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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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7. Then men may sit still and never stir, only expecting when 1grace shall come; for, if we have no power, why are men exhorted to come to Christ, and read the Word? And indeed, this hath so wrought upon some, that they have not used any means at all, but expect Gods providence to be a supplier of all, as Brentius (if I mistake not) relateth of an Anabaptist woman, who invited many to supper, and never provided any thing, expecting God would do it. Now this Question is built upon a falsehood, as if a mans working were wholly excluded; whereas you are to know, that there are two kinds of holy things:
7. Then men may sit still and never stirre, onely expecting when 1grace shall come; for, if we have no power, why are men exhorted to come to Christ, and reade the Word? And indeed, this hath so wrought upon some, that they have not used any meanes at all, but expect Gods providence to be a supplyer of all, as Brentius (if I mistake not) relateth of an Anabaptist woman, who invited many to supper, and never provided any thing, expecting God would do it. Now this Question is built upon a falshood, as if a mans working were wholly excluded; whereas you are to know, that there are two kinds of holy things:
- 1Gods working upon the heart of a sinner for conversion, excludes not mans working.
1. There are holy things that are internally and essentially so, and these we cannot do without God, John 15. Without me ye can do nothing. Austin observes the emphasis; he doth not say, No hard thing, but nothing: and he doth not say Perficere, perfect; but Facere, you cannot do it any way.