1817 Sept. 8

Not Paul

Ch. Style Paul’s Nonsense

I. Argument

Ch. Paul’s Style

Samples of Nonsense

I Rom. III. 3. 6. 8: Antithetical Nonsense: about belief and unbelief; truth and lies; unrighteousness and righteousness; evil and good.

Not very strong. Stet.

II Rom III. 21. to 31.

Rambling Nonsense.

Nonsense about righteousness — the law — faith — sin — glory & justification flesh — redemption grace propitiation blood —remission of sins boasting — works — circumcision — uncircumcision — Jews —Gentiles

Not very strong. Stet.

III Rom. V. 1 to 21.

Incoherent Nonsense. Nonsense about Faith peace — grace— hope — glory — tribulation patience, experience hope — sin— death love blood — wrath — enmity — reconciliation — life joy — atonement — law Adam — Moses— offence — free gift condemnation — justification — disobedience— obedience.

IV. Rom. IV 1 to 25 the end.

By faith, Abraham was saved without having been circumcised: therefore so may any body else. This if any, the whole meaning; drowned in a deluge of nonsense.

V. Rom. VI 1 to 23.

Antithetical Nonsense. Nonsense everlastingly repeated, about Death and life— sin baptism — resurrection — crucifixion of our old man —lusts of the body — Sin and grace — righteousness uncleanness iniquity holiness — fruit—freedom from righteousness.

VI. Rom. VII. 1 to 25.

Tautologies Indefatigably repeated nonsense antithetical. Nonsense about the Law—Marriage — adultery — death — body of Christ— resurrection fruit — flesh — motions of sins — members — spirit — letter — lust — commandment —concupiscence —holy, just and good commandments — spirituality — carnality: concluding with a sad paraphrase of Video meliora proboque, Deteriora sequor.

VII. Rom. VIII. 1 to 18

Unmercifully repeated antithetical Nonsense. Nonsense about flesh and spirit — law and sin— —life — and death —peace and enmity —bondage and adoption — kinship glorification —suffering and glory.

VIII. Rom. VIII. 19 to 27

Nonsense about the Creature. Bondage of corruption and glorious liberty— first fruits of the Spirit — groaning adoption — redemption hope patience. The Spirit —infirmities — prayer— mind of the spirit making intercession for Saints according to God.

IX.

Post off to Doctrine

Rom. VIII. 28 to 34.

Nonsense about Calling, foreknowledge — predestination— the first born justification— glorification election, delivering up of God’s own son.

Add. Eph. I 9 to 14.

X. Rom. VIII. 34 to 39.

Nonsense about love of God and love of Christ Jesus— —condemnation death —resurrection — intercession tribulation distress persecution —famine — nakedness peril sword angels principalities — powers things present— things to come — height, depth, and any other creature.

Motto from Paul

I Cor. XIV. 9.

‘So likewise you, except ye utter by the tongue words easy to be understood ( Marg sig nificant) how shall it be known what is spoken? For ye shall speak in the air.

Miracles &c

I Cor. XII. 28.

And God hath set some in the Church first apostles, then secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, the gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongue.

Revelation.

I. Cor. XIV. 26.

How is it then brethren? When ye come together, every one of you hath a psalm, hath a doctrine, hath a revelation, hath an interpretation. Let all things be done to edifying.

Power exercised.

I. Cor XIV 37. Domineeringness exemplified.
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    p. 1. Rom. V. Justification faith — peace — grace — hope —death — sin — law —righteousness &c.

    p. 1. Rom. VI. Sin — Grace — death — life — burial baptism — resurrection — life righteousness —unrighteousness uncleanness iniquity &c

    p. 1. Rom. VII. to p. 2. He tells his brethren they are dead to the law that they may be married to Christ, and out of him get children for God.

    Marriage — adultery flesh —law —sin — death. spirit. &c

    This and the next the most striking specimen.

    p. 2. Rom. VIII. Same nonsense continued — bondage — corruption:

    v. 28. 22. 30, predestination, justification glorification: 33, election.

