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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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10. If ever thou hast offended, though in the least particular, yet thou art gone for ever: here is no place for repentance: It will not admit of tears, or repentance to come in; this is Gospel, not Law. If thou fail in the least particular, and should weep seas of tears; tears of blood; even thy eyes out of thy head; yet ⟨p. 340⟩all this will be no relief to thee here: the Law will admit of no repentance.
10. If ever thou hast offended, though in the least particular, yet thou art gone for ever: here is no place for repentance: It will not admit of teares, or repentance to come in; this is Gospel, not Law. If thou fayle in the least particular, and should weepe seas of teares; teares of bloud; even thy eyes out of thy head; yet ⟨p. 340⟩all this will be no reliefe to thee here: the Law will admit of no repentance.
And thus you see the miserable condition to be in bondage: which I have spoken the larger unto, to heighten & commend this great privilege of freedom to you. We use to say, contraries do illustrate one another: I hope then by seeing the miserable condition of being in bondage, you will be better able to conceive of this blessed privilege of being set free by Christ. All which I have set down at large in the entrance into this discourse: And showed you how Christ hath freed us from Sin, from Satan, from the Law; to which I refer you.— And say yet further.
And thus you see the miserable condition to be in bondage: which I have spoken the larger unto, to heighten & commend this great priviledge of freedome to you. We use to say, contraries doe illustrate one another: I hope then by seeing the miserable condition of being in bondage, you will be better able to conceive of this blessed priviledge of being set free by Christ. All which I have set downe at large in the enterance into this discourse: And shewed you how Christ hath freed us from Sinne, from Satan, from the Law; to which I refer you.— And say yet further.