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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.
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 Mat. 13. The Word of God in generall is compared to seed sowen, that brings forth different fruit; as was said before: but to let this passe.
The first instance that is brought, cometh from John 17. v. 17. Instance 1 Sanctify them through thy truth, thy Word is truth. Where, saith the Author, to sanctify, is to separate any thing from a common use, and to consecrate it to God: and, applied here to man, includeth two things; 1. Justification by the communication of Christs perfect holiness, whereby the believer is presented holy, ⟨p. 195⟩and without blame to God. 2. An inward renewing and changing, purifying the heart and life by degrees, &c. pag. 165.
The first instance that is brought, cometh from