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be_v first_o strike_v dead_a by_o the_o law_n tell_v he_o by_o nathan_n thou_o be_v he_o be_v afterward_o save_v by_o the_o grace_n of_o the_o gospel_n say_v thou_o shall_v not_o die_v 34._o paul_n tremble_v under_o law-stroak_n first_o hear_v why_o persecute_v thou_o i_o then_o be_v enliven_v and_o quicken_v by_o the_o gospel_n arise_v etc._n etc._n 35._o and_o christ_n himself_o say_v mark_v 1_o repent_v and_o believe_v the_o gospel_n for_o the_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v at_o hand_n 36._o likewise_o it_o behove_v that_o repentance_n and_o remission_n of_o sin_n shall_v be_v preach_v in_o his_o name_n 37._o thus_o the_o holy_a spirit_n convince_v the_o world_n first_o of_o sin_n that_o it_o may_v teach_v faith_n in_o christ_n i._n e._n forgiveness_n of_o sin_n 38._o paul_n in_o the_o epistle_n to_o the_o roman_n observe_v this_o method_n he_o teach_v first_o that_o all_o be_v sinner_n to_o be_v justify_v by_o christ_n 39_o luke_n in_o the_o act_n inform_v we_o of_o the_o same_o 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after_o luther_n death_n which_o be_v 1546._o return_v to_o his_o old_a antinomian_a vomit_n and_o in_o 1548._o run_v to_o the_o other_o extreme_a join_v with_o some_o papist_n in_o compose_v the_o interim_n in_o which_o the_o doctrine_n of_o justification_n be_v frame_v according_a to_o the_o popish_a model_n which_o yet_o he_o will_v have_v bucer_n subscribe_v unto_o and_o be_v a_o great_a stickler_n for_o miraculous_a cure_n by_o anoint_v with_o oil_n thus_o the_o reader_n may_v see_v from_o what_o manner_n of_o man_n these_o error_n have_v have_v their_o rise_n by_o what_o method_n propagate_v and_o how_o pernicious_a their_o tendency_n be_v to_o the_o soul_n of_o men._n the_o antinomian_o that_o get_v into_o new-england_n be_v so_o full_o set_v forth_o in_o their_o proper_a colour_n by_o mr._n welde_n that_o i_o need_v do_v no_o more_o than_o recommend_v that_o account_v give_v of_o it_o and_o go_v on_o to_o consider_v what_o error_n have_v be_v hold_v by_o they_o in_o this_o 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to_o our_o be_v comfort_v by_o the_o promise_v of_o christ_n and_o our_o make_v they_o sure_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o grieve_v and_o repent_v of_o the_o sin_n we_o have_v commit_v from_o sight_n of_o the_o transgress_v law_n and_o of_o the_o deserve_a punishment_n and_o so_o to_o be_v humble_v in_o heart_n 6._o that_o the_o moral_a law_n must_v not_o be_v preach_v to_o believer_n and_o regenerate_v person_n this_o be_v the_o account_n hoornbeek_n give_v of_o the_o english_a antinomian_n who_o in_o the_o first_o question_n be_v more_o kind_a to_o they_o than_o just_o to_o the_o truth_n in_o say_v they_o hold_v that_o christ_n in_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n do_v not_o only_o bear_v the_o punishment_n and_o gild_n but_o moreover_o have_v our_o sin_n themselves_o impute_v to_o he_o whereas_o the_o imputation_n of_o sin_n and_o otherwise_o than_o in_o its_o gild_n be_v impossible_a and_o the_o author_n who_o he_o chief_o consult_v be_v positive_a that_o though_o he_o have_v diligent_o search_v the_o holy_a scripture_n can_v not_o in_o any_o one_o place_n find_v troth_fw-mi sin_n be_v lay_v on_o christ_n by_o imputation_n farther_o affirm_v that_o gild_n be_v not_o only_o inseparable_a from_o sin_n but_o be_v the_o sin_n itself_o the_o fault_n the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d simple_o sin_n sin_n sin_n in_o answer_n to_o a_o objection_n lay_v down_o in_o these_o word_n for_o that_o objection_n about_o gild_n that_o the_o lord_n lay_v the_o gild_n and_o punishment_n but_o not_o simple_o the_o sin_n itself_o it_o be_v reply_v for_o