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r.XV11.Mr
G's Arguings from the
z
Pet.4,
i8,1g,ro,zyz;
confidered.
44.2
juftly
delineated
to the
eye,
by
the
pralice of
men in
the world, to
whom
the
Gofpell
is
preached,that
I
do not
a
little
wonder how
any man excercifed
in the
Miniftry, fhould once fürmife
that
they
are
true
Believers
of
whom
he here
treates; Taking the
words in
the
fence wherein
they are commonly
received
,
And
in
the
utmoft
extent,
who
fees
them not
dayly exemplyfyed,
in
and upon
them,
who are yet far enough from the Faith
of
Gods
Elect.
By
the
difpenfation
of
the Word,
efpecially when
mannaged
by
a fkilfull
Ma-
iler
of
affemblyes, men
are every day
fo
brought
under the power,
of
their
conviftions,
and
the light
communicated
tothem,
as
to
acknowledge
the
truth
and power
of
Word,
and
in
obedience
thereunto, to
leave
off,
a-
void and
abhor the
wayes
and
comics wherein_the'men
ofthe
world, either
not
hearing
the Word
at all,
or
not
fo
wrought upon
by
it, do
pollute
themfelves and wallow with
all
manner
of
fenfuality; and yet are
not chan-
ged
in
their natures,
fo
as
to
become
new
creatures,
but
continue indeed, and
in the
fight
of
God,doggs
andfwine,oftentimes
returning
to
their
vomit
and
mire,
thoughfome
of
them-hold
out
in
the
profeffions
to the
end; And
thefe
are
they,
whom commonly
our
Divines have deciphered under
the
name
of
for
-
malifis,having
a
forme
ofGodlineffè but denying the
power
of
it,
who are here
all
at
once by
Mr
Goodwin
interefted
in
Chrift, and the inheritance
of
the
Saints in
light;
To
make
good
his
enterprifehe
argues from
the
Remonfirants.
Se6t.4o. pag.
297.
0.
46.
I.
If
the
faid
expreffions
import
frothing but
what. Hypocrites
and that in
fenfn
compofto,
i.e.
whilefi
Hypocrites, are capable of,
then
may thofe
be
Hypo-
crites,
who
are
Separated
from
men
that
live
in
erreur;
and from
the
pollutions
of
the
World,
and
that
through the
knowledge
of le
fits
Chrift
:.
and
on the other
hand
thofe
may
be
Saints, andfound
Believers,
who wallow
in all
nnanner
of
fzlthine/fe,
and
defile
themfelves daily
with
thepollutions
of
the
World. This
confequence
ac-
cording
to the principles,
and
known
Tenets
of
our
Adverfaries
is
legitimate
and
true,
in
as
much as
they
hold
that
true Believersmay
fall
lo
foule,
and
fo
far,
that
the Church, according
to
Chrifts.inflitutionmay
be
confrained
to
teflify
that
they
cannot
beare
them
in
their
outward communion,
and that
they
fhall
have
no
part
in
the kingdome
of
Chrifl,
except
they
repent
&c.
Ent
whether
this
be mholefome
and
found Divinity,.
or no, to
teach
that
they, who
are
feparáte from
fanners, and
live
holily,
and
blamelefsly
in
this
prefent world;
and
this
by
meaner
of
the
know
-
ledge
of
jefus
Chrif,
may
he
Hypocrites
and
children
of
perdition,and
they on the
other
hand
who
are
companions
with
Theeves,
Martherers, Adulterers
&c.
Saints
andfound
Believers;
I
leave to men
whole
judgements
are not
turned
upfade
down
withprejudice
to
determine.
a.
Sundry things might
be
obferved from
the Text
,
to render
this
dif
courfe
altogether
ufeleffe,
as
to
the
end
for
which
it
is
produced:
as s.
That
fundrycopies v.13.
inftead
of
Aas
read
8s.f),P,
who almoft, or
a
little
way,
or
meafute,
fo efcaped.as
is
Paid.
2.
That
it
is
not
Paid,
that
thofe
whoare
fo
efcaped, may Apoftatize;
it
is Paid
indeed ,
that
the
falfe
Prophets
and
tea-
chers,
hi,e/C.on,
do
lay
bakes for
them,
as
the
Fifher
doth
for
the
fifh
that ha
would
take,
by propofing
unto them
a
liberty ,
as
to
all manner
of
impurity
and
uncleaneffe,
but
that info
doing
,
they prevaile overahem
, is
not
affir-
med.
3.
The
conditional) expreffion v.
2o.
may be ufed in reference to
the
falfe
Prophets, and not
to
them
that
are
faid
to
efcape
the pollutions
of
the
World;
and
ifto
them,
that
nothingcan
be argued from
thence,
hath
plenti-
fully
upon feverall occafions'beenalready
demonftrated
:
but
to
Puffer
M.G:
to
leap
over
all thefe blots
in his
entrance, and to take the
words in
his
own
fence and connexion;
I
fay;
z.
In what
large and improperfence,
fuch.perfons
as
we
treat
of,
are
ter
-
med