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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.
In the words quoted out of Exodus, you see these things which belong to a Covenant: First, there is God himself expressing ⟨p. 231⟩his consent and willingness to be their God, if they will keep such Commandments there and then delivered to them ver. 3. Secondly, you have the peoples full consent, and ready willingness to obey them, ver. 3. & ver. 7. Thirdly, because Covenants used to be written down for a memorial unto posterity, therefore we see Moses writing the precepts down in a book. Fourthly, because Covenants used to be confirmed by some outward visible signs, especially by killing of beasts, and offering them in sacrifice, therefore we have this also done, and half of the blood was sprinkled on the Altar, to denote Gods entering into Covenant, and the people also were sprinkled with blood, to show their voluntary covenanting. Thus we have real covenanting when the Law is given.
In the words quoted out of Exodus, you see these things which belong to a Covenant: First, there is God himselfe expressing ⟨p. 231⟩his consent and willingnesse to be their God, if they will keep such Commandements there and then delivered to them ver. 3. Secondly, you have the peoples full consent, and ready willingnesse to obey them, ver. 3. & ver. 7. Thirdly, because Covenants used to be written down for a memoriall unto posterity, therefore we see Moses writing the precepts down in a book. Fourthly, because Covenants used to be confirmed by some outward visible signes, especially by killing of beasts, and offering them in sacrifice, therefore we have this also done, and halfe of the blood was sprinkled on the Altar, to denote Gods entring into Covenant, and the people also were sprinckled with blood, to shew their voluntary covenanting. Thus we have reall covenanting when the Law is given.
So also you may see this in effect, Deut. 29. 10, 11, 12, 13. where it's expressly said, that they stood to enter into Covenant with God; that he may establish them to be a people unto himself, and that he may be a God unto them. Again, you have this clearly in