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A92842	Antinomianisme anatomized. Or, A glasse for the lawlesse: who deny the ruling use of the morall law unto Christians under the gospel. / By John Sedgwick, B.D. and Pastor of the Church of God at Alphag, neer Cripple-gate London.	Sedgwick, John, 1600 or 1601-1643.	1643 (1643)	Wing S2359; Thomason E63_5; ESTC R4740	39,115	56

Now if they were not bound to keep the Morall Precepts they did not and could not offend such must hold that beleevers cannot and do not sin who make void the Law unto beleevers the Apostle sheweth that the Morall Law concludes all under sin now that Law which concludes all men to have sinned concludes that all men have broken that Law if it conclude that Jews and Gentiles have sinned and broken it then it extends it self to them 3. If the Commandments of the Morall Law do not equally and universally binde men to their observance then the curse threatned upon the breach of that Law doth not appertain equally and universally to them for we read Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to do them Gal. 3. 10. Here I would ask a proud Antinomist Doth the curse of the Law belong to all men yea or no If it doth then the Law concerns us Christians if he shall say It doth not then I affirm That he denieth his part in Christ it being written Christ hath redeemed us from the Curse of the Law being made a Gal. 3. 13. curse for us Reas 6 Sixthly The spirit of God doth write this Law in the hearts of all God children according to the promise I will put my Law Jer. 31. 33. into their inward parts and write it in their hearts If any shall scruple at the expression and think that by this Law is not meant the Morall Law I would desire them to consider what the Prophet Ez●kiel saith I will put my Spirit within you and cause you to walk in my Statutes and ye shall keep my judgements and do them Ezek. 36. 27. I pray note 1. That the Spirit The Spirit writing the Law what makes it his work to convey the minde of God in the Law into the minde of every Christian he doth by an enlightning act sufficiently instruct them in Gods authority over them and his will concerning them 2. That the Spirit doth by an act of efficacy engrave and write the Law in their hearts which is no other thing then the fastening of the power and authority of the Law together with a disposition to obedience upon the heart so that the heart shall be no more contrary to it but sweetly concurring with it I mean there shall be found these four things in a Christian 1. Obedientiall apprehension which is the basis and ground of all duty to God for without a clear and distinct knowledge and a spirituall discerning of the inward meaning and binding power of Gods Commandments a man shall never submit to the Law of God as the onely rule of life and obedience 2. Obedientiall disposition the frame of the heart shall be fitted unto acts of obedience and the disposition sweetly inclined to take up the yoke of all Divine injunctions so that with David they shall say I am ready to do thy will O my God I●●l ● 40. 8. yea thy Law is within my heart 3. Obedientiall desire such have wrought in them solid desires that the goings and steps of their hearts and lives may be answerably suited and matched with the righteous and pure Laws of God and all swerving from the same are grievous to them as being contrary to their minde and will they wish with David O that my wayes were directed to keep thy Statut●s Is●● 19 5 and it is with them as it was with Paul Who did consent to the Rom 7 19. Law in his soul though he did swerve from the same in many particular actions the Spirit works this temper in the godly that there shall be an equall latitude between Gods Precepts and his desires i though there be much dutie which a Christian cannot do yet there is no dutie but he would do he saith I would keep good Laws but alwayes I do not keep them or alwayes I do not yet alwayes I would obey 4. Obedientiall expression the life of obedience is the obedience of the life and therefore the Spirit draws them out not onely into an outward profession but a sincere and reall practise of obedience that as the will so the deed as the heart so the hand shall be theirs they shall be made to put out their strength imploy their endeavours and to overcome themselves that they may obey the commands of heaven Now is this the work of the Spirit on the godly and shall we imagine that the Law is made void Reas 7 Seventhly Christ himself hath established and ratified the Morall Law for a Doctrine of obedience he doth professe that he Mat. 5. 17. came not to destroy or to put a period to it but to fulfill it now the fulfilling of it is not the destroying of it and if it be not destroyed by Christ then it remains the Law still and if a Law it bindes us to obedience Nay Christ made it his 4 Actions of Christ about the Law work in his Preaching to vindicate and assert the genuine and proper sence of the Law from the Pharisees corrupt and imposed glosses and interpretations further he became himself a patern and an example of obedience to the rule of the Morall Law in no one point swerving from the direction thereof and in a word he did frequently enjoyn men the right observation of the Law according as Moses had done before him Reas 8 Eighthly The Apostles of Jesus Christ have maintained the Doctrine of the Law in the o●ligation thereof unto dutie besides the Text now opening to you Consider how often doth he say Love is the fulfilling of the Law What frequent Rom. 13. recitals are there of the Commandments of God in the Epistles The Apostle presseth on children the dutie of reverence unto their Parents from the fifth Commandment saying Honour Eph. 6. 2. thy father and thy mother which is the first Commandment with promise S. James doth second S. Paul saying If ye fulfill Iam. 2. 8. the royall Law according to the Scripture Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self ye do well and the Apostle John in his Epistle doeth set on this Doctrine as you may easily observe Reas 9 Ninthly Beleevers before and after Christs time have reckoned themselves to be under the dutie and obligation of this Law David Hezekiah Josiah with many others stand upon record for their respect to Gods commandments and walking in the way of his will Zachary and Elizabeth kept them close to the Morall Law Luke 1. 6. And Paul did not onely consent Rom 7 16 22 to the Law that it was good And delight in it after the inner man but he professeth that with his minde he himself did serve the 25 Law of God Mark the phrase he did serve the Law which expresly notes his obligation by it and obedience to it nay the whole seed of the woman with whom the Dragon makes war are said to keep the Commandments

