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A30025	A short view of the Antinomian errours with a briefe and plaine answer to them, as the heads of them lye in order in the next page of this book : being a nest of cursed errors hatched by hereticks, fed and nourished by their proselites : being taken as they were flying abroad were brought as the eagle doth her young ones to see if they could endure to looke upon the sun-beams of truth with fixed eyes, the which they could not : were presently adjudged to be a bastard brood, and their necks chopt off, and their carkasses throwne to the dunghill.	Bakewell, Thomas, b. 1618 or 19.	1643 (1643)	Wing B537; ESTC R38704	43,620	40

justified as soone as they had any being when they lived in all manner of sinne whatsoever the divell having their souls in full possession But such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified and then it follows that they were justified 1. Cor. 6.11 doth God charge us not to cast pearls before swine nor to give that which is holy to dogges and will he give his chiefest benefits to them that remaine dogges and swine many yeers before they are effectually called and have any true faith wrought in them this is very pleasing doctrine I must needs confesse for dogges and swine but let the true Children of God take heed of it least they sucke too much of their honey-combe and so they poyson their souls and perish eternally but the righteousnesse of Christ is received of us by the hand of our faith and so becomes ours and you see that the Scripture is cleare for it But they will needs be justified in the sight of God without faith or calling and I finde their reason to be this because that Christ took our nature upon him and suffered in it therefore by the humaine nature of Christ they are truly made the sonnes of God by adoption and justified without any faith or calling they say that they need make no application of it to themselves by faith but without faith it is unpossible to please God Heb. 11.6 and whatsoever is not of faith is sinne Rom. 14.23 therefore the truth is as mary as received him he gave power to become the Sonnes of God even to them that beleeve on his name John 1.12 God the Father signed and sealed his Son to the office of Mediatorship but who hath any part in him I ans He that receiveth his testimony hath set too his seal that God is true John 3.35 He that beleeveth is not condemned but he that beleeveth not is damned already because he hath not beleeved on the name of the onely begotten Sonne of God he that beleeveth on the Sonne hath life and he that beleeveth not the Sonne shall not see life but the wrath of God abideth on him John 3.18.36 He that beleeveth on the Sonne of God hath the witnesse in himselfe and he that beleeveth not God hath made him a lyar because he beleeveth not the record that God gave of his Sonne John 3.10 Then are such as these unbeleevers uncalled that make God a lyar that are in a damnable estate and the wrath of God abiding on them are these justified in the sight of God let such doctrine be damned to the pit of hell yet such are the Elect as well as the Reprobate before their calling and conversion as they came into the world untill they have justifying saith wrought in them there was no difference betweene us and them till our hearts were spirifiedly ●aith Rom. 15. ● 2.22 The Scripture hath concluded all under 〈…〉 at ●he promise by faith in Jesus Christ may be given to them that beleeve Gal. 3.22 But they say that faith is imperfect therefore it cannot take hold sufficiently on Christ to justifie them I answer if the begger can but reach out his hand although it be weake or lame to take his almes yet it is his when he hath received it sure enough as if he had received it by a stronger hand and it were folly to say that his almes is not his because his hand is weak or lame that received it so he that by faith taketh the righteousnesse of Christ it is his sure enough although his faith were never so weak if it be true faith and it were folly to say that the righteousnesse of Christ is none of his because he had not a stronger faith to receive it but marke their folly they say that a man may be justified without faith and yet not by faith because it is too weak but must we beleeve their errours or the Spirit of God that cannot lye Rom. 3.28.4.5.5.1 but they say faith will not endure for ever therefore it cannot justifie us as a hand or instrument I answer from the former simily that when the begger hath received his almes if he should bethinke himselfe then and say this almes is not mine because the hand that took it must perish and rot in the grave should we not thinke it grosse folly in him and so to say that the righteousnesse of Christ is not mine because my faith must end with my body but if the beggers hand were afterward cut off yet the almes is his for all that and so let faith dye with us yet having received the righteousnesse of Christ that is really ours to all eternity and the Lord looks upon his people