aught_o that_o i_o can_v see_v it_o be_v a_o simple_a objection_n i_o do_v not_o think_v as_o some_o do_v that_o gild_n differ_v from_o sin_n in_o this_o assertion_n there_o be_v a_o complication_n of_o error_n of_o divers_a kind_n even_o popish_a socinian_n and_o libertine_n not_o that_o i_o dare_v charge_n every_o one_o that_o hold_v this_o principle_n with_o the_o mischievous_a consequence_n that_o too_o easy_o flow_v from_o it_o that_o be_v nor_o fair_a nor_o just_a for_o they_o may_v not_o see_v the_o connection_n there_o be_v between_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o and_o may_v renounce_v and_o disclaim_v the_o more_o offensive_a part._n however_o in_o the_o oppugn_v a_o error_n and_o defence_n of_o truth_n for_o the_o sake_n of_o the_o unwary_a it_o be_v necessary_a to_o show_v in_o the_o point_n before_o we_o how_o error_n of_o one_o kind_n be_v link_v to_o that_o of_o another_o which_o be_v thus_o by_o make_v gild_n to_o be_v not_o only_o inseparable_a from_o the_o sin_n itself_o but_o to_o be_v the_o same_o thing_n with_o it_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o fault_n itself_o as_o it_o respect_v the_o command_n it_o will_v unavoidable_o follow_v 1._o that_o the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v the_o same_o with_o mortification_n and_o that_o in_o justification_n there_o be_v more_o than_o a_o external_n and_o relative_n there_o be_v a_o internal_a and_o physical_a change_n wrought_v on_o the_o justify_v person_n whereby_o it_o be_v as_o the_o papist_n will_v have_v it_o confound_v with_o sanctification_n to_o clear_v this_o we_o must_v observe_v that_o sin_n essential_o relate_v to_o a_o law_n it_o be_v a_o transgression_n of_o it_o the_o law_n have_v its_o preceptive_a and_o threaten_v part_n and_o sin_n proper_o and_o formal_o consider_v be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o precept_n and_o whatever_o be_v a_o transgression_n of_o the_o precept_n or_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v formal_o and_o proper_o sin_n to_o understand_v yet_o more_o full_o wherein_n lie_v the_o true_a nature_n of_o sin_n it_o be_v a_o relation_n our_o enquiry_n must_v be_v after_o its_o subject_a foundation_n and_o term._n the_o inclination_n propension_n disposition_n act_n habit_n thought_n word_n and_o work_v of_o a_o rational_a be_v be_v the_o subject_a the_o term_n be_v the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o law_n under_o who_o regulation_n the_o inclination_n etc._n etc._n do_v fall_v the_o ratio_fw-la fundandi_fw-la or_o foundation_n from_o whence_o the_o relation_n immediate_o result_v be_v the_o contrariety_n disconformity_n deviation_n or_o dissonancy_n of_o our_o inclination_n propension_n disposition_n act_n habit_n thought_n word_n or_o work_v to_o the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o law_n when_o either_o our_o inclination_n propension_n etc._n etc._n be_v contrary_a unto_o or_o dissonant_n from_o the_o precept_n which_o be_v pure_a and_o holy_a we_o sin_n be_v unclean_a filthy_a and_o impure_a the_o contrariety_n dissonancy_n or_o obliquity_n be_v the_o uncleanness_n the_o filth_n and_o impurity_n it_o be_v sin_n proper_o and_o formal_o to_o distinguish_v therefore_o between_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n and_o the_o sin_n itself_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n make_v gild_n to_o be_v the_o sin_n itself_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o dissonancy_n to_o the_o command_n be_v too_o intolerable_o gross_a and_o absurd_a to_o admit_v of_o a_o fair_a construction_n it_o be_v to_o confound_v the_o precept_n with_o the_o threaten_v to_o change_v the_o nature_n of_o thing_n and_o pervert_v the_o plain_a truth_n it_o be_v to_o call_v