you keep the Law Joh. 7. 19. If yee say yee can keepe the Law without fin the Scripture doth call you a lier 1 Joh. 1. 8. There are none just upon earth Such as are such great doers for salvation are fit to be ranked with those in Mat. 7. 22. Can you make your selfe righteous can you keep the Law It forbids lust yea vaine thoughts Rom 7. 7. Gal. 3. 10. Unlesse yee can keepe the Law yee cannot be saved by workes 9. So much as wee eye any of our workes to be any thing in salvation it selfe so much we not onely neglect and slight Christ but are enemies to the Crosse of Christ Phil. 3. 18. Whatsoever they say or doe they are no better 10. To doe any thing to be saved is but wicked obedience all is uncleane Their minds and consciences are defiled Titus 1. 15 16. The more they doe the more hypocrites they are What men doe to escape hell and get heaven is wicked serving of God for that they doe is not in faith therefore it is sinne Rom. 14. and doe not please God Heb. 11. 6. If the plowing of he wicked is sinne what is his praying untill Christs love constraines the heart to love and serve him there is no love to God in what they doe all is but selfe-love their own ends are all they aime at but when the love of God is shed abroad into their hearts they will serve God freely Luk. 1. 74. 11. We doe nothing to be saved because we saw that when we had done all we could wee were unprofitable servants Luk 17. 10. Which could not be if we could have saved our selves or effect the least part of our salvation by any thing we could doe wee see we sin in all our workes they are no better then Pauls and he calls his dung Phil. 3. 8. Dung is fit for the dunghill Such are not worth the mentioning much lesse magnifying O Lord I will make mention of thy Righteousnesse even of thine onely Psal 71. 16. 24. We have no confidence in the flesh none in our selves but in Christ 1 Cor. 1. 3. We live to Christs righteousnesse we are dead to our own Gal. 2. 19 20. Our workes are our glory God spoiles us of our glory that we might glory in Christ I be nothing 2 Cor. 12. 11. All we can doe cannot satisfie for one vaine thought our workes are a most miserable rotten and sandy foundation if our salvation should depend upon them it did depend upon a broken reed no man is righteous in himselfe wee are not just in our selves but in another 2 Cor. 5. 21. Saving benefits are in Christ and not in us our blessednesse is in Christ and him crucified 12. Doers for salvation as confident as they are such were shut out of heaven those in Mat. 7. 22. were confident heaven should be opened to them their plea to enter into heaven was because they had done many great and wondrous workes t is worth the observing they thought it an unanswerable argument yet they were shut out heaven was not provided for them Publicans and Harlots were saved but not they Mat. 21. 31. Christ saith He knew them not What Doth not Christ know great workers for salvation no he neither knows them nor they him Such as look for salvation to be on condition of workes seeke to attaine it by workes they prize their own righteousnesse in stead of Christs see Rom. 10. 3. Such as know Christs righteousnesse prize it its glorious in their eyes our workes are as nothing to us they vanish before us like the morning dew as Hos 6 4. They prize set up and esteeme nothing but Christ Your conclusion it s your delusion consider againe and see if you can see whose is the errour who is deceived and strangely deluded I desire you may see looke on it well and submit Geree Who so blind as he that cannot see with halfe an eye that beleeving is the condition of the party justified p. 82. Wee must beleeve before we can be justified p. 81. The Doctor doth most ungodlily inferre that a man is justified actually before he hath faith p. 83. He saith We are justified before we beleeve this is the thing in question p. 87. He makes a wicked and sinfull seperation between Christ and faith in the point of Justification which methinkes should make all true Christians abhorre their Doctrine as hellish and apostaticall p. 95. The Doctor holds that Christ justifieth us before any qualification is wrought in us he saith Faith comes after Justification as well as workes and so excludes Faith in Justification p. 18. 34. The Apostle saith Wee are justified by faith Rom. 3. 23. The Doctor saith before wee beleeve You cry out against us our answer is to all your sharp arrowes most bitter words The Lord rebuke thee You will have us to see what spirit you are of I hope the Lord will let you see and say that you condemned the truth and those that taught it and that the errour and hellish doctrine and blasphemy is your owne You see the Word faith in Scripture Rom. 3. 