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A96714	Antinomians and familists condemned by the synod of elders in Nevv-England: with the proceedings of the magistrates against them, and their apology for the same. Together with a memorable example of Gods iudgments upon some of those persons so proceeded against.	Winthrop, John, 1588-1649,; Weld, Thomas, 1590?-1662,	1644 (1644)	Wing W3094; Thomason E251_10; ESTC R212499	69,974	70

The due search and knowledge of the holy Scripture is not a safe and sure way of searching and finding Christ Confutation 39. This is contrary to expresse words of Scripture John 5.39 Search the Scriptures for they testifie of me Acts 10.43 To him give all the Prophets witnesse Rom. 3.21 the righteousnesse of God witnessed by the Law and the Prophets Isa 8.20 To the Law and to the Testimony Acts 17.11 The Bereans were more noble in that they searched the Scriptures daily If the Prophets give witnesse to Christ if his righteousnesse bee witnessed by Law and Prophets and that they bee noble that daily search the Scriptures and that Christ so farre alloweth their testimony of him that the Scripture saith there is no light but in and according to them then the due searching and knowledg of Scriptures is a safe way to search Christ but the former is true therefore also the latter Error 40. There is a testimony of the Spirit and voyce unto the Soule meerely immediate without any respect unto or concurrence with the word Confutation 40. This immediate revelation without concurrence with the word doth not onely countenance but confirme that opinion of Enthusianisme justly refused by all the Churches as being contrary to the perfection of the Scriptures and perfection of Gods wisedome therein That which is not revealed in the Scripture which is objectum adaequatum fidei is not to be beleeved but that there is any such revelation without concurrence with the word is no where revealed in the Scripture Ergo. 1 Cor. 4.16 Presume not above that which is written Againe if there be any immediate Revelation without concurrence of the word then it cannot be tryed by the word but wee are bid to try the spirits To the law and Testimony Esay 8.20 to try all things 1 Thess 5.21 So the Bereans Acts 17.11 and the rule of tryall is the word Joh. 5.39 Error 41. There bee distinct feasons of the workings of the severall Persons so the soule may bee said to bee so long under the Fathers and not the Sons and so long under the Sons work and not the Spirits Confutation 41. This expression is not according to the patterne of wholesome words which teacheth a joynt concurrence of all the Persons working in every worke that is wrought so that wee cannot say the Father works so long and the Son works not because the same worke at the same time is common to them both and to all the three Persons as the Father drawes Joh. 6.44 so the Son sends his Spirit to convince and thereby draws Joh. 16.7 8. Error 42. There is no assurance true or right unlesse it bee with out feare and doubting Confutation 42. This is contrary to Scripture the penman of Psal 77. had true assurance ver 6. and yet hee had doubts and feares of Gods eternall mercy ver 7 8 9. The best Faith is imperfect and admits infirmity ver 10. 1 Cor. 13.10 11 12. Where there is flesh that doth fight against every grace and act thereof and is contrary to it there can bee no grace perfect Ergo doubting may stand with assurance Gal. 5.17 Error 43. The Spirit acts most in the Saints when they indevour least Confutation 43. Reserving the speciall seasons of Gods preventing grace to his owne pleasure In the ordinary constant course of his dispensation the more wee indevour the more assistance and helpe wee find from him Prov. 2.3 4 5. Hee that seeks and digs for wisdome as for treasure shall find it Hos 6.3 2 Chron. 15.2 The Lord is with you while you are with him If by indevour be meant the use of lawfull meanes and Ordinances commanded by God to seeke and find him in then is it contrary to Mat. 7.7 Aske seeke knock c. Error 44. No created worke can bee a manifest signe of Gods love Confutation 44. If created workes flowing from union with Christ bee included it 's against Johns Epistles and many Scriptures which make keeping the Commandements love to the Brethren c. evidences of a good estate so consequently of Gods love Error 45. Nothing but Christ is an evidence of my good estate Confutation 45. If here Christ manifesting himselfe in workes of holinesse bee excluded and nothing but Christ nakedly revealing himselfe to faith bee made an evidence it is against the former Scriptures Error 46. It is no sinne in a beleever not to see his grace except he be wilfully blinde Confutation 46. This is contrary to the Scripture which makes every transgression of the Law sinne though wilfulnesse be not annexed and this crosseth the worke of the Spirit which sheweth us the things that are given us of God 1 Cor. 2.12 and crosseth also that command 2 Cor. 13.5 Prove your faith and therefore we ought to see it Error 47. The