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…

But, saith the Author, under the Gospel it is said, the blood of Christ cleanseth us from all sin. Now, if the Jews would have brought all their estates to have been admitted, to bring a sacrifice for such or such a sin, they could not have done it. I reply what and if they could bring no sacrifice, could they not therefore have pardon? Why then doth God proclaim himself to them, a God gracious, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin? Why doth he, Isa. 1. call upon Jerusalem to repent of her whoredoms, murders, saying, If their sins were as scarlet, they should be made as white as snow. This error is such a dead fly, that it is enough to spoil the Authors whole box of ointment. Besides, was not that true ever since Adams fall, as well as under the Gospel [Christs blood cleansing from all sin] I cannot see how any but a Socinian will deny it.

But, saith the Author, under the Gospel it is said, the bloud of Christ cleanseth us from all sin. Now, if the Jews would have brought all their estates to have been admitted, to bring a sacrifice for such or such a sin, they could not have done it. I reply what and if they could bring no sacrifice, could they not therefore have pardon? Why then doth God proclaime himself to them, a God gracious, forgiving iniquity, transgression and sin? Why doth he, Isa. 1. call upon Ierusalem to repent of her whoredoms, murders, saying, If their sins were as scarlet, they should be made as white as snow. This errour is such a dead fly, that it is enough to spoile the Authors whole box of ointment. Besides, was not that true ever since Adams fall, as well as under the Gospel [Christs blood cleansing from all sin] I cannot see how any but a Socinian will deny it.

4. Another difference that the Author makes about remission ¹of sins to them, and us under the Gospel, is as strange, and false as the former: It is this, God did not give the grace of remission of sins to any under the old Covenant, but upon antecedent conditions; they were to be at cost for sacrifices. (How doth this agree with his former reason, if he mean it universally?) They were to confess their sins to the Priests, yea, in some cases to fast: but now under the Gospel there is no antecedent doing of any thing to the participation of the Covenant. But in this difference also there is much absurd falsehood, and contradiction to himself: Contradiction (I say) for he bringeth