A77854:531
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.
2. The second Argument is taken from those places where the Law §2is expressly named to be instrumental in this great work. Not to name that place of Rom. 7. 14. where the Law is called spiritual, in this respect as well as in others, because it is that which works spiritually in us; as Paul was carnal, because he worked carnally: The places are clear out of the 119. Psal. and Psal. 19. 7. The Law of God is perfect, converting the soul. It is true, some understand the converting of the soul, to be as much as the reviving of it, as if the soul were ready to swoon away through the troubles thereof; but then the Law doth revive them again, and comfort them: and according to this sense they take Law largely, as comprehending the Gospel; but it seemeth hard to expound that phrase in such a manner. That therefore which the Antinomian doth object against this place is, that the Hebrew word doth signify largely any doctrine, and so may comprehend the whole Word of God. But this is easily answered: First, the same Hebrew word is commonly used for the Law, when it is strictly taken; and therefore this maketh more against them, that the word [Law] in the Hebrew notion doth not signify such a commanding, terrifying and damning thing, but rather that which doth instruct and inform.
2. The second Argument is taken from those places where the Law §2is expresly named to be instrumentall in this great worke. Not to name that place of Rom. 7. 14. where the Law is called spirituall, in this respect as well as in others, because it is that which works spiritually in us; as Paul was carnall, because he worked carnally: The places are cleare out of the 119. Psal. and Psal. 19. 7. The Law of God is perfect, converting the soul. It is true, some understand the converting of the soul, to be as much as the reviving of it, as if the soul were ready to swoune away through the troubles thereof; but then the Law doth revive them again, and comfort them: and according to this sense they take Law largely, as comprehending the Gospel; but it seemeth hard to expound that phrase in such a manner. That therefore which the Antinomian doth object against this place is, that the Hebrew word doth signifie largely any doctrine, and so may comprehend the whole Word of God. But this is easily answered: First, the same Hebrew word is commonly used for the Law, when it is strictly taken; and therefore this maketh more against them, that the word [Law] in the Hebrew notion doth not signifie such a commanding, terrifying and damning thing, but rather that which doth instruct and informe.