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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
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3. Therefore, being there is such a near link between both these 1in their practical use, we need not, with some Learned men, make two Commandments of the Gospel only; to wit, the Command to believe, and the other Command to repent: neither need we, with others, make these Commands Appendices to the Gospel, but conclude thus, that, seeing Faith and Repentance have something initial in them, and something consummative in them, therefore they are both wrought by Law and Gospel also: so that as they say, there is a legal repentance and an evangelical; so we may say, there is a legal faith, which consists in believing of the threatenings, and the terrors of the Lord; and there is an evangelical faith, which is in applying of Christ in the Promises. So that legal faith, and repentance, ⟨p. 252⟩may be called so initially; and when it is evangelical, it may be said to be consummate. If therefore you ask, Whether Faith and Repentance be by the Law, or by the Gospel; I answer, It is by both, and that these must not be separated one from the other in the command of these duties.
3. Therefore, being there is such a neare linck between both these 1in their practicall use, wee need not, with some Learned men, make two Commandements of the Gospel onely; to wit, the Command to beleeve, and the other Command to repent: neither need we, with others, make these Commands Appendices to the Gospel, but conclude thus, that, seeing Faith and Repentance have something initiall in them, and something consummative in them, therefore they are both wrought by Law and Gospel also: so that as they say, there is a legall repentance and an evangelicall; so we may say, there is a legall faith, which consists in beleeving of the threatnings, and the terrours of the Lord; and there is an evangelicall faith, which is in applying of Christ in the Promises. So that legall faith, and repentance, ⟨p. 252⟩may be called so initially; and when it is evangelicall, it may be said to be consummate. If therefore you aske, Whether Faith and Repentance be by the Law, or by the Gospel; I answer, It is by both, and that these must not be separated one from the other in the command of these duties.