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Vindiciæ legis
Vindiciæ legis: or, A vindication of the moral law and the covenants, from the errors of papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially, Antinomians. In XXIX. lectures, preached at Laurence-Jury, London. / By Anthony Burgess, preacher of Gods Word.Vindiciæ legis: or, A vindication of the morall law and the covenants, from the errours of papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially, Antinomians. In XXIX. lectures, preached at Laurence-Jury, London. / By Anthony Burgess, preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by James Young for Thomas Underhill, 1646
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
11. They are necessary in respect of God, both in that he is hereby 1pleased, and also glorified. When we say, They are necessary in respect of God, we understand it declaratively, to set forth his glory; for, when God is said to be the end of all our actions and goodness, he is not finis indigentiae, an end that needs them; but finis assimilationis, an end that perfects those things, in making them like him: Now two ways they relate to God; 1. God is hereby pleased, so the Apostle, Hebr. 13. He is well pleased: So that as Leah, though blear-eyed, yet, when she was fruitful in children, said, Now my husband will love me; so may Faith say, Now God will love me, when it abounds in the fruits of righteousness; for, our godly actions please God, though imperfect; only the ground is, because our persons were first reconciled with God. Secondly, they refer to God, so as to glorify him; as his name is blasphemed, when we walk in all wickedness. ⟨p. 45⟩It's true, it's Gods grace to account of this as his glory, seeing it's so defective.
11. They are necessary in respect of God, both in that he is hereby 1pleased, and also glorified. When we say, They are necessary in respect of God, we understand it declaratively, to set forth his glory; for, when God is said to be the end of all our actions and goodness, he is not finis indigentiae, an end that needs them; but finis assimilationis, an end that perfects those things, in making them like him: Now two waies they relate to God; 1. God is hereby pleased, so the Apostle, Hebr. 13. He is well pleased: So that as Leah, though blear-eyed, yet, when shee was fruitfull in children, said, Now my husband will love mee; so may Faith say, Now God will love me, when it abounds in the fruits of righteousnesse; for, our godly actions please God, though imperfect; onely the ground is, because our persons were first reconciled with God. Secondly, they referre to God, so as to glorifie him; as his name is blasphemed, when we walke in all wickednesse. ⟨p. 45⟩