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A34979	Christ alone exalted in Dr. Crisp's sermons partly confirmed in answering Mr. Daniel Williams's preface to his Gospel truth stated, by alledging testimonies from Scripture and the doctrine of the Church of England, in the Book of homilies establish'd by law and other orthodox authorities : shewing how he hath wronged as well the truth as the said doctor in the great point of justification by the Neonomian doctrine / humbly offer'd by S.C., an unworthy son of the said doctor, author of a book entituled, Christ made sin, reflected on by Mr. Williams.	Crisp, Samuel, 17th cent.	1693 (1693)	Wing C6916; ESTC R8981	77,379	52

Faith gains admittance to day 't is nay to morrow now persevering Holiness doth it This is giving an uncertain Sound whereas the Promises are the same to day yesterday and for ever and all yea and Amen in Christ Jesus If true Faith be the Wedding Garment our wearing Christs Righteousness the same true Faith is that which receives the Oyl into our Vessels the blood or righteousness of Jesus ours by Faith or the Spirit of Life which is in Christ Jesus Rom 8.2 This Christ dwelling in our Hearts by Faith Christ dwelling in us by the holy Spirit is the true Oyl that the Wise Virgins gain admittance by His next Clause is the advancing into our Justification God's terms of forgiving adopting glorifying as Rector by believing c. This c. hath a great hand in forgiving I suppose it wonderful to every Judicious R●ader that a Gentleman of great Parts and sense should blend the Gospel thus as to make the Gospel Blessings to be disperst by God with regard to our being Believers c. that is to our being Believers and performing all the Duties prescribed in the Gospel he puts it only God hath a regard to it but the plain English must be God doth so regard our performing this Act of believing c. and that till death and not only so but all other Gospel Duties that if we do not perform them God dispenses no gospel Blessing so that we are still under a Covenant of Works but let us see the true lineaments of this new Gospel which is in these words of Mr. Williams Thus Can any think that Forgiving Adopting Glorifying or the conveyance of every other promised Benefit given on Gods terms are not Judicial acts of God as Rector if so doth he dispense these blindly and promiscuously without any regard to our being Believers c. or no I suppose Mr. W. will be accounted more hold than becomes him to insinuate that God dispenses his Blessings blindly if he do not bestow them in his way upon his terms of our being Believers c. O that men were humble and in pretending to oppose Dr. Crisp they did not speak indecently of God by calling him a blind giver of Benefits if he give them not according to our prescriptions of his rectoral Government God gives freely God gives before we have done good or Evil God shews mercy because he will shew mercy God saves the chief of sinners in the Career of sin God therefore speaks comfortably because Israel went after her Lovers and pardons sin because it is great his ways in shewing mercy are past finding out justifying the Ungodly and not calling the Righteous and yet God dispenses not blindly and promiscuously though he do not do it in Mr. W. way of having some regard to our being Believers Repenters Perseverers c. Vain man would be wiser than God when God saith Not for your sakes do I this be it known unto you but for mine holy Names sake which ye have prophaned among the Heathen Will Mr. W. be so bold as to think God dispenses his Blessings blindly because he doth not give them on those terms he hath prescribed We see Gods terms here are for his Names sake which they prophaned prophaning Gods Name was all that God had regard to on their part it was his own holy name was his only inducement his holy free gratious Covenant in which his holy name was engaged not our being believers Perseverers in spiritual Duties c. The like ground God looks at and regards in his delivering Israel in Deut. 7.7 not their being more excellent than other People but his own love of them The Lord did not set his love upon you and ch●se you because you were more than other people for you were the fewest of all People but because the Lord loved you these are Gods Terms he loved and chose because he loved Sure Mr. Williams will not say God had regard to their holiness in dispensing his bl●ssings to them before the gospel shined in its lustre through our Lord Jesus and must God be charged with blind promiscuous dispensing blessings now under clear gospel light if he now shew mercy