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A45141
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The middle-way of perfection with indifferency between the orthodox and the Quaker by J.H.
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Humfrey, John, 1621-1719.
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Wing H3692; ESTC R7480
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that_o say_v we_o be_v make_v righteous_a also_o by_o forgiveness_n and_o that_o the_o delivery_n of_o we_o from_o sin_n from_o the_o law_n and_o condemnation_n by_o it_o be_v justification_n though_o real_o i_o be_o apt_a to_o think_v that_o this_o work_n be_v to_o be_v attribute_v rather_o with_o the_o apostle_n to_o our_o redemption_n compare_v ephes_n 1.7.2_o cor._n 5.19_o rom._n 3.24_o with_o other_o place_n and_o so_o i_o come_v to_o my_o point_n of_o perfection_n only_o i_o must_v add_v this_o corollary_n simplicissimum_fw-la nobis_fw-la videtur_fw-la si_fw-la dicamus_fw-la fidem_fw-la justisicare_fw-la quia_fw-la credenti_fw-la sva_fw-la side_n imputetur_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la fides_n antem_fw-la ad_fw-la justitiam_fw-la imputari_fw-la dicitur_fw-la quia_fw-la den_n illum_fw-la qui_fw-la viva_fw-la fide_fw-la in_o christum_fw-la credit_n pro_fw-la justo_fw-la habet_fw-la &_o reputat_fw-la cum_fw-la a_o paena_fw-la peccati_fw-la liberans_fw-la &_o ad_fw-la vitam_fw-la aeternam_fw-la acceptans_fw-la propter_fw-la christi_fw-la mortem_fw-la &_o obedientiam_fw-la it_o be_v to_o be_v acknowledge_v that_o there_o be_v and_o may_v be_v very_o many_o scripture_n easy_o press_v by_o the_o quaker_n and_o papist_n for_o the_o service_n of_o their_o doctrine_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o doubt_n but_o thus_o much_o be_v prove_v that_o it_o be_v our_o duty_n to_o be_v as_o perfect_a as_o they_o will_v have_v every_o sin_n be_v forbid_v and_o every_o good_a thing_n that_o be_v so_o by_o the_o law_n of_o innocency_n be_v command_v but_o it_o be_v one_o thing_n to_o know_v what_o be_v our_o duty_n and_o another_o what_o will_v be_v accept_v of_o god_n in_o our_o performance_n our_o duty_n be_v one_o thing_n and_o what_o we_o can_v or_o do_v attain_v to_o another_z god_n bring_v not_o his_o scale_n under_o the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n that_o our_o work_n shall_v have_v their_o full_a weight_n but_o his_o touchstone_n expect_v they_o be_v right_a that_o they_o 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chapter_n he_o be_v perfect_a in_o the_o other_o he_o be_v not_o wherein_o yet_o there_o be_v no_o more_o real_a difficulty_n than_o this_o that_o a_o man_n may_v in_o one_o thing_n be_v say_v to_o be_v perfect_a who_o in_o another_o be_v imperfect_a which_o augustine_n show_v in_o the_o fifteen_o chapter_n of_o his_o second_o book_n de_fw-fr peccatorum_fw-la meritis_fw-la &_o remissione_n indeed_o that_o father_n in_o that_o book_n and_o in_o another_o de_fw-fr spiritu_fw-la &_o littera_fw-la have_v the_o luck_n to_o treat_v industrious_o on_o this_o matter_n alia_fw-la est_fw-la quaestio_fw-la say_v he_o utrum_fw-la esse_fw-la possit_fw-la homo_fw-la in_o hac_fw-la vita_fw-la sine_fw-la peccato_fw-la alia_fw-la utrum_fw-la sit_fw-la it_o be_v one_o question_n whether_o it_o be_v possible_a for_o a_o man_n to_o attain_v to_o such_o perfection_n as_o to_o live_v without_o sin_n and_o another_o whether_o there_o be_v any_o that_o do_v for_o the_o former_a question_n he_o distinguish_v 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grace_n soever_o it_o be_v which_o he_o have_v or_o have_v he_o be_v peremptory_a in_o the_o denial_n as_o full_a in_o his_o proof_n from_o scripture_n there_o be_v several_a thing_n he_o say_v which_o be_v possible_a and_o yet_o never_o shall_v be_v in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o doubt_n now_o but_o