23. But it s evident yee see not the meaning of it What the Scripture saith is true and so is what the Doctor saith it s but your mis-take to thinke otherwise wee deny not but affirme we are justified by faith but we deny we are justified by beleeving for the word Faith is not alwayes to be understood for beleeving the Scripture doth not say wee are justified for nor through nor by beleeving neither doth it follow that wee are justified by beleeving because the Scripture saith We are justified by faith because the word Faith is diversly understood as 1. Sometimes by faith is meant the doctrine of Christ Jude 3. Obedience to the faith Acts 6. 7. In the faith 2 Cor. 13. 5. Hearing of faith preacheth the faith Gal. 1. 23. 2. So for the power by which we beleeve Gal. 5. 22. Phil. 1. 29. 3. Faith is to beleeve have faith in God Mark 11. 22. 4. Sometimes by faith is meant the profession of faith Rom. 1. 8. 5. By faith we are to understand knowledge Rom. 14. 22. 6. Sometimes Christ is called faith in Gal. 3. 16. with 19. 23. The seed in the 19. verse is called faith in 23 verse and Christ in the 16 verse So that to be justified through faith and by faith that is through Christ through his bloud Eph. 1. 7. Through the Redemption that is in Jesus Rom. 3. 24. So the word through him is used 1 Joh. 4. 9. Through him and by him is all one Eph. 1. 5. 7. That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ Gal. 3. 14. Compare Rom. 3. 14. 28. with Rom. 5. 9. Isa 45. 24 25. Mat. 9. 22. Eph. 2. 8. Acts 15. 9. Gal. 3. 26. Eph. 1. 5. Those expressions of Scripture that ascribe most to Christ are the clearest the other are to be
liberty thou hast in Christ which is full and sweet Gal. 5. 13. 11. Learne to distinguish between thy Justification and thy personall Sanctification the first is perfect and compleat in Christ the latter is in our selves and is weak and uncertaine untill a soule be setled in the point of Justification the soules objections cannot be answered he that understands not the true nature and doctrine of Justification cannot injoy true setled constant peace and consolation for in the right understanding of Justification lieth the life of the Saints comfort 12. Let not thy comfort depend upon thy personall Sanctification because from it there can no sure setled constant comfort flow the seeking of comfort from our Sanctification is a cause of much trouble in many weake beleevers Sanctification hath nothing to doe with Justification nor Salvation as any cause of it Also Sanctification admits of degrees but Justification admits of neither rules nor degrees and is more glorious then Sanctification our Justification should comfort us Justification depends not upon our apprehending it not in our receiving it but upon what the Lord Jesus hath done for us Justification is effected by Christ and it s apprehended by faith Heb. 11. 1. The Spirit and faith doth evidence to us our Justification all that beleeve are Justified Acts 13. 39. It s possible to have a full assurance of faith Heb. 10. 22. Faith is an unquestionable evidence and when faith is hidden and doubtfull Justification is not apprehended and when faith is hidden and doubtfull Sanctification is not evident but doubtfull and so cannot evidence to us our Justification The effects of Sanctification cause men to question their Justification therefore no effect of Sanctification can evidence to the soule its Justification and the soule that apprehends his Justification by Christ not onely knoweth it but may live upon it and injoy the sweet fruit of it peace joy strength without any sanctificatioÌ„ in himselfe Seeing Christ is made Sanctification to a beleever 1 Cor. 1. 30. why may not a soule live upon that and say I have Sanctification in Christ which is perfect my actuall Righteousness doth often faile me but his indures for ever Psal 111. 3. Therefore I will fetch all my comfort from Christ and my Justification by him And as we are not to conclude our Justification from any effect of Sanctification so we are not to conclude that apprehension of Justification to be from God as shall take men off the meanes and rules of Sanctification because its a dishonour for men not to walke holily according to the word of God Titus 2. 14. 