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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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The second excellency is in regard of continuance and duration. The ministry of Moses was to be made void and abolished; which 1is to be understood of that Jewish pedagogy, not of every part of it; for the Moral, as given by Moses, doth still oblige us Christians, as hath been already proved: but the ministry of the Gospel is to abide always; that is, there is no new ministry to succeed that of the Gospel; although in heaven all shall cease.
The second excellency is in regard of continuance and duration. The ministery of Moses was to be made void and abolished; which 1is to be understood of that Jewish pedagogy, not of every part of it; for the Morall, as given by Moses, doth still oblige us Christians, as hath been already proved: but the ministery of the Gospel is to abide alwaies; that is, there is no new ministery to succeed that of the Gospel; although in heaven all shall cease.
- 12. Because of its duration, it being to abide always, but the ministry of Moses to be abolished.2. Because of its duration, it being to abide alwayes, but the ministery of Moses to be abolished.
The third difference is in regard of glory: God caused some material glory to shine upon Moses, while he gave the Law, hereby to procure 1the greater authority and majesty to the Law; but that glory which cometh by the Gospel is spiritual, and far more transcendent, bringing us at last into eternal glory. So that the former glory seemeth to be nothing in comparison of this: Even as the light of a candle or torch seemeth to be nothing (saith Theophylact) when the light of the Sun ariseth. Now the Apostle, handling these things doth occasionally open an allegory, which had not Paul by the Spirit of God found out, we neither could, or ought to have done it. And the consideration of that, will serve much for my present matter. I know divers men have divers thoughts about exposition of this place; so that there seemeth to be a veil upon the Text, as well as upon Moses his face: But I shall plainly understand it thus; Moses his face