light_a darkness_n and_o darkness_n light_n for_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n be_v contrary_a to_o the_o precept_n intrinsic_a to_o the_o sin_n inseparable_a from_o it_o it_o be_v a_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o gild_n be_v extrinsic_a to_o the_o sin_n it_o be_v only_o a_o external_n respect_n of_o it_o to_o the_o threaten_v of_o the_o law_n it_o be_v not_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d it_o be_v not_o contrary_a to_o the_o command_n but_o it_o be_v god_n will_n and_o please_a unto_o he_o that_o he_o who_o commit_v the_o sin_n be_v liable_a unto_o wrath_n that_o be_v be_v guilty_a but_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n be_v in_o no_o sense_n please_a unto_o he_o beside_o gild_n be_v separable_a from_o the_o sin_n on_o this_o distinction_n between_o the_o sin_n and_o its_o gild_n the_o reform_a do_v find_v that_o other_o between_o justification_n and_o sanctification_n hold_v that_o justification_n import_v only_o a_o outward_a and_o relative_n change_n whereby_o the_o soul_n be_v free_v from_o gild_n etc._n etc._n that_o sanctification_n denote_v a_o inward_a physical_a change_n by_o which_o the_o filth_n of_o sin_n be_v take_v away_o and_o the_o sin_n it-self_n mortify_v but_o by_o make_v sin_n and_o gild_n the_o same_o pardon_v of_o sin_n also_o and_o its_o mortification_n must_v be_v the_o same_o too_o and_o that_o in_o justification_n a_o inward_a and_o physical_a change_n be_v wrought_v on_o the_o soul_n in_o a_o word_n in_o that_o great_a controversy_n the_o most_o important_a one_o agitate_a between_o we_o and_o the_o papist_n even_o touch_v the_o glorious_a doctrine_n of_o justification_n the_o cause_n be_v in_o fact_n give_v up_o by_o the_o antinomian_a unto_o the_o papist_n thus_o
in_o run_v from_o popery_n they_o continue_v their_o flight_n so_o long_o till_o they_o return_v to_o that_o very_a point_n from_o whence_o they_o do_v at_o first_o set_v out_o and_o unwary_o give_v life_n to_o the_o error_n they_o seem_v most_o to_o abhor_v again_o if_o gild_n be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o sin_n there_o can_v be_v no_o take_v away_o the_o gild_n by_o pardon_n but_o the_o sin_n itself_o the_o fault_n cease_v to_o be_v and_o consequent_o if_o the_o sin_n of_o our_o nature_n with_o those_o inclination_n and_o lusting_n after_o evil_a be_v pardon_v they_o cease_v to_o be_v sinful_a a_o notion_n that_o will_v exceed_o please_v the_o roman_a catholic_n who_o deny_v concupiscence_n to_o be_v sin_n in_o those_o that_o believe_v 2._o the_o imputation_n of_o sin_n be_v make_v impossible_a either_o from_o adam_n unto_o we_o or_o from_o we_o unto_o christ._n a_o notion_n no_o way_n ungrateful_a unto_o the_o arminian_n party_n who_o hold_v that_o adam_n sin_n be_v in_o no_o other_o sense_n impute_v unto_o his_o posterity_n 4._o fatentur_fw-la vid._n remonstrantes_n peccatum_fw-la adami_n imputatum_fw-la dici_fw-la posse_fw-la posteris_fw-la ejus_fw-la quatenus_fw-la deus_fw-la posteros_fw-la adamo_n eidem_n malo_fw-la cvi_fw-la adamus_n per_fw-la peccatum_fw-la obnoxium_fw-la se_fw-la reddidit_fw-la obnoxios_fw-la nasci_fw-la voluit_fw-la sive_fw-la quatenus_fw-la deus_fw-la malum_fw-la quod_fw-la in_o paenam_fw-la adamo_n inflictum_fw-la fuerat_fw-la in_fw-la posteros_fw-la ejus_fw-la dimanare_fw-la &_o transire_fw-la permisit_fw-la at_o nihil_fw-la cogit_fw-la eos_n dicere_fw-la peccatum_fw-la adami_n posteris_fw-la ejus_fw-la sic_fw-la fuisse_fw-la à _fw-la deo_fw-la imputatum_fw-la quasi_fw-la deus_fw-la posteros_fw-la adami_n â—â—verâ_fw-la censulsset_fw-la ejusdem_fw-la cum_fw-la adamo_n peccati_fw-la &_o culpâ—e_fw-la quam_fw-la adamus_n commiserat_fw-la reos_n imo_fw-la nec_fw-la scriptura_fw-la nec_fw-la veritas_fw-la