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The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians,…The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians,…
The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...The true doctrine of justification asserted and vindicated, from the errours of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially Antinomians in XXX lectures preached at Lawrence-Iury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by A. Miller for Tho. Underhill, 1651
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But whether it be their weakness or their wilfulness, they seem to be upon those passages of Scripture, which speak of Gods grace and Christs satisfaction, as David in Sauls arms, which were an hinderance, not an advantage to him. Men destitute of sound knowledge and Learning, should be afraid lest they do [Greek or Hebrew] 2 Pet. 3.16. wrest the Scripture, and that [Greek or Hebrew] to their own destruction. It is no less a sin (saith Oecumenius) to torture the Scripture by perverse interpretation, then it was to torment and Crucify the very bodies of the Apostles: but to how many ignorant men attempting beyond their strength in Controversies of Divinity, hath that fallen out,1 which did to one Lucian speaks of, who finding Orpheus his harp consecrated to Apollo in a certain Temple, bribed the Priest of the Temple, thinking to make the same melody which Orpheus used to do, which he attempting, through his ignorance made such an horrid sound, that it enraged all the dogs near him, which presently fell on him, and tore him in pieces.
But whether it be their weaknesse or their wilfulnesse, they seem to be upon those passages of Scripture, which speak of Gods grace and Christs satisfaction, as David in Sauls arms, which were an hinderance, not an advantage to him. Men destitute of sound knowledge and Learning, should be afraid lest they doe 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 2 Pet. 3.16. wrest the Scripture, and that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 to their own destruction. It is no lesse a sin (saith Oecumenius) to torture the Scripture by perverse interpretation, then it was to torment and Crucifie the very bodies of the Apostles: but to how many ignorant men attempting beyond their strength in Controversies of Divinity, hath that faln out,1 which did to one Lucian speaks of, who finding Orpheus his harp consecrated to Apollo in a certain Temple, bribed the Priest of the Temple, thinking to make the same melody which Orpheus used to do, which he attempting, through his ignorance made such an horrid sound, that it inraged all the dogs neer him, which presently fell on him, and tore him in pieces.