    N.B. Predestination &c drowned in a deluge of nonsense.

    pp. 2. 3: Rom. XI v 7 Grace — Works stumbling — riches — emulation — life death root— branches unbelief —faith &c: v. 7 to 24.

    p. 3. Rom XI Ramblings incoherencies. 25 to 36. Mystery Mercy — unbelief &c

    p. 3 I. Cor. I. 1. to 9.

    General eulogium — Forbid division 10 to 16. 25

    p. 3 I Cor. Folly and Wisdom —Confused and self—contradictory incoherencies I. Cor. 17 to 29. Copied again in p. 5.

    p. 3. I. Cor. III. Fire burning man’s work 13. 14. 15.

    p. 3 I. Cor. III. All things are your’s: ye, Christ’s: Christ, God’s.

    p. 3. I. Cor. X. Cup — blood —bread & body. 16. 17.

    p. 3. I Cor. XV. Flesh —— Glory — resurrection corruption —uncorruption. body natural and spiritual 39 to 44

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    Nonsense p. 3. I Cor. I. 10 to 16

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    p. 4 II. Cor. II. Savour 14. 15. 16.

    p. 4. II. Cor. IV. Death and Life. 10 to 18.

    II. Cor. V. 14. 15

    p. 4. II. Cor. V. Building clothing — nakedness — absence —presence 1 to 9.

    p. 4. Day of judgment II. Cor. V. 10 to 13

    p. 4. II. Cor. V. Knowledge old things — new things —trespasses — reconcilia tion—ambassadors — sin —righteousness. 16 to 21.

    p. 4. II. Cor. VI. Vague Exhortations to good behaviour.

    (Self-contradictory antitheses) 1 to 10

    p. 4. II. Cor. VII. Joy and Sorrow. 8, 9, 10.

    p. 4 II. Cor XI. Self— puffing. 1 to 11
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    Ch Paul’s Style

    Samples of nonsense

    Rom VIII 1 to 18.

    VII. Unmercifully repeated

    Nonsense about flesh, spirit law, and sin, life&

    death peace and enmity, bondage and adoption

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    1. There is therefore now no condemnation to

    them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not

    after the flesh, but after the spirit.

    2. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ

    Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.

    3. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

    4. That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

    5. For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

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    7. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

    8. So then they that are in the flesh can not please God,

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    10. And if Christ be in you, the body is dead, because of sin: but the spirit is life because of righteousness.
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    Not Paul Ch. Style Paul’s Nonsense

    II. Cor. I. 17 to 20

    Nonsense about Yea and Nay.

    II. Cor. II. 14. to 16.

    Nonsense about savour.

    II. Cor. IV 10 to 12.

    Antithetical nonsense about death and life.

    v. 14. 15.

    II. Cor. IV 13 to 18

    Nonsense about the spirit of faith, and resurrection, and grace and thanksgiving and glory, and men’s outward man which perishes and their inward man which is renewed daily: and light affliction, and exceeding weight of glory: and looking at things which are not seen but are eternal.

    II. Cor. V. 1 to 9.

    Nonsense about Building Clothing, Nakedness groaning absence and presence: declaring how he and they walk by faith and not by sight: and that they groan, not that they would be unclothed, but that they would be clothed upon: and that mortality might be swallowed up of by life.

    II. Cor. V. 11 to 13.

    Nonsense about the terror of the Lord: also, about persuasion— manifestation, self—commendation glory —sanity, and insanity.

    II. Cor. V. 16 to 21

    Stark nonsense about knowledge, and new things, and old things, and reconciliation, and trespasses: declaring that he Paul knew Christ after the flesh, but will is reported not to know him no any longer: that all things are new things: that he is an ambassador for Christ: that Christ is himself converted into sin, to the end that Paul’s readers may be converted into the righteousness of God.

    II Cor. VI. 8 to 10

    Self—contradictory antithetical nonsense, about beingdeclaring himself to be a deceiver, yet true: unknown yet well known, &c.

    II. Cor. VII. 8 to 10

    Nonsense about joy and sorrow. Not very nonsensical)

    Gal. IV.

    Nonsense about Sons Heirs and Servants.

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    I Tim. III.

    Nonsense about the mystery of godliness

    N.B. II. Cor. VII & VIII occupied exclusively in importunate begging.