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M.Gs
fife
Argument
for
the
ApotUafy
of
true
Believers.
C.XV.
fitionof the words removed. 70.
Farther
of
the
meaning
of
the wordabideth.
71. The
325
Clofe.
R
Goodwin
s
Fift.
Argùmeit
for the saints
Apo
fíacy
is
ta-
7.
áe
ken
from.
Confederation
of
the
finnes
which
they
have
fallen
into,
or
poffibly
may
fo
do, and
it
is
thus propofed.seü:
20.
They who
are
ina
ciepacity,orpofJbilityofperpetrating
-the
worker-
of
the
flefh,
are
in pofübility ofperifbing,
and
confequently
in a
poßtbility
of
falling
away,
and
that
finally
from the
Grace
and favour
ofGod, in
cafe they
be
in
an
efiate
of
this Grace
and
Favour
at
the prefent; But the Saints,or true
relie-
vers are
in
a
pobility
of
perpetrating t
he Worker
ofthe
flefh,
aúd
therefore alfo
they
are
in
a poffibility
of
perithing,
and
fb
of
falling
away
from
the Grace
and
Favour
ofGod,
wherein
at
prefent
the
jland;
The
Major Propoftion
of
this Ar-
gainent;
to
wit;
They who
are in a
po
f
bility
of
perpetrating; or cuflomarily
acing
the
worker
of
the
Flefl,V;
are
in
a
po
ibility
of
perifking, is
clearely
proved
from
all
filch
Scriptures which exclude
all
workers
of
iniquity,
and
fulfillers
of
the
Lufs
of
the
flefh
from
the Kingdome
of
of
which
fort
are
many
S
Of
the which
faith,
the
Apofile,
fpeaking
of
the Luftr
of
the
fiefh,
Adultery; Fornication,
&c.
I
tell
Jon,
as
I
have
a
fo
toldyou
in
times
pall; that
they who do fetch
things(ball not
in-
herit
the Kingdome
of
God;
fo
againe, For thisye
know,
that
no Whoremonger
or
unclean
perfon,nor
Covetous
man,
who
is
an
Idolator, hath
any
Inheritance
of
the
Kingdome
of
Chrifi
and
of
God.
Let
no Irian deceive
yon with vaine
wordy,
for be-
cauleofthefe
things comeththe
wrath
of
God
upon
the Children.ofdifobediente..
yet
again,
know
ye not
that
the rtnrighteousflrall never
inherit'
the Kingdome
of
God
?
Be
not
deceived,
neither Fornicators, nor Idolaters
'hall
inherit
theKing-
dome
of
God;
fromfuck pafages
as thefe
,which
are
very frequent in
the
Scrip-
tures,
it
is
as
cleare
as
the light
of
the Sanne
at
noone
-day,
That
they who may
poßibly
commit
fuck
ftnnes
as
thofefjiecifted, Adultery;
Fornication,
Idolatry,
may
as
pot
fsbly perifb
and
be
forever
excluded the Kingdom ofGod.
Anf.
Becaufe
of
all Arguments
whatever ufed
againft
the
Truth
we
:
affert,
this feemes
to
me
to
weare
the
beft colours
on
its
back, and
to
have
its
face
beft painted
viz.
with
that
plea
of
the
Inconft}lency
offrom
with the
Favour and
acceptation
o
f
God
feeming
to
have
a
tendency
to
caution
Believers
in
their
wayes
and
walkings;
to
be more careful'
in
watching againft
Temp-
tations,
I
thall more largely
infift
on what
the Lord hath
been pleafed
to
re-
veale concerning
the
finnes
&
failings
of
fuch as
he
is
yet
pleafed
to
accept in
a
covenant
of
Mercy, whom
though
he chaftens
and
forely
rebukes, yet he
gives not
their
Softies
over unto
death,
nor takes
his
Loving kindneffe from
them
forever;now
becaufe.the infide &
ftrength
ofthis
Objection,confifts in
a
corn-
parifon
inftituted between the
finnes
of
Believers,
and the
finnes
ofirregene-
rate
Perfons,
which being laid in
the ballance are found
of
equal!
burden-
fomenes
unto
God,& thereforeare
in expei`tance
of
a
like Reward from
"him,
I (hall in
the
firft tItace,
before
t
come
in
particular
to
aíifwer
the Argument
propofed,manifefi
the
difference
that
is
between Regenerate
perlons,
and
Unregenerate
in
their
finning,
and confegvently alto between their
'finnes,
Wherein
fuch
principles
!hall be
layd downe and proved
, as
may
with
an eafy
Application 'remove all
that
is
added
in
the farther
carrying on and
en
deavoured vindication
of
the
Argument
in
hand.
A
foundation
of
this difcourfe we
have laid
in
Lames:
t.
14:
t
.
But
every
man
0:
3'
is
tempted,
faiih
the
Holy Ghoft,
when
he is
drawn
away
of
his own
Die,
and
en-
ticed;
Then when
Lug bath
conceived,
it
bringeth forth
fnne,
and
finne
when
it
is
fsnifhed, bringetb
forth
death.
The
Holv
-Ghoft
difcovers
the
fountain
of
all
T
t
3
finne,