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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.
A second Argument for capital punishments under the Gospel, 1is from the Magistrates office, who, Rom. 13. is said, not to bear the sword in vain: Now the sword, doth imply a power of 2life and death, and therefore Paul said, If I have done any thing worthy of death, implying there were some things that did deserve it.
A seccond Argument for capitall punishments under the Gospel, 1is from the Magistrates office, who, Rom. 13. is said, not to beare the sword in vaine: Now the sword, doth imply a power of 2life and death, and therefore Paul said, If I have done any thing worthy of death, implying there were some things that did deserve it.
- 12. Because it is the Magistrates office.
- 23. Because practis'd under the Gospel, upon Ananias and Sapphira, and so not repugnant to it.
Lastly, that to put to death men for faults, is not repugnant ⟨p. 182⟩to the spirit of the Gospel, appeareth by the judgement upon Ananias and Sapphira. You cannot read of a more severe expression under the Law, then that was of the Gospel; so that as we are indeed to labour for the meekness and patience of a Christian, yet we are not to forget zeal for Gods glory, and the public good, it being cruelty to the good to spare the bad: and if we would pity such a man offending, we must much more pity the common-wealth.