nec_fw-la sapientia_fw-la nec_fw-la bonitas_fw-la divina_fw-la nec_fw-la peccati_fw-la natura_fw-la etc._n etc._n permittunt_fw-la ut_fw-la sic_fw-la imputatum_fw-la peccatum_fw-la adami_n &c_n &c_n malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la quia_fw-la nasci_fw-la plant_n involuntarium_fw-la est_fw-la ergo_fw-la &_o nasci_fw-la cum_fw-la hâc_fw-la vel_fw-la illâ_fw-la labe_fw-la etc._n etc._n si_fw-mi malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la non_fw-la est_fw-la nec_fw-la malum_fw-la paenae_fw-la quia_fw-la culpa_fw-la &_o paena_fw-la sunt_fw-la relata_fw-la rem_fw-la apol_n ad_fw-la censur_n c._n 7._o §_o 4._o then_o as_o they_o be_v by_o birth_n make_v subject_a to_o the_o same_o calamity_n with_o adam_n a_o imputation_n of_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n they_o deny_v as_o contrary_a to_o the_o holy_a scripture_n the_o divine_a truth_n wisdom_n and_o goodness_n the_o nature_n of_o sin_n as_o well_o as_o the_o formal_a reason_n of_o righteousness_n although_o we_o be_v bear_v without_o a_o original_a righteousness_n yet_o there_o be_v not_o say_v they_o either_o the_o malum_fw-la culpae_fw-la nor_o the_o malum_fw-la paena_fw-la the_o evil_a of_o the_o fault_n nor_o of_o the_o punishment_n on_o any_o of_o adam_n offspring_n by_o birth_n not_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o fault_n because_o not_o voluntary_a and_o if_o not_o the_o evil_a of_o the_o fault_n it_o can_v be_v the_o evil_a of_o punishment_n the_o fault_n and_o punishment_n be_v relata_fw-la and_o inseparable_a that_o those_o act_n which_o follow_v the_o privation_n of_o original_a righteousness_n be_v not_o formal_o sin_n or_o what_o be_v the_o same_o sup_n no_o remonstr_n negant_fw-la actus_fw-la illos_fw-la qui_fw-la sequuntur_fw-la destitutionem_fw-la sive_fw-la privationem_fw-la illam_fw-la divinam_fw-la esse_fw-la formaliter_fw-la peccata_fw-la i._n e._n illos_fw-la valide_fw-la obligare_fw-la ad_fw-la poenam_fw-la eos_n qui_fw-la actus_fw-la istos_fw-la patrant_fw-la non_fw-la negant_fw-la quidem_fw-la actus_fw-la illos_fw-la materialiter_fw-la peccata_fw-la dici_fw-la posse_fw-la quatenus_fw-la actus_fw-la sunt_fw-la dissorme_n voluntati_fw-la divinae_fw-la at_o negant_fw-la eos_fw-la formaliter_fw-la esse_fw-la peccata_fw-la quae_fw-la sc_fw-la ad_fw-la paenam_fw-la obligent_fw-la eos_fw-la à _fw-la quibus_fw-la fiunt_fw-la sitpol_n vbi_fw-la sup_n be_v not_o such_o act_n as_o oblige_v to_o punishment_n that_o they_o be_v material_o sin_n that_o be_v disconform_v to_o the_o divine_a will_n they_o do_v not_o deny_v but_o formal_o they_o be_v not_o sin_n for_o they_o oblige_v not_o to_o punishment_n whereby_o it_o be_v evident_a they_o make_v gild_n which_o be_v the_o obligation_n to_o punishment_n to_o be_v formal_o the_o sin_n and_o therefore_o inseparable_a from_o it_o what_o difference_n soever_o there_o may_v be_v between_o the_o antinomian_a and_o arminian_n in_o the_o method_n take_v to_o advance_v the_o notion_n of_o guilt_n be_v be_v inseparable_a from_o sin_n yet_o they_o agree_v in_o the_o assertion_n that_o gild_n and_o sin_n be_v inseparable_a but_o dr._n owen_n give_v a_o true_a account_n of_o this_o matter_n 285._o dr._n o._n of_o justificat_fw-la p._n 284_o 285._o when_o he_o tell_v we_o that_o there_o be_v in_o sin_n a_o transgression_n of_o the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o law_n and_o there_o be_v a_o obnoxiousness_n unto_o the_o punishment_n from_o the_o sanction_n of_o it_o sin_n under_o this_o consideration_n as_o a_o transgression_n of_o the_o preceptive_a part_n of_o the_o law_n can_v be_v communicate_v from_o one_o unto_o another_o unless_o it_o be_v by_o the_o propagation_n of_o a_o vitiate_a principle_n or_o habit._n but_o yet_o neither_o so_o