Seale of the Spirit is limited onely to the immediate witnesse of the Spirit and doth never witnesse to any worke of grace or to any conclusion by a Syllogisme Confutation 47. This is contrary to Rom. 8.16 to that which our Spirit beares witnesse to that the Spirit of God beares witnesse for they beare a joynt witnesse as the words will have it but our Spirits beare witnesse to a worke of grace namely that beleevers are the children of God Ergo. Error 48. That conditionall promises are legall Confutation 48. Contrary to John 3.16 Matthew 5.3 c. Error 49. We are not bound to keepe a constant course of Prayer in our Families or privately unlesse the Spirit stirre us up thereunto Confutation 49. This is contrary to Ephes 6.18 1 Thes 5.17 Error 50. It is poverty of spirit when wee have grace yet to see wee have no grace in our selves Confutation 50. The weake beleever Mark 9.24 was poore in spirit yet saw his own Faith weak though it were Peter when hee was brought to poverty of spirit by the bitter experience of his pride hee saw the true love hee had unto Christ and appealed to him therein Joh. 21.15 Paul was lesse then the least of all Saints in his owne eyes therefore poore in spirit yet saw the grace of God by which hee was that he was and did what hee did and was truly nothing in his own eyes when hee had spoken of the best things hee had received and done Ephes 3.18 If it bee poverty of the spirit to see no grace in our selves then should poverty of spirit crosse the office of the Spirit which is to reveale unto us and make us to see what God gives us 1 Cor. 2.9.10 11 12. then it should make us sinne or crosse the will of God which is that wee should not bee ignorant of the gracious workings of Christ in us from the power of his death and resurrection Rom. 6.3 Know yee not c. then would it destroy a great duty of Christian thankfulnesse in and for all the good things which God vouchsafeth us 1 Thes 5.18 Error 51. The soule need not to goe

kind of righteousnesse as before is mentioned from which the soule must bee againe converted before it can bee made partaker of Gods Kingdome Confutation 13. This is contrary to Titus 3.4 where the new birth is made a fruit of Gods love to wards man in Christ of any new birth besides this the Scripture speaketh not It is also contrary to 2 Cor. 3. where it is made the worke of the Spirit that is the Gospel opposed to the letter that is the Law to give life the new birth brings forth the new creature and the new creature argueth our being in Christ 2 Cor. 5.17 It is true indeed Gods children that are borne againe must bee converted againe as Mat. 18.3 but that conversion is not from that grace which they have received but from the corruption that still remaines Error 14. That Christ workes in the regenerate as in those that are dead and not as in those that are alive or the regenerate after conversion are altogether dead to spirituall acts Confutation 14. This is contrary to Rom. 6.11 Yee are alive unto God in Jesus Christ Ephes 2.1.5 Hee hath quickned us 1 Pet. 2.5 Living stones Gal. 2.20 The life that I now live Error 15. There is no inherent righteousnesse in the Saints or grace and graces are not in the soules of beleevers but in Christ only Confutation 15. This is contrary to 2 Tim. 1.5 The unfained faith that dwelt in thee and dwelt first in thy Grandmother 2 Pet. 1.4 partakers of the divine nature which cannot bee but by inherent righteousnesse 2 Tim. 1.6 Stirre up the grace of God which is in thee Job 1.16 Of his fulnesse wee all receive grace for grace but if there be no grace in us wee receive nothing from his fulnesse 2 Cor. 4.16 Our inward man is renewed day by day Rom. 12.2 with Ephes 4.23 wee are changed or renewed Error 16. There is no difference betweene the graces of hypocrites and beleevers in the kinds of them Confutation 16. If this be true then hypocrites are wise humble mercifull pure c. and so shall see God Mat. 5.8 but they are called fooles Mat. 7.26 Mat. 25.1 2 3. neither shall they see God Mat. 24.51 Mat. 13.20 21 22 23. Heb. 6.7 8 9. the difference of the grounds argueth the difference in the kinds of graces Error 17. True poverty of spirit doth kill and take away the sight of grace Confutation 17. This is contrary to Mark. 9.24 Lord I beleeve help my unbeleefe if this were so then poverty of spirit should hinder thankfulnesse and so one grace should hinder another and the graces of the Spirit should hinder the worke of the Spirit and crosse the end why hee is given to us 1 Cor. 2.12 Error 18. The Spirit doth worke in Hypocrites by gifts and graces but in Gods children immediately Confutation 18. This is contrary to Nehem. 