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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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4.5. So that it is no wonder if here the word of God be spoken of, as knowing all things, because God by this doth discover and manifest every thing. In the next place consider the commendation, and that is, 1. from the adjunct qualities, 2. from the powerful effects. The adjunct qualities are (quick and powerful) that is, it is not dead or frustrated, but puts forth its power and efficacy, which our words cannot do. It is thought to be an allusive expression to the fire wch was on the altar of sacrifices, that was not to go out.
4.5. So that it is no wonder if here the word of God be spoken of, as knowing all things, because God by this doth discover and manifest every thing. In the next place consider the commendation, and that is, 1. from the adjunct qualities, 2. from the powerfull effects. The adjunct qualities are (quick and powerfull) that is, it is not dead or frustrated, but puts forth its power and efficacy, which our words cannot do. It is thought to be an allusive expression to the fire wch was on the altar of sacrifices, that was not to go out.
Secondly, Its commended from the effect, its sharper then a two-edged sword; its an Hebraism to give a mouth to the sword, ⟨p. 87⟩because it doth so devour; but because a two-edged or two-mouthed sword doth divide more forcibly, therefore is Gods word compared to that. Such a sword they say, the Levites in the Old Testament did use in dividing and opening the sacrifices, in which Metaphor the Apostle continueth afterwards. Now by this comparison two things are insinuated,
1. That God knoweth all sin, even the most hidden.