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A26316	Actual justification rightly stated containing a true narrative of a sad schism made in a church of Christ, at Kilby in Leicester-shire, proving, none of the elect are actually justified before faith.		1696 (1696)	Wing A459; ESTC R3827	24,143	28

follow from their Notion that the Elect are twice Justified and so there must be in their Sense a Posterie or Colatural act in God to their Justification 5. These Men say that Faith only Justifies us Declaratively or a● it gives the Revelation or Evidence of it to our own Consciences Which if so then the state of ungodly Persons if Elected tho' Swears Drunkards Whoremongers Murtherers c. is good and Justification changes not the state of the Sinner he being in a safe and sav 〈…〉 State before tho' he did not know it being not Condemned unless in his own Conscience God never charged him with Sin saw no Sin in him but imputed Christ's Righteousness to him from Eternity and not more Justified after he believes then he was before 6. Then also it will follow No man hath that Justification which is said to be by Faith or through Faith but he that feels the Comfort of it in his own Conscience or hath it Revealed and Evidenced to him by the Spirit being fully perswaded and assured he is Justified which we say many true Believers do not arrive unto assurance not appertaining to the Being or Essence of Faith but is the highest Degree thereof see 1 John 5. 13. Some who do truly Believe do not feel and know in their own Consciences that they do Believe but have Doubts about it 7. 'T is directly contrary to the express Word of God John 3. 18. He that believeth on him is not Condemned but he that Believeth not is Condemned already because he hath not Believed on the Name of the only Begotten Son of God That Unbelievers are Condemned is the express Words of the Text Now who can Condemn them but either God's Law his ●ustice or their own Conscience They say neither Law nor Justice do or can Condemn them And it is clear say we that their Conscience cannot 1. Because it is asleep and as the Apo●●le says Defiled See Tit. 1. 15. 2. Another Reason is clear in the Text from the cause of Condemnation viz. Because they Believe not Now who will say that Natural Conscience doth Condemn for Unbelief for if so the Spirit in the ex 〈…〉 tion of his Office and for which he is sent is thrown away Joh. 16. 8 〈◊〉 are Condemned by the Law and till they Believe th●y remain under 〈◊〉 Condemnation Unbelief Condemns as it is a rejecting or refu 〈…〉 to apply the Remedy Not otherwise And let them be whosoever they 〈◊〉 tho' one of God's Elect or comprehended in his eternal Decree of E 〈…〉 on and Love of Intention Pity Purpose and Benevolence yet he remains ●●●demned till he Believes or hath actual Union with Christ For he that 〈◊〉 the Son hath Life but he that hath not the Son hath not Life 1 John 〈…〉 12 If we have the Spirit and do Believe we have Union with Christ 〈◊〉 have the Son but if we have not the Spirit if we have not Faith we 〈◊〉 no actual Union with Christ or have not the Son If any man have not 〈◊〉 Spirit of Christ he is none of his Rom. 8. 8. Moreover how can he that is 〈◊〉 to the Lord be said to be one Spirit with him if this Vnion be before Faith 〈…〉 8 Actual Justification before Faith or Actual Union with Christ is attend 〈…〉 with this Absurdity Viz. A Man may be said to be actually Dead and A 〈…〉 e Condemned and Justified at one and the same time Nay be a Child 〈…〉 Wrath and yet a Son of God have actual Union with and united to 〈◊〉 first Adam and yet be in actual Union with and united to the second Adam at one and the same time 9. It Presupposeth That a Man may be actually in Christ and be actu 〈…〉 y Justified and yet no change of Heart as well as no change of State 〈◊〉 that all before Regeneration are Children of Wrath is evident and is it 〈◊〉 Positively said If any Man is in Christ he is a New Creature 2 Cor. 5. 17. 〈…〉 any man be said to be truly and actually Justified and not actually in Christ 〈…〉 to 10. It presupposeth That a Man may be a Justified Person that is not es 〈…〉 tually called Now all know and grant there is no effectual Vocation be 〈…〉 e nor without the Spirit of Christ and Saving Faith be wrought in the Soul 11. It also holds forth or presupposeth That a Man may be a Justified Person 〈…〉 be actually Justified and yet not be Sanctified which is contrary to these ●●riptures Rom. 8. 