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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.
But in the next place, grant that interpretation, of sanctification Answer. 2 for renovation, how doth this prove that the Law is not used instrumentally? For our Saviours argument is universal, thy word is truth. And may not this be affirmed of the Law, as well as the Gospel? Doth not David, speaking of the Law, call it pure, and clean, that is, true, having no falsehood in it? Yea, it is thought probable by a learned man, that this speech of our Saviours is taken out of Psal. 119. 142. where are these words 1expressly, Thy Law is the truth: Where the word Law cannot exclude the Moral Law, though it may include more.
But in the next place, grant that interpretation, of sanctification Answer. 2 for renovation, how doth this prove that the Law is not used instrumentally? For our Saviours argument is universall, thy word is truth. And may not this be affirmed of the Law, as well as the Gospel? Doth not David, speaking of the Law, call it pure, and cleane, that is, true, having no falshood in it? Yea, it is thought probable by a learned man, that this speech of our Saviours is taken out of Psal. 119. 142. where are these words 1expresly, Thy Law is the truth: Where the word Law cannot exclude the Morall Law, though it may include more.
- 1Gerbard.
The next instance is Tit. 2. ver. 11, 12. For the grace of God that Instance 2 bringeth salvation, hath appeared to all men, teaching us, that denying ungodliness, and worldly lusts, &c.