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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

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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