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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.
The first difference assigned by him is in respect of remission 1of sins; but he goeth on other grounds then the Honey-comb doth. They had not (saith he) a plenary remission of all sorts of sins: There were sacrifices for sins of ignorance; but not for other sins that were done presumptuously: and if no sacrifices were admitted, then consequently no pardon obtained: but under the Gospel, Christs blood cleanseth from all sin, pag. 54. Now here is an heap of falsehoods:
The first difference assigned by him is in respect of remission 1of sinnes; but he goeth on other grounds then the Hony-combe doth. They had not (saith he) a plenary remission of all sorts of sinnes: There were sacrifices for sinnes of ignorance; but not for other sinnes that were done presumptuously: and if no sacrifices were admitted, then consequently no pardon obtained: but under the Gospel, Christs bloud cleanseth from all sin, pag. 54. Now here is an heape of falshoods:
- 13. That Plenary remission of sins under the Gospel, not so under the Law, because no sacrifice, save for sins of ignorance.
First, that all the legal sacrifices were only for sins of mere 1ignorance; (This is also an error among Sociniaus) but Levit. 6. 2, 3. there is a sacrifice appointed for him that shall lye, and ⟨p. 237⟩swear falsely in detaining of his neighbours goods, and this could not be but a sin of knowledge. This is also abundantly confirmed in