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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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3. Whether our Saviour do oppose himself here to others as a ⟨p. 177⟩Law-giver, or as an Interpreter, cleansing away the mud and filth from the fountain. And this indeed is worthy the disquisition: for this chapter hath been taken by the Manichees and Marcionites of old, and by other erroneous persons of late, to countenance great errors; for some have said, that the Author of the Old-Testament, and the New Testament are contrary; some have said, that the New-Testament or the Gospel containeth more exact and spiritual duties then the Old: Hence they conclude, that many things were lawful then which are not now; and they instance in Magistracy, resisting of injuries, swearing, and loving of our enemies; and many counsels of perfection added. And this is a very necessary Question; for hereby will be laid open the excellency of the Law, when it shall be seen, that Jesus Christ (setting aside the positive precepts of Baptism and the Lords Supper, &c.) commanded no new duty, but all was a duty before, that is now.
3. Whether our Saviour do oppose himself here to others as a ⟨p. 177⟩Law-giver, or as an Interpreter, cleansing away the mud and filth from the fountain. And this indeed is worthy the disquisition: for this chapter hath been taken by the Manichees and Marcionites of old, and by other erroneous persons of late, to countenance great errours; for some have said, that the Author of the Old-Testament, and the New Testament are contrary; some have said, that the New-Testament or the Gospel containeth more exact and spirituall duties then the Old: Hence they conclude, that many things were lawful then which are not now; and they instance in Magistracy, resisting of injuries, swearing, and loving of our enemies; and many counsels of perfection added. And this is a very necessary Question; for hereby will be laid open the excellency of the Law, when it shall be seen, that Jesus Christ (setting aside the positive precepts of Baptisme and the Lords Supper, &c.) commanded no new duty, but all was a duty before, that is now.