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A11603	Sermons experimentall: on Psalmes CXVI. & CXVII. Very vsefull for a vvounded spirit. By William Sclater D.D. sometimes rector of Limsham, and vicar of Pitmister, in Summerset-shire. Published by his son William Sclater Mr. of Arts, late fellow of Kings Colledge in Cambridge, now a priest, and preacher of the Gospel in the city of Exeter, in Devon-shire.	Sclater, William, 1575-1626.; Sclater, William, 1609-1661.	1638 (1638)	STC 21844; ESTC S116824	112,358	217

Priscillianists of the ninth that if ever there were times to say as David now are the dayes It is * Psal 119.126 time for thee Lord to lay to thine hand for men have destroyed thy Law Let us be warned to be better informed in our judgements and remember what our Saviour saith Matth. 5.17 He never came to destroy the Law and Prophets and what Paul Rom. 3.31 We do not abrogate the Law by faith Thus understand First From obligation to Laws Ceremoniall and Judiciall particular to Jews we are freed so that now no longer lies bond or any mans conscience simply as from Gods Precept to observe dayes and times and difference of meats and apparell Secondly Yet though that be so we are not freed from obligation to obedience of the Morall Law for that is the Law of nature in all the parts of it given to Adam in innocencie when as yet was no difference betwixt people and people Thirdly But when we say we are free from the Law as the Law is abrogated to us thus we desire Scriptures should be understood First From the Curse of the Law Gal. 3.13 and 5.18 23. Secondly From the Justification of the Law requiring every man to bring unto Gods judgement seat the perfect righteousnesse of the Law of his own personall performance For without the Law is the righteousnesse of God revealed Rom. 3.21 22. Thirdly From the rigour of the Law that promiseth no life nor reward but to the perfect in obedience for our weak services are accepted yea crowned by promise of God in the Gospel Fourthly From exasperating vertue of the Law expressed by Paul Rom. 7.8 see Psal 40. But from obedience of the Law no man is freed Mat. 5.17 18. The second errour reproved is the misapplying and abuse of the Doctrine of Christian liberty even when it seems to be rightly understood as amongst our more intelligent people that will confesse they stand bound to the obedience of the Decalogue and their freedome to be onely from the Curse c. yet may we observe many abuses of Christian liberty First St Paul notes one frequent in his time Rom. 6.1 It seems this That because they were not under the Curse of the Law therefore we may sinne Mention if I see it not rife amongst many of our people I would it were not amongst some professing best mindes that because there is no condemnation to them that are in Christ therefore they take liberty to sinne Rom. 8.1 But where learnt we thus to turn the grace of God into wantonnesse that because Christ hath died to redeem us from the Curse therefore we should sinne against God Me thinks that of Paul should rather be our inference 2 Cor. 5.14 That the love of Christ should constrain us to live to his glory withall therein we should behold the strictnesse and severity of God against sinne which nothing could expiate but the death of the Sonne of God and can we forget what Saint Paul speaks Heb. 10. If we sin wilfully there remains no more sacrifice for sin and how can we be assured that we have share in freedome from the Curse not being freed from the reign of sinne Rom. 6.2 Yea see the qualification of men freed from damnation Rom. 8.1 They are such as walk not after flesh but after Spirit Secondly Saint Iames notes another that from the other part of freedome from Morall Law inferred a lawfull neglect of good works for sith we are justified by faith alone what necessity of good works see Iam. 2. But know we though faith justifie alone yet is not alone Gal. 5.6 though heat of fire warm alone yet is it not without light And are there no uses of good works but onely to justifie us What say you to these Obedience to God Matth. 5.16 Eph. 2.10 The glory we bring to God in adorning the Gospel Tit. 2. In stopping the mouthes of aliens 1 Pet. 2. In preparing them to glorifie God 1 Pet. 2. and 3. and is it nothing that by them We make calling and election sure 2 Pet. 1.10 And how shall we assure our selves that we are justified except by our works see Iames 2. And me thinks the glorious reward and crown of righteousnesse which God hath prepared for them that love his appearing 2 Tim. 4.8 should excite us see Mat. 10.20 The third abuse is that of the freedome from rigour of the Law that because God hath promised to accept our endeavours though mixt with many imperfections therefore cry out Quorsum such precisenesse and such striving for perfection as if the Lord had not promised to judge us after the mitigation of the Gospel True it is there is such a promise to spare us Mal. 3.17 yet withall there is a precept to make * Heb. 12.13 strait steps to our feet To walk * Eph. 5.15 accurately To keep our selves * Iam 1.27 unspotted of the world To abstain from the very * 1 Thes 5.22 appearance of evill Secondly He that promised to accept our endeavours required that they should be strenuous and bent to the utmost of our ability Act. 24.16 Phil. 3.12 13 14. and so onely God spares as a father the sonne that serves him Thirdly The imperfections which God hath promised to pardon issue not from presumption or malice but from ignorance and infirmity There are three sundry degrees of actuall sinnes in men First Such as issue from ignorance Psal 19.12 Cleanse me from my secret sinnes Heb. 7. The high Priest offers sacrifice for sinnes of ignorance Secondly From infirmitie or passion Gal. 6.1 1 Ioh. 2. For these were ordained sacrifices of atonement and propitiation Thirdly From presumption Num. 15.30 And he that thus sinnes dies without ransome for he hath in pride of his heart contemned the Commandment of God and what do they lesse that thus presume of Gods mercy and bounty See Deut. 29.19 20. But mark we in the next place the ground of Davids protestation For thou hast loosed my bonds and see whether it be not applicable unto us Besides that freedome from Civill thraldome and from Spirituall bondage under the Law Morall Ceremonial in that sense that hath been explained There is yet a threefold liberty which we in this Church are partakers of and they should be all so many obligations to do service unto God First What say you to this Freedome from thraldome to Idolls and humane Traditions Saint Paul mentions it to Galatians as no small blessing of God Gal. 4.8 9. and Col. 2. If we look back to our forefathers or cast our eye upon other Nations Christian what miserable vassallage live they in under Antichrist the Idolls of wood and stone which he hath erected Besides the many will-worships which he forceth upon the consciences of men more then the Commandments of God from these bonds God hath freed us Secondly Come yet to a more generall favour of God Those of you I mean whom Gods truth hath