A77854:464
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.
Now, before I raise the Doctrine, I must answer some Questions: as, First, aWhat is meant by those words, [It hath been said by them of old] For here is some difference. It is understood by some in the dative case, (thus) It hath been said to them of old: and hereby our Saviour would comprehend the Auditors, or Hearers that have been heretofore. Others do understand it equivalent unto [Greek or Hebrew], as if [Greek or Hebrew] were in the ablative case; and so it seemeth our Interpreters take it, and thus others that are Orthodox: but, truly, the opposition that seemeth to be in those words, [It hath been said to them of old: but I say unto you] makes me incline to the former way, for [Greek or Hebrew] is in the dative case. It is also demanded, who are meant bby those of old, to what age that doth extend? Some refer it to those times only, that were between Esdras and Christ: but I rather think it is to be extended even unto Moses his time, for we see our Saviour instanceth in commands delivered then, and thus the word [Greek or Hebrew] generally (except Act. 21. 16.) referreth to the times of Moses, or the Prophets.
Now, before I raise the Doctrine, I must answer some Questions: as, First, aWhat is meant by those words, [It hath been said by them of old] For here is some difference. It is understood by some in the dative case, (thus) It hath been said to them of old: and hereby our Saviour would comprehend the Auditors, or Hearers that have been heretofore. Others doe understand it equivalent unto 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, as if 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 were in the ablative case; and so it seemeth our Interpreters take it, and thus others that are Orthodox: but, truly, the opposition that seemeth to be in those words, [It hath been said to them of old: but I say unto you] makes me incline to the former way, for 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 is in the dative case. It is also demanded, who are meant