auget excitat And that the liberty from justification by the Law doth not destroy but increase and stir up the obligation of and obedience to the Law I could if need were bring in the Testimonie of Luther Calvin B●z ●hemnitius Zanchius with many other learned and godly Divines in all the ages of the Church since the Apostles dayes maintaining that the Morall Law is not abolished by the Gospel in i●s power to be a rule of life to Christians see Reverend Doctor Tailor in his Regula vitae pag. 190. Nay I dare affirm that never did any one both godly and learned man teach the contrary Nomist I thank you for this for I have heard some of those who say they Preach Free grace and are not Legall Preachers say that Luther is of their judgement and that their Honey comb Eatons book Ttaske Eaton Richardson Gospel grounds The discovery of the dangerous dead faith News from Heaven or A Treatise of Peace together with other Books which past secretly among them were the milk sucked out of his ●r●st nay they give out that learned Rivet whose words you have quoted was wholly of their judgement Evangelist Sir beleeve me that neither Luther or Rivet did ever conceive or teach that the Morall Law was thrust out of its ruling use by the Gosp●l nay I will loose all my credit I have with the Churches of God if I do not prove to them and all the world that there is not a stronger enemie against that Sect of Libertines who would a●rogate the Morall Law in its use as I have opened then Luther was If they dare make him judge in this Controversie I shall stand or fall by his own Sentence O that the name of this holy man should suffer as it doth among Papists and Libertines But leaving this I proceed Vse 2 Secondly I did by vertue of this Doctrine justifie the practice of all such Ministers who do Preach the Law unto their hearers Certainly the Ministers of the Gospel may and must Preach the Law It is made the note of false prophets to see Lam. 2. 14. vain and foolish things and not to discover iniquity O how many are there yet unacquain●ed with their heart and their life vilenesse because this glasse is not set open to them and pressed upon them O how many unbroken and unhumbled hearts are there among us and all because the Law is not Preached men are yet strongly wedded to their sins scorn all tenders of mercy cannot be drawn to think of much lesse to welcome Jesus Christ and all for want of the Preaching of the Law Was it ever known that untill the soul was broken and brought low and John Baptist had done his part which is the work of the Law that any man was prepared for Jesus Christ Go out therefore O you Ministers of God gird your sword upon your thighes and make your arrows keen in the hearts of all obstinate and rebellious sinners Preach down all those who cry down the Preaching of the Law and Preach you the Law to discover men unto themselves to drive them to Christ and to keep them on dutie Know thus much when you Preach the Law rightly you Preach salvation to them that fear it as when you Preach the Gospel you Preach damnation to them that neglect or contemn it I would have every Minister wary in Preaching the Law It s possible that there may be an ill dispensation of the Law The Chyrurgeon that launceth may do as much hurt as he that doth not use the Instrument at all Such as Preach The Law is to be Preached not the Law at all may make dead and loose ●earers and such as Preach the Law too far may make desperate hearers The golden mean is to be observed The thing I would is this 1. I 1 With the Gospel would not have the Law to be Preached alone by it self without a mixture of some of the Promises of the Gospel The fire hath its heat and light and a Minister should have both Law and Gospel in his mouth 2. I would have the Law to be 2 For the Gospel Preached as it was published for Evangelicall and mercifull intentions and purposes not for destruction and desparation but for edification I finde that it was published in the hand of a Mediatour I would have it to be Preached in the same hand he preacheth the Law best who preacheth it with reference to Jesus Christ as I would in Preaching the Law shew men h●ll so I would seek thereby to save them from hell the wound should neither be made wider or deeper then the Plaister c. Nomist Your councell is good and I would that all Gods Ministers would apply themselves to this course I verily think that the condition of their hearers do require it for whereas we have one tender broken-hearted hearer there are a thousand stubborn-hearted men and women who need the hammering of the Law onely give me leave to tell you that I have heard men thus objecting That the Preaching of the Law doth affright men and bring them to despair Evangelist This is the objection of carnall men who make it their hell upon earth to be disquieted in their course of sin the Law nakedly encountring wi●h such shews them such wrath from God and torment in hell belonging to them they in mean time having no eyes to look upon the remedy that it drives them into totall despair the fault is not in the Law but in themselves Nomist I am satisfied in this matter I pray go on Evangelist Vse 3 Thirdly This doth confute the whole rabble of Antinomians such as were the Manichees the Marcionites the Montanists the Muscovites the Anabaptists the Socinians together with their off-spring and followers the Antinomians a generation of Libertines who under a colour of Prea●hing and practising Free grace fill the land with drunkennesse uncleannesse disobedience to authority neglect and scorn of dutie yea and all manner of licentiousnesse as wofull exprience witnesseth and if need were just testimony and proof can make good Antinomianisme hath been a corrupt and evil tree and oh that it were cut down root and branch that our City and Kingdom might be no more pestered therewith Nomist I beseech you good Sir discover these Antinomians unto me that I may know them Evangelist You shall finde them to be full of subtilty and cunning well knowing that the open profession of themselves is full of hatred and scorn and yet though they shun the name they are the Two sorts of Antinomians men their speech and practise will bewray them wherefore learn that there are two sorts of Antinomians 1. One Doctrinall Such who in opinion and judgement 1 Doctrinall do presume to out-law the Law of God making the Morall Law it self and the preaching thereof uselesse both to unbelievers and believers even a thing abrogated by the Gospel which is as clear a dismission