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Biddle dispossest, or, His Scripture perverting catechism reformed by Scripture wherein those points of the Christian religion blasphemed by Biddle by wresting the Scripture to answer his heresies question-wise propounded are vindicated in several anti-questions resolving themselves by pertinent answers taken word for word out of the Scriptures without either consequents or comments ... / collected for their sakes who desire to be true Christians ...
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in my members warring against the Law of my mind and bringing me into captivity to the Law of sin which is in my members Oh wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death Quest In Truth this is an eminent experience in this eminent Apostle writ for our instruction but what more express Scriptures have you Answ Eccl. 7.20 For there is not a just man upon the earth that doth good and sinneth not 1 John 8.10 If we say we have no sin we deceive our selves and the truth is not in us If we say we have not sinned we make him a lyar and the truth is not in us 2 Cor. 3.5 We are not sufficient to think any thing as of our selves Psal 14.3.2 Enter not into Judgement with thy servant for in thy sight shall no man living be justified Esay 64.6 We have all been as an unclean thing and all our righteousness is as filthy rags Quest Indeed this makes little for the possibility of keeping the Law of God but yet more are not these laws broken by us ere we come unto act and if so there is yet further impossibility Answ Mat. 5.28 I say unto you whosoever looketh after a woman to lust after her hath committed Adultery with her already in his heart Prov. 20.9 Who can say I have made my heart clean I am pure from my sin Quest Here is sin proved effectually to be in all even the best men omitting good committing evil yea and against their endeavours and desires and sin in thought but what is this sin which the best men do and cannot but do is it not the breaking transgressing or not keeping the Commandments of God Answ 1 John 3. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the Law for sin is the transgression of the Law Quest But suppose a man exactly observe and do all the Law some few points nay ore breach in his time onely excepted doth not that intitle him to the guilt of all so that he that keeps not all and every one keeps none of the Commandments Answ Iames 2.10 For whosoever shall keep the whole Law and yet offend in one point is guilty of all Quest If this be our possibility to keep the Commandements the Lord be merciful to me a sinner but yet the Scriptures speak of keeping the Commandements of God doing the will of God hearing and doing to which blessedness is annexed is there not therefore a new obedience required of and practised by the Saints according to the tenour of such Scripture which though it be not perfection yet is accounted to them as perfection and hath blessedness intailed to it That obebience centring on these two Bases Sincerity and Faith Answ Walk before me and be perfect c. upright seat Psal 1.1 2. Blessed is the man that walketh not in the Counsel of the ungodly nor standeth in the way of sinners nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful but his delight is in Law of the Lord. Gal. 3.21 22. If there had been a Law given which could have given life surely righteousness should have been by the Law but the Scripture hath concluded all under sin that the promise by the faith of Jesus Christ should be given to them which believe Quest But David said of himself he had keep the ways of the Lord did he mean perfectly How could that be since he is recorded a fit example alledged by Biddle both an Adulterer and a Murderer what can be then meant by his keeping but his sincerity is not that his righteousness cleaness of hands and his keeping the ways of God namely his not wickedly departing from God and his being upright before him quote the very words already by Biddle for which light we thank God not Biddle to the contrary end Psal 18.20 to 24. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompenced me for I have kept the wayes of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God for all his judgements were before me and I did not put away his Statutes from me I was also upright before him and I kept my self from mine iniquity therefore hath the Lord recompenced me according to my righteousness according to the cleanness of my hands in his eysight Quest What saith Paul whom before we find could not keep the commandments yet in Gods sight was accounted perfect but how Answ Phil. 3.7 That I might be found in him not having mine own righteousness which is of the Law but that which is of the faith of Christ Quest That the Lord Jesus himself did respect and the Saints may the recompence of reward is not denyed by us which is warranted by those Scriptures that tell us by wel-doing we should seek for Honour Glory and Immortality we should look for the blessed hope But how is this to be looked on as due unto us ex debito vel ex congruo for our doing or for our suffering or rather to the grace of God which pleaseth so to reward us in short is the reward of merit or of grace Answ Luke 17.7 to the 10. but which of you having a servant plowing or feeding Cattle will say unto him by and by when he is come from the field go and sit down to meat and will not rather say unto him Make ready wherewith I may sup and gird thy self and serve me till I have eaten and drunken and afterward thou shalt eat and drink doth he thank that servant because he did those things that were commanded him I trow not so likewise you when you have done all those things commanded you say we are unprofitable servants we have done that which was our duty to do Ephes 2 8.9 By grace are ye saved through faith and that not of your selves it s the gift of God not of works least any man should boast Quest The Scripture tels us we are chosen to be holy and unblameable That Christ gave himself for the Church to present to himself a glorious Church not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing but that it should be holy and without blemish 2. That the gifts of Christ were for the protecting of the Saints we are exhorted to be perfect prayed for that we may stand perfect and compleat in all the will of God and that our whole spirit soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and we have it recorded that Noah was a just man and perfect in his generation That Zacharias and his wife Elizabeth were both righteous before God walking in all the commandments of the Lord blameless if these and such like be intended of perfection compleat is it not in respect to the imputation of Christs Righteousness and perfection to us not of our own righteousness or perfection in us Answ I desire to be found in him not having my own Righteousness Phil. 3.9 Quest But rather is not the scope of those
