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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.
3. There is a promise made to them. 1 Tim. 4. 8. Godliness hath 1the promises (as it is in the Original;) because there are many promises scattered up and down in the Word of God: so that to every godly action thou doest, there is a promise of eternal life. And hereby, though God be not a debtor to thee, yet he is to himself, and to his own faithfulness; Reddis debita, nulli debens, cried Austin: so that the godly may say, Oh, Lord, it was free for thee before thou hadst promised, whether thou wouldst give me heaven or no; but now the word is out of thy mouth: not but that we deserve the contrary, only the Lord is faithful; therefore, saith David, I will mention thy righteousness, i. e. faithfulness, only: and the Apostle, This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation. This made them labour, and suffer shame. If you ask, How then is not the Gospel a Covenant of works? That in brief shall be answered afterwards.
3. There is a promise made to them. 1 Tim. 4. 8. Godlinesse hath 1the promises (as it is in the Originall;) because there are many promises scattered up and down in the Word of God: so that to every godly action thou doest, there is a promise of eternall life. And hereby, though God be not a debtor to thee, yet he is to himselfe, and to his owne faithfulnesse; Reddis debita, nulli debens, cryed Austine: so that the godly may say, Oh, Lord, it was free for thee before thou hadst promised, whether thou wouldst give me heaven or no; but now the word is out of thy mouth: not but that we deserve the contrary, onely the Lord is faithfull; therefore, saith David, I will mention thy righteousnesse, i. e. faithfulnesse, onely: and the Apostle, This is a faithfull saying, and worthy of all acceptation. This made them labour, and suffer shame. If you aske, How then is not the Gospel a Covenant of workes? That in brief shall be answered afterwards.
- 13. Because a promise is made unto them.