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A85825 Antinomianism discovered and confuted: and free-grace as it is held forth in Gods word: as well by the prophets in the Old Testament, as by the apostles and Christ himself in the New, shewed to be other then is by the Antinomian-party in these times maintained. / By Thomas Gataker, B.D. and pastor of Rotherhith. Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654. 1652 (1652) Wing G312; Thomason E671_11; ESTC R207069 45,949 47

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our_o own_o heart_n not_o in_o man_n eye_n but_o in_o his_o that_o be_v in_o god_n sight_n and_o whence_o arise_v this_o assurance_n of_o aeceptance_n with_o god_n and_o prevalence_n with_o he_o in_o their_o prayer_n for_o that_o be_v also_o subjoin_v and_o whatsoever_o we_o reqe_v of_o he_o we_o receive_v t_o 22._o because_o say_v the_o apostle_n we_o keep_v his_o commandment_n and_o do_v those_o thing_n that_o be_v well_o please_v in_o his_o sight_n we_o may_v again_o here_o urge_v that_o of_o paul_n will_v the_o corinthian_n to_o u_o 28_o examine_v not_o other_o but_o each_o one_o himself_o and_o to_o x_o 5._o try_v not_o other_o but_o themselves_o whether_o they_o be_v in_o the_o faith_n or_o no_o and_o whether_o christ_n be_v in_o they_o or_o no_o which_o sure_o must_v be_v by_o some_o mark_n and_o enjoin_v the_o galatian_n y_o 4._o each_o one_o to_o examine_v his_o own_o work_n that_o he_o may_v have_v matter_n of_o joy_v not_o in_o another_o but_o in_o himself_o in_o his_o notice_n of_o himself_o and_o his_o own_o estate_n not_o in_o other_o man_n opinion_n and_o estimation_n of_o he_o but_o to_o pitch_v upon_o peter_n who_o word_n also_o this_o a_o 98._o author_n himself_o take_v notice_n of_o elsewhere_o and_o we_o the_o rather_o therefore_o presume_v they_o to_o come_v within_o compass_n of_o his_o et_fw-la cetera_fw-la though_o whether_o they_o do_v or_o no_o be_v not_o great_o material_a when_o he_o advise_v those_o to_o who_o he_o write_v that_o be_v b_o 1_o all_o the_o faithful_a without_o exception_n to_o c_o 5._o give_v all_o diligence_n d_o 10._o to_o make_v their_o call_n and_o election_n sure_a e_o etc._n by_o add_v unto_o faith_n virtue_n and_o to_o virtue_n knowledge_n and_o so_o forward_o he_o that_o shall_v