in a soveraign way of grace to gross sinners without regard to any good they do while he suffer the Righteous in their own Eyes to perish in their own righteousness O let us not prescribe rules and terms to God for his bestowing mercy but thankfully accept his grace and mercy in our Lord Jesus freely given because he will have mercy on whom he will have mercy and whom he will he hardens Well but Mr. W. will confirm his Position and that by Scripture too though strained thus With respect to what 's above declared the gospel is called a Law of Faith a law of liberty It is true the gospel is called in opposition to the Law of works a Law of Faith but I think in the stream of the whole Bible David could not find a fitter stone to sling into the Head of this great Goliath mans righteousness to joyn with Christs than this Scripture Mr. Williams is setting up a righteousness of Works or gospel Holiness for ushering in pardon and to prove it saith the gospel is called a Law of Faith but let us see how 't is so called in Rom. 3.26 27. To declare his righteousness that he might be just and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus where is boasting then it is excluded by what Law of Works Nay but by the law of Faith Here the Apostle setly and solemnly treats of excluding works and of our being justified by Faith without works of all sorts and positively asserts God is just in justifying the Believer God could not be just in justifying according to the Arminian way for our imperfect holiness or having any regard to it in the matter of Justifying but God is just in justifying a Believer because the Believer hath a perfect compleat righteousness of Christ put upon him to answer the Law by and God looking upon him compleat in Christ is just in Justifying him The Apostle having laid this ground work to damn all self-righteousness or works even Faith as a work in the matter of Justification he comes and makes a challenge directly against Mr. Williams's Doctrine of our sincere holiness concurring to pardon and saith where is boasting then Where are all these great Advancers of mans righteousness which tends to boasting and he gives the stabbing answer It is excluded God hath not lest the least Crevice for it to enter by 't is wholly excluded 't is shut out from ever having any thing to do in our salvation yet may one say 't is shut out by the Law of Works the old Moral Law do and live we grant that but there is a gospel holiness will let in boasting again I must repent believe be sincerely holy and persevere therein all my days and God hath regard to this in my Justification no no 't

Christ alone Exalted IN Dr. Crisp's Sermons Partly confirmed in Answering Mr. Daniel Williams's Preface to his Gospel Truth stated by alledging Testimonies from Scripture and the Doctrine of the Church of England in the Book of Homilies establish'd by Law and other Orthodox Authorities SHEWING How he hath wronged as well the Truth as the said Doctor in the great Point of Justification by the Neonomian Doctrine Hom. of Salvation fol. 17. Justification is not the Office of Man but of God we be justified freely by Faith without Works not that this our Faith in Christ which is within us doth justifie us that were to count our selves justified by some Act within our selves Of Fasting fol. 82. Good Works go not before in him which shall afterward be Justified but good Works do follow after when a Man is first Justified and are Testimonies of our Justification this spoyls Neonomianism on the Sacrament fol. 200. It followeth for Communicants to have a sure and constant Faith that he Christ hath made upon his Cross a full and sufficient Sacrifice for thee a Perfect cleansing of thy sins Where is the sin of a Believer now Passion Serm. 177. for in this death of Christ standeth the continual pardon of our daily Offences in this resteth our Justification If so then Faith doth not procure it but only receive and evidence it and so away flies Neomanism with Arminianism Humbly offer'd by S. C. an unworthy Son of the said Doctor Author of a Book Entituled Christ made Sin Reflected on by Mr. Williams London Printed for William Marshall at the Bible in Newgate street And Henry Barnard at the Bible in the Poultry 1693. Where is to be Sold at the same place the same Authors Book Entituled Christ made Sin Errors besides false Pointings to be amended Folio 2 Line 47. for assume read affirm 12 36. for or read our 24 40. for of sin read if sin   41. for participation read propitiation 26 5. for thus read this 28 24. for as read of at the last as 32 22. for other read object 34 7. for faces read fails 38 47. for pampering read tampering 40 38. read But saith 42 33. f. God's Righteousness r. our sanctification 43 20. Blot out that 44 last line put in is after Holiness 47 34. for Mercies read Mines 47 45. read 1642. 