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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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If the same duties which were enjoined in the law, Argu. 3 be commanded believers under the Gospel, then the law doth still remain as a rule of direction and obedience, &c. But there are the same duties commanded under the Gospel which are enjoined in the Law: As I have showed at large, Rom. 13.9, 10, &c. To love God, fear God, &c. Obedience to Parents, Ephes. 6.1. And therefore the law still remains a rule of obedience under the Gospel.
If the same duties which were enjoyned in the law, Argu. 3 be commanded beleevers under the Gospel, then the law doth still remaine as a rule of direction and obedience, &c. But there are the same duties commanded under the Gospel which are enjoyned in the Law: As I have shewed at large, Rom. 13.9, 10, &c. To love God, feare God, &c. Obedience to Parents, Ephes. 6.1. And therefore the law still remaines a rule of obedience under the Gospel.
If the things commanded in the Law, Argu. 4 be part of our holiness, and conformity to God; and that this conformity to the law is required of us, then is the law still in force: But the things commanded are part of our holiness, and conformity ⟨p. 93⟩to the law is required of us. Ergo. That the things commanded are part of our holiness, I suppose is granted; & that this conformity to the law, is required of us, is easy to prove. That which we are to aspire up unto, and labour, and endeavour after both in our affections and actions, our principles and practises, that surely is required of us. But to this conformity to the law of God we are thus to aspire unto, and endeavour after in our affections and actions: Ergo.