will_v the_o personal_a sin_n of_o one_o as_o inherent_a in_o he_o ever_o come_v to_o be_v the_o personal_a sin_n of_o another_o to_o which_o i_o add_v that_o as_o the_o sin_n itself_o can_v pass_v from_o one_o to_o another_o in_o like_a manner_n if_o the_o gild_n can_v be_v separate_v from_o the_o sin_n than_o the_o gild_n of_o adam_n sin_n can_v not_o pass_v from_o he_o to_o we_o it_o can_v in_o no_o sense_n be_v make_v we_o not_o the_o sin_n itself_o for_o that_o be_v impossible_a nor_o the_o sin_n in_o its_o gild_n because_o as_o they_o affirm_v it_o be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o sin_n itself_o socinus_n smalcius_n and_o ostorodius_n in_o peltius_n his_o harmony_n deliver_v themselves_o to_o the_o same_o purpose_n give_v we_o light_a enough_o about_o the_o true_a reason_n 69._o commentum_fw-la illud_fw-la de_fw-la peccato_fw-la originis_fw-la seu_fw-la parentum_fw-la culpae_fw-la fabula_fw-la est_fw-la judaica_n &_o ab_fw-la anti-câ—risto_a in_fw-la ecclesiam_fw-la introductum_fw-la ad_fw-la stabiliendum_fw-la perniciosa_fw-la dogmata_fw-la nempe_fw-la dei_fw-la incarnationem_fw-la infantium_fw-la baptismum_fw-la socin_n dial._n justif_a f._n 11._o pelti_fw-la har._n remonst_z &_o socin_n artic._n 8._o parag._n 4._o f._n 69._o why_o they_o deny_v original_a sin_n for_o say_v they_o the_o doctrine_n of_o original_a sin_n be_v a_o jewish_a fable_n bring_v into_o the_o church_n by_o antichrist_n to_o establish_v as_o socinus_n blasphemous_o express_v it_o these_o pernicious_a dogmata_fw-la viz._n the_o incarnation_n of_o god_n &_o infant_n baptism_n and_o in_o peltius_n they_o declare_v that_o if_o the_o question_n be_v whether_o see_v our_o descent_n be_v from_o adam_n we_o be_v by_o birth_n obnoxious_a to_o any_o punishment_n or_o fault_n for_o adam_n sin_n the_o answer_n be_v that_o to_o the_o be_v faulty_a it_o be_v necessary_a there_o be_v some_o voluntary_a act_n do_v by_o he_o who_o be_v faulty_a and_o punishment_n there_o can_v be_v where_o there_o be_v no_o such_o antecede_a fault_n we_o be_v not_o therefore_o bear_v either_o faulty_a or_o obnoxious_a to_o punishment_n this_o agreement_n between_o the_o antinomian_a arminian_n and_o socinian_n about_o the_o inseparableness_n of_o the_o sin_n itself_o and_o gild_n be_v not_o only_o inconsistent_a with_o the_o doctrine_n of_o original_a sin_n but_o strike_v at_o the_o very_a root_n of_o christ_n satisfaction_n a_o physical_a translation_n or_o transfusion_n of_o sin_n from_o one_o to_o another_o be_v natural_o and_o spiritual_o impossible_a there_o can_v be_v no_o impute_v the_o gild_n nor_o inflict_v the_o punishment_n of_o our_o sin_n on_o christ_n the_o link_n of_o the_o chain_n lie_v thus_o if_o christ_n do_v not_o endure_v the_o punishment_n and_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n he_o can_v not_o make_v satisfaction_n for_o they_o if_o the_o gild_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o impute_v the_o punishment_n can_v not_o be_v just_o inflict_v if_o the_o gild_n be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o sin_n itself_o and_o that_o impossible_a to_o pass_v from_o we_o to_o christ_n as_o real_o it_o be_v the_o gild_n can_v be_v impute_v thus_o if_o no_o gild_n be_v impute_v no_o punishment_n can_v be_v by_o a_o righteous_a god_n inflict_v if_o no_o punishment_n inflict_v nor_o suffer_v for_o our_o sin_n no_o satisfaction_n can_v be_v make_v and_o if_o salvation_n may_v be_v without_o satisfaction_n what_o need_v of_o the_o incarnation_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n this_o assertion_n then_o that_o the_o sin_n itself_o and_o gild_n be_v inseparable_a do_v not_o only_o give_v advantage_n to_o the_o papist_n by_o confound_v justification_n with_o sanctification_n but_o to_o the_o arminian_n in_o