48 20. read then God believes To the Eminent Assertors of the Free Grace of God in Christ whereby Christ alone is exalted in the Salvation of Sinners viz. To the Reverends Mr. Cole Mr. Griffith Mr. Mather Mr. Beverly Mr. Barker Mr. Mead Mr. Chauncey Mr. Trail Mr. Woodcock Mr. Laurence of Stepney Mr. Brag. Mr. Bearman Mr. Terry Mr. Crusoe Mr. James of Wapping Mr. White Mr. Moor Mr. Wavel Mr. Tailor of Pinners-Hall Mr. Cross Mr. Grace Mr. Nisbet Mr. Fincher Mr. Lob Mr. Glascock Mr. Mence Mr. Ford Mr. Owen Mr. Jennings Mr. Roe Mr. Wressel Mr. Clark Mr. Goodwin Mr. Gamon Mr. Powel Also to several of the surprized Subscribers to Mr. Williams late Book as Dr. Bates Mr. How Mr. Alsop Mr. Bures and others Also to those of the Episcopal Clergy who preach the Doctrine of Justification as it is established by Christ in the Gospel and by our Statute Law in the Homilies as Mr. Meriton of Old Fish-street and others REjoyce thou Heaven the Church of Christ and ye holy Apostles and Prophets Rev. 18. The Evangelical Preachers that blessed be God there are many Seven thousands that have not bowed to the Bayal of Man's Holiness joyning with Christ to Justification But Mr. Williams having in the judgment of many in his Gospel Truth stated warped that way witn●ss his interpreting the Righteousness of Christ in Phil. 3.9 to be a Believers Gospel Holiness I hereby appeal to your Consciences if such a Star of the first Magnitude in the Firmament of the Scriptures ought with the silence of the By-standers to be so obfuscated Though in many respects I look on my self one of the unworthiest of those that name the Name of our blessed Lord Jesus in sincerity yet I cannot but bear my Testimony against the Preface of the said Book as unsound according to my sence of the Truth after above 50 Years investigating it and tasting a sweet Relish in Divine Things and I humbly apprehend I have in the ensuing Collection made it so appear which I leave to the Spirit of the Prophets in the Prophets to judge and hope you will all agree to declare he hath much wronged the said Text. As for his stigmatizing my dear Father as a dethroner of Christ because he exalted him alone without Works in the business of our Salvation I beseech the Lord Mr. Williams may see his Mistake and that God would forgive him as I and I hope all mine freely do This I pass by But when the Mother of us all the Truth as it is in Jesus is wounded by him when not of Works lest any Man should boast Eph. 2.9 is turned by him into God promiseth Li●e to imperfect Man by Forgiveness yet insists on some degree of Obedience And hence the use of Faith Holiness c. To these Benefi●s is not from their Conformity to the Precept but their Conformity to the Rule of the Promise Then on such an invasion all from 16 to ●0 should be alarum'd then all hearts and heads that love the Lord Jesus should be engaged i● vindicating his Royalties that he is Alpha and Omega Wisdom Righteousness Sanctification and Redemption all and in all in our Salvation that no Flesh should glory In particular I find my self though the meanest obliged to bear witness against this piece being censured by many for my silence in regard my Preface to my Fathers reprinted Sermons they say occasioned this Pudder What I did therein was in the simplicity of my heart to exalt the Lord Jesus and refresh Souls thereby which I still desire by taking off Mr. William's Evidence against the said Sermons by shewing his disagreeing from Scripture and Orthodox Authority as well as from my Father I hope you will all candidly accept this Service and upon this occasion give me leave to beg that as the Lord Jesus hath sent you to preach the everlasting Gospel glad Tidings to sinners through Christ in which many of you have been renowned so that ye abound more and more That you will determine to know nothing among your people but Christ and him Crucified that he may be magnified in your Bodies by life and by death that you may shew in every Sermon that to you to live is Christ and not to labour with a Scheme of some degree of Obedience in the business of our Salvation and this supposes the death of Christ as if his death were only a Sub-intelligitur business in his Rectorship O that we could be more warm for our Lord Jesus who poured out his Soul and warm Blood for us and if when warm you please to remember me a poor worm at the Throne