7 10 30. 1 Cor. 6. 11. 12. Moreover it follows from their Notion That a Man that is in actual 〈…〉 ion with Christ and is actually Justified may be without nay utter 〈…〉 incapable of enjoying Communion with Christ Can Christ have Com 〈…〉 n with and Delight in filthy Swine Or Can Light have Fellowship with 〈…〉 iese Can a Man in a state of Enmity against God have Commu 〈…〉 n with and delight in God Therefore saith a Reverend Divine The 〈…〉 tive and Real Change are both at one time 1 Cor. 6. 7. But ye are 〈…〉 ctified ye are Justified Charnock on Regen p. 32. 13. It Presupposeth That there may be Union between two Persons 〈…〉 en but one Party only Consents which is very absurd for any to assert 〈◊〉 T is Christ that brings the Soul to Consent he gives the Soul Faith as in the succeeding Narrative is Noted which is his Love-token Grace infused in us as the Effects of Christ's Love constrains the Soul to Love him and ●o to consent to take him as it's Lord and only Object of its Affection But till this is done there is no Real Union We deny not but Christ apprehends us before we can appreh●nd him he first takes hold of us by his Spirit and infuses the Habit of Faith before we can act Faith there is the act of Unition before there is a compleat Union 14. It tends to put Men upon Temptation to slight the holy Law of God and renders the Doctrin of Repentance needless or a meer Legal Doctrin Hence some of them have intimated that they have nothing to do with the Law Nay and have uttered such Words and Expressions concerning the Law that are not fit to be mentioned as in particular David Culy one of Mr. Davis's Disciples and a Teacher sent forth as I am informed by him affirmed as it hath been proved against him by Credible Witnesses That the Law was of no use either to the Conviction of Sin or as a Rule of Life Moreover their Airey and uncouth Notions leads them out to assert other Strange and Rediculous nay Blasphemous Expressions For the same Culy said That a Believer in Christ was as Righteous as God himself To which Mr. Rix a Reverend Minister Reply'd That the Righteousness of Christ was imputed to Believers c. But he answered He had nothing to do with Christ's Imputed Righteousness nor the Righteousness of

Law to be Preached then there are no Sinners and then also there is no need of Repentance nor no need of a Mediator Therefore the Law must first be Preached to Sinners to make them sensible of Sin and of their Undone Estate by reason of Sin that they may Know the Want Worth and Necessity of a Saviour for the Law all Grant is not to be Preached to Believers for any such End because they are not under the Law but under Grace Rom 6. 14. Therefore I Conclude That the Law ought to be Preached first to sinners for the Conviction of Sin and 2. I prove that the Law ought to be Preached first to Sinners for the Conviction of Sin from the Practice of the Prophets and Apostles and for this I shall give some Instances see the 2 Sam. 12. Nathan Convinceth David of his Sin in the matter of Vriah by a Parable of one that had broken the Law by Covetting and taking of another's Ewe-Lamb and when David was Convinced he said I have Sinned ver 13. Then the Prophet Preached the Gospel to him saying The Lord hath put away thy Sin thou shalt not Dye The Law admits of no Remission but That Soul that Sins shall Die So in Joel 2. The Prophet Preached Law and Wrath to the People in the former part of the Chapter and then afterwards Preacheth the Gospel Ver. 12 13 14. So in Jeremiah 41. 18. When they were under Conviction of Sin by the Law then the Gospel was Preached to them v. 20. Moreover the Apostle Peter Preached first the Law to the Jews Acts 2. 23. Compared with Verse 36. And when they were Convinced of their Murder which was the Breach of the Law then he Preached the Gospel to them Verse 38 39. I might give you many more Instances also I might ask you To whom do you Preach the Gospel if not to Sinners and if the Gospel is Preached to Sinners it Implyes the Law for how can they be Sinners if the Law be Destroyed Where there is no Law there is no Transgression Destroy the Law and Christ is dead in Vain For Christ came to Redeem those that were under the Law Gal. 4. 