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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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I shall not speak distinctly to all these which I have propounded; It will not suit so well with my design in this work. The first Doctrine might challenge something by way of Introduction to what shall follow: and it might be serviceable to set off, and command this high privilege of Spiritual freedom. Contraries, 1they do enlighten one another. Something of heaven might be known from hell, and something of the excellency of our Spiritual freedom, from the consideration of our natural bondage: A bondage, 1. to Sin; 2. to Satan; 3. to the Law. All which is first a Soul-bondage; and that Universal bondage: secondly, a Cruel bondage: thirdly, a willing bondage: fourthly, a bondage out of which we are not able to redeem our selves by price, or deliver our selves by power.
I shall not speake distinctly to all these which I have propounded; It will not sute so well with my designe in this work. The first Doctrine might challenge something by way of Introduction to what shall follow: and it might be serviceable to set off, and command this high priviledge of Spirituall freedome. Contraries, 1they do inlighten one another. Something of heaven might be known from hell, and something of the excellency of our Spirituall freedome, from the consideration of our naturall bondage: A bondage, 1. to Sinne; 2. to Satan; 3. to the Law. All which is first a Soul-bondage; and that Vniversall bondage: secondly, a Cruell bondage: thirdly, a willing bondage: fourthly, a bondage out of which we are not able to redeeme our selves by price, or deliver our selves by power.
- 1Contraria contrariis illuscescunt.
But this first Doctrine we shall let go for present, and what I might here speak of it, I shall reserve to some Application. The other four I will sum up into this one.
But this first Doctrin we shall let goe for present, and what I might here speake of it, I shall reserve to some Application. The other foure I will sum up into this one.