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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A82036	A declaration against the Antinomians, and their doctrine of liberty. Their chief tenents briefly and fully answered; and the danger of those erronoeus points manifested: with a caution to such as are or have been so misled, to persvvade with them to turn from that evill into which they are or have been seduced. These being their conclusions, understood by most auditors. I. That God doth never inflict punishment upon the elect for their sins. II. That God is never angry with his children. III. That God sees no sin in those that are his. IV. That such as are elected, are at all times beloved of God; in what condition soever they be, be they never so great sinners, yea, in the very act of sinne it selfe. V. That sanctification of life in duties of piety, is nothing at all esteemed of God. VI. That the godly finde no difficulties in the way to Heaven, but live in much pleasure and delight in this world. VII. That those who belong to God, are able in this world presently to distinguish betwixt Gods people and the wicked.		1644 (1644)	Wing D521; Thomason E15_7; ESTC R13070	5,757	8

this fond opinion and fall to examination and confesse their sinns unto Almighty God the Lord might be pleased to enlighten their soules and give them better knowledge of him If they would I say go to God and in their closets confesse Imprimis Such a day I offended the Lord by cosening and cheating such a neighbour and such a friend so and so and why should I not make restitution of it again Item Such a day I was drunke and I wasted and spoiled the good creatures of our God and spewed them upon the ground Item At such a time I offended God by the filthy sin of Adultery Item So many Sabbaths I have profaned so many opportunities of grace I have slighted so many good people I have seduced and shall I thinke that the Almighty Omnipotent God sees not these things There is a great deale mo●e hopes of such penitent Publicanes that humbly confesse their sins to God then of those proud Antimonian Pharisees who would hide their sins from Gods eyes and without repentance are like to go to Heaven when Sy●●iphus hath rouled his stone over the infernall Hill or Tantulus filled his belly as full with golden apples as his eyes IV. They say that such as are elect are at all times b●loved of God in what condition soever they be be they never so great sinners yea in the very act of sin it selfe But God loves his elect not as they are sinfull but as they are in Christ because of Election and in that respect they are greatly beloved of God Rom. 8.33 But as they are sinners and as God looks upon them in the act they are not beloved of God Those who are in the flesh and walk in sin cannot please God Rom. 8.7 8. Living in sin estates a man in one condition and the election of grace in anothe In respect of the person God may be said to love a man that is in sin because of Election and fore-knowing his repentance and faith but as he is in a sinfull condition God loves no man Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin allowing of it in his heart for his seed remaineth in him saith Iohn and he cannot sin because he is born of God 1. Iohn 3.9 A man may say of Ornus that if the Asse was beaten away he might make up his Ropes but as fast as he twists the Asse stands by and bites them off as the Poets have feigned and so may I say of these men if they could beat the Divell away it were a manifestation of Election and God would love them but they cannot beat the divell away whilst they practise and allow of sin and have such base thoughts of God and consequently there can appear no manifestation of their Election except they cast away the deeds of darknesse and put on Christ the Armour of light and then is a signe they have put on Jesus Christ Rom. 13. the latter end Do you think that God will love you or manifest any love unto you whilst you take liberty in sin and teach men so and encourage one another in such wicked wayes No assure your selves God hates sin and all the sinfull wayes of man And therefore depart from evill and do good and dwell in the love and favour of God for ever Psal 37.27 5. They say that sanctification of life in duties of Pietie is nothing at all esteemed of God But let me tell those who are of this opinion that although a sanctified life do not justifie us yet the servants of God before they can attain everlasting life they must have their fruit unto holinesse Rom. 6.22 And in the 5. Chapter of Matthews Gospell Christ teacheth his Disciples and in them us also how exactly he requires of those that will be saved to live in an holy and godly conversation But this damnable doctrine of b●ating down a sanctified spirituall pious and holy life is a dangerous erro●r and gives way exceedingly to loosenesse and none can be imagi-more dangerous in that kinde then it is tending to the ruine and overthrow of a nation both Church and State This