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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Now the ground of this is, because such is our custom (though it be our weakness) to esteem of mercies more carendo quàm habendo, by wanting of them, then having of them. The blind man earnestly desireth sight. The lame man prizeth sound limbs. A people distressed with war, and finding the bitterness of it, commend peace. Thus it is here, a man afflicted and embittered in his soul because of sin, he doth highly admire forgiveness, and accounts those happy that walk in the sense of Gods favour. Though innocency or freedom from sin may be majus beneficium, a greater mercy then pardon and reparation, yet this is dulcius beneficium, a more sweet mercy to the sense and feeling of him, who enjoyeth it. Hence that Christ and the Gospel might be exalted, God permitted sin to be, and the Law is on purpose to discover sin, and aggravate it, that Christ and his grace may be the more welcome.
Now the ground of this is, because such is our custom (though it be our weaknesse) to esteem of mercies more carendo quàm habendo, by wanting of them, then having of them. The blinde man earnestly desireth sight. The lame man prizeth sound limbs. A people distressed with warre, and finding the bitternesse of it, commend peace. Thus it is here, a man afflicted and imbittered in his soul because of sin, he doth highly admire forgiveness, and accounts those happy that walk in the sense of Gods favour. Though innocency or freedom from sin may be majus beneficium, a greater mercy then pardon and reparation, yet this is dulcius beneficium, a more sweet mercy to the sense and feeling of him, who enjoyeth it. Hence that Christ and the Gospel might be exalted, God permitted sin to be, and the Law is on purpose to discover sin, and aggravate it, that Christ and his grace may be the more welcome.
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