in_o the_o dispute_n between_o the_o quaker_n and_o we_o the_o term_n perfection_n be_v understand_v alike_o it_o be_v a_o persection_n they_o hold_v in_o reference_n to_o the_o whole_a life_n that_o a_o man_n sin_n not_o and_o if_o any_o in_o the_o dispute_n do_v carry_v the_o matter_n so_o high_a against_o they_o as_o to_o deny_v what_o they_o contend_v for_o to_o be_v possible_a they_o may_v if_o they_o please_v choose_v more_o wariness_n from_o st._n austin_n for_o the_o quaker_n ascribe_v not_o to_o themselves_o but_o to_o the_o spirit_n the_o life_n the_o power_n or_o to_o christ_n within_o all_o that_o they_o do_v on_o the_o contrary_a side_n if_o these_o friend_n will_v not_o be_v content_a with_o what_o be_v allow_v they_o that_o our_o duty_n reach_v so_o far_o as_o not_o to_o sin_v at_o all_o and_o consequent_o to_o be_v perfect_a as_o the_o saint_n in_o heaven_n that_o be_v to_o be_v in_o our_o kind_n as_o god_n in_o he_o be_v perfect_a and_o that_o it_o be_v not_o deny_v when_o we_o can_v grant_v that_o this_o our_o whole_a duty_n be_v possible_a through_o that_o spirit_n by_o which_o i_o hope_v some_o of_o they_o be_v lead_v but_o they_o will_v go_v on_o further_o to_o say_v that_o themselves_o be_v such_o as_o have_v attain_v and_o that_o every_o one_o who_o do_v not_o attain_v to_o the_o same_o pitch_n to_o wit_n to_o live_v without_o sin_n can_v be_v in_o a_o state_n of_o grace_n and_o salvation_n i_o shall_v think_v it_o time_n to_o send_v they_o if_o they_o be_v learn_v to_o the_o same_o father_n and_o book_n for_o their_o reproof_n and_o satisfaction_n as_o for_o my_o thought_n far_o of_o this_o impossibility_n and_o what_o distinction_n be_v here_o want_v you_o may_v see_v p._n 12._o &_o 19_o in_o my_o first_o paper_n of_o election_n it_o be_v common_a indeed_o for_o the_o scripture_n to_o speak_v of_o man_n and_o woman_n as_o perfect_v mark_v the_o perfect_a man._n noah_n be_v a_o perfect_a man_n job_n a_o perfect_a man_n the_o good_a king_n be_v say_v to_o walk_v before_o god_n with_o a_o perfect_a heart_n when_o yet_o their_o fail_n be_v record_v in_o the_o same_o chapter_n it_o be_v less_o wonder_n to_o have_v onr_a duty_n set_v forth_o in_o this_o manner_n thou_o shall_v be_v perfect_a with_o thy_o lord_n thy_o god_n let_v we_o go_v on_o unto_o perfection_n walk_v before_o i_o and_o be_v perfect_a thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n with_o all_o thy_o soul_n with_o all_o thy_o strength_n thy_o will_v be_v do_v in_o earth_n as_o it_o be_v do_v in_o heaven_n be_v follower_n of_o christ_n and_o as_o he_o be_v so_o must_v our_o conversation_n be_v in_o the_o world_n there_o be_v no_o man_n have_v 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know_v that_o in_o the_o diospolitan_a council_n an._n do._n 415._o this_o be_v one_o of_o pelagius_n error_n which_o be_v there_o condemn_v filios_fw-la dei_fw-la non_fw-la posse_fw-la vocari_fw-la nisi_fw-la qui_fw-la omni_fw-la modo_fw-la absque_fw-la omni_fw-la peccato_fw-la fuerint_fw-la effecti_fw-la that_o they_o can_v be_v call_v god_n son_n who_o be_v not_o in_o all_o regard_n without_o any_o manner_n of_o sin_n which_o error_n also_o pelagius_n himself_o there_o retract_v in_o the_o second_o place_n it_o be_v worthy_a our_o know_n what_o be_v the_o ground_n or_o reason_n of_o his_o conviction_n because_o it_o be_v like_a that_o the_o same_o consideration_n or_o argument_n may_v prevail_v upon_o one_o or_o other_o and_o more_o than_o so_o of_o this_o sect_n that_o have_v but_o the_o like_a rational_a judgement_n nono_fw-la fatetur_fw-la filios_fw-la dei_fw-la posse_fw-la vocari_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la quotidie_fw-la dâ—cunt_fw-la dimitte_n nobis_fw-la debita_fw-la nostra_fw-la quod_fw-la &_o utique_fw-la veraciter_fw-la non_fw-la dicerent_fw-la si_fw-la essent_fw-la omnino_fw-la absque_fw-la peccato_fw-la to_o the_o nine_o