13. Be sure yee allow your selfe in no sin but in the strength of God hate and abhorre with the greatest indignation all sin and the appearance of it it is better to die then to sin There is that which accompanieth sin which strikes at a beleevers peace and comfort it will damp straighten and oppresse the soule it will hinder their comfort joy and peace in God unlesse God doth wonderfully strengthen their faith in him we finde by experience that sin is a let to our faith and comfort it having often unsetled and disquieted us in our peace comfort though we ought not to be so 14. Trouble not thy selfe with the feare of what may befall thee in case thou wert certaine great troubles shall befall thee be not troubled at any trouble much lesse at future troubles nor thinke to encounter with supply a future trouble with a present strength if many and great troubles come God is all-sufficient he will remove them or give strength to beare them when they come 1 Cor. 10. 13. 15. Minde seriously those promises that are sutable to thy condition and apply them God hath imparted himselfe in his promise and it is our wisdome and duty to rest upon it Seperate thy selfe to meditate on them Pro. 18. 2. There is strength and sweetnesse in the promise thou maist safely venture thy soule upon God in his promise and live upon it thou knowest not but God may reveale the promise more to thee in thy meditation of it and settle it by his almighty power upon thy soule Eph. 1. 19 20. Let not the promise of God be strange to thee be not willing to leave a promise untill thou beest refreshed by it yea raised and ravished with thankfulnesse for the exceeding riches of his mercy Eph. 2. 9. his plenteous redemption Psal 130. 7. The promise in Heb. 10 17. Their sinnes and iniquities I will remember no more is enough to quiet and settle a troubled soule it s so full of sweetnesse and life 16. Remember the dayes of old I have considered the dayes of old and the yeares of ancient time Psal 77. 5. Thou hast been my help Psal 63. 7. I was brought low and he helped me see 2 Tim. 4. 17 18. Psal 89. 49. Therefore he will helpe me if thou didst treasure up the experiences of Gods goodnesse to thy soule it would be a means to quiet thy soule c. But who among you will give eare to this who will hearken and heare for time to come Isa 42. 23. 17. Keep thy heart calme and quiet from all passion feare and griefe the still soule can best know and heare Christs voice where feare vexation and distemper dwells they are not aware of Christ and themselves and commonly they feare most who have least cause as appeares Luk. 2. 9 10. When the soule is troubled with passion it is not at the command of faith Luk. 24. 41. the violence of their joy hindered their faith Let not your hearts be troubled Joh. 13. 1. If they be you cannot injoy God nor your selves quietnesse is the stay of the soule to doe or receive many by supposed feares draw upon themselves reall sorrowes ând unnecessary discontents many are possessed with bitter sorrowes from supposed sufferings 18. Be content with thy present estate and sill not thy head heart or hand with more buisinesse then thou must needs Consider Heb. 13. 5. Take heed of the cares of this life Luk. 21. 34. 15. 19. Order thy conversation aright To him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the Salvation of God Psal 50. 23. Want of wisdome to dispose and want of diligence to dispatch what necessity requires to be done in its right place and time hath produced such inconveniences as have unavoidably caused trouble and a disquiet and an unsetled spirit 20. Walk with God in his wayes ordinances and meanes appointed by him for thy comfort strength joy and peace in him there is no quiet to those that worship the Beast Rev. 14. 10 11. Use the meanes and live upon God in them Rom. 18. 2. 4. 21. Doe not slâ—ght nor refuse Gods consolations Are the consolations of God small to thee Job 15. 11. Let not them seeme small to thee wilt thou not own the comfort God gives thee if it doe seeme small to thee own it because it is
