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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.
And when those profane opinions, and licentious doctrines came up against the Sabbath Day; did not all learned and sound men look upon it as taking away one of the Commandments? Therefore that distinction of theirs, The Moral Law binds as the Law of Nature, but not as the Law of Moses, doth no ways hold: for the Sabbath day cannot be from the Law of Nature, in regard of the determinate time, but hath its morality and perpetuity from the mere positive Commandment of God.
And when those prophane opinions, and licentious doctrines came up against the Sabbath Day; did not all learned and sound men look upon it as taking away one of the Commandments? Therefore that distinction of theirs, The Morall Law bindes as the Law of Nature, but not as the Law of Moses, doth no wayes hold: for the Sabbath day cannot be from the Law of Nature, in regard of the determinate time, but hath its morality and perpetuity from the meere positive Commandment of God.
The fourth Argument from Reason, that it is very incongruous 1to have a temporary obligation upon a perpetual duty. How probable can it be, that God, delivering the Law by Moses, should intend a temporary obligation only, when the matter is perpetually; As if it had been thus ordered, You shall have no other gods but till Moses his time: You shall not murder or commit adultery but till his ministry lasteth, and then that obligation must cease, and a new obligation come upon you. Why should we conceive that, when the matter is necessary and perpetual, God would alter and change the obligations? None can give a ⟨p. 171⟩probable reason for any such alteration. Indeed, that they should circumcise, or offer sacrifices till Moses ministry lasted only, there is great reason to be given; & thus Austin well answered Porphyrius, that objected God was worshipped otherwayes in the Old-Testament then in the New: That is no matter, saith Austin, if that which be worshipped be the true object, though it be worshipped divers waves (when appointed by him) no more then when the same thing is pronounced in divers Languages.