article_n he_o confess_v that_o they_o may_v be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n who_o say_v daily_o forgive_v we_o our_o trespass_n which_o very_o they_o can_v not_o say_v if_o they_o be_v altogether_o without_o sin_n the_o father_n of_o that_o council_n urge_v this_o upon_o he_o that_o if_o none_o can_v be_v bear_v of_o god_n that_o be_v not_o altogether_o perfect_a then_o must_v none_o of_o christ_n disciple_n be_v his_o child_n for_o how_o can_v they_o pray_v to_o he_o to_o forgive_v their_o debt_n if_o they_o have_v no_o sin_n to_o be_v forgive_v how_o can_v they_o pray_v daily_o for_o pardon_n if_o they_o be_v any_o day_n without_o transgression_n nathaniel_z be_v one_o of_o the_o disciple_n of_o who_o it_o be_v say_v he_o be_v without_o guile_n and_o consequent_o as_o perfect_a as_o any_o quaker_n dare_v presume_v of_o himself_o and_o yet_o nathaniel_n as_o well_o as_o peter_n and_z peter_z as_o well_o as_o any_o other_o true_a believer_n be_v teach_v by_o these_o word_n of_o their_o lord_n that_o they_o have_v need_n of_o daily_a forgiveness_n it_o be_v sufficient_a to_o this_o argument_n if_o that_o prayer_n be_v hold_v but_o a_o pattern_n and_o no_o form_n as_o some_o will_v have_v it_o so_o long_o as_o they_o do_v not_o i_o hope_v yet_o think_v they_o may_v scratch_v it_o out_o of_o their_o bibles_n because_o they_o leave_v it_o unsay_v in_o the_o three_o place_n this_o opinion_n be_v against_o the_o uniform_a constant_a stream_n of_o god_n word_n and_o the_o writing_n of_o holy_a man_n which_o still_o run_v thus_o that_o we_o be_v sinner_n that_o we_o must_v all_o repent_v and_o that_o we_o must_v always_o be_v renew_v our_o repentance_n in_o make_v our_o prayer_n confession_n supplication_n do_v our_o alm_n and_o other_o good_a work_n and_o rest_v on_o christ_n for_o grace_n and_o pardon_n without_o this_o supposition_n the_o whole_a course_n of_o our_o religion_n as_o christian_a will_v sink_v for_o want_v of_o a_o foundation_n these_o thing_n write_v i_o to_o you_o that_o you_o sin_v not_o and_o if_o any_o man_n sin_n we_o have_v a_o advocate_n with_o the_o father_n who_o be_v a_o propitiation_n for_o our_o sin_n and_o also_o for_o the_o sius_fw-la of_o the_o world_n there_o be_v our_o sin_n st._n john_n sin_n that_o need_v a_o advocate_n as_o well_o as_o the_o world_n when_o ezekiel_n be_v pick_v out_o three_o of_o the_o most_o holy_a man_n that_o ever_o be_v which_o instance_n augustine_n also_o use_v he_o name_v daniel_n noah_n and_o job_n of_o noah_n we_o have_v the_o record_n of_o moses_n that_o he_o be_v overtake_v of_o job_n we_o have_v his_o own_o acknowledgement_n if_o i_o justify_v myself_o my_o own_o mouth_n shall_v condemn_v i_o if_o i_o say_v i_o be_o perfect_a it_o shall_v prove_v i_o perverse_a of_o daniel_n we_o have_v a_o whole_a chapter_n where_o he_o be_v pray_v and_o confess_v ing_z his_o sin_n as_o himself_o speak_v and_o the_o sin_n of_o his_o people_n what_o be_v man_n say_v eliphaz_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v clean_a and_o he_o that_o be_v bear_v of_o a_o woman_n that_o he_o shall_v be_v righteous_a behold_v he_o put_v no_o trust_n in_o his_o saint_n and_o the_o heaven_n be_v not_o clean_o in_o his_o sight_n and_o how_o much_o more_o abominable_a and_o filthy_a be_v man_n who_o drink_v iniquity_n as_o water_n we_o be_v all_o unclean_a say_v the_o church_n suitable_o to_o this_o in_o isay_n and_o all_o our_o righteousness_n be_v as_o filthy_a rag_n there_o be_v one_o text_n most_o full_a as_o most_o common_a not_o to_o be_v omit_v which_o be_v that_o of_o david_n enter_v not_o into_o judgement_n with_o thy_o servant_n for_o in_o thy_o sight_n shall_v no_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v this_o be_v apply_v by_o the_o apostle_n against_o justification_n by_o the_o deed_n of_o the_o law_n if_o there_o be_v or_o ever_o be_v any_o mere_a mortal_a