C. XV. Chriftenterchangethnot memberswith the Divell. 354 conclufion, with part ofthe dignityof Believers, whole perlons are all the members of Chriff,perfwades them from the finne ofFornication; That they may so much as fall into thatfinne, he doth not here intimate. That níen not only in refpe&ofthemfelves, and their principles offinne, and proneneffe unto it'; within, with the prevalency of Temptations, butalfo eventually, notwithftanding any regardor refpe&toother external' prohibting caufes, mayfall into allthe finnes fromwhich they are dehorted, Mr Goodwin hath not proved as yet, northall I live, to fee himdoit. Socondly, for aman tomakehimfelfe the member ofan harlot, is no more but to commit.Fornication: which whether it be MrGoodwin's Judgement or no, that none can fall into or be furprifed with, but he is .ipfofa fo cut of from theBody of(Thrift thereby, I knownot; Takingin the confiderationofwhat was fpoken before, concerning the manner of Regenerate perlons finning, with what thall be farther argued, I muff profefle, Idare not fay fo ; In the meane time, it ispun&ually denied, that Believers can fall into, or livein a conrfe ofWhotedome and Adultery, and without fach acourfe , they ceafe not according to M.Goodwin's fenceofthefe words, to be members.of CF. riff, nor doe they otherwife become members of the Divell. There is nothing herethen that intimates fuch an interchange in the leaff. Thirdly, for M. Goodwin' criticifineupon the word gee;: it is hardly worth taking noticeof. For Firff, ifby taking, there be meant takingaway, the fence muff be that they are firff taken away from beingmembersofGhrift ( theword expreffing a timepaft in that tendency)and then, made members ofan Harlot : Which Firft, isnot fuited to the mind ofM. Goodwin, who endeavourstoprove their ceafing to bemembers ofChriff, by becoming members ofan Harlots the ef- ficient caufeof their ceafing to be joyned toChri(t, confuting in their being joyned withanHarlot. And Secondly, deffroyes thewhole fcope of theA- polies reafoning in theplace, from the great uriworthinefieoffuch a way, or prà&ice, as making themembers ofCh. ri.fl, to be the member"of an Harlot, be- caufenonefhould tobe made, but thofewhohad firft ceafed to be members ofChrift; and fo his Aflèrtion infleadofan effe&uall perfwafive , thould upon the matter beentangled in a contradi&ion. to it felfe. ¢ 44 And Secondly, asthere is nothing in the place to inforce that fence of the word, fo there is nothing in the word, to impofe that fence upon the place; Whenour Saviour fpeaks to his Difciples bike g. 3. µn,dti".107E Ñs rtui nJ$", he doth not bid them take nothing awayfor their journey, but takenothing with them. And fo Marke 6.6. Where hiscommand is, that tnJin and in that of.Math:4.6. When the Divell urged to our Saviour, AT X0,4 d"Pi CI* he did not intimate that theAngelis thould take him away in their hands, but fupport him from hurt: when Jefus Ioh:11.41. its ams,01.<4 á"w, he did not take awayhis eyes out ofhis head, and cliff them upward, no more then the Angell did his hand, when Tipç xtieá As 74 épa"aV, Rev: so.5. or the Apoftles their voyce,when Tipa" pnet.» e,34 ró" sear, AF's 4.24. Nor dothChrifi command us to take away his yóake, in that heavenly word ofhis, "Afar: 7Ú" boys" pus Év' iw e. Math: 11.29. fo thathere is littlehelp left to this fence impofedon the place. under confideration,from the importance oftheword, & foconfcquently nos the leaff countenance given to that horrible interchangeofmembers between Chrift and the Divell, which is afí'erted asan ufuall and frequent thing. 4.45. What he addeth in the dole ofthe Se&ion, is no lef econfiderable than the beginningofit; for (faithhe) ifit be no difbononr to Chr, to take in fach as havebeen members ofthe Divell, whyfhouldit be any difparagement to him to re- jet`f
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