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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
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3. Hereby was shadowed forth the excellent and holy nature 1of God, as also what purity was accepted by him, and how we should be holy, as he himself is holy; for the law is holy as God is holy: Its nothing but an expression and draught of that great purity which is in his nature; insomuch that its accounted the great wisdom of that people of Israel to have such laws; and the very nations themselves should admire at it.
3. Hereby was shadowed forth the excellent and holy nature 1of God, as also what purity was accepted by him, and how we should be holy, as he himself is holy; for the law is holy as God is holy: Its nothing but an expression and draught of that great purity which is in his nature; insomuch that its accounted the great wisedome of that people of Israel to have such lawes; and the very nations themselves should admire at it.
- 13. To shadow out unto them the excellent and holy nature of God.
7. The great goodness and favour of God in delivering this law to 1them. And this comes fitly in the next place to consider of, that it was an infinite mercy of God to that people to give them this law. Hence Deut. 9. and in other places, how often doth God press them with this love of his in giving them those commandments? And that it was not for their sakes, or because of any merit in them, but because he loved them? So David, Psal. 147. he hath not done so to other nations. And to this may be referred all the benefits that the Psalmist and Prophets do make to come by the law of God: insomuch that it is a very great ingratitude