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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.
Having handled the Law of God both natural and positive, which was given to Adam absolutely; as also relatively in the notion of a Covenant God made with Adam, I shall put a period to this discourse about the state of innocency, by handling several Questions, which will conduce much to the information of our judgement against the errors spread abroad at this time, as also to the enlivening and inflaming of our affections practically.
HAving handled the Law of God both naturall and positive, which was given to Adam absolutely; as also relatively in the notion of a Covenant God made with Adam, I shall put a period to this discourse about the state of innocency, by handling severall Questions, which will conduce much to the information of our judgement against the errours spread abroad at this time, as also to the inlivening and inflaming of our affections practically.
These Questions therefore I shall endeavour to clear:
These Questions therefore I shall endeavour to cleare:
1. Whether there can be any such distinction made of Adam, while innocent, so as to be considered either in his naturals, or supernaturals. For this is affirmed by some, that Adam may be considered in his mere naturals, without the help of grace, and so he loveth God as his natural utmost end, in that he is the preserver and author of nature: or else in his supernaturals, as God did bestow righteousness upon him, whereby he was enabled to enjoy God as his supernatural end. And for this end is this error maintained, that so man now borne, may be made no worse then Adam in that condition at first: which error, if admitted, would much eclipse all that glory which is attributed in Scripture to grace converting and healing of us. Therefore to this Question these things may be answered: