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A42457	An antidote against errour concerning justification, or, The true notion of justification, and of justifying faith, cleared by the light of scripture, and solid reason, from several mistakes of the words, which misapprehensions prove the seeds of dangerous errours by ... Thomas Gataker ... ; to which is added, The way of truth and peace, or, A reconciliation of the holy apostles S. Paul and S. James, concerning justification by faith without works, Rom. 3.28, by works and not by faith only, Jam. 2, 21, 24, by Charles Gataker ...	Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.; Gataker, Charles, 1614 or 15-1680. Way of truth and peace.	1679 (1679)	Wing G311; ESTC R6785	56,240	74

which we now generallie call the First himself makes expres mention 1 Cor. 5. 9. which were it now extant being written to an whole Church for direction of their demeanure in matter of Church-discipline would no doubt be as Authentical and Canonical as that to Philemon whether a Minister of the Gospel or an eminent Christian onelie about a private busines the reception of Onesimus his fugitive servant Now as this our Apostles Epistles are set before those of the rest James Peter John and Jude so this to the Romans stands in the front or the first place of his so disposed by those who at first gathered the Epistles then commonlie had and acknowledged together into one Volume and digested them in that order as now we have them and which we finde to have ben from time to time ever since generally observed The reason whereof I conceiv to have ben not because it was the first that the Apostles wrote for as those that gathered together the Sermons of some of the Prophets so those that compiled the main Body of these Epistles did not observ that order in marshalling of them wherein they were written and it is justly deemed from that passage Chap. 15. 25 26. that this Epistle was written later then some of those that here ensu nor yet do I conceiv it to have gained this precedencie so much as some other have supposed in regard of the pre-eminence and soveraigntie of the place to which it was written being at that time the hed-Citie of the whole Romane Empire and the seat of the Emperors constant residence but principallie rather in regard of the eminencie and excellencie yea deep profunditie of the Mysteries of the Gospel more fullie and largelie therein delivered then in anie other of them I may boldlie say what if I should say in all the rest of them were they all put togither Ad we may hereunto that the points herein discussed and debated ar pursued and prosecuted with that nervositie of argument and vivacitie of spirit and the limbs and joynts of the whole discours so aptlie knit togither and artificially rivetted into one another that that noble Italian Earl so much renowned for his varietie of Lerning sharpnes of insight and soundnes of judgement that he was deemed the Miracle of the Age he lived in is reported to have said that all the humane writings of lerned men great Schollers that ever he had seen and read seemed to him in comparison of this one our Apostles Master-piece as he esteemed it tanqam scopae dissolutae as it is in the Proverb but as besomes without bands The main Body of the Epistle divides it self into two parts The former part is Dogmatical or Doctrinal spent mosdie in opening cleering and confirming the Doctrine concerning the Redemption and Salvation of Mankinde by Christ. Chap. 1 11. The latter part is Practical or Parenetical consisting of manie Rules and Directions for the ordering aright of a Christian mans life Chap. 12. ad finem In handling the Doctrine of mans Redemption and Salvation by Christ he layeth down and lays open I. The principal parts and branches of it to wit 1. Justification whereby we are freed from the guilt of sin the condemning power of it and stand reputed as just in Gods sight Chap. 1 5. 2. Sanctification whereby we are clensed from the filth and commanding power of sin and have the image of God renewed again in us Chap. 6 7 and part of 8. 3. Adoption by vertu whereof we have right to the heavenly inheritance Chap. 8. 13 16. 4. Glorification whereby we ar put in full possession and fruition of it Chap. 8. 17. ad finem II. The original ground and root from whence all this springs and hath its rise Gods free Election and Predestination to Grace and Glory obviouslie propounded Chap. 8. 29 30. purposelie prosecuted Chap. 9 11. Now because those former are effects and fruits of these latter and as the root of a plant and foundation of a fabrick ly usually out of sight under ground but the shoots and branches of the one and the frame of the edifice with the other rise above ground and offer themselvs unto view so Election and Predestination ly hid of themselvs and cannot be descried and discovered of us concerning our selvs save by their effects and fruits the Apostles according to the Rule a notioribus inchoandum he begins with the former that thereby as by streams issuing and flowing down from a spring we may ascend up to the wel-hed or as by tracing the cours and decurs of a river running down into the Sea we may be directed unto that brimles and bottomles Ocean of Gods goodnes from whence as they had their first rise so they ar to return and emptie themselvs into his glorie being their ultimate end Chap. 11. 36. Again because the apprehension of guilt and wrath is that which is wont most to affright men nor can there be anie tru peace or sound comfort of ought to a soul until the discharge thereof he obtained the Apostle therefore in the first place entreats of that Branch of Justification whereby men may be freed from and discharged of that guilt and makes that the first subject-matter of his Discours having artificiallie linked it to the later end and close of his Saluation wherein he had as the manner of Orators is endeavoured to insinuate himself into the hearts and minds of those to whom he wrote this Epistle by declaration of his love and affection to them that the doctrine delivered in it might take the better with them Chap. 1. vers 7 15. Now the onelie means of Justification he affirms to be by Faith in Christ vers 16 17. which to cleer and confirm he endeavours to shew that all mankind standing of themselvs guiltie of sin in Gods sight are therefore liable to wrath This to make good he divides the whole race of mankind into two ranks Gentiles and Jews 1. Concerning the Gentiles he prooves that they ar so from the light of nature reveiling a Deitie to them and his wrath against sin the substance of his Law engraven in their hearts and the testimonie of their own conscience accusing them of the breach of that Law so that they carie about with them within them both a Law whereby they ar to be tried so that they can not pretend ignorance and a witnes who when time shal come wil give in such evidence against them that they shal not be able to plead not guiltie Chap. 1. 18. to 2. 16. 2. Concerning the Jews who would easilie yeeld it of the Gentiles but not of themselvs who they deemed might be sufficientlie cleered either by the works of the Moral or rites of the Law ceremonial he proves the self same from those hainous sinnes that the writings of their own Prophets charge them withal Chap. 2. 17. to 3. 19. And the force of the Apostles argument not so commonlie observed seems