live Which voice of his unto me life did give 3. When I heard this sweet voice of God to me Vpon my heart effectually it wrought That I was then so set at liberty That oft times I did ponder in my thought From sin Satan curse wrath and hell so free That I feare not what they can doe to me 4. Love caused God for me his Sonne to give Love caused Jesus Christ for me to dye Love caused God to say to my soule live Love in my soule doth now againe reply In Songs how lovingly Christ did come forth A mighty and ransome of great worth 5. What glorious sight of love is this I see That being had before the world could be Without all time bounds measure or degree Is this his love which he hath set on me One glorious sight of this so great love Will cause a soule for to be sicke of love 6. This love made known to me made me to muse That ever God should be to me so good To give his Sonne for me and me to choose Which was his enemy and in my bloud When I fled from him after me came he I sought not him but he sought after me 7. The love of God to me is passing great Which had a being ere the world began It boundlesse is and every way compleate And longer doth endure then this world can Like love to this hath never yet been heard And there is none can be to this compar'd 8. That many in their sinnes should be destroy'd Whose first condition was as good as mine And yet to me this mercy is injoyd Thus being freed I shall in glory shine This shews his love to me is great and free And could not be deserv'd at all by me 9. Oh! who could wish himselfe a thing so rare As to be hem'd in and compast about With boundlesse love oh who can it declare Or who by fathoming can finde it out My heart my hand tongue are all too weak Of matchlesse love to thinke or write or speak 10. It is through faith injoyed so excellent It comforteth and elevates on high The saddest heart and fills it with content Yea it revives a soule ready to dye The apprehending it brings joy and peace When it is clouded then our joys decrease 11. Each soule that doth this boundles joy possesse May well be swallowed in admiration And to the praise of God may it expresse And have it in their meditation Well may it cause us to serve feare and love This infinite Giver ever God above Glory be to God on high The end of the second Part. DIVINE CONSOLATIONS OR A fountaine of life and comfort The Third Part. Declaring that the Elect were justified from the punishment of sin by Christ when he was upon the Crosse and the objections against it are answered And that Christ alone is our life happinesse peace strength comfort joy and all perfection Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sinne Rom. 4. 8. Being justified by his bloud Rom. 5. 9. Who can lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect Rom. 8. 33. For they are without fault before the Throne of God Rev. 14. 5. By Samuel Richardson LONDON Printed by M. Simmons in Aldersgate-streâ—te 1649. To all that love Jesus Christ in sincerity heires of the purchased possession to as many of them as this shall come understanding to know and love to embrace the truth Holy and beloved in the Lord BEhold I present to your view Christ crucified which is the sum and substance of the Gospel The Priesthood of Christ and the sufficiency of his Sacrifice to save is the main thing I contend for against the Papists who say Christs sacrifice is not sufficient without their sacrifice Charity saves saith one without good workes no salvation saith another a third saith that Christs sacrifice is not sufficient for our Salvation without beleeving that beleeving saves and that without beleeving we cannot be saved Yee see they all urge a necessity of something for salvation besides Christs Sacrifice without which something they say we cannot be saved so that they deâ—y the sufficiency of Christs sacrifice to save and so deny that Christ doth save for those that he saves he saves by his sacrifice Also if Christ and something else saves us Christ saves us not for he is no Saviour if he be but a part of a Saviour therefore in adding something to Christs sacrifice they deny the sufficiency of Christs sacrifice so that their opinions are dishonourable to Christ therefore as we tender the honour of Jesus Christ we are to hate and abhorre them being enemies to the Crosse of Christ and therefore abominable If we consider how generally these are received and scarce contradicted by any that beleeving and Christ and beleeving together saves us sure it should greatly stirre us up and provoke us to contend for the sufficiency of Christs sacrifice though our contending should cost us our lives There is no truth more honourable to Christ nor of greater concâ—rament to his glory and our salvation then this is take away any thing of the sufficiency of Christs sacrifice and our salvation is destroyed what a dishonour were it to God to send Christ to save us and yet for him not to save and not to be sufficient to save there is no opinion in the world that my soule doth more abhorre nor against which I would more freely lay downe my life for then this This Treatise tends to exalt Christ alone selfe is not exalted nor nothing of man this doctrine puts a man upon a whole