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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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The second thing requisite was, to set bounds, so that none 1might touch the Mount. It's a violent perverting of Scripture which the popish Canons have, applying this a llegorically to a lay-man, if he read, or meddle with the Scripture; whereas not only a beast, but not the Priests themselves should touch this mountain: and hereby God would have men keep within their bounds, and not to be too curious. The Doctrine of the Trinity, of Predestination, are such a mountain, that a man must keep at the bottom of it, and not climb up.
The second thing requisite was, to set bounds, so that none 1might touch the Mount. It's a violent perverting of Scripture which the popish Canons have, applying this a llegorically to a lay-man, if he reade, or medle with the Scripture; whereas not only a beast, but not the Priests themselves should touch this mountain: and hereby God would have men keep within their bounds, and not to be too curious. The Doctrine of the Trinity, of Predestination, are such a mountain, that a man must keep at the bottome of it, and not climb up.
- 12. They must not touch the Mount.
The third thing was, not to come at their wives. Some do refer 1this to those women that were legally polluted; but it may be well understood of their conjugal abstinency, not as a thing sinful, but that hereby God would have them put off not only affections to all sins, but all lawful things: so that this preparation for three days, doth make much for the excellency of the Law, and showeth how spiritual we should be in the receiving of it,
The third thing was, not to come at their wives. Some do refer