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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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3. Others say, That it is not a binding rule at all; believers are no more under the Law, then England under the Laws of Spain: nor no more bound to the obedience of the Law, then any man is bound to the obedience of the Laws of ⟨p. 88⟩another Common-wealth: this overthrows, say they, Christian liberty.
3. Others say, That it is not a binding rule at all; beleevers are no more under the Law, then England under the Laws of Spaine: nor no more bound to the obedience of the Law, then any man is bound to the obedience of the Lawes of ⟨p. 88⟩another Common-wealth: this overthrows, say they, Christian libertie.
Now if this be true, it strikes down all: if it be a rule, but not a binding rule; a rule binding to obedience, it will be of small use. And therefore we will take off this cavil before we go any further, and show you that the Law is a binding rule, and binds Christians, not as men, but as Christians: And I will but produce five Arguments for the proof of this: they are managed by another: I shall only strengthen them with some additions.
Now if this be true, it strikes downe all: if it be a rule, but not a binding rule; a rule binding to obedience, it will be of small use. And therefore we will take off this cavill before we goe any further, and shew you that the Law is a binding rule, and binds Christians, not as men, but as Christians: And I will but produce five Arguments for the proofe of this: they are managed by another: I shall onely strengthen them with some additions.