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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. Consider this, that the Law was never merely and solely administered, 1nor yet the Gospel, but they are twins, that are inseparably united in the Word and Ministry. Howsoever strictly taken, there is a vast gulf of opposition between each other; yet in their use they become exceeding subservient, and helpful mutually. It is not good for the Law to be alone, nor yet the Gospel. Now the old Antinomians, they taught repentance by the Gospel only, that so the Law might be wholly excluded: thus they did not consider what useful subserviency they had to one another. The Law directeth, commandeth, and humbleth: The Gospel, that comforteth, refresheth, and supporteth. And it is a great wisdom in a Christian, when he hath an eye upon both. Many are cast down, because they only consider the perfection of the Law, and their in ability thereunto: On the other side, some grow secure and loose, by attending to free grace only. I do acknowledge, that free grace will melt the heart into kindness, and the fire will melt, as well as the hammer batter into pieces; but yet, even this cannot be done, without some use of the Law.
2. Consider this, that the Law was never meerly and solely administred, 1nor yet the Gospel, but they are twinnes, that are inseparably united in the Word and Ministery. Howsoever strictly taken, there is a vaste gulfe of opposition between each other; yet in their use they become exceeding subservient, and helpfull mutually. It is not good for the Law to be alone, nor yet the Gospel. Now the old Antinomians, they taught repentance by the Gospel onely, that so the Law might be wholly excluded: thus they did not consider what usefull subserviency they had to one another. The Law directeth, commandeth, and humbleth: The Gospel, that comforteth, refresheth, and supporteth. And it is a great wisedome in a Christian, when hee hath an eye upon both. Many are cast down, because they onely consider the perfection of the Law, and their in ability thereunto: On the other side, some grow secure and loose, by attending to free grace onely. I doe acknowledge, that free grace will melt the heart into kindnes, and the fire will melt, as well as the hammer batter into pieces; but yet, even this cannot be done, without some use of the Law.
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