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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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It's said Exod. 19. 18. God descended upon the mount Sinai in a smoke of fire, and a cloud: all was to show the incomprehensible Majesty of God, as also his terror to wicked men; and in this respect the dispensation of the Gospel was of greater sweetness. Hence Gal 4. 24. the Apostle makes this mount Sinai to be Hagar, generating to bondage. This I say, must be granted, if you speak comparatively with Gospel-dispensations; but yet the Psalmist speaks of this absolutely in it self, as a great mercy, Psal, 50. 2. Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined; and the fire about him did signify his glorious splendour, as also his power to overthrow his enemies, and consume them: so Psal 96. All the earth is bid to rejoice at the Lords reigning, which is described by his solemn giving of the Law, which the Church is to rejoice at; yea, ver. 7. it is applied to Christ. Heb. 7. though the Apostle follows the Septuagint: so that if you take these things absolutely, they are looked upon as mercies; yea, and applied to Christ. And it is made a wonderful mercy to them that God did thus familiarly reveal himself to them, Deut. 4. 7. and Deut. 5. 4. yea learned men think, that Christ, the Son of God. did in the shape of a man deliver this Law to Moses, and speak familiarly with him; but especially see Deut. 33. 3. where the word loving signifies embracing by way of protection in the bosom. The gifts of the holy Ghost were given with fiery tongues, and a mighty rushing wind, so that the Gospel is fire, as well as the Law.
It's said Exod. 19. 18. God descended upon the mount Sinai in a smoak of fire, and a cloud: all was to shew the incomprehensible Majesty of God, as also his terrour to wicked men; and in this respect the dispensation of the Gospel was of greater sweetness. Hence Gal 4. 24. the Apostle makes this mount Sinai to be Agar, generating to bondage. This I say, must be granted, if you speake comparatively with Gospel-dispensations; but yet the Psalmist speakes of this absolutely in it selfe, as a great mercy, Psal, 50. 2. Out of Sion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined; and the fire about him did signifie his glorious splendour, as also his power to overthrow his enemies, and consume them: so Psal 96. All the earth is bid to rejoyce at the Lords reigning, which is described by his solemne giving of the Law, which the Church is to rejoyce at; yea, ver. 7. it is applyed to Christ.