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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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And therefore this will not be of moment to overthrow this Position, viz. That God doth afflict his own people for sin.
And therefore this will not be of moment to overthrow this Position, viz. That God doth afflict his owne people for sinne.
Though it should be granted they were under a different Covenant, yet that covenant was not a covenant of works, as I have showed; notwithstanding this covenant, yet were they under the covenant of grace also: yet were they his children, his choice ones; and they were afflicted for sin. And therefore notwithstanding this, the position is firm, That God afflicts his people, his children for sin.
Though it should be granted they were under a different Covenant, yet that covenant was not a covenant of works, as I have shewed; notwithstanding this covenant, yet were they under the covenant of grace also: yet were they his children, his choyce ones; and they were afflicted for sinne. And therefore notwithstanding this, the position is firm, That God afflicts his people, his children for sinne.
But to take away the occasion of that simple Cavil, that these are places alleged out of the Old Testament, and therefore prove nothing to them, though I am far from allowing of any such exceptions, because they are full of danger, & lead you upon more rocks then you can yet discern. The Harmony of Scripture must be preserved, it is one way to find out truth in doubtful points; and it is the work of the Ministers of the Gospel; the great work, to discover and ⟨p. 172⟩