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The True Bounds of Christian Freedom
The true bounds of Christian freedom or a treatise wherein the rights of the law are vindicated, the liberties of grace maintained, and the several late opinions against the law are examined and confuted. Whereunto is annexed a discourse of the learned John Cameron's, touching the threefold covenant of God with man, / faithfully translated, by Samuel Bolton minister of the word of God at Saviours-Southwark.The true bounds of Christian freedome or a treatise wherein the rights of the law are vindicated, the liberties of grace maintained, and the severall late opinions against the law are examined and confuted. Whereunto is annexed a discourse of the learned Iohn Camerons, touching the threefold covenant of God with man, / faithfully translated, by Samuel Bolton minister of the word of God at Saviours-Southwark.
London: printed by J.L. for Philemon Stephens, 1645
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Thus have we as briefly, as the largeness and concernment of the subject would suffer us, finished those three Generals which we proposed in the handling of this Doctrine: I should now come to the application of what I have said, and the largeness of the subject would afford much for comfort & for caution: for direction and encouragement to the people of God. But I have other work to do first.
Thus have we as briefly, as the largenes and concernment of the subject would suffer us, finished those three Generals which we proposed in the handling of this Doctrine: I should now come to the application of what I have said, and the largenesse of the subject would afford much for comfort & for caution: for direction and incouragement to the people of God. But I have other worke to doe first.
This Text is the main Basis whereon this Doctrine of Christian freedom is built: and in regard many have endeavoured to build their own superstructures, hay and stubble on it, which the foundation will never bear; I say, in regard there are so many Opinions which plead patronage from this Doctrine, I conceive it is my great work to vindicate so excellent a Doctrine as this is of Christian freedom, from those false, I may say, licentious doctrines which are fastened and fathered on it: And to show you that neither this Doctrine, nor yet this Text, will afford countenance, or contribute any strength to such positions, and ⟨p. 64⟩opinions, which they would seem to deduce from it, and build upon it.
This Text is the maine Basis whereon this Doctrine of Christian freedome is built: and in regard many have endevoured to build their owne superstructures, hay and stubble on it, which the foundation will never beare; I say, in regard there are so many Opinions which plead patronage from this Doctrine, I conceive it is my great worke to vindicate so excellent a Doctrine as this is of Christian freedome, from those false, I may say, licentions doctrines which are fastened and fathered on it: And to shew you that neither this Doctrine, nor yet this Text, will afford countenance, or contribute any strength to such positions, and