Common Prayer but now a poor sinners salvation must be tortured with our personal holiness coming in with an as it were as the Apostle saith Rom. 9.32 that is to say with our inherent Righteousness concurring complying with conformity to Gospel Rule under threats and promises or else we are for the Dethroning Christ for enervating his Laws and the Rabble that know nothing of either Justification or Sanctification shall be let loose upon asserters of Free Grace by Mr. Williams crying out O these be men against Gospel Holiness when their Opposers know in their Conscience there is such a strain of Holiness all along in Dr. Crisps Book that though it be against the grain they