as they are cloathed with the righteousnesse of Christ being received by faith and not so much upon the hand that received it whether it be weak or strong so it be in truth and then he esteemes us as perfectly justified and shall abide so for ever The next grosse errours are these they being justified assoone as they have any being then God cannot see their sinne for they are perfectly righteous even as righteous as Christ ass●one as they have any being and faith doth but declare to them what was done before To speak of them that are elected before they have faith or calling when thou wast naked and bare I saw thee polluted ●n thine owne blood then I looked upon thee Eze. 16.6.8 shall we thinke that God did not see that catalogue of sinnes in Manasseh before his conversion when as the pen-men of the Scripture wrote as they were moved by the Holy Ghost 2. Pet. 1.21 The Lord turned not from the fiercenesse of his wrath wherewith his anger was kindled against Iudah because of all the provocation that Manasseh had provoked him withall 2 Kings 14.26 I will cause them to be removed into all kingdomes of the earth because of Manasseh Jer. 15.4 then did not God see his sinnes although afterward he repented and prayed and the Lord was entreated of him 2. Chron. 33.13 and saith Peter ye denied the Holy One and the Iust and defired a murtherer to be granted unto you and killed the Prince of life Acts 14.15 Iesus whom ye have crucified now they were pricked at the heart and three thousand of them converted Acts 2.36.37.41 then did Peter see their sins and did not God see them when as he spake but as he was moved by the Holy Ghost saith Paul no theeves nor covetous nor drunkards shall inherite the kingdome of God and such were some of you but ye are washed doth Paul see them and doth not the Spirit of God see them In time past ye walked according to the course of the world according to the prince of the power of the ayre that worketh in the children of disobedience we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh fulfilling the desires of the flesh and were by nature children of wrath even as

righteous then God chap. 35.2 But did not God see all this The Lord answered Iob and said shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct him he that reproveth God let him answer it wilt thou dis●null my judgement wilt thou condemne me that thou maiest be righteous chap. 40.2.8 then how dare these men say that they are as righteous as Christ and that God can see no sinne in them but the truth is they are sicke of Iobs disease and it were good for them if with him they would repent of their pride and abhorre themselves in dust and ashes Job 42.6 then should they see the end of the Lord that the Lord is very pittifull and of tender mercy James 5.11 but it may be they will catch at those words when the Lord said to satan thou mouest me against him to destroy him without cause Job 2.3 I answ That the divell that accuser of the brethren could not tax him of any foule or scandelous sinne yet Iob had his failings as well as other men as he saith when his passion is over that if he should contend with God he cannot answer one of a thousand then how shall man be just with God Job 9.23 and saith David O God thou knowest my foolishnesse and my sinne is not hid from thee Psal 69.5 Then whether shall I goe from thy presence thou knowest my down-sitting and my up-rising and understandest my thoughts a farre off thou knowest my pathes and art acquainted with all my wayes Psal 139.2 3. we heare of none that have learned the language of Canna● that pure language that call on the name of the Lord and serve him with one consent Zeph. 3.9 in all the booke of God saving I am perfect I am pure I cannot sinne if I would or if I did God cannot see my sinne I am as righteous as Christ I need not grieve for my sinne nor pray for pardon but contrary saith Peter I am a sinfull man O Lord and saith Paul I am the least of all Saints Ephe. 3.8 and the chiefest of all sinners 1 Tim. ● 15 and saith David pardon my sin for it is great Psal 25.11 and in humility saith Abraham I am but dust and ashes and saith Iacob I am the least of all thy mercies and saith Iohn Baptist I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his shooe and saith the Centurian I am not worthy thou shouldest come under my Roofe then where did these men learne this their proud boasting of their holinesse which the Lord saith is a stink in my wrath and a fire that burneth all the day Isa 65.5 In the next place they tell us that they are assured of this their happy condition onely from a verball testimony they say from the spirit of God yet they deny the operation or sanctifying worke of the same spirit of God to be any meanes whereby they may come to know their justification for this they say is the doctrine of our legall teachers that goe by markes and signes But here they deny one of the witnesses whereby we should come to know our condition as we stand in the fight of God for saith Paul the spirit it