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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
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And, first the state and Question is obscurely propounded by him; for thus he saith, [The promise, or the Gospel, and not the Law, is the seed or doctrine of our new birth.] Assert of grace, page 163. Now here are ambiguities; as first, the promise, or Gospel, for by this he seemeth to decide a great Question, that whatsoever is a promise in the Scripture, that belongs to the Gospel; and whatsoever is not that, but a command or threatening, that belongs to the Law: whereas this needeth a great discussion.
And, first the state and Question is obscurely propounded by him; for thus he saith, [The promise, or the Gospel, and not the Law, is the seed or doctrine of our new birth.] Assert of grace, page 163. Now here are ambiguites; as first, the promise, or Gospel, for by this hee seemeth to decide a great Question, that whatsoever is a promise in the Scripture, that belongs to the Gospel; and whatsoever is not that, but a command or threatning, that belongs to the Law: whereas this needeth a great discussion.
2. The state of the Question is not about the Gospel, or the Law, as they are both a doctrine in the Scripture: but about the Spirit of God, working by one or the other; and the not attending to this, makes the arguments so confounded.
3. He saith, it's not the seed of the new birth; whereas conversion or regeneration is made the writing of the Law in the heart: and Mat. 13. The Word of God in general is compared to seed sown, that brings forth different fruit; as was said before: but to let this pass.
3. Hee saith, it's not the seed of the new birth; whereas conversion or regeneration is made the writing of the Law in the heart: and