makes no difference between a mans own wife and his neighbors his own goods and others never checks his lusts nor stayes his malice it cannot stop his mouth from drunkennesse nor his heart from pride dissimulation and all manner of evill every man like Ixion in hell may turn the wheel of their inventions continually and still be the same men and like Acessius stay for a better Moon then Astrologers could ever yet discover and when they have done conclude with the Preacher saying I said I will be wise but it was farre from me Eccles 7.23 Without doubt every honest man that truely feares God hath a great respect to duties of Piety and to performe them with great reverence before Almighty God trembling to thinke of those imperfections and failings which he findes in himselfe his sins cost him many a sob and sigh and often groanes before God for almighty God hath promised to bottle up all such teares Psal 56.8 VI. They say that that the godly finde no difficulties in the way to heaven but live in much pleasure and delight in this world This is Contrary to what our blessed Lord and Saviour Iesus Christ taught that those that go to heaven strive for it and exhorting his Disciples to take paines in so difficult and hard a worke he tels them plainly that the reason why it doth so much concerne them to strive for Heaven is because the way is so exceeding straight that many shall seek to enter in and shall not be able Luke 13.24 And when the Hebrewes that were Converted to the Faith of Christ were cast into prison and contradicted by wicked and sinfull men railing against them at which they began to be much troubled Paul told them that they must expect yet greater Difficulties then they had suffered if they would be saved they have not yet resisted unto blood saith he striving aginst sin It is true the yoke of Christ is easie Matth. 11 30. but yet it is a Yoke for the yoke of sin bowes a man to eternall damnation in Hell so in that respect the yoke of Christ though it be a Yoke is an easie one but these men draw out a fatall conclusion from hence to give way to an idle and lazy life But there is a woe denounced against those that are at ease yea even in Zion Amos 6.1 And those that teach this loosenesse in liberty to sin are like the lewd Srumpet Ezekel 23. When the voice of a multitude being at ease was with her and with the men of the common sort were brought drunken Sabeans from the wildernesse which put bracelets upon their hands and beautifull Crownes upon their heads for which God proceeded against them as against shedders of blood And let them remember what the Preachet saith Ezek. 11.9 Remember that for all these things thou shalt come to judgement VII They say that those who belong to God are able in this world perfectly to distinguish betwixt Gods people and the wicked This is something like a mean pillar of the Church of Rome Rhemist Anotati in Iohn 14. verse 16. Bellarmine pleads hrad for it That the Catholike Church cannot possibly erre not only in matters absolutely necessary to salvation but in any thing which it imposeth and commandeth whether it be contained in the Word of God or not Bellarmin De Eccles lib. 3 cap. 14. By the Church here they mean not only the Ministers or Governours of the Church as Doctor Willet observes in Sinopsis but the whole company of the faithfull But the contrary is proved by Scripture 1. Before the comming of Christ the Jewish Church erred 2 Kings 3.14.4 And secondly in Christs time the Church erred Math. 26.22 And lastly since Christs time the famous Churches of Corinth Galatia c. have erred 1 Cor. 6 5. 1 Cor. 15.13 1 Cor. 11.21 Gal. 3.1 But especially that place of Scripture is most full to clear this Rev. 2.17 where it is said To him that overcommeth will I give to eat of the hidden Manna and will give him a white stone and in the stone a new name written which no man knoweth saving he that receiveth it How then or from whence shall any in these times have such cleere judgements to discern more then any other men that ever were in the world Quomodo erit Ecclesia in isto tempore perfecta sine macula ruga cujus membra non mendaciter confiteantur se habere ●eccata saith Augustine contra Pelag. 2. Epist lib. 4. cap. 7. How can the Church be perfect in this life without spot or wrinkle whose members do truly confesse that they are not without sin And as themselves have sometimes confessed Iudicium Ecclesiae non nunquam opinionem sequitur quam fallere saepe contingit falli The judgement of the Church is many times ruled by opinion which both may deceive and be deceived Decret Greg. lib. 5. tit 39. c. 8. Innocent 3. These Doctrines therefore of the Antimonians are to be held Non bona sed malae exemplum aedificans ad delictum Tertull. de velandis virginibus Not as an example of good but evill edifying or imboldning unto sin It is Factum minus rectum occasionem praebens ruinae A deed ill performed yeilding occasion of falling as Aquinus saith Aquin. 2.2 q. 43. and justly to be reproved FINIS