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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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10. It overthroweth the grace of hope. When faith is destroyed, 1then also hope is. This grace of hope is the great support of a Christian: now, if it be placed in Christ, and the promises, it is as firm as faith; therefore saith the Apostle of hope, Rom. 5. It makes not ashamed: but, if it were an hope in our selves, how often should we be confounded? That is good of Austin, Noli sperare de te, sed de Deo tuo; nam si speras de te, anima tua conturbatur ad te, quia nondum invenit unde sit secura de te. It's an ignorant distinction among Papists, that they may have a certainty of hope, but not of faith in matters of salvation: whereas they have both the like certainty, and differ only thus: faith doth for the present receive the things promised, and hope keeps up the heart against all difficulties, till it come to enjoy them. Now, to have such an hope as the Papists define, partim è gratia Dei, and partim à meritis nostris proveniens, must needs be destructive.
10. It overthroweth the grace of hope. When faith is destroyed, 1then also hope is. This grace of hope is the great support of a Christian: now, if it be placed in Christ, and the promises, it is as firme as faith; therefore saith the Apostle of hope, Rom. 5. It makes not ashamed: but, if it were an hope in our selves, how often should wee be confounded? That is good of Austine, Noli sperare de te, sed de Deo tuo; nam si speras de te, anima tua conturbatur ad te, quia nondum invenit unde sit secura de te. It's an ignorant distinction among Papists, that they may have a certainty of hope, but not of faith in matters of salvation: whereas they have both the like certainty, and differ onely thus: faith doth for the present receive the things promised, and hope keeps up the heart against all difficulties, till it come to enjoy them. Now, to have such an hope as the Papists define, partim è gratia Dei, and partim à meritis nostris proveniens, must needs be destructive.
- 110. Overthrows hope.