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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.
4. It is not a terror to the godly; nor are they slavishly compelled 1to the obedience of it. And in this sense they are denied to be under the Law: But this also must be rightly understood; for there is in the godly an unregenerate or carnal part, as well as a regenerate and spiritual; See Rom. 7. 22, 25. with my minds I serve the Law of God, but with my flesh the Law of sin. Now although it be true, that the Law, in the terrible compelling part of it, be not necessary to him so far as he is regenerate; yet, in regard that he hath much flesh and corruption in him, therefore it is that the Scripture doth use threatenings as so many sharp goads to provoke them in the ways of piety. But what godly man is there, whose spirit is so willing always, that he doth not find his flesh untoward and backward unto any holy duty? How many times do they need that Christ should draw them, ⟨p. 211⟩and also that the Law should draw them? So that there is great use of preaching the Law even to believers still, as that which may instrumentally quicken and excite them to their duty. Qui dicit se amare legem, mentitur; & nescit quid dicat: Tam enim amamus legem, quam homicida carcerem, said Luther: and this is true of us, so far as we are corrupt.
4. It is not a terrour to the godly; nor are they slavishly compelled 1to the obedience of it. And in this sense they are denyed to be under the Law: But this also must be rightly understood; for there is in the godly an unregenerate or carnall part, as well as a regenerate and spirituall; See Rom. 7. 22, 25. with my minds I serve the Law of God, but with my flesh the Law of sinne. Now although it be true, that the Law, in the terrible compelling part of it, be not necessary to him so farre as he is regenerate; yet, in regard that he hath much flesh and corruption in him, therefore it is that the Scripture doth use threatnings as so many sharpe goads to provoke them in the waies of piety. But what godly man is there, whose spirit is so willing alwayes, that he doth not finde his flesh untoward and backward unto any holy duty? How many times doe they need that Christ should draw them,