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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.
LECTURE XXVIII.
ROM. 10. 4. For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to every one that believeth.
ROM. 10. 4. For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousnesse to every one that beleeveth.
AS the Physician, (saith Peter Martyr) who intends to give strong physic which may expel noxious humours in the diseased body, doth prepare the body first by some potions to make it fluid and fit for operation: so Paul, being sharply to accuse the Jews, and to drive them out of their self-righteousness, doth manifest his love to them, sugaring the bitter pill that they might swallow it with more delight. And this his love is manifested, partly by his expression [brethren,] partly by his affections and prayers [my hearts desire and prayer.] The occasion of this his affection is the zeal that they have for God, but in a wrong way: As the skilful husbandman, that seeth a piece of ground full of weeds, and brambles, wisheth he had that ground, which by culture and tillage would be made very fruitful. Ammo unde amputem, said the Orator, I love the wit that needs some pruning. The luxuriancy is a sign of fertility.
AS the Physitian, (saith Peter Martyr) who intends to give strong physicke which may expell noxious humours in the diseased body, doth prepare the body first by some potions to make it fluide and fit for operation: so Paul, being sharply to accuse the Jewes, and to drive them out of their selfe-righteousnesse, doth manifest his love to them, sugaring the bitter pill that they might swallow it with more delight. And this his love is manifested, partly by his expression [brethren,] partly by his affections and prayers [my hearts desire and prayer.] The occasion of this his affection is the zeale that they have for God, but in a wrong way: As the skillfull husbandman, that seeth a piece of ground full of weeds, and brambles, wisheth hee had that ground, which by culture and tillage would be made very fruitfull. Amo unde amputem, said the Orator, I love the wit that needs some pruning. The luxuriancy is a signe of fertility.