4 5. And the Apostle saith That 〈…〉 y were so far from Destroying the Law that they Established it 〈…〉 3. 31. And whereas you say To Preach the Law first is contrary 〈…〉 that in the 16th of John The Spirit convinceth of Sin I would have 〈…〉 know That the Law of it self is a dead Letter but it is the Spirit 〈…〉 t sets in with the Law by which means the Law is set home with 〈…〉 wer on the Hearts and Consciences of Sinners and makes them Cry 〈…〉 t Men and Brethren what shall we do when prickt to the Heart 〈…〉 is the Law that Wounds the Gospel Heals But it appears You 〈…〉 re not able to Distinguish between Law Conviction and Gospel Conviction which is the Ground of your Mistake That Text John 16. 〈…〉 9. Hath this Text no relation to Law Conviction but a Gospel-Conviction He shall Reprove the World of Sin True the next part 〈…〉 ly refers to the Gospel viz. of Sin because they Believe not 〈…〉 me The Law saith nothing of Faith neither is it of Faith Galat. 3. 〈…〉 The Law convinceth of Sins relating to it self and its Precepts 〈…〉 is the Spirit in the Gospel that Condemns the Sinner for the Sin of Unbelief John 3. 18 36. Mark 16. 16. So that I have prov'd that 〈…〉 take Offence at Truth in this Point 6. You say that I affirmed That there is no Vnion before Faith I have Answered this Point in a Letter to Mrs. Farmer and therefore if you had not been Prejudiced you would have put this out of your Paper except I had received an Answer from her who was Silent about it and since she hath set her Hand to Mr. Knollys's Words 〈…〉 o Positively saith That by Faith the Soul in it's Conversion 〈…〉 is United to Christ So I hope she will be so Faithful as to Vindicate this Truth against you For if Actual Union be by ●aith it cannot be without Faith nor before it But if she neglect or refuseth to Vindicate what she hath set her Hand to let the Blame for ever be upon her own Head One should have thought Mr. Rich. Adams ' s letter might have Satisfied you which answered the Charge of False Doctrin you laid to my Charge on this Point we told you that it was the Opinion of Dr. Owen c. and also of all the Baptised Churches of our Way That Actual Union in order of Nature is not before Faith unless any of late are Deluded into Antenomian Notions 〈…〉 t because this our Answer is now made Publick I shall give you the same Answer I gave to Mrs. Farmer and by that show your Weakness or Mistakes and that is by Enquiring into two Things 1. By Enquiring into what we were while in Unbelief And 2. By Enquiring into the Nature of Union it self 1. We and all Men while in Uubelief are in the Flesh and cannot please God Rom. 8. 8. Heb. 11. 6. What in Union with Christ and yet at the same time cannot please God Whilst we are in Unbelief we are all Children of Wrath our Natures being Corrupted by the Sin of our first Parents Ephes 2. 3. Condemed John 3. 18. And the Wrath of God abiding on all John 3. 36. And yet for all this United to Christ 3. Whilst in Unbelief we are in a state of Enmity being in the Carnal Mind Rom. 8. 7. Aliens Enemies in our Minds by wicked Works Colloss 1. 21. Haters of God Rom. 1. 30. What cannot we please God What under a state of Wrath Aliens and Enemies against God and yet in Union with and United to Christ at the same time What Strange Doctrin is this and how contrary to the Scriptures Thus I come to make enquiry into the Nature of Union 1. A Conjugal Union is an Agreement of two Persons together by which they Twain become One Flesh and as Conjugal Union must arise first from one Party which commonly is the Man his Affections goes out after the Woman he seeks to make his Wife he Sues for her Love by Arguments and Gifts yet here is no Union till she Consents and is Actually United to him in her Affection and is Joined to him and he to her by God's Appointment and Ordinance This is the true state of Union The Application is easie God and Christ have a Love of good Will and Affection for the Elect whilst they are Enemies and from that Love they Invite Woo and Beseech poor Sinners to be Reconciled and United 2. Cor. 5. 20. by their Ministers verse 18. And this is looked upon as done by the Father and the Son Luke 10. 16. And to the end they may be Reconciled he gives to them the Gift of Repentance Acts 5. 31. and the 11. 18. And the Gift of Faith Ephes 2.