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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.
PSAL. 51.9. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.
PSAL. 51.9. Hide thy face from my sinnes, and blot out all mine iniquities.
You have heard of the peculiar usefulness of the Psalms, in respect of our conditions or temptations. What some Authors (I know not upon what ground) have said of the manna, that it had the taste of all delicate meats in it, and gave a respective relish to what every palate desired; this may be truly affirmed of the Psalms, they have a respective direction, or comfort to every ones affliction or temptation. Hence they have been called by some the little Bible, or the Bible of the Bible? for although all the stars be of a quintessential matter (as the Philosophers say) yet one star differs from another in glory. And this Psalm among the rest, hath no mean excellency or usefulness, it being a spiritual Apothecaries shop, wherein are choice antidotes against the guilt and filth of sin, so that every one may say that of this Psalm, which Luther of another, O Psalm, Tueris meus Psalmus, Thou shalt be my Psalm, The occasion of this Psalm is set down very diligently, and punctually in the inscription, it was made when Nathan reproved David for his adultery, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. The Hebrew word is translated in the time past, and so those that excuse Naaman, 2 King. 5.18. translate those words, wherein Naaman begs for pardon for his bowing down in the house of Rimmon, in the time past. Thus (pardon thy servant) when my master went into the house of Rimmon-and I bowed my self. And they bring this inscription of the Psalm to confirm such a translation. We are in this Psalm to look upon David humbled •or his grievous sins, as a Job ⟨p. 224⟩sitting upon the dunghill abhorring himself, because of the ulcers and loathsomeness upon him, or like a wretched Lazarus full of sores, lying at Gods throne, who is rich in mercy. For mercy is the scope of the Psalm, which he prayeth for in the negative effects of it, such as blotting out of his favour, &c. and in the positive effects thereof, such as creating a new heart, filling him with joy and gladness, &c.