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ANIMADVERSIONS,

ON THE

Controversies

AGITATED IN BRITAIN,

UNDER THE UNHAPPY NAMES OF

ΑΝΤΙΝΟMIANS

AND

ΝΕΟΝΟMIANS.

BY HERMAN WITSIUS, D. D.

Professor of Divinity in the Universities of Franeker, Utrecht, and
Leyden; and also Regent of the Divinity College of the
States of Holland and West Friesland.

FAITHFULLY TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN,

AND FOLLOWED WITH

NOTES,

BY THOMAS BELL,

Late Minister of the Gospel, in Glasgow.

GLASGOW,

PRINTED BY W. LANG,

FORM. OGLE, AND SOLD BY J. STEVEN & CO. BRASH
& REID; OGLE & AIKMAN, EDINBURGH;

R. OGLE, LONDON, AND W. JONES,

LIVERPOOL.

1807.

CONTENTS.

CHAP. I. Concerning the translation of sin to Christ

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CHAP. II. Whether Christ can with propriety be called a sin-

ner, and whether a certain exchange of persons

takes place between him and the elect

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CHAP. III. When the translation of sin to Christ, and his bearing

it commenced and ended: and whether, when

carrying the sins of the elect, he was separated from

God, abominable to him, and abdicated by him 38

CHAP. IV. Whether by Christ taking upon him the sins of the

elect, and satisfying Divine justice, absolutely pur-

chased eternal salvation for them

CHAP. V. Whether the right to the eternal inheritance be ap-

plied to the elect, at their first nativity, or at their

regeneration. And whether God imputes no more

in point of guilt to an elect person when living in

excessive lasciviousness than when he is perfected

in the heavens

CHAP. VI. Whether the elect are united to Christ before faith,

and whether, not only the fruits of his righteous-

ness, but also it itself is imputed to them

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CHAP. VII. Concerning Paul's judgment in the matter of justi-

fication

CHAP. VIII. Concerning the law of works, the works of the

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law, and faith

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