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A48861	The glory of free grace display'd: or, The transcendant excellency of the love of God in Christ, unto believing, repenting sinners, in some measure describ'd Wherein, 1. The doctrine about election, and the covenant of reconciliation is explained. 2. The error of the antinomians, who assert, that the filth of sin was laid on Christ, and that the holiness as well as the righteousness of Christ is made the elects while in the womb, &c. With their abuse of free-grace particularly detected and confuted. 3. In what sense our sins were laid on Christ, and Christ's righteousness made the believers, according to the sacred scriptures, evinced. 4. The glory of irresistible-grace, as exerted in the conversion of a sinner in opposition to the Arminian, cleared. 5. A modest defence of the sober dominican, about physical predetermination.	Lobb, Stephen, d. 1699.	1680 (1680)	Wing L2724B; ESTC R218819	67,996	163

it enter Heaven Ans The stay cannot be long for said Jesus Christ to the Thief on the Cross This day thou shalt be with me in Paradise Who stood in need of as long a stay for a further Sanctification as any his conversion being just then How then is it I answer That since 't is certain That 't is the Spirits work to sanctify which work is not perfected while the soul is in the body and yet enters into Heaven perfect we should satisfy our selves with these plain truths without any further search into the secrets of the Almighty especially since the Spirit of God on the souls parting from the body of sin can in a moment perfectly Sanctify it But for your fuller Satisfaction Consider That the Tyrant Sin hath its usurped Throne in our members in our body the flesh which is the true reason why the Elect in the body are not perfectly sanctified and you will suddenly be engaged to conclude That our sanctification may be immediately perfected on the souls freedom from the body If the body of sin be the hinderer of our perfect Sanctification how easily may our perfect Sanctification be accomplished when once we are freed from the body of this death Remember the guilt of sin being removed by the Blood of Christ a Right to Glory purchased by his Righteousness and through the Sanctification of the Spirit all the faculties and powers of the soul being exactly conformable to the Rule given 'em by the Lord which is done on the souls leaving the body casting off its Chains and Fetters nothing remains but that the soul immediately at death may go to God Read seriously the 7th of the Romans CHAP. VII The Glory of Gods Free-Grace further discovered in several propositions Grace how shewn unto mankind in General The greatness and extensiveness thereof Common Grace offered unto more than the Elect. Special Grace to some only This Irresistible without the laying any violence on our faculties Man though passive in conversion yet not so passive as pure matter Several other Gospel truths evinced The Uses c. FRom what hath been said it evidently appears that although our blessed Redeemer was never polluted or any way defiled by the sins of the Elect yet in order to the glorifying Free-Grace consistently with the magnifying the Justice Truth Faithfulness and infinite Wisdom of God it was necessary that the Lord Jesus should take on him the guilt of our iniquities which being done 't was but Righteousness in God the Father to lay on him all those sorrows he underwent A particular consideration whereof cannot but deeply affect the souls of truly sincere and sound believers But I must hasten to what I design further on this subject and insist on some of those special Blessings that are the purchase of Christs blood All which for the greater clearness I shall lay down in several propositions passing by those which are most evident and making my stay only in explicating and confirming such as may seem to some obscure Propos 1. 1. That on the account of Christ's sufferings in humane nature all mankind is in some sense so far redeemed from that misery in which antecedently unto the Promise of Christ's death they did lie that they are now in a much more happy condition than the faln Angels not only upon the account of their receiving at least a temporarie reprieve from everlasting flames but also because their Salvation is become possible EXPLICATION Faln man antecedently unto the promise of the Messiah being in as helpless and as desperately miserable condition as the Devils themselves and as unable to satisfie divine justice any other way than by remaining in chains of darkness for ever Christ's sufferings afford that relief unto all mankind as to deliver them from this misery that is so desperate for their salvation is not now as impossible as it was before the promise of the Lord Jesus For the Lord Christ satisfying infinite justice no one man can truly say that the reason why he perished is because there was not enough in the blood of Christ to ransom him for whosoever doth sincerely believe shall be actually redeemed from the wrath to come Our remaining in our sin is the great reason why the wrath of God abideth on us so St. Austin that great enemie to Pelagianism so much envied by the Arminians Quod ergo ad magnitudinem et potentiam pretii quod ad unam pertinet causam generis humani Sanguis Christi Redemptio est totius mundi sed qui hoc seculum sine side Christi sine regenerationis sacramento pertranseunt redemptionis alieni sunt Aug. lib. ad Artic. sibi imposit ad Artic. 