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A28141 Biddle dispossest, or, His Scripture perverting catechism reformed by Scripture wherein those points of the Christian religion blasphemed by Biddle by wresting the Scripture to answer his heresies question-wise propounded are vindicated in several anti-questions resolving themselves by pertinent answers taken word for word out of the Scriptures without either consequents or comments ... / collected for their sakes who desire to be true Christians ... 1654 (1654) Wing B2884; ESTC R24805 42,983 158

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Scriptures truly to press us to aim at perfection and have it as a rule in our eye nay doth not the Apostle Paul press such as he cals already perfect at the same time to press on to perfection as not having yet attained perfection though called perfect let us hear himself speak of himself and others Answ Phil. 3.11 12 13 14 15. If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead not as though I had already attained or were already perfect But I follow after If I may apprehend that for which I am apprehended of Christ Jesus Brethren I count not my self to have apprehended But this one thing I do forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forth to those things which are before I press towards the mark for the price of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus let us therefore as many as be perfect be thus minded Quest When Paul was at his highest pitch through the abundance of Revelations yet was he not then far from such an estate as perfection in degree what saith he himself Answ 2 Cor. 12. Lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of Revelations there was given unto me a prick in the flesh Quest. But though the degree of perfection were not attained or attainable yet there is sincerity which is perfection there is an universal general obedience to every part of the Law of God which is perfection too in Gods account so much these Scriptures compared with others declare but can they prove the compleat pitch and degree of perfection besides what is already named what say other Scriptures Answ 1 Cor. 13.9 10. For we know in part we prophesie in part Psal 19.12 13. Who can understand his Errors cleanse thou me from my secret sins keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins Mat. 6. 12. Forgive us our Trespasses Mark 9.24 Lord I believe help thou my unbelief Col. 3.5 Mortifie therefore your members which are upon the earth Psal 51.4 My sin is ever before me Quest Touching good works enough hath been said in the former chapter to evince that they have nothing to do in the business of Justification so as that God should justifie us for or because of our works yet inasmuch as here it s again insisted on as the cause of Justification repeat therefore the same Scriptures here urged which prove our Justification to be not of works but of grace Answ Eph. 8 9. 10. By grace are ye saved through faith and that not of your selves it is the gift of God not of works Rom. 11.5 And if by grace it s no more of works otherwise grace is no more grace Quest But good works are so to salvation as is the Antecedent to the Consequent to say though we may not expect to be saved for them yet we cannot expect to be saved without them what therefore the Scripture makes the proper end of good works are they not especially these and such like as these obedience to God the honour of our profession the glory of God the proof evidence and justification of our faith a tryal to the sincerity of our profession a sign of our state in grace acceptance with God and from the whole to put to silence evil men and be a comfortable ground of peace in our own s●uls What says the Scriptures to each of these Answ 1 Thes 4.3 This is the will of God even your Sanctification Titus 3.8 This is a faithful saying and these things I will that thou affirm constantly That they which have believed in God may be careful to maintain good works These things are good and profitable unto men Eph. 4.1 I therefore the Prisoner of the Lord beseech you that you walk worthy of the vocation whereunto ye are called Mat. 5.16 Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorifie your father which is in heaven James 2.14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25. What doth it profit my brethren though a man say he hath faith and have not works will faith save him if a brother be naked and destitute of daily food and one of you say unto them Depart in peace be you warmed and filled notwithstanding you give them not those things that are needful to the body what doth it profit even so faith if it hath not works is dead Was not Abraham our father justified by works Thou believest that there is one God thou dost well the Devils also believe and tremble but wilt thou know O vain man that faith without works is dead was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered his son Isaac upon the altar seest thou how faith wrought with his works and by works was faith made perfect 1 John 3.7 10. Little children let no man deceive you he that doth righteousness is righteous even as he is righteous in this the children of God are manifest and the Children of the devil whosoever doth not righteousness is not of God 1 Iohn 2.29 If ye know that he is righteous ye know that every one which doth righteousness is born of him Acts 10.35 He that feareth him and worketh righteousness is accepted of him Heb. 13.18 Pray for us for we trust we have a good conscience in all things willing to live honestly 1 Pet. 3.16 Having a good conscience that whereas they speak evil of you as ev l doers they may be ashamed that falsly accuse your good conversation in Christ 1 Pet. 2.15 For so is the will of God that with well doing you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men Acts 23.1 And Paul earnestly beholding the Council said Men and brethren I have lived in all good conscience towards God untill this day Quest We are now come to that grand Question touching the perseverance of the Saints wherein we have many ●criptures brought telling us that the righteous may turn away from his righteousness and sin unto death and that for his iniquity which he hath committed he shall dye Eze. 18.24.33.13 Is there any denies a temporal death according to these Scriptures have ye not other examples agreeing with them that sickness and death are inflicted on good men under the Gospel for their miscarriages Answ 1 Cor. 13. For this cause some of you are sick and some are fallen asleep Quest But do these or other Scriptures following prove that doctrine to be false Once in Christ and ever in Christ as we have taken for granted in the question of Biddle The Scriptures are such as tell some shall depart from the faith some have made Shipwrack of faith cast off their faith erred from the faith overthrown the faith of some several exhortations in Scripture that we take heed we depart not from the living God left we be hardned thorough the deceitfulness of sin lest any man fall after the example of unbelief lest being led away by the error of the wicked fall