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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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IT is set down as a part of the sufferings of Christ, Hebr. 12.3. that he endured the contradiction of sinners. And among all the Chapters in the Gospel, there is none that sets down so great a part of the sufferings of Christ in this ⟨p. 2⟩kind, as this 8 of John. from the 12 vers. to the 59. which is the end of the Chapter, almost every verse shows you how the Jews set the pride of their obstinate and rebellious wills, against his Divine and infinite wisdom. There was nothing that Christ could speak but their rebellious hearts did cavil at it, and thwart and contradict him in it. Yet there were some among them, that the word had better effects upon, you see in the 30. verse, that though there were many contradictors, yet some were wrought upon, some believed: To those in particular, Christ directs himself, by way of Caution and encouragement, and tells them, if they did continue in his word, they should know the truth; yea, and the truth should make them free.
IT is set down as a part of the sufferings of Christ, Hebr. 12.3. that he endured the contradiction of sinners. And among all the Chapters in the Gospel, there is none that sets down so great a part of the sufferings of Christ in this ⟨p. 2⟩kinde, as this 8 of Iohn. from the 12 vers. to the 59. which is the end of the Chapter, almost every verse shews you how the Iews set the pride of their obstinate and rebellious wils, against his Divine and infinite wisdome. There was nothing that Christ could speake but their rebellious hearts did cavill at it, and thwart and contradict him in it. Yet there were some among them, that the word had better effects upon, you see in the 30. verse, that though there were many contradictors, yet some were wrought upon, some beleeved: To those in particular, Christ directs himselfe, by way of Caution and incouragement, and tels them, if they did continue in his word, they should know the truth; yea, and the truth should make them free.