5.15 So did I because of the feare of the Lord Heb. 11.17 Noah moved with feare prepared an Arke Error 19. That all graces even in the truely regenerate are mortall and fading Confutation 19. This is contrary to John 4.14 they are graces which flow from a fountaine which springeth up to eternall life and therefore not fading Jer. 31.39.40 Error 20. That to call into question whether God be my deare Father after or upon the commission of some hainous sinnes as Murther Incest c. doth prove a man to be in the Covenant of workes Confutation 20. It being supposed that the doubting here spoken of is not that of finall despaire or the like but onely that the position denyeth a possibility of all doubting to a man under a Covenant of grace this is contrary to Scripture which speaketh of Gods people under a Covenant of grace in these or other cases exercised with sweete doubtings and questions David was a justified man for his sinnes were pardoned 2 Sam. 12.12 13. yet his bones waxed old through his roaring all the day long and the heavinesse of Gods hand was upon him night and day and the turning of his moysture into the drought of Summer Psal 32.3 4. And Gods breaking his bones by with-holding from him the joy of his Salvation Psal 51.8 shew that he was exercised with sweete doubts and questions at least as this position speaketh of and the like may be gathered out of Psal 77.3 4. where the holy man Asaph mentioneth himselfe being troubled when he remembred God and that he was so troubled he could not speake nor sleepe and expostulateth with God Will the Lord cast off for ever and will he be favourable no more and vers 6 7 8 9. These shew that he had at least sweete doubts as the position mentioneth and yet he was not thereby proved to be under a Covenant of workes for he doth afterward confesse this to bee his infirmity vers 10. and receiveth the comfort of former experiences in former dayes and his songs in the nights and of Gods former workes vers 5 6.10 11 12. and he resumeth his claime of his right in God by vertue of his Covenant vers 13. Errour 21. To be justified by faith is to be justified by workes Confutation 21. If faith in this position be considered not simply as a worke but in relation to its object this is contrary to the Scripture that so appropriateth Justification to faith as it denieth it to workes setting faith and workes in opposition one against another in the point of Justification as Rom. 3.27 Where is boasting then It is excluded By what Law by the Law of workes no but by the Law of faith and vers 28. We conclude that a man is justified by faith without the workes of the Law and chap. 4. 16. Therefore it is by faith that it may be by grace compared with vers 4. To him that worketh is thereward reckoned not of grace but of debt Errour 22. None are to be exhorted to beleeve but such whom we know to be the elect of God or to have his Spirit in them effectually Confutation 22. This is contrary to the Scriptures which maketh the commission which Christ gave his Disciples in these words Go preach the Gospel to every creature he that beleeveth and is baptized shall be saved Mar. 16.15.16 where the latter words imply an exhortation to beleeve and the former words direct that this should not onely be spoken to men knowne to be elected or onely to men effectually called but to every creature The Scripture also telleth us that the Apostles in all places called upon men to repent and beleeve the Gospel which they might not have done had this position beene true Errour 23. We must not pray for gifts and graces but onely for Christ Confutation 23. This is contrary to Scripture which teacheth us to pray for wisdome Jam. 1.5 and for every grace bestowed by vertue of the new Covenant Ezech. 36.37 as acknowledging every good gift and every perfect giving is from above and commeth downe from the

Father of lights The whole 119. Psalme besides innumerable texts of Scripture doth abundantly confute this by shewing that the servants of God have beene taught by the Spirit of God to pray for every gift and grace needfull for them and not onely for Christ Errour 24. He that hath the seale of the Spirit may certainely judge of any person whether he be elected or no. Confutation 24. This is contrary to Deut. 29.29 Secret things belong to God and such is election of men not yet called Errour 25. A man may have all graces and poverty of spirit and yet want Christ Confutation 25. This is contrary to Matth. 5.3 Blessed are the poore in spirit but without Christ none can be blessed Ephes 4.22.24 he that hath righteousnesse and true holinesse hath learned the truth as it is in Jesus and therefore hath Christ Errour 26. The faith that justifieth us is in Christ and never had any actuall being out of Christ Confutation 26. This is contrary to Scripture Luke 17.5 Lord encrease our faith Ergo faith was in them 2 Tim. 1.6 faith is said to dwell in such and such persons therefore faith was in them Esay 64.7 No man stirres up himselfe to lay hold upon thee Errour 27. It is incompatible to the Covenant of grace to joyne faith thereunto Confutation 27. This is contrary to Marke 16.16 Preach the Gospel hee that beleeveth shall be saved Rom. 4.3 Abraham beleeved and it was counted to him for righteousnesse and Abraham is a patterne to all under the Covenant of grace Rom. 4.24 Errour 28. To affirme there must be faith on mans part to receive the Covenant is to