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THE WORKS
OF THE
REV. JOHN FLETCHER
WITH A LIFE BY THE REV, ABRAHAM SCOTT
COMPLETE IN TWO VOLUMES.
VOL. II.
A NEW EDITION.
C.
LONDON: ON :
PRINTED FOR THOMAS ALLMAN.
1836
22.4051
From
the Estate of
George Eastwood, 1 Feb., 1887
Printed by J. M'Gowan, 16, Great Windmill Street.
CONTENTS.
TO VOL. II.
The last Check to Antinomianism, a polemical Essay on the twin
doctrines of Christian imperfection and a death purgatory
Preface
SECT. 1.-Christian perfection placed in a proper point of view
-2.-Pious Calvinists have had at times nearly the same views
of Christian perfection, which we have
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-3.-Several objections raised against our doctrine, solved
4.-The ninth and fifteenth articles of our Church, are not
contrary to the doctrine of Christian perfection
5.-St. Peter and St. James in favour of Christian perfection 31
-6.-St. Paul preached Christian perfection, and professed
to have attained it
-7.-St. Paul was not carnal and sold under sin
-8.-An answer to the arguments by which St. Paul's sup-
posed calamity is generally defended
-9.-St. Paul's Picture of a perfect Christian -10.-St. Paul is for Christian perfection, and not for a death
purgatory
60
65
11.Why the privileges of believers under the go-pel of
Christ, cannot be removed by the experience of believers under
the Mosaic law
-12.-On the absurdity of the twin doctrines, of christian
imperfection, and a death purgatory
71
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76
-13.—On the mischievous doctrines of christian imperfection 84
-14.-An answer to the arguments, by which the imperfecti-
onists support the doctrines of the necessary in-dwelling of sin,
in all believers, till they go into death purgatory
90
-15.-The doctrine of Christian perfection is truly evangelical 104
-16.-Distinction between sins and innocent infirmities, is
truly scriptural, and that judicious Calvinists hold it
-17.-An address to perfect christian Pharisees
-18.- An address to prejudiced imperfectionists
111
19.-An address to imperfect believers, who cordially em-
brace the doctrine of christian perfection
121
126
136
A reply to the principal arguments, by which the Calvinists and the
Fatalists support the doctrine of absolute necessity; being re-
marks on the Rev. Mr. Toplady's scheme of christian, and philo- sophical necessity
Introduction
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