Contents of Fourth Check.

CONTENTS OF FOURTH CHECK.

Letter 1.

To Richard Hill, Esq.

Introduction. The doctrine of justification by works in the last day, is truly Scriptural. It is essentially different from justification by Faith in the day of conversion. Mr. Hill fully grants, and yet warmly opposes, such a justification.

Letter 2.

To the same.

Justification by the evidence of works, and St. James’ undefiled religion, are established upon the liturgy, articles, and homilies of the Church of England.

Letter 3.

To the same.

The sober Puritan divines directly or indirectly maintain the doctrine of justification by works in the great day, which Dr. Owen himself, and numbers of other Calvinistic ministers, do not scruple calling “an evangelical justification by our own personal obedience.” Letter 4.

To the same.

Flavel, and many other Puritan authors, were offended at Crisp’s doctrine. An important extract from Flavel’s Treatise upon Antinomianism. Letter 5.

To the same.

Mr. Wesley’s Minutes, and St. James’ pure religion, are established on Mr. Hill’s important concession, that “we shall be justified by the evidence of works in the great day.”

Letter 6.

To the same.

If we shall be justified by the evidence of works in the last day, there is an end of Dr. Crisp’s finished salvation, and Calvin’s imputed righteousness: those two main pillars of Antinomianism and Calvinism are fairly broken.

Letter 7.

To the same.

Mr. Hill’s arguments in defence of Dr. Crisp’s finished salvation are answered.

Letter 8.

To the same.

Mr. Hill is mistaken when he says, “We have Scripture authority to call good works dung, dross, and filthy rags.”

Letter 9.

To Mr. Rowland Hill.

An answer to Mr. Rowland Hill’s arguments against justification by works in the day of judgment, closed by some strictures upon the friendliness of his friendly remarks.

Letter 10.

To the same, and to Richard Hill, Esq.

An answer to Mr. Richard and Mr. Rowland Hill’s remarks upon the Third Check, in which the Scriptural doctrine of justification, in its several branches, is vindicated from their witticisms, and Mr. Hill cut off from some of his subterfuges.

Letter 11.

To both the same

The doctrine of a believer’s justification by works is reconciled with the doctrine of a sinner’s justification by grace: and it is proved that Calvinism makes way for barefaced Antinomianism, absolutely destroys the law of Christ, and casts his royal crown to the ground. Letter 12.

To Richard Hill, Esq.

In which the author shows how far the Calvinists and the remonstrants agree, wherein they disagree, and what makes the latter dissent from the former concerning the famous doctrine of imputed righteousness. Letter 13.

To the same.

Containing a view of the present state of the controversy, especially with regard to free will; and a conclusion, descriptive of the loving, apostolic method of carrying on controversy; — expressive of brotherly love and respect for all pious Calvinists; — and declarative of a desire to live with them upon peaceable and friendly terms. Postscript.

Containing an account of the reasons which engage us to make at last a firm stand against our pious opponents; and of the hope we entertain, that in so doing, our labour will not be in vain in the Lord.