deniall of himselfe because man and his best works are not onely wholy shut out in this worke but trampled upon in respect of Justification and Salvation This doctrine strips us naked from all things else but Christ it is not I and my workes nor Christ and my workes together that saves me but Jesus Christ alone is he that saves us from our sinnes c. Many want this light desire and hope of doing good moved and incouraged me to take paines herein and send it into the world I have no prejudice against the persons of any nor would I have any thinke ill of them in many things we sinne all in one kinde or other it s in vaine to expect better so long as we are in this world neither dâ—e I know that I take any pleasure in writing against any no further then I thinke my selfe bound in conscience to witnesse to the truth and then especially when others omit it Mr Gerees Booke against Dâ—ctor Crispe hath been published above foure yeares and no answer given to it by any neither have I heard that any other hath given any answer
remission â—eb 9. 22. 26. None can by any meanes redeeme his brother nor give to God 〈◊〉 for him the redemption of the soul 〈…〉 89. 7 8. Rom. 7. 14. The cause of our being delivered from destruction and our eternall happinesse in heaven is ascribed to Christs bloud to his ransome God saith Deliver him from going downe into the pit for I have received a ransome Job 33. 24. see Zach. 9. 11. Our not being condemned is ascribed to Christs death It s Christ that dyed who now shall condemne Rom. 8. 33 34. Therefore Christs ransome his death is the thing which delivereth us from the punishment oâ— sin heaven is called our purchased possession Eph. 1. 14. All except election and the love of God is attributed to Christ Wee preach Christ crucified 1 Cor. 1. 23. Thus I have fully proved that Christ upon the Crosse did suffer the whole punishment of sin for all his Elect for ever if it were not so Christ did die in vaine or is not a full and a compleat Saviour if he suffered but part of the punishment of sin he had saved us but in part and not fully and perfectly but Christs dying for us was to free us from all the punishment due to us for sin Christ bare all in being made a curse for us for what he did bare he bare for us and that which he hath borne for us we shall never beare and therefore it is a most certaine truth that all the Elect are for ever fully freed from the whole punishment of sin and his death is our justification and freedome from the curse and punishment of sin and this is no small part of our happinesse and comfort Vse of this Doctrine Vse 1. To exhort all that are the Lords to ascribe their salvation to the free love of God and to the death of our sweet Lord Jesus Christ and Christ alone and to nothing but Christ Who was made sin for us but Christ 2 Cor. 5. 21 Who bare our sins in his own body but Christ 1 Pet. 2. 24. Who was ordained to take away sin but Christ Heb. 9. 20. Who hath redeemed us from all iniquities but Christ Psal 130. 8. Titus 2. 14. Who finished transgressions and made an end of sin but Christ Deut. 9. 24. Zach. 3. 9. Heb. 10. 4 5. 7. Who appeared to take away sin but Christ 1 Joh. 3. 5. Who came into the world to save sinners but Christ 1 Tim. 1. 15. Who washed us from our sins and purged them away but Christ Rev. 1. 5. Heb. 1. 3. Who gave himselfe for our sins but Christ Eph. 5. 2. 1 Tim. 2. 6. Who was made a curse for us and delivered us from the curse but Christ Gal. 3. 13 14. Who laid downe his life for ours but Christ Joh. 10. 15. Who bare our griefes and carried our sorrowes but Christ Who was stricken and smitten afflicted and wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities but Christ Isa 53. By whose stripes are we healed but Christs 1 Pet. 1. 24. Who is that just one that suffered for the unjust but Christ 1 Pet. 3. 18. Who made peace for us but Christ by the bloud of his Crosse Col. 1. 20 21. Who reconciled us but Christ Rom. 5. 9 10. By what means are our trespasses forgiveÌ„ but only by him Col. 2. 13. Who hath so blotted out our sins that they cannot be laid to our charge Rom. 8. 33. Who could deliver us from the wrath to come but Christ 1 Thes 1. 10. What bloud could clense us from all sin but Christs Joh. 1. 29. 1 Joh. 1. 7. Who hath carried away our sinnes but Christ What could justifie us but Christ by his bloud Rom. 5. 9. What could make us compleat Col. 2. 10. and all faire Song 2. 10. Without â—ault Kev 14. 5. Without spot Song 4. 7. and perfect us for ever but Christ Heb. 10. 14. What could make us one with Christ Heb. 2. 