undermine Christ Confutation 28. First Faith is required on mans part to receive the Covenant of grace according to these Scriptures John 1.12 To as many as received him even to them that beleeved on his name Marke 16.16 He that beleeveth shall be saved Secondly to affirme there must be faith on mans part to receive Christ is not to undermine Christ but to exalt him according to these Scriptures John 3.33 He that beleeveth hath put to his seale that God is true and so honours Gods truth which cannot undermine Christ Rom. 4.20 but was strong in the faith giving glory to God c. Errour 29. An hypocrite may have these two witnesses 1 John 5.5 that is to say the water and bloud Confutation 29. No hypocrite can have these two witnesses water and bloud that is true justification and sanctification for then he should be saved according to these Scriptures Rom. 8.30 2 Thess 2.13 Acts 26.18 Errour 30. If any thing may be concluded from the water and bloud it is rather damnation then salvation Confutation 30. This is contrary to the Scriptures last mentioned Errour 31. Such as see any grace of God in themselves before they have the assurance of Gods love sealed to them are not to be received members of Churches Confutation 31. This is contrary to Acts 8.37.38 where the Eunuch saw his faith only and yet was presently baptized and therfore by the same ground might be admitted Errour 32. After the revelation of the spirit neither Devill nor sinne can make the soule to doubt Confutation 32. This position savours of orrour else Asaph had not the revelation of the Spirit seeing he doubted Psal 73.13 whether he had not clensed his heart in vaine and that God had forgotten to be gracious then also faith should be perfect which was never found no not in our father Abraham Errour 33. To act by vertue of or in obedience to a command is legall Confutation 33. So is it also Evangelicall the mystery of the Gospel is said to be revealed for the obedience of faith Rom. 16.25 Also the Lord Jesus is said to be the author of salvation to all that obey him Hebr. 5.9 If we love Christ we are to keep his Commandements John 14.29 Errour 34. We are not to pray against all sinne because the old man is in us and must be and why should we pray against that which cannot be avoyded Confutation 34. This is contrary to 1 Thess 5 23. 1 Cor. 13.7 Errour 35. The efficacy of Christs death is to kill all activity of graces in his members that he might act all in all Confutation 35. This is contrary to Rom. 6.4 Our old man is crucified with him that the body of finne might be destroyed that we should not serve sinne contrary also to Hebr. 4.14 that he might through death destroy him c. and 1 John 3.8 whence we infer that if Christ came to destroy the body of sin to destroy the Devill to dissolve the workes of the Devill then not to kill his owne graces which are the workes of his owne Spirit Errour 36. All the activity of a beleever is to act to sinne Confutation 36. Contrary to Rom. 7.15 as also to Gal. 5.17 the spirit lusteth against the flesh Errour 37. We are compleatly united to Christ before or without any faith wrought in us by the Spirit Confutation 37. The terme united being understood of that spirituall relation of men unto Christ whereby they come to have life and right to all other blessings in Christ 1 John 5.12 He that hath the Son hath life And the terme compleatly implying a presence of all those bands and ligaments and meanes as are required in the word or are any wayes necessary to the making up of the union we now conceive this assertion to be erroneous contrary to Scripture that either expressely mentioneth faith when it speaketh of this union Ephes 3.17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith Gal. 2.20 Christ liveth in me by faith or ever implyeth it in those phrases that doe expresse union as comming to Christ John 6.35 and eating and drinking Christ vers 47. compared with vers 54. having the Sonne 1 John 5.12 and receiving Christ John 1.12 and marriage unto Christ Ephes 5.32 if there be no dwelling of Christ in us no comming to him no receiving him no eating nor drinking him no being married to him before and without faith but the former is true therefore also the latter Errour 38. There can be no true closing with Christ in a promise that hath a qualification or condition expressed Confutation 38. This opinion we conceive erroneous contrary to Esay 55.1 2. Ho! every one that thirsteth come yee to the waters Matth. 11.28 Come to me all yee that are weary and heavy laden John 7.37 If any man thirst let him come to me and drinke Revel 22.17 Let him that is athirst come Marke 1.15 Repent and beleeve the Gospel if the word indefinitely be sanctified for the begetting of faith if the Gospel it selfe be laid downe in a conditionall promise if the Apostles and Prophets and Christ himselfe have laid hold upon such promises to help to union and closing with himselfe then there may be a true closing with Christ in a promise that hath a qualification or condition expressed Errour 39.