selfe beareth witnesse with our spirit that we are the sonnes of God Rom. 8.16 when Christ comes into the soule he brings both water to sanctifie and blood to justifie us This is he that came by water and blood not by water onely but by water and blood then the spirit beareth witnesse because the spirit is truth then the Father the Word and the Holy-ghost will beare Record with our spirit here on earth when our spirit with the witnesse of water doth sanctifie us and that other witnesse from the blood of Chist doth justifie us then are we really the sons of God 1 John 5.6 7 8. the spirit of God first convinceth the heart of sinne and then subjecteth the heart to his will and then gives testimony by a divine reasoning on this manner saying He that beleeveth shall be saved then cut spirit or conscience makes answer saying I beleeve then the conclusion ariseth from both these witnesses that I am the child of God For it is not enough to have a perswasion that we are the children of God except with that perswasion the gift of faith be wrought in us with all the qualifications of a child of God as the grace of feare not a slavish but a filiall feare wrought in our hearts that we may not depart from him Jer. 32.40 by neglecting of any duty commanded or committing any sinne forbidden my sonne feare thou the Lord Prov. 24.21 that is feare to offend him and be carefull to please him in all things John 8.29 and to love and delight in his presence Psal 73.28 to honour and reverence his name Mal. 1.6 Psal 111.9 and to serve and obey him in all things John 5.30 Mat. 26.39 he that findeth an inward desire and an outward endeavour to doe these things is certainly the child of God but a bare perswasion without any opperation or sanctifying worke of the spirit of God in the soule is the suggestion of the divell who would perswade them that kill you that they doe God service John 16.2 whose possessors slay them and hold themselves not guilty Zac. 11.5 The divell can easily turne himselfe into an Angell of light to deceive those that deny all markes and signes of grace in them but can the spirit of God come into the soule where the divell dwels in full possession and bind him and cast him out and change the will and affections from the service of the divell to serve himselfe can the strong holds of the divell be cast downe and the Throne of Christ set up without any noise or stirre in that soule it is rather an evidence that soule was never changed then not to be senceable of it any otherwayes but onely by a bare testimony not looking what work the Lord hath wrought in it nor knowing any thing by experience but by heare say or a testimony of the divell or some lying spirit which hath told him so But what saith the Apostle John Ye have an unction from the holy one and ye know all things the anointing which ye have received abideth in you and ye need not that any man teach you but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things and is truth and is no lye and even as it hath taught you ye shall abide in him if ye know that he is righteous ye know that every one that doeth righteousnesse is borne of him 1 John 2.20.27.29 sometimes the spirit of God ceaseth to give testimony a long time together then our spirit or conscience witnesseth from the worke wrought by the spirit of God this anointing abideth in us and teacheth when the verball voyce or testimony is gone or ceaseth for saith Paul our rejoycing is the testimony of our conscience that in simplicity and godly sincerity not with fleshly wisedome but by the

A short View of the ANTINOMIAN ERROVRS With a Briefe and plaine Answer to them As the Heads of them lye in order in the next Page of this Booke Being a nest of cursed Errors hatched by Hereticks fed and nourished by their Proselites being taken as they were flying abroad were brought as the Eagle doth her young ones to see if they could endure to looke upon the Sun-beams of truth with fixed eyes the which they could not were presently adjudged to be a Bastard-brood and the●● necks chopt off and their carkasses throwne to the Dunghill Imprimatur Ja. Cranford Beware of false Prophets which come to you in sheeps cloathing but inwardly are ravening Wolves Mat. 7.15 There are certaine men crept in unawares who were before of old ordained to this condemnation ungodly men turning the grace of our God into lasciviousnesse Jude 4. For when they speake great swelling words of vanity they allure through the lusts of the flesh through much wantonnesse those that were cleane escaped from them who live in errour for while they promise them liberty they themselves are the servants of corruption 2 Pet. 2 18.19 London Printed by T. B. for Ed. Blakmore and Tho. Bankes and are to be sold at the Angell in Pauls Church-yard and upon the top of Bridewell-staires 1643. 