1. Again Sed hoc inter malos homines et Daemones distat quod hominibus etiam valde malis superest si Deus misereatur Reconciliatio Daemonibus nulla servata est conversio Aust ubi sup ad Art 6. 2. That what Person soever doth savingly believe sincerely repent and is really a sound convert shall actually be saved in the day of the Lord Isa 55.1 Mark 16.16 Joh. 3.16 Joh. 7.37 1 Tim 2.3,4 Rev. 3.20 Rev. 22.17 3. That the helps vouchsafed unto all for the enabling us savingly to believe and sincerely to repent are such as will leave all those who believe not inexcusable For 1. They who receive least receiving one talent have given them sufficient for the enabling them to do more towards the saving their souls than they actually do 2. If those men do actually improve the common helps vouchsafed them they may for ought any man can prove to the contrary receive such further assistances as may have a special influence in enabling them to turn sincerely unto God through Jesus Christ For there is in Scripture as a motive to sincere repentance a who can tell a may be or who knoweth but or a perhaps the Lord may be gracious Joel 2.13.14 Amos 5.15 Jonah 3.8,9 Zeph. 2.3 Acts 8.22 Call these Scriptures half-Promises or not the encouragement they afford all to improve the received talents is as great as is given any to engage in worldly affairs What greater motive hath the Seeds-man to sow his seed than a May be he shall meet with a good harvest what moves the Merchant to send a considerable part of his estate beyond Seas but a perhaps there may be a good return what animated Jacob in his great distresses to go on when he feared that his Brother Esau designed the destroying him but a peradventure he will accept of me Gen. 32.26 What was the motive Jeremiah gave Baruch to read in the roll the words of the Lord in the ears of the People but It may be they will present their supplications before the Lord and return or what other encouragement did the Lord himself give Jeremiah to Preach unto Judah but It may be the house of Judah will hear all the evil that I purpose to do unto them that they may return

The GLORY of Free-Grace DISPLAY'D Or The Transcendent Excellency of the Love of God in Christ unto Believing Repenting Sinners in some measure describ'd WHEREIN 1. The Doctrine about Election and the Covenant of Reconciliation is Explained 2. The Error of the Antinomians who assert That the Filth of Sin was laid on Christ and that the Holiness as well as the Righteousness of Christ is made the Elects while in the Womb c. With their Abuse of FREE-GRACE particularly detected and confuted 3. In what sense our Sins were laid on Christ and Christ's Righteousness made the Believers according to the Sacred Scriptures evinced 4. The Glory of Irresistible-Grace as exerted in the Conversion of a Sinner in opposition to the Arminian cleared 5. A modest Defence of the sober Dominican about Physical Predetermination London Printed by T.S. for B. Alsop at the Angel and Bible against the Stocks-market 1680. An Epistle to the well-meaning but weak READER who is most liable to the being tainted with the Errors which are opposed in the following Discourse THE design of the ensuing Discourse is to enlighten Thee concerning the true Notion of Free-Grace which contains in it discoveries of Divine Love to the greatest of Sinners and which is then illustrated in its fullest glory when extended towards such as are affected with the dreadfulness of their lost estate as out of Christ For whatever some may suggest none but Convinced Sinners are capable of entertaining right conceptions of Gospel-Grace An Unconvinced Sinner cannot in any saving measure understand much less comprehend the glory of this mystery for whoever would be savingly acquainted with it must know and believe that so many and so great are his transgressions that unless he be made the object thereof he is eternally undone Whence 't is impossible that any should discover unto Thee the true Notion of this Grace and not at the same time shew who are the proper objects of it Nor can any shew who are the proper objects of it unless they acquaint