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Teachers are here expressed, but pastors omitted; and therefore well might governors be mentioned instead of pastors. Answ. 1. Then, according to his judgment, pastors were a distinct kind of officers from teachers; otherwise the naming of teachers would have sufficiently implied pastors, without the addition of the word governors, one act or function of the office being put for the whole office.
I answer, if thou didst indeed believe the truth, thou wouldest own these things. But being deceived, rather that thou wilt let his pass for truth, though thou wilt put on a vail, and venture upon it thus, saying, "If every spirit were of God, which doth confess in words this, then is not the Pope himself antichrist." Answ.
But I shall say, as I said before, this hath ofttimes been the lot of God's people. But he was sinless, that is true. And he is thy Saviour, and that is as true! Quest. But what should be the reason that some that are coming to Christ should be so lamentably cast down and buffeted with temptations? Answ. It may be for several causes.
But what do you mean by these three questions? I mean graces show themselves at these their seasons, whether they be rotten or sound. Answ. By mistrusting our own sufficiency, by crying to God for help, by desiring rather to die than to bring any dishonour to the name of God, and by counting that, if God be honoured in the trial, thou hast gained more than all the world could give thee. Answ.
Ay, but says the soul, 'How can I reckon thus, when sin is yet strong in me? Answ. Read the words again, He saith not, Reckon yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, in yourselves; but dead unto it through Jesus Christ. Not alive unto God in yourselves, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ. For Christ in his death and resurrection representeth me.
But, you will say, by these words of yours you do seem to deny that there are conditional promises in the Gospel, as is clear, in that you strike at such practices as are conditional, and commanded to be done upon the same. Answ.
That untimely fruit, such as comes too soon, or that comes too late, such as come not in their season, are no fruit. And he came and sought FRUIT thereon, and found none. Nothing will do but fruit; he looked for grapes. Quest. But what fruit doth God expect? Answ. Good fruit.
Then indeed he is a tree of righteousness, and God is like to be glorified in and by him; but this the Pharisee was utterly ignorant of, and at the remotest distance from. You may ask me next, But which of these are first bestowed upon the Christian the perfect righteousness of Christ unto justification, or this gospel-principle of righteousness unto sanctification? Answ.
Quest. And how sayest thou now? Didst thou ever, after thou hadst received some blessed light from Christ, willfully, despitefully, and knowingly stamp or trample the blood of the Man Christ Jesus under thy feet? and art thou for ever resolved so to do? Answ. O no; I would not do that willfully, despitefully, and knowingly, not for all the world. Inquiry.
And again, saith he, "I am the light of the world." Answ. There are more lights than one, there is a light that may be suspected to be darkness, where he saith, "If the light that is in thee be darkness," &c. Again, conscience also will convince of sin. Now there is none of these that can save a sinner from the evil of his ways.
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