1 THey hold that a man is justified as soon as he hath a being in the sight of God before they have any faith or calling 2 Then they say God cannot see their sinne for they are as perfectly righteous even as Christ himselfe as soone as they have any being and faith doth but declare to them what was done in them before they had it even as soone as they were borne 3 This they know by revelation or a bare Testimony or suggestion they say from the Spirit of God when as they deny the operation or the sanctifying worke of the Spirit of God to be any meanes whereby they may come to know their justification for so to doe they say is the doctrine of our legall Teachers which goe by markes and signes 4 Then they being as righteous as Christ they say God doth not correct them for sinne neither can he doe it but onely to exercise their faith 5 They are freed they say by the free grace of Christ from the commanding power of the law of God and they are discharged from all duty or obedience to it and now the law is no rule to them but what they doe is onely out of love unrequired not as any duty for they are freed from all by their free grace These things I have gathered both from their Sermons and by conference with them as also out of their books which have passed privately amongst themselves TO THE READER CHristian Reader now in these last perilous dayes the divel is very busie to sowe the Tares of Heresies even in the Corn-field of Christ especially when men sleep and heed him not and therefore Christians had need to be circumspect watchfull because their adversary the divel as a roaring lyon walketh about seeking whom he may devour 1 Pe. 5.8 Then be no more tossed too fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine by the sleight of men and cunning craftinesse whereby they lye in waite to deceive Ephe. 4.14 I say be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines for it is good that the heart be established with grace Heb. 13.9 Watch ye stand fast in the faith quit ye like men and be strong take unto you the whole Armour of God that ye may be able to stand stand therefore having your loynes girt about with truth Ephe. 6. and having laid the true foundation which is Christ Jesus be ye rooted and built up in him and established in the faith as ye have been taught Col. 2.7 if so be ye have been taught by him as the truth is in Jesus Ephe. 4. I write unto you and exhort you that you would earnestly contend for the faith that was once delivered unto the Saints Jude 3. onely let your conversation be as becometh the Gospell of Christ and that ye stand fast in one spirit with one mind striving together for the faith of the Gospell Phil. 2.27 and the gates of hell shall not prevaile against you They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion which cannot be moved but abideth for ever Psal 125. it is true that offences must needs come but woe be to that man by whom they come Mat. 18.7 for there must be also heresies among you that they which are approved may be made manifest 1 Cor. 11.9 then seeke no novelties or new doctrines but rather stand in the wayes and see and aske for the old pathes where is the good way and walk ye in it and ye shall find rest for your soules Jer. 6.16 thinke of no other way to heaven but that which our fathers have gone in before you for the time is come that men will not endure sound doctrine but after their owne lusts they will heape up to themselves teachers having itching eares they will turne away their eares from the truth and shall be turned unto fables but watch you in all things 2 Tim. 4.3 4 5. Beloved beleeve not every spirit but try the spirits whether they be of God because many false Prophets are gone out into the world 1 John 4.1 follow Paul but as he followes Christ and be ye like the noble Bereans who searched the Scriptures daily to see whether those things were so Acts 17.11 affect neither Paul nor Apollos nor Cephas nor any other but as they ground their doctrine on the cleere word of God for seducers will labour to steale away your affections and your mony also as Absalom by flattery stole away the hearts of the men of Israel 2. Sam. 15.6 they will teach for hire and divine for money Micah 3.11 but saith Paul I seeke not yours but you 2 Cor. 12.14 but seducers will creep into houses about Moor-fields and other places and lead captive silly women laden with their lusts they will set upon those that are led away with their lusts who are ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth 2 Tim. 3.6 7. let no man deceive you for with faire speeches they will deceive the hearts of the simple who beleeve every thing but the wise lookes well to his going Prov. 14.15 thus through covetousnesse they will with faigned words make merchandise of you 2 Pet. 2.3 then heare those that have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty and doe not walke in craftinesse nor handle the word of God deceitfully but by manifestation of the truth doe commend themselves to every mans conscience in the sight of God 2 Cor. 4.2 who are not as many who corrupt the Word of God but as of sincerity but as of God in the sight of God so speak they in Christ 2 Cor. 2.17 saith Paul though we or an Angell of Heaven