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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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I Have already begun the discourse about the Moral Law; and shall at this time consider those historical passages, which we meet with in the promulgation of it; that so the excellency of it may hereby be more known; for, whosoever shall diligently observe all the circumstances of the history of the Law, he shall find, that God did put glory upon it: and howsoever the Apostle, Hebr. 12. and 2 Corinth. 3. doth prefer the Gospel above this ministration of Moses; yet absolutely in it self, it was greatly honoured by God. In the general therefore, you may take notice, that therefore did God so solemnly, and with great majesty give the Law, that so the greater authority may thereby be 1procured to it. Hence it is related of many Heathens, that they have feigned some familiarity with their gods, when they made their laws, that so the people might with greater awe and reverence receive them: Thus Numa feigned his discourse with the goddess Aegaeria for his laws; and it's related of Pythagoras, that he had a tamed Eagle, which he would cause to come flying to him, to make people think his sentences were delivered from heaven to him. If laws of men might well be called by Demosthenes [Greek or Hebrew]. how much rather this Law of God? It's but a conceit of Prospers, that Judaei were so called, because they received Jus Dei, the Law of God. Its further also to be observed in the general, that God hath always had apparitions suitable to the matter in hand. Thus he appeared in a burning bush to Moses, like an armed man to Joshua; and with all signs of majesty, and a great God, being to deliver laws to the people that they might see how potent he was to be avenged for every breach.
I Have already begun the discourse about the Morall Law; and shall at this time consider those historical passages, which we meet with in the promulgation of it; that so the excellency of it may hereby be more known; for, whosoever shall diligently observe all the circumstances of the history of the Law, he shall finde, that God did put glory upon it: and howsoever the Apostle, Hebr. 12. and 2 Corinth. 3. doth prefer the Gospel above this ministration of Moses; yet absolutely in it self, it was greatly honoured by God. In the general therefore, you may take notice, that therefore did God so solemnly, and with great majesty give the Law, that so the greater authority may thereby be