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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. Christ is the end of perfection of the Law, in that the mere 1knowledge of the Law, with the external obedience only to it; was not available to any benefit. Therefore Christ vouchsafeth his holy spirit unto us, regenerating of us, whereby we come in part to obey the Law of God: So that the people of God have a righteousness or holiness of works but it is imperfect, and so not enabling us to justification; and in this sense it is, that the people of God are said to keep Gods commandments. So then, whereas our condition was so by sin, that we were neither able non willing to obey the Law of God in the least degree, Christ doth give us grace, and cureth us so far, that we are said to walk in his Law. Now herein was the great mistake of the Jews, they ⟨p. 271⟩gloried and boasted of the Law, but how? Of the knowledge of it, and external observation, without looking to Christ; and this was to glory in the shadow without the substance.
3. Christ is the end of perfection of the Law, in that the meere 1knowledge of the Law, with the externall obedience only to it; was not availeable to any benefit. Therefore Christ vouchsafeth his holy spirit unto us, regenerating of us, whereby we come in part to obey the Law of God: So that the people of God have a righteousness or holiness of works but it is imperfect, and so not enabling us to justification; and in this sense it is, that the people of God are said to keep Gods commandements. So then, whereas our condition was so by sin, that we were neither able non willing to obey the Law of God in the least degree, Christ doth give us grace, and cureth us so far, that we are said to walk in his Law. Now herein was the great mistake of the Jews, they ⟨p. 271⟩gloried and boasted of the Law, but how? Of the knowledge of it, and externall observation, without looking to Christ; and this was to glory in the shadow without the substance.
- 13. Christ is the end of perfection of the Law, in vouchsafing us his Spirit, that we may obey it.