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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.
The third thing was, not to come at their wives. Some do refer 1this to those women that were legally polluted; but it may be well understood of their conjugal abstinence, not as a thing sinful, but that hereby God would have them put off not only affections to all sins, but all lawful things: so that this preparation for three days, doth make much for the excellency of the Law, and showeth how spiritual we should be in the receiving of it.
The third thing was, not to come at their wives. Some do referre 1this to those women that were legally polluted; but it may be well understood of their conjugall abstinence, not as a thing sinfull, but that hereby God would have them put off not only affections to all sinnes, but all lawfull things: so that this preparation for three dayes, doth make much for the excellency of the Law, and sheweth how spirituall we should be in the receiving of it.
- 13. Nor come at their wives.
2. The Declaration of Majesty and greatness upon the delivery 1of it: For, although it must be granted, that this was an accommodated way to the Law, that did convince of sin, and terrify, (hence the Apostle, Heb. 12. 18, 19, &c. preferreth the ministration of the Gospel above it) yet this also was a true cause, why thunderings and terrors did accompany the promulgation of it, that so the people might be raised up to fear, and reverence of the Law-giver. Hence Rev. 4. 5. God is described in his Majesty sitting upon his throne, and lightnings with thunders proceeding from him. Now it's very probable, that these were raised by God in an extraordinary manner, to overcome the heart of the stoutest. And in this nature we are still to suppose the Law preached to us; for, howsoever all that terror be past, yet the effect of it ought to abide upon every man, so far forth as corruption abideth in him: for, what man is there, whose pride, lukewarmness, or any sinful corruption needs not this awakening?