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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 answer, All this may be granted, and nothing makes against 1this opinion: for none deny the Gospel, to be the instruments of holiness: But is not here a contradiction? The Author ⟨p. 205⟩before made the Gospel and a Promise all one, whereas here it doth command holiness and godliness. Is not this, with the Papists, to make the Gospel a new Law? Let him reconcile himself. In the next place, he doth ambiguously put into the argument, the word effectually which is not in the Text; for, although God doth by his grace in the Gospel effectually move those that are elected to Godliness; yet Scripture, and experience showeth, that where the grace of the Gospel hath appeared, thus teaching men, yet all are not effectually turned unto holiness from their worldly lusts.
I answer, All this may be granted, and nothing makes against 1this opinion: for none deny the Gospel, to be the instruments of holinesse: But is not here a contradiction? The Author ⟨p. 205⟩before made the Gospel and a Promise all one, whereas here it doth command holinesse and godlinesse. Is not this, with the Papists, to make the Gospel a new Law? Let him reconcile himselfe. In the next place, he doth ambiguously put into the argument, the word effectually which is not in the Text; for, although God doth by his grace in the Gospel effectually move those that are elected to Godlinesse; yet Scripture, and experience sheweth, that where the grace of the Gospel hath appeared, thus teaching men, yet all are not effectually turned unto holinesse from their wordly lusts.
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Besides, the argument may be retorted upon him: What word teacheth to deny all ungodliness, that sanctifieth, instructeth, but the Law doth so, insomuch that the Psalmist saith,