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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.
1. From that protestation and solemn affirmation he makes, 1before he cometh to instruct the hearers about their duties: Think not that I came to destroy the Law, but to fulfil it. Now, although it be true, that Christ may be said to fulfil the Law diverse ways, yet I think he speaks here most principally, for his doctrinal fulfilling it; for he opposeth teaching the Law, to breaking of the Law: and if this be so, then our Saviours intent was, that he came not to teach them any new duty, to which they were not obliged before; only he would better explicate the Law to them, that so they might be sensible of sin more then they were, and discover themselves to be fouler, and more abominable then ever they judged themselves. Thus Theophylact, As a painter doth not destroy the old lineaments, only makes them more glorious and beautiful, so did Christ about the Law.
1. From that protestation and solemne affirmation he makes, 1before hee cometh to instruct the hearers about their duties: Think not that I came to destroy the Law, but to fulfill it. Now, although it be true, that Christ may be said to fulfill the Law diverse waies, yet I think he speakes here most principally, for his doctrinall fulfilling it; for he opposeth teaching the Law, to breaking of the Law: and if this be so, then our Saviours intent was, that hee came not to teach them any new duty, to which they were not obliged before; onely hee would better explicate the Law to them, that so they might be sensible of sinne more then they were, and discover themselves to be fouler, and more abominable then ever they judged themselves. Thus Theophylact, As a painter doth not destroy the old lineaments, onely makes them more glorious and beautifull, so did Christ about the Law.
- 1Christ does only interpret the old, adds no new Laws.Christ does only interpret the old, adds no new Lawes.