did see me when I was without form for in thy book were all things written which in continuance were fashioned when there was none of them before Joh. 21.27 Peter said unto him Lord thou knowest all things and Jesus said when thou wast young thou girdedst thy self and walkedst wither thou pleasedst but when thou shalt be old another shall girde thee and lead thee whither thou wouldst not and this he spake signifying by what death he should glorifie God Psal 147. Great is our Lord his wisdom is infinite Isa 40.28 there is no searching of his understanding Acts. 2.3 The determined counsel and fore knowledge of God 1 Pet. 1.2 Elect according to the fore knowledge of God the Father Psal 94.9 10 11. He that planted the ear shall not he hear and the eye shall he not see he that teacheth men knowledge shall not he know the Lord knoweth the thoughts of a man Jer. 17.9 10. The heart is deceitful and wicked above all things who can know it I the Lord search the heart and try the reins Eph. 1. He hath chosen us in him ere the foundationn of the world that we should be holy that in the dispensation of the fulness of time he might gather together in one all things according to his purpose who ruleth all things after the counsel of his own will 2. Tim. 2.19 The foundation of God stands sure having this seal the Lord knows who are his James 1.17 With God is no variableness or shaddow of change Prov 19.21 Many devices are in mans heart but the Lords counsel shall stand CHAP. III. QVest Whereas we read in Gen. 3. the curse denounced by God upon our Parents first sin to be sorrow in conception a curse on the ground and mans labour in this life is that the full extent of the curse or in the question of Gods enemies did not their sin bring on them and us the guilt of hel-f re deface the Image of God in us darken our understandings enslave our wills deprive us of power to do good and cause mortality did it or did it not what saith the Scriptures Answ Gen. 2.17 in the day thou eatest thereof thou shalt dying dye Rom. 5.12 By one man sin entred into the world and death by sin and so death went over all men vers 14. but death raigned from Adam to Moses Verse 15. Through the offence of one many be dead 16. The fault came of one man to condemnation 17. By the offence of one death raigned 18. By the offence of one the fault came on all men to condemnation 21. Sin raigned unto death Gal. 3.10 Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the Law to do them Rom. 3.9 We have proved both Jews and Gentiles to be all under sin vers 12. They are altogether become unprofitable there is none that doth good no not one Iohn 8.34 Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin Rom. 6.17.20 Servants to sin Rom. 7.14 Sold under sin 15. What I would that I do not but what I hate that I do 18. In me that is in my flesh there dwelleth no good thing 19. For the good that I would I do not but the evil which I would not that I do 23. But I see another Law in my members bringing me into captivity of the Law of sin which is in my members 24. O wretched man that I am who shall deliver me from this body of death 2 Pet. 2.19 While they promise liberty themselves are the servants of corruption for of whom a man is overcome of the same is he brought in bondage Eph. 2.1 Dead in trespasses and sins Iohn 8.41 You do the deeds of your Father ye are of your Father the Devil and his deeds will ye do James 1.14 Every man is tempted of his own lust and enticed Rom. 8.7 They that are in the flesh cannot please God Gal. 3.22 The Scripture hath concluded all under sin unless ye be born from above you cannot enter into the kingdom of God Titus 3.5 He saved us by the washing of regeneration and the renewing of the holy Ghost Psal 54.5 Behold I was born in iniquity and in sin hath my mother conceived me Gen. 6.5 The Lord faw all that all the imaginations of mans heart are evil continually Quest What saith the Scripture concerning the understanding 1 Cor. 2.4 For the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishness unto him neither can he know them because they are spiritually discerned Eph. 4.17 18. This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind having their understanding darkned being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindnesss of their hearts Rom. 8 5 They that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh 7. The carnal mind is enmity with God Luke 24.45 Then opened he their understandings that they might understand the Scripture Isaiah 44.18 They have not known nor understood God hath shut their eyes that they cannot see and their hearts that they cannot understand 19. None considereth in his heart neither is there knowledge nor understanding 10. A seduced heart hath deceived him Quest What of the Will Answ Phil. 2.18 It s said God worketh in us to will and to do Rom. 7.23 But I see another Law in my members bringing me into captivity into the Law of sin Rom. 6.20 Being servants to sin we are free from Righteousness Rom. 8.7 8. The carnal mind is enmity with God for it is not subject to the Law of God neither indeed can be so then they that are in the flesh cannot please God Eph. 4.19 Have given themselves over to lasciviousness CHAP. IV. QVest Whereas we find in the Catechism of Gods enemies and ours an endeavour to prove Christ the Lord by way of distinction from the one God as he blasphemes to that end several Scriptures quoted and many Questions stated as that Jesus is the Lord born of his Mother Mary that he dyed to be Lord over quick and dead that God raised him up from the dead that he was approved of God by miracles which God did by him that the Son can do nothing of himself but what he seeth the Father do that he abode in his Fathers house because he abode in his Fathers commandments that he is the Son of God that the Father is greater then he that he shall deliver up his kingdom to his father that at the same time Thomas cals him and the Scriptures call him God himself and the Scripture confess him to have a god by these doth that wretched Creature prove what he intends to wit that the Lord Jesus Christ is so our Lord as not our God very God with the Father or doth he prove that which we shall never deny him the humanity of our