make_v it_o impossible_a for_o the_o gild_n of_o adam_n sin_n to_o be_v impute_v unto_o his_o posterity_n and_o to_o the_o socinian_n by_o subvert_v christ_n satisfaction_n necessary_o drive_v man_n either_o into_o the_o horror_n of_o despair_n or_o into_o libertine_n practice_n if_o gild_n be_v inseparable_a from_o the_o sin_n itself_o sup_v the_o gild_n of_o sin_n be_v a_o external_n respect_n of_o it_o with_o regard_n to_o the_o sanction_n of_o the_o law_n only_o this_o be_v separable_a from_o sin_n if_o it_o be_v not_o so_o no_o one_o sinner_n can_v either_o be_v pardon_v or_o save_v dr._n o._n of_o justif_a ub_z sup_v so_o long_o as_o sin_n remain_v in_o we_o a_o pardon_n which_o lie_v in_o the_o remove_n gild_n can_v possible_o be_v obtain_v which_o fill_v many_o with_o despair_n but_o if_o on_o the_o other_o hand_n we_o suppose_v the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n possible_a notwithstanding_o gild_n be_v make_v inseparable_a from_o the_o sin_n it_o must_v then_o be_v grant_v that_o when_o ever_o the_o gild_n be_v remove_v and_o the_o sin_n pardon_v the_o sin_n itself_o be_v destroy_v it_o be_v formal_a nature_n be_v take_v away_o and_o what_o lewdness_n soever_o they_o commit_v there_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o they_o all_o sin_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v be_v as_o they_o hold_v forgive_v they_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n in_o their_o drunkenness_n murder_n or_o adultery_n they_o may_v do_v what_o they_o listen_v they_o may_v rob_v plunder_n oppress_v the_o fatherless_a and_o widow_n commit_v sodomy_n and_o all_o the_o outrage_n imaginable_a but_o according_a to_o this_o principle_n sin_n they_o can_v than_o which_o what_o great_a encouragement_n can_v there_o be_v give_v to_o libertinism_n by_o this_o little_a we_o may_v see_v what_o poison_n be_v within_o the_o compass_n of_o this_o first_o antinomian_n error_n to_o wit_n their_o make_v the_o sin_n itself_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o obliquity_n or_o the_o fault_n and_o gild_n to_o be_v 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if_o it_o be_v say_v it_o belong_v to_o the_o elect_n as_o such_o this_o can_v help_v he_o nor_o remove_v the_o cause_n of_o his_o sorrow_n he_o believe_v it_o shall_v be_v well_o with_o the_o elect_n but_o know_v not_o that_o he_o be_v elect_v he_o be_v rather_o afraid_a he_o be_v not_o what_o then_o must_v he_o do_v for_o comfort_n must_v he_o look_v into_o his_o own_o heart_n and_o try_v himself_o by_o mark_n and_o sign_n must_v he_o inquire_v whether_o he_o have_v be_v convince_v of_o sin_n humble_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o the_o evil_n thereof_o sensible_a of_o his_o lose_a estate_n out_o of_o christ_n and_o of_o a_o necessity_n of_o close_v with_o he_o on_o his_o own_o term_n no_o this_o be_v too_o much_o for_o it_o be_v legale_fw-la and_o dispose_v man_n to_o make_v a_o christ_n of_o their_o own_o righteousness_n must_v they_o repent_v and_o believe_v that_o they_o may_v be_v pardon_v there_o be_v many_o elect_a person_n who_o can_v see_v they_o have_v repent_v or_o believe_v they_o have_v no_o faith_n they_o be_v sure_a and_o how_o shall_v they_o be_v comfort_v for_o the_o comfort_n of_o these_o the_o antinomian_n declare_v the_o want_n of_o faith_n can_v be_v no_o bar_n to_o their_o justification_n or_o pardon_v that_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o sinner_n as_o such_o as_o they_o be_v sinner_n and_o that_o no_o one_o sin_n or_o many_o sin_n how_o obstinate_a soever_o can_v hinder_v their_o interest_n in_o the_o promise_n be_v they_o sinner_n that_o can_v be_v deny_v it_o be_v then_o they_o say_v sufficient_a let_v they_o come_v to_o christ_n