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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

of God as well Rev. 12. 17 as to have the testimony of Jesus Christ Reas 10 Tenthly The Morall Law shall be a rule for Gods judging of men at the last day hence saith the Apostle So speak ye and so do as they that shall be judged by the Law of liberty Jam. 2. 12. In which Scripture we ma● observe that in the day of judgement God will call men to account for words and actions and that the rule upon or by which he will proceed with men is his Law its clear by the Scripture that the Law shall at the last day be condemning and judging unto impenitent and unbeleeving sinners Hence saith Christ Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father there is one that accuseth you even Moses in whom ye trust John 5. 45. And again the Apostle saith As many as have sinned in the Law shall be judged by the Law Rom. 2. 12. Where it is plain that the wilfull breach of the Morall Law shall be imputed to every childe of Adam unto just condemnation such as have the Law written in their hearts shall be condemned because they did not obey the Law as it was revealed to them such as have the Law more clearly written in the Scriptures and do violate it that shall condemn them not but that men shall be judged in that day according to the Gospel Rom. 2. 16. Now then if God shall make the Law Morall his rule by which he will proceed to judgement at the last day I conclude it is not made void by the Doctrine of Faith it was to me strange Divinity which one of the new lights vented in publike saying That the Morall Law shall be a rule for God to condemn an unbeleever by but it is no rule for him to walk by I wonld ask of this man how men do draw their inditements against tiplers and quarrellers in the countrey Is there not a Law broken which should have been observed and because it s not observed doth not the penaltie come upon a man doth not that strengthen the Law to judge and condemn man Doth not all judging and condemning by the Law both strengthen and inforce the obedience which is principally intended by the Law I think that the Law neither could have cursed or judged man at all if his disobedience had not ●ade way thereunto Nomist I shall desire you to shew me how the Doctrine of the Gospel which is called The Law of Faith doth establish and confirm the authority and obligation of the Morall Law Evangelist Sir I hope that you can tell how to distinguish between the making of the Morall Law to be a Law and the maintaining or strengthning of it being so made we teach that there is no efficiency or causalitie in the Grace or Doctrine of Faith to make the Morall Law it had no other Authour then God the great Law-giver and Law-maker Nomist I yeeld to this and do look upon the Doctrine of Faith as maintaining or making strong the Law to be a rule for life and would fain be satisfied in the wayes how this is done Evangelist I do conceive that the Morall Law receiveth strength and confirmation by the Doctrine of Faith these 12. wayes The Gospel doth stablish the Law 12 wayes First as it holds no contrarietie or disagreement but rather an harmony or consent with it in the main matters of dutie and obedience in this sence I may say as doth the Apostle Is the Law against the promises of God God forbid What Gal 3 21. doth the Law say one thing and the Gospel say another I speak to the matter in hand and do averre that the Gospel and the word of Free Grace directs men to no other obedience then that of which the Law is formally or virtually the rule Vice in the Law is Vice in the Gospel and Vertue in the Law is Vertue in the Gospel as it is the same water which runs thorow severall Pipes so it is the same obedience which is conteined in the Law and in the Gospel they have but one minde of God in them and do speak the same things the work of duty in both is co-ordinate and sub-ordinate not contrary or repugnant Nomist Do they agree in all things for dutie Evangelist You may note these two things 1. That though they do both declare and require duties shewing what is to be done and forborn yet the Doctrine of Faith hath more helps or more obliging vertue and abilitie then the Law hath or can afford the Doctrine of the Law is on●ly de●larative that of the Gospel is also effective and operative 2. That the Doctrine of Faith doth require the exercise of some duties and graces in a more speciall and determining way then the Doctrine of the Law doth I shall instance in this one point That man should beleeve what ever God would have him to beleeve is a duty of the Morall Law but that mans Faith should determine itself in the Son of God apprehending and applying his righteousnesse for justification in Gods sight This is a dutie of the Gospel I conceive that justifying Faith is formally req●ired in the Gospel at the most but virtually commanded in the Law of Moses Nomist Proceed I pray you Evangelist Secondly As it sets up God in supreame authority and soveraigntie setling upon him power to make and give Lawes in an obliging way unto the sons of men the Gospel teacheth that There is one Law-giver who is able to save Jam. 4 12. and destroy Thirdly As it doth maintain the Law to be a Copie of Gods will every way holy and usefull unto the sons of men I am 2. 8. the Morall Law is called The Royall Law because it is the minde of the great King of heaven It is the great Kings Law according to which every of his Subjects ought to walk and Mi● 6 8. to order their lives and conversations he hath shewed thee O man what is good and what the Lord thy God requireth of thee c. Fourthly As it doth set men necessarily into a way and course of obedience the Gospel makes not obedience to Gods will an indifferent or arbitrary but a necessary thing it is not all one in the Gospel sense whether God be obeyed or not obeyed whether man repent or not repent believe or not believe but man is tied and bound by the Doctrine thereof simply and univ●rsally to obedience it doth teach that it is better to obey then to stand disputing against duty and that though the command be repugnant to some self respects yet there neither is or can be given any sufficient reason why a man should deny obedience to the Will of God and not do duty Fifthly As it doth cry down sin and licentiousnesse The Gospel doth not onely shew That sin is the transgression of Gods Law and that which God is so displeased with that he will most severely punish but it

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