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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.
Hence, fourthly, unbelief is a sin against the Law, as well as against 1the Gospel. Indeed the Gospel that doth manifest, and declare the object of justifying faith, but the Law condemneth him that doth not believe in him: Therefore Moses and the Law is said to bear witness of Christ, and to accuse the Jews for refusing the Messiah. The Law, that requireth belief in whatsoever God shall reveal: The Gospel, that makes known Christ; and then the Law, this as it were enlightened by the Gospel, doth fasten a command upon us to believe in Christ. This is true, if you take the Law strictly and separately from Moses his administration of it: but if you take it largely, as it was delivered by Moses, then faith in Christ was immediately commanded there, though obscurely, because (as is proved) it was a Covenant of grace. You see then, that as in the transfiguration, there was Christ, and Moses together in glory; so likewise may the Law, and the Gospel be together in their glory; and it is through our folly, when we make them practically to hinder one another.
Hence, fourthly, unbeliefe is a sin against the Law, as well as against 1the Gospel. Indeed the Gospel that doth manifest, and declare the object of justifying faith, but the Law condemneth him that doth not beleeve in him: Therefore Moses and the Law is said to beare witnesse of Christ, and to accuse the Jewes for refusing the Messias. The Law, that requireth beliefe in whatsoever God shall reveale: The Gospel, that makes known Christ; and then the Law, this as it were enlightened by the Gospel, doth fasten a command upon us to beleeve in Christ. This is true, if you take the Law strictly and separately from Moses his administration of it: but if you take it largely, as it was delivered by Moses, then faith in Christ was immediately commanded there, though obscurely, because (as is proved) it was a Covenant of grace. You see then, that as in the transfiguration, there was Christ, and Moses together in glory; so likewise may the Law, and the Gospel be together in their glory; and it is through our folly, when we make them practically to hinder one another.
- 1Unbelief a sin against the Law, as well as the Gospel.Unbeliefe a sin against the Law, as well as the Gospel.