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death_n	life_n	sin_n	spirit_n	19,754	5	5.4357	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93769	Marginall antidotes, to be affixed over against the lines of R.H. and E.B. their pamphlet, entituled, The rebukes of a reviler. Written and prescribed by John Stalham of Terling.	Stalham, John, d. 1681.	1657 (1657)	Wing S5185; Thomason E926_3; ESTC R207582	11,917	15

was my expression in my 112. pag. that he sees more evill in a sin of a thought a vain thought then another will or can see in a wicked oath or blasphemy and he will aggravate them in confession according to due circumstance as a Beam Ibid. Paul had not victory over sin and death while he groaned under it How boldly and falsly is this spoken When as with one breath Paul is both groaning and giving thanks about his present condition Rom. 7.24.25 see it farther cleared in my 114. 115. pages Ibid. God never justified any as a sinner but as made obedient through faith What will you make of those Scriptures Rom. 4.5 and chap. 5. ver 8.10 see my 120. 121. pages Pag. 42. The ungodly they were first called out of their ungodlinesse as whom he called them he also justified Whom he calleth he justifieth but he calleth sinners them therefore he justifieth He calleth sinners that they may believe to their justification from guilt to their sanctification from filth and them he glorifieth First in Title last in Possession Ibid. J. S. Would set the Law justice of God at a difference with the Gospel c. This Scribler Rants here if you observe it with his Pen as if he understood neither Law nor Gospel Ibid. The Righteousnesse of God will not leave men disobedrent nor sinners if ever they come to mercy But till they come to mercy doth Law-Justice set them free Gospel-Justice indeed for Christ's the sureties sake moved by mercy absolves them But the Justice of God unsatisfied by mens best conformity to the Law finds them guilty binds them hand and foot over to condemnation and execution Ibid. That Doctrine is accurst from God which saith the Justice of God's Law finds men sinners and leaves men so Let sinners tremble who believe not on true Gospel-justifying righteousnesse in Christ alone nor at this mans Cursing but at the Curse of Gods Law Gal. 3.10 Pag. 42. 43. He concludes it had been better the Scripture had not been known or written It had been better I said for him that shuts out Scripture from being Christ's Organ or the Spirits Instrument and meanes of Regeneration that he had never known the Scripture or written a word about it see my 138. page and observe a meer forgery in this Answer Pag. 43. J. S. Saying the Saints in Heaven hoped for the perfection of their bodies at the Resurrection and again contradicts that saying that at death they have a finall perfection c. not at all for the Saints perfection at death is onely in their Spirits or souls separated from their bodies which Bodies though they be perfectly redeemed already by prayers yet not so by power till the Resurrection Ibid. If people mind the Scriptur there is no such Doctrine in it as the Saints have not received the Redemption of their bodies If the blind lead the blind what will follow Let people turne to Rom. 8.23 24 25. And preserve their eye-sight or recover is if lost Pag. 45. If any turne from the truth into any act of uncleanness then they take that as a proof against those that abide in the truth It is proof sufficient a gainst absolute perfection in this life from which none had they it shall ever fall as did Adam and the Angels Pag. 46. These are they that plead for a life in sin while here and that say the Saintes glorified in Heaven do yet hope c. Christ himself expecteth the finall prosternation of his enemies Heb. 10.13 The Saints glorified may well hope for the Resurection of their bodies when Death the last enemy shall be destroyed Ibid. He speakes of a warfare which yet he himself never came unto How then feels he himselfe to be sinfull and hates the body of sin so as to desire and wait for the utter extirpation of it in himselfe Ibid. It is not sin that is the Condemnation but the light which lets men see their sinnes We must pardon his Ignorance who thus writes for sin is the proper cause and light but the accidentall casion of mens condemnation Ibid This I shall affirm that none comes unto godly sorrow but they deny dwelling sin and they that do not deny in-dwelling sin denies godly sorrow Here is a pretty subtilty couch't under ambiguous terms but know it is one thing to deny pleasure in consent love and obedience to in-dwelling sin as do all humble godly-sorrowing Saints and another thing to deny that sin dwelleth or remaineth in all the Saints upon earth as hath been the Quakers Doctrine the consequence whereof is to disclaim godly sorrow for fin dweling in them for have they any cause to be sorry as to themselves for that which is not radically in them Pag. 47. He is setting up obligations No legal ones Ibid. Of Reading Hearing Praying Preaching to which he saith Life and Salvation is promised As they are ordeined meanes of grace to which God hath annexed his promise in their right order and use not as meer duties done with a legall frame of Spirit Ibid. Page 47. All promises are to the seed What seed but that one Seed Jesus Christ primarily Gal. 3.16 and to all at Second-Hand who are Christ's true seed Gal. 3. last Ibid. Who reads his Book may see his proofs for Infant-Baptisme By consequence he would have Scripture speak c So let him read and search the Scriptures where many a truth is onely taught by consequence Pag 48. He never commanded them to be Baptised with water This is as true as that the Holy Ghost is no Person Ibid. He cannot prove in Justice that ever Infants-Baptisme was either commanded or practised with what equity or reason can you call for a command for water-Baptisme to Jnfants who deny it to the Adulti or them of yeares Pag. 49. J.S. Proves not that any thing which Christ instituted amongst the Saints onely was practised in the World among such who are not called He never undertook to prove the Lord's Supper for which R. H. is speaking to be common to all Pag. 50. Wast paper Pag. 51. He hath condemned all his own praying who confesseth he is wicked c. Wicked was not his expression 〈◊〉 but sinfull it is his shame and grief to be so but it 's his glory and comfort that he 〈…〉 himself to be so Ibid. All the saints upon earth who have the Spirit of Christ shall witnesse against J.S. 〈…〉 is a wide 〈…〉 as any 〈…〉 pamphlet is stuffed withall Pag. 52. What is this to the purpose to prove the world must sing 〈…〉 The Reader will here find much waste paper Page 54. The Call to the true Ministory and Eldership is not by man nor of man but by the Lord according to Gal. 1.1 That Scripture is vindicated and cleared in my 211 page Pag. 54.55 More waste paper Pag. 56. When the Law of the Land ceases to maintein them which will come sooner then they expect then