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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.
2. In respect of the authority stamped upon it by God, whereby it becomes 1a rule unto us. The former is agreed on by all: and I see few that dare openly deny the other; for, seeing the matter is intrinsically and eternally good, it cannot but be commanded by God, though not to justify, for that is separable from it. There are some things that are justa, because Deus vult; as in all positive things: and then there are other things just, and therefore God wills them, though even they are also just, because they are consonant to that eternal justice and goodness in himself: so that, indeed, it is so far from being true, that the Law, which hath Gods authority stamped on it for a rule, and so is mandatum, should be abrogated, that it is impossible, nè per Deum quidem; for then God should deny his own justice and goodness: therefore we do justly abhor those blasphemous Questions among the School-men, An Deus possit mandare edium sui, &c. for it's impossible. Therefore we see, Matth. 5. that our Saviour is so far from abrogating it, that he showeth the spiritual extent of the mandatory power of the Law, far beyond Pharisees expectation; and thus James urgeth the authority of the Law-giver. The obligation by the Law is eternal and immutable, insomuch that it doth absolutely imply a contradiction, that there should be in mans nature an holiness or righteousness without a law or subjection to the command of God. Hence it is a dangerous opinion of some, who say, the holiness of our natures is not commanded by the Law, but of ⟨p. 5⟩our actions, and so not original sin but only actual sin shall be forbidden by the Decalogue.
2. In respect of the authority stamped upon it by God, whereby it becomes 1a rule unto us. The former is agreed on by all: and I see few that dare openly deny the other; for, seeing the matter is intrinsecally and eternally good, it cannot but be commanded by God, though not to justifie, for that is separable from it. There are some things that are justa, because Deus vult; as in all positive things: and then there are other things just, and therefore God wills them, though even they are also just, because they are consonant to that eternall justice and goodnesse in himself: so that, indeed, it is so farre from being true, that the Law, which hath Gods authority stampt on it for a rule, and so is mandatum, should be abrogated, that it is impossible, nè per Deum quidem; for then God should deny his own justice and goodnesse: therefore we doe justly abhorre those blasphemous Questions among the School-men, An Deus possit mandare edium sui, &c. for it's impossible. Therefore we see,