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A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved
A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgic Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawless liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.A free disputation against pretended liberty of conscience tending to resolve doubts moved by Mr. John Goodwin, John Baptist, Dr. Jer. Taylor, the Belgick Arminians, Socinians, and other authors contending for lawlesse liberty, or licentious toleration of sects and heresies. / By Samuel Rutherfurd professor of divinity in the University of St. Andrews.
London: printed by R.I. for Andrew Crook, 1649
Chapter 16: Prophesies in the Old Testament, especially Zach. 13. 1, 2, 3, 4. 5, 6. for punishing f…
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The 4Answer is, because the objector is like to be cumbered with this text he saith, (for I repeat not what I answered before) the best exposition, and fullest is, His father shall pierce him through, that is, shall endeavour to take him off, and debtor him from such a practice, by laying before him the sentence of the death out of the Law, Exod. 20. 5. 7. threatening, if thou go on thou shalt not live (with God) but shall be condemned—he shall pierce him through with sharp and piercing words, the word of God is compared to a two edged sword, Psal. 149. •7. &c. and ver. 12. There is that speaketh like the piercing of a sword, so Turnovins. And the predictions in Scripture are spoken as performances. Jer. 1. I have set thee over the Nations to root out, &c. That is, to foreshow or threaten rooting out, so Chytraeus. They shall confute their wicked opinions, &c.
The 4Answer is, because the objector is like to be cumbred with this text he saith, (for I repeate not what I answered before) the best exposition, and fullest is, His father shall pierce him through, that is, shall indeavour to take him off, and deterre him from such a practice, by laying before him the sentence of the death out of the Law, Exod. 20. 5. 7. threatning, if thou goe on thou shalt not live (with God) but shall be condemned—he shall pierce him through with sharp and piercing words, the word of God is compared to a two edged sword, Psal. 149. •7. &c. and ver. 12. There is that speaketh like the piercing of a sword, so Turnovins. And the predictions in Scripture are spoken as performances. Jer. 1. I have set thee over the Nations to root out, &c. That is, to foreshew or threaten rooting out, so Chytraeus. They shall confute their wicked opinions, &c.