on_o earth_n that_o live_v altogether_o without_o sin_n then_o must_v this_o text_n be_v false_a then_o may_v some_o man_n live_v be_v justify_v in_o his_o sight_n though_o he_o enter_v into_o district_n judgement_n with_o they_o then_o may_v some_o flesh_n live_v be_v justify_v by_o work_n then_o must_v salvation_n alone_o by_o christ_n and_o the_o doctrine_n indeed_o of_o the_o whole_a gospel_n come_v to_o the_o ground_n for_o in_o the_o four_o place_n as_o this_o be_v against_o several_a particular_a text_n before_o name_v and_o the_o general_a current_n of_o the_o scripture_n and_o holy_a writer_n so_o be_v it_o direct_o against_o the_o very_a drift_n of_o what_o the_o apostle_n deliver_v to_o the_o roman_n and_o galathian_o it_o be_v common_a for_o man_n to_o alleadg_n a_o few_o scatter_a scripture_n against_o any_o opinion_n which_o yet_o be_v true_a and_o we_o answer_v those_o scripture_n but_o if_o a_o opinion_n do_v cross_v any_o one_o text_n and_o much_o more_o any_o epistle_n in_o the_o very_a scope_n and_o purport_n of_o it_o such_o a_o opinion_n must_v be_v leave_v or_o all_o will_v come_v to_o naught_o it_o be_v manifest_a now_o that_o paul_n in_o those_o two_o epistle_n be_v set_v forth_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n by_o faith_n through_o our_o redemption_n by_o christ_n jesus_n for_o the_o make_v this_o good_a he_o first_o show_v that_o all_o man_n whatsoever_o stand_v guilty_a before_o god_n of_o the_o breach_n of_o his_o law_n this_o he_o most_o industrious_o prove_v of_o the_o gentile_n in_o one_o chapter_n of_o the_o jew_n in_o another_o and_o in_o the_o three_o what_o then_o say_v he_o be_v we_o better_o than_o they_o no_o in_o no_o wise_a for_o we_o have_v before_o prove_v both_o jew_n and_o gemile_n that_o they_o be_v all_o under_o sin_n upon_o this_o medium_fw-la he_o argue_v that_o no_o man_n therefore_o either_o jew_n or_o gentile_n can_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n for_o than_o they_o shall_v be_v doer_n and_o not_o breaker_n of_o it_o from_o this_o truth_n that_o they_o can_v be_v justify_v by_o the_o law_n it_o follow_v that_o there_o must_v be_v some_o other_o mean_n of_o their_o justification_n and_o this_o he_o declare_v as_o the_o great_a concern_v and_o gospel_n he_o have_v to_o deliver_v to_o be_v by_o faith_n through_o the_o redemption_n that_o be_v in_o christ_n jesus_n this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o his_o doctrine_n and_o argue_v we_o may_v if_o you_o will_v for_o our_o advantage_n put_v more_o together_o if_o we_o be_v justify_v through_o christ_n redemption_n by_o faith_n when_o none_o of_o we_o have_v perform_v the_o condition_n which_o be_v require_v of_o we_o to_o our_o justification_n by_o the_o law_n of_o our_o creation_n then_o must_v our_o justification_n be_v of_o grace_n or_o favour_n as_o be_v not_o else_o due_a and_o if_o this_o grace_n be_v obtain_v or_o purchase_v for_o we_o through_o christ_n redemption_n then_o be_v god_n righteous_a though_o he_o accept_v of_o we_o see_v it_o be_v for_o christ_n sake_n without_o that_o condition_n and_o if_o he_o be_v righteous_a in_o his_o accept_n any_o without_o that_o condition_n there_o must_v be_v some_o other_o procure_v by_o christ_n upon_o which_o he_o accept_v they_o see_v all_o be_v not_o accept_v notwithstanding_o christ_n redemption_n that_o other_o be_v faith_n as_o the_o initium_fw-la and_o foundation_n of_o all_o other_o duty_n that_o be_v faith_n work_v by_o love_n even_o that_o love_n which_o fulfil_v the_o law_n and_o be_v shed_v abroad_o in_o our_o heart_n by_o the_o holy_a ghost_n give_v to_o we_o as_o augustine_n that_o great_a assertour_n of_o grace_n still_o speak_v from_o hence_o do_v there_o appear_v that_o righteousness_n of_o god_n which_o be_v set_v out_o in_o opposition_n to_o our_o righteousness_n by_o the_o law_n and_o mention_v before_o in_o its_o