§. CX.
Are all accounted, by the Rebuker, as Cannibals, that write against Mr. Williams? How then shall I escape, who put my Mite into the Treasury of pleading for Free Grace? Every one hath not a Face of
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Are all accounted, by the Rebuker, as Cannibals, that write against Mr. Williams? How then shall I escape, who put my Mite into the Treasury of pleading for Free Grace? Every one hath not a Face of
Brass, neither doth God say to all Contenders for the Truth, as he did to Ezekiel, in Ezek. 3.9. As an Adamant harder than a Flint have I made thy Forehead, therefore fear them not; and must we not there∣fore plead for Truth, for fear of being called Man-Eaters? I hope my Dear Kratiste will remember what Antisozzo saith, in his Pre∣face, That Austin would have every Man, that can hold a Pen, write against Pelagius, that sworn Enemy to free discriminating effectual Grace. And if so, why may not the Reporter, or any Pen-Man, write against Mr. Williams (and all those Forty Nine Vouchers) who declares, That a degree of our Gospel-Obedience to a Law that ad∣mits Sin, doth concur to our Justification quite contrary to the Scrip∣ture, which saith, We are justified freely by his Grace, through the Redemption that is in Jesus? Are we bound to contend earnestly for the Faith, and will you load with multiplyed Sarcasms, those that cannot swallow such distastful Morsels as he cuts out? Such as this, That our being found in Christ, Phil. 3.9. is principally meant of being found in our own Gospel-Holiness: Than which nothing is a greater misprision of Treason against the Righteousness of Christ im∣puted to Sinners for their Justification. O! that God would shew, that such prophane words do eat as doth a Gangreen. What bring in our Holiness to sit jigg by joul with Christ's perfect Righteousness: And for opposing this, shall the Servants of the Lord be accounted Cannibals, to feed on Mr. Williams his Flesh?