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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. That hereby Adams obedience might be the more willing and free. 1An absolute law might seem to extort obedience, but a covenant and agreement makes it to appear more free and willing, as if Adam would have obeyed, though there could have been no obligation upon him to do it.
3. That hereby Adams obedience might be the more willing and free. 1An absolute law might seeme to extort obedience, but a covenant and agreement makes it to appeare more free and willing, as if Adam would have obeyed, though there could have been no obligation upon him to doe it.
- 13. To make this obedience more willing and free.
5. Consider that the nature of this Covenant was of works, and not 1of faith. It was not said to Adam, Believe, and have life eternal; but, Obey, even perfect and entire obedience. It is true indeed, there was faith of adherence and dependence upon God in his promise and word, and this faith doth not imply any imperfection of the state of the subject as sinful, (which justifying faith doth) for it was in Christ, who in his temptations and trials did trust in God. And what the Old Testament calls trusting, the New calls believing; yea, some say, that this kind of faith shall be in heaven, viz a dependence upon God for the continuance of that happiness which they do enjoy. This faith therefore ⟨p. 129⟩Adam had, but in that Covenant it was considered as a gracious act and work of the soul, not as it is now, an organ or instrument to receive and apply Christ.