A77854:747
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.
4. Do thou diligently study fundamentals, and the principles of ⟨p. 271⟩Religion. As the child groweth crooked, for not being well looked to at first; and many errors do now spread themselves, because men are not well catechised. They build without a foundation. It was a grave complaint of Maximus an Ecclesiastical Writer, [Greek or Hebrew]. It is a great matter to have a sound and accurate knowledge in matters of Religion. It was a wise speech of Aristides, who being demanded by the Emperor to speak to something propounded ex tempore, answered, Propound to day, and I will answer to morrow, [Greek or Hebrew], We are not of those who vomit or spit out things suddenly, but take time to be diligent, and considering.
4. Doe thou diligently study fundamentalls, and the principles of ⟨p. 271⟩Religion. As the childe groweth crooked, for not being well looked to at first; and many errours do now spread themselves, because men are not well catechised. They build without a foundation. It was a grave complaint of Maximus an Ecclesiasticall Writer, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. It is a great matter to have a sound and accurate knowledge in matters of Religion. It was a wise speech of Aristides, who being demanded by the Emperour to speak to something propounded ex tempore, answered, Propound to day, and I will answer to morrow, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, We are not of those who vomit or spit out things suddenly, but take time to be diligent, and considering.
5. When thou doest begin to incline to an opinion, that differeth 1from the learned and godly, be not too rash and precipitate in publishing it. The Apostle giveth a good rule,