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Vindiciae legis, or, A vindication of the moral law and the covenants, from the…Vindiciae legis, or, A vindication of the morall law and the covenants, from the…
Vindiciae legis, or, A vindication of the moral law and the covenants, from the errors of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially, Antinomians in XXX lectures, preached at Laurence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...Vindiciae legis, or, A vindication of the morall law and the covenants, from the errours of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially, Antinomians in XXX lectures, preached at Laurence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...
London: printed by James Young for Thomas Underhill, 1647
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.
1 TIM. 1. 8, 9. Knowing the Law is good, if a man use it lawfully.
Having confuted some dangerous inferences, that the Antinomian makes from that precious doctrine of Justification, I shall at this time answer only one question, Upon what grounds are the people of God to be zealous of good works? for it's very hard to repent, to love, to be patient, or fruitful, and not to do them for this end, to justify us: And, howsoever theologically, ⟨p. 39⟩and in the notion, we may make a great difference between holiness as a way or means, and as a cause or merit of salvation; yet practically the heart doth not use to distinguish so subtly. Therefore, although I intend not to handle the whole doctrine of Sanctification or new obedience at this time; yet I should leave my discourse imperfect, if I did not inform you, how good works of the Law done by grace, and justification of the Gospel, may stand together.
HAving confuted some dangerous inferences, that the Antinomian makes from that precious doctrine of Justification, I shall at this time answer only one question, Upon what grounds are the people of God to be zealous of good workes? for it's very hard to repent, to love, to be patient, or fruitfull, and not to doe them for this end, to justifie us: And, howsoever theologically, ⟨p. 39⟩and in the notion, we may make a great difference between holinesse as a way or meanes, and as a cause or merit of salvation; yet practically the heart doth not use to distinguish so subtilely. Therefore, although I intend not to handle the whole doctrine of Sanctification or new obedience at this time; yet I should leave my discourse imperfect, if I did not informe you, how good works of the Law done by grace, and justification of the Gospel, may stand together.