11. his fellowes Heb. 1. 9. and make us the righteousnesse of God but Christ 2 Cor. 5. 21. Who is our righteousnesse but Christ Jer. 23. 6. Job 33. 23. by whose obedience we are made righteous Rom. 5. What ransome could deliver us but Christs Zach. 9. 11. Job 33. 24. What could make us free from the law of sin and death but Christ Rom. 8. 2 3. What could make us free but Christ Gal. 5. 1. Who could present us holy to God but Christ Col. 1. 20. Who brought salvation but Christ Who â—ought our battell got the victory and delivered us from all our enemies but Christ Luk. 1. 68. What Redeemer and Saviour have we but Christ who is all in all And seeing all is attributed to his bloud 1 Cor. 1. 18. 18. 23. we may not attribute it to beleeving justification and salvation are proper onely to Christ to his bloud to effect it to attribute it to beleeving as some doe is to rob Christ to give it to beleeving And if the preaching of Christ in wisdome of words made the Crosse of Christ of none effect 1 Cor. 1. 17. this opinion of theirs doth much more Gal. 5. 9. 2. Prise this doctrine contend earnestly for it Jude 3. Be content to suffer for it 3. Fetch all thy comfort from Christ in this truth meditate on this truth and endeavour that others may enjoy it with thee 4. Thinke nothing too much for him that hath done so much for you walke holily as it becometh the Gospel obey Christs coâ—mands tremble at the thought of giving way to sin least ye dishonour Christ and his truth and open the mouths of the wicked against the people of God Of the excellency and benefit of this Doctrine 1. There is no doctrine in Religion more honorable to the Lord Jesus Christ then this is this is the doctrine that gives all to Christ and exalts him alone that God may be all in all this doctrine cryeth nothing but Christ for he hath done all for us and is all unto us Col. 3. 11. The maine thing the Apostle desired to know was nothing but Christ and him crucified 1 Cor. 2. 2. 2. This doctrine most magnifieth the free love of God in that he hath loved us justified and saved us freely many are not able to behold this light it is so great as when the Sun shineth in its strength weake eyes are not able to beare it onely the Eagle can behold it so none but the Eagle-eyed Christians are able to behold the Sonne of Righteousnesse shining in his glory therefore few receive it the Prophet speaking of this doctrine saith Who hath beleeved our report and to whom is the arme of the Lord revealed Isa 53. 1. So that unlesse the power of God causeth the soule to see this truth there is no beleeving it men are ignorant of the fulnesse of the perfection of Christs righteousnesse therefore they condemne it goe about to establish their own righteousnesse Rom. 10. 3. They reproach this doctrine
68 69. 7. In placing pardon and Justification onely in the conscience many of the children of God who injoy not assurance but walke in darknesse in that respect are concluded to be in sin and unjustified which is not onely uncomfortable but contrary to the Scriptures and the Saints experience it s an error therefore to affirme that men must beleeve and be assured of the remission of sinne to the end they may be remitted Heb. 10. 14. By Perfect is not meant pardon of sin they were sins and after washed 1 Cor. 8. Ans What then doth it meane is not he that is perfect without fault did not Christ by himselfe purge our sinnes Heb. 1. 3. Was it not enough and to purpose They alledge 1 Joh. 3. 9. 5. 18. Whosoever is horne of God sinneth not c. Ans It s not I but sin that dwelleth in me Rom. 7. 20. If sinne and a beleever be one how can he say it s not I therefore I and sin are two things we say Whosoever is borne of God sinneth not and we doe sinne and have sin if this be a contradiction you know where we had it O but say they Gods people cannot sinne in Gods account Ans We neither say so nor thinke so but thinke and say the contrary beleevers sinne and they see it therefore God much more and counts it as it is sin also we say there is no condemnation to be inflicted on the Elect for their sinne Rom. 8. 1. 33. Your doctrine causeth men not to feele the sense of sinne and to cry to God for pardon nor to know the sweetnesse of pardon Ans If by sense of sinne you meane the horrour and terrour of it we desire not such a sense of sinne nor wish it you nor doe we fetch our comfort from our sense of sinne or teares or crying nor our best workes but onely and alone from the love of God in the death of Christ we have made a Christ of our workes teares and crying long enough An Answer to a Treatise intituled Ancient and durable Gospel written in answer to my Booke intituled Justification by Christ alone HE saith It s well you yeeld to the truth at last if you had done so all this while I had spared my labour in opposing you you confesse what I stand for p. 93. 