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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.
Use 1. Of Instruction, that a law may be made, even to a righteous man, and that threatenings may be menaced to a man, who yet is not under the actual curse and damning power of the Law.
Use 1. Of Instruction, that a law may be made, even to a righteous man, and that threatnings may be menaced to a man, who yet is not under the actuall curse and damning power of the Law.
Use 2. To see the goodness of God, that tried Adam but with one positive precept. This should be a caution against multitude of Church precepts: how did Austin complain of it, and Gerson in his time?
Use 2. To see the goodnesse of God, that tryed Adam but with one positive precept. This should be a caution against multitude of Church precepts: how did Austin complain of it, and Gerson in his time?
Use 3. How the devil doth still prevail over us with this temptation of knowledge. There were Heretics called Gnostici, and Ophitae. This desire to eat of the tree of knowledge, hath brought much ignorance and error. I know there are many people so sottish and stupid, that the devil could never entice them with this temptation: They account it a trouble, even the knowledge of mere necessary things to salvation; but when ⟨p. 113⟩men desire to know above that which is written, this is a dangerous precipice.
Use 3. How the devill doth still prevaile over us with this temptation of knowledge. There were Hereticks called Gnostici, and Ophitae. This desire to eate of the tree of knowledge, hath brought much ignorance and errour. I know there are many people so sottish and stupid, that the divell could never intice them with this temptation: They account it a trouble, even the knowledge of meere necessary things to salvation; but when