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Title:  Vindiciae legis, or, A vindication of the morall law and the covenants, from the errours of Papists, Arminians, Socinians, and more especially, Antinomians in XXX lectures, preached at Laurence-Jury, London / by Anthony Burgess ...
Author: Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.
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4. If the Law of God have that objectively in it, that may work exceedingly upon the heart, when set home by Gods Spirit, then it may be used instrumentally as well as the Gospell; but it hath ob∣jectively such a nature in it: which doth appeare by Davids ap∣proving and delighting in Gods Law: by Paul. Rom. 7. who delighted in the Law of God. When therefore a Minister set∣teth forth the lovely purity and excellency of the matter of the Law, how it resembleth the nature of God, why may not the Spirit of God, in the exercise hereof, raise up the heart and af∣fections to be more and more in love with it? If the Heathen said of Vertue, that if it could be seen with corporall eyes, the beau∣ty thereof would ravish men: how much more may this be true of the purity and holinesse of the Law?5. If the Ceremoniall Law, the Sacraments and Sacrifices were blessed by Gods Spirit, while they were commanded to be used for the strengthening and increase of grace, notwithstanding the deadly nature of them now; then the Morall Law may also be blessed by God for spirituall effects, seeing it standeth still in force.Let the Use then of this be, by way of admonition, that in Use. Pray