97 98. Ans You should have read my Booke before you answered it if I confesse that which you stand for you might wel have spared your labour you answer and contradict your selfe and so contradict your selfe that your Booke needeth no answer to throw it downe it will fall alone for he affirmes things unreasonable He saith Son-ship and purity goeth together p. 12. We are Sonnes when we beleeve p. 76. We are not purified till Christs second coming Salvation and Son-ship came together p. 77. Yet no man is saved till Christs second coming We are Sonnes by faith when God is our God we shall c. p. 11. 19. Adoption and Redemption came both together p. 77. Yet our Redemption is not yet p. 44. We are justified by faith before God p 87. Faith by which we are justified yet Faith doth not nor cannot justifie p. 32. 89. We are not justified while we act sinne p. 107. No man is justified in this life we shall be justified when Christ againe appears not before p. 105. When they beleeve they by faith become Sonnes p. 76. We are Sonnes by faith p. 77. That faith makes us Sonnes I utterly disowne p. 76. Are not these contradictions So he contradicts the expresse Scripture such deserve no answer instance he saith Our sinnes remaine our sinnes are not laid upon Christ and taken away as yet p. 55. He saith We are not healed till Christs second coming p. 57. Contrary to 1 Pet. 2. 24. Christ saith Woman thy sinnes are forgiven thee Mat. 9. 2. I write unto you little children because your sinnes are forgiven you 1 Joh. 2. 12. Yet he saith Forgivenesse of sinne is not in this life p. 63. He saith Health of body and outward cures are forgivenesse of sinnes p. 16. Our sinnes are not remitted but imputed to us till Christs second coming p. 94. And that beleevers are under the curse and doe beare it p. 67. He denieth God to be their God who beleeve and that we have no interest in God He saith We shall have interest and propriety in God at his next appearing in the world to come when God is our God we shall not need Word nor Ordinances p. 11 12. 15 16. 19. 20. Contrary to the expresse word of God Psal 48. 14. Joh. 20. 17. God saith He will not remember our sinnes He saith He will remember them till we sinne no more p. 57. And that these Scriptures Col. 1. 21. Eph. 5. 26. Isa 53. Song 4. 7. 2. Cor. 2. 21. Eph. 3. 17. Rom. 8. 33. are not relations of things done but prophesies of this to come p. 48 49. 57. 63. 65. He might as well have said those words we have all sinned in Rom 3. is a prophesie as well as Rom. 8. 33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods Elect He might as truly have said Christs Testament is a prophesie and is to be understood in the Future tense and then Christ as yet is not crucified dead and risen c. Since he said to those words in Isa 53. 6. He hath laid on him the iniquity of us all he could not tell whether they were or no So he hath added and detracted altered and falsified some of my words and left out the Scripture and strength of what I wrote which is but a flight answering therefore a slight answer is more then enough The maine difference lieth in the time of Justification I say it was when he shed his bloud others say it is when men beleeve he saith it is not till the next world I have given my Reasons from the Scripture and answered all the objections that I know are made against this doctrine with as much love and tendernesse as their expressions against the truth would admit and now I have declared the truth and pleaded for it in faithfulnesse love plainnesse and singlenesse of heart as in the sight of God Christ was called a deceiver Mat. 27. 63. Therefore I wonder not if I be so called yea and I expect it and that which Christ his followers in teaching the truth to meet with which was Some beleeved the things that were spoken and some beleeved not Acts 28. 24. I passe not if any condemne me so they do not condemne Christ and his truth seeing all shall worke for good therefore I am satisfied in committing all to God And concerning the doubt which doth arise in many concerning Communion whether we may have Communion in the Ordinance of the Supper with such as hold contrary to this truth so much contented for I answer to the question whether we may walke in communion with those that