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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.
Lastly observe, these two things in the general, about the 1time of the delivery of the Law: First, God did not give them his Law, till he had deeply humbled them; and it may be now, Christ will not settle his ordinances with us, till he hath brought us low: And secondly, Before they come unto the Land of promise, God 2settleth his worship and laws. When he hath done this, then he bids them, Deut. 2. 1. Go towards Canaan. This showeth, A people cannot have Canaan, till the things of God be settled.
Lastly observe, these two things in the generall, about the 1time of the delivery of the Law: First, God did not give them his Law, till he had deeply humbled them; and it may be now, Christ will not settle his ordinances with us, till he hath brought us low: And secondly, Before they come unto the Land of promise, God 2settleth his worship and lawes. When he hath done this, then he bids them, Deut. 2. 1. Goe towards Canaan. This sheweth, A people cannot have Canaan, till the things of God be settled.
- 1God humbled the Israelites before he gave them his Law.
- 2God settled his worship before he gave them Canaan.
But we come to the remarkable parts of the history of the promulgation of this Law; and, first, you may consider the great and diligent preparation of the people to hear it,