Thee with the state of those persons that shall be made the actual partakers thereof which cannot be without an insisting on the greatness of both the sin and misery of all such for Grace is to the miserable to those who in the sense of sin labour and are heavy laden and therefore the first work of a Gospel Minister is to preach up Repentance towards God and then Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ Yea we must first if we will be faithful acquaint you with your sin and your danger assuring you that although you were from eternity elected your sins were not actually in God's sight pardoned from eternity nor from the day of Christ's death nor from the time you were first conceived in the womb for every Elect Soul while under the reigning power of Unbelief and other Lusts is unpardoned and in a state of condemnation whence notwithstanding your election if you would receive an actual pardon you must go to God through Christ for it yea you must receive Christ in your hearts by Faith and that you may we must beseech you as in Christ's stead that you come unto Christ but come unto Christ without Faith and Repentance you cannot for our coming unto Christ is our believing in the Lord Christ which believing includes Gospel Repentance which cannot be without conviction of Sin The Doctrine of Free-Grace thus rightly stated is a Point of the highest Concern to all the Children of Fallen Man leading us unto a due closing with such other Truths as are also of very great importance viz. The necessity of conviction of sin in order to a right believing and of that Faith which includes in it the entire Principle of Gospel Repentance as antecedent unto our actual justification in God's sight All which Gospel Truths how necessary soever to salvation are sadly neglected by such as understand not the Scripture Notion of Free-Grace which being so I have thought my self the more oblig'd to do my utmost for thy relief who art in danger of being drawn aside not only to the contemning the but now mentioned Truths but moreover to an entertaining many a Dangerous Error concerning our Lord Jesus Christ as if he bore not only the Guilt and Punishment but also the Filth of our Sin and as if what the Lord Jesus hath done for the Church would exempt the Elect from the necessity there is of their Repenting Believing and Rendring a sincere Obedience to the end of their Lives These and many other Errors that are but too firmly linkt unto 'em are of different mischievous influences some tending to the discountenancing Holiness as others do to the advancing Prophaneness and a gratifying the Papists all which besides what I have already done I will for thy greater Caution particularly evince 1. The Errors I oppose greatly discountenance Holiness for Justification and a right to Glory depending meerly upon an eternal but secret Decree according unto them the Elect are justified actually in God's sight at least as soon as they receive their Beings in the womb whence the conviction of Sin or that Faith which includes in it the Principle of Gospel Repentance is no way a necessary antecedent unto this Justification and consequently if the Elect be unconcern'd about the knowledge of their Election they are safe enough although they mind not Religion in its purity 2. The Profane are as much encouraged who confidently persuading themselves that their sins are pardoned or who concluding that their Sentence in the Court of Heaven is already past their Piety cannot better their state nor their wickedness any way conduce to the making it the worse and theref●re contemn God and true Religion I knew as great a Debauchee as these times afford who reading Mr. Saltmarshe's Book had arrived to a strange assurance that his sins were pardoned and that although he lived under the prevalency of his lusts and was confessedly a vile wretch yet he being so fully persuaded both of his Election and Justification knew as he said that he should be eternally happy although he should dye in that state But 3. These Errors gratifie the Papists as much and that on a twofold account 1. In that some to wit two or three Protestants assert That the Filth of Sin was laid on Christ the Papists judge themselves sufficiently enabled to reproach all Protestants as a People whose Heretical Opinions are most odious casting the Lord of Life under the vilest of Calumnies Thus Bellarmine de Justif l. 2. c. 7. lit H. c. would prove That we make Christ a real Sinner Ergo poterit Christus dici verè peccator quod horret animus cogitare Filius Diaboli Illyricus in confes Antuerpien c. 6. in Apol. ejusd admits saith Bellarmine that Christ may be said to be most truly a Sinner by the imputation of the Father and his own voluntary reception of their sins on himself to which he adds But this their Blasphemous and