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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
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Thirdly, You may speak of Nature as informed, and enlightened 1by Gods Word: and while it's thus, you need not cast this Hagar out of doors. Let Scripture and the Word of God lay the foundation stone, and then Reason may build upon it. It is Stella his comparison: It is with Faith and Reason, as with the mould that is at the root of the barren and fruitless tree; take the mould out, and throw in muck or other compost, and then put the mould in, it will much help the tree, which hindered it before. Thus, lay aside Reason at first, and then receive truths by Faith; and afterwards improve them by Reason, and it will excellently help. Divine truths are not founded upon Reason, but Scripture; yet Reason ⟨p. 72⟩may bear them up: as you see the elm or wall bear up the vine, but the elm or wall doth not bring forth the fruit; only the vine doth that. As long therefore as the light of Nature is not the rule, but ruled and squared by Gods Word, so long it cannot deceive us.
Thirdly, You may speak of Nature as informed, and enlightened 1by Gods Word: and while it's thus, you need not cast this Hagar out of doores. Let Scripture and the Word of God lay the foundation stone, and then Reason may build upon it. It is Stella his comparison: It is with Faith and Reason, as with the mould that is at the root of the barren and fruitlesse tree; take the mould out, and throw in muck or other compost, and then put the mould in, it will much help the tree, which hindered it before. Thus, lay aside Reason at first, and then receive truths by Faith; and afterwards improve them by Reason, and it will excellently help. Divine truths are not founded upon Reason, but Scripture; yet Reason ⟨p. 72⟩may bear them up: as you see the elme or wall bear up the vine, but the elme or wall doth not bring forth the fruit; onely the vine doth that. As long therefore as the light of Nature is not the rule, but ruled and squared by Gods Word, so long it cannot deceive us.
- 1The light of Nature inform'd by Gods Word an excellent help.