let_v they_o come_v though_o under_o the_o reign_v power_n of_o blasphemy_n and_o unbelief_n let_v they_o come_v to_o christ_n and_o be_v comfort_v let_v they_o be_v but_o persuade_v that_o their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v and_o it_o be_v so_o for_o the_o promise_n be_v to_o sinner_n as_o sinner_n and_o therefore_o to_o all_o and_o every_o sinner_n this_o be_v the_o duty_n they_o say_v of_o every_o man_n to_o look_v on_o the_o promise_n as_o make_v unto_o they_o that_o be_v all_o must_v believe_v that_o their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v because_o the_o promise_n be_v unto_o all_o which_o can_v be_v unless_o all_o be_v redeem_a the_o pardon_n of_o sin_n be_v not_o give_v to_o any_o but_o such_o as_o be_v redeem_a if_o all_o must_v believe_v that_o their_o sin_n be_v pardon_v because_o the_o promise_n of_o pardon_n be_v to_o all_o sinner_n as_o such_o than_o all_o be_v pardon_v than_o all_o be_v redeem_a thus_o you_o have_v the_o reason_n why_o hoornbeek_n charge_v the_o english_a antinomian_n with_o hold_v universal_a redemption_n to_o which_o their_o three_o principle_n be_v conform_v 3._o that_o the_o soul_n be_v unite_v to_o christ_n and_o in_o covenant_n with_o he_o before_o any_o good_a quality_n be_v wrought_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o that_o it_o can_v apply_v the_o promise_n of_o grace_n as_o well_o whilst_o unregenerate_a as_o when_o a_o believer_n the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o the_o sinner_n as_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n and_o therefore_o to_o every_o sinner_n he_o may_v whilst_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n apply_v the_o promise_n as_o well_o as_o when_o a_o believer_n or_o indeed_o rather_o better_a because_o the_o promise_n belong_v not_o to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v a_o believer_n but_o as_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n and_o yet_o the_o promise_n belong_v to_o he_o as_o he_o be_v a_o sinner_n he_o must_v be_v in_o covenant_n for_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o promise_n be_v not_o nor_o can_v be_v any_o large_a than_o that_o of_o the_o covenant_n and_o be_v in_o covenant_n partake_v of_o save_v benefit_n they_o must_v be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n whilst_o sinner_n none_o so_o in_o covenant_n with_o god_n as_o to_o be_v actual_o interest_v in_o the_o special_a blessing_n of_o it_o but_o such_o as_o be_v unite_v unto_o christ_n which_o according_a to_o this_o antinomian_a principle_n man_n may_v be_v many_o year_n before_o they_o aright_o believe_v or_o be_v regenerate_v for_o as_o in_o 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as_o sinner_n their_o comfort_n and_o assurance_n must_v arise_v from_o the_o consideration_n of_o their_o be_v sinner_n and_o not_o from_o their_o grief_n for_o sin_n their_o repentance_n or_o humiliation_n to_o they_o as_o penitent_a and_o humble_v the_o promise_n be_v not_o but_o as_o impenitent_a unhumble_v and_o unbeliever_n and_o the_o promise_n be_v unto_o they_o as_o such_o their_o comfort_n and_o assurance_n must_v arise_v from_o they_o but_o of_o what_o use_n then_o be_v the_o law_n it_o be_v of_o none_o especial_o unto_o believer_n or_o regenerate_v person_n as_o be_v hold_v by_o they_o in_o their_o six_o assertion_n 6._o the_o moral_a law_n must_v not_o be_v preach_v to_o believer_n and_o regenerate_v person_n it_o may_v have_v be_v add_v by_o they_o that_o the_o preach_v of_o the_o law_n be_v of_o no_o use_n at_o all_o unto_o any_o for_o sin_n and_o gild_n be_v make_v by_o they_o inseparable_a from_o one_o another_o the_o gild_n be_v in_o pardon_n remove_v while_o 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