A compend of the controversies of religion wherin the trueth is confirmed, and errour convinced, by authoritie of Scripture, witnessing of antiquitie, and confession of partie. Most necessary for all, in this backe-slyding age. By W.G. minister of God's word.

1. Authoritie of Scripture.

ISai. 53.4. Surelie, hee hath borne our griefes, and carried our sor∣rowes.

Note then, That if Christ hath borne our sinnes, no other-wise than by sustai∣ning the whole punishment due for them, & for that ende, to discharge vs of the same, (nam si tulit abstulit,) it follo∣weth then, that no part there-of heere∣after abydeth to bee sustained by vs.

Verse 5. And by his stripes wee are healed.

Note then, That as bodilie healing stan∣deth in this, that the paine is whollie taken away; so our healing by Christ's stripes, importeth this, that the whole punishment of sinne is taken away.

Rom. 8.1. There is no con∣demnation to them that are in Christ.

If then, there bee no condemnation, therefore there is not (as the Papists say,) some condemnation, to wit, to the

suffering of a temporall punishment here∣after, in the fyre of Purgatorie.

Col. 1.19. In him all fulnesse dwelleth.

Note then, That seeing all fulnesse of Salvation is in Christ, and of his fulnesse wee all receiue, (as sayeth Sainct Iohn, 1.16.) Therefore wee receiue full deli∣verie from all punishment of sinne, as well as from all guilt there-of.

Heb. 10.14. By one offering, hee hath perfected for ever, them that are sanctified.

Note therefore, That hee hath perfectlie delivered them from all sort of sinne, and from all sort of punishment: other-wise hee could not bee saide to perfect, or perfectlie saue.

Coloss. 2.13. Having freelie forgiven, all your trespasses.

Matth. 6.12. And forgiue vs our debts, as vvee forgiue our debtors.

Out of both which places then re∣marke, if our sinnes be our debt, as Mat∣thew calleth them, and that they are all freelie forgiven, as Paul witnesseth; then all payment of them, or punishment for them, is lyke-wyse freelie dischar∣ged,

and wee there-of fred. It beeing against sense to affirme other-wise, to wit, that the whole debt should be dis∣charged, but not the whole payment.

Note lyke-wyse, That wee craue for∣giuenesse, as wee forgiue others: and God promiseth such forgiuenesse to vs, as wee giue to others. But hee willeth vs to forgiue others fullie, and freelie, (as Matth. 18.35. is evident,) without keeping the least purpose of the meanest revenge in heart vnto them. Therefore such is his owne forgiuenesse to vs, with∣out keeping the least purpose of tor∣menting vs, in a fyre as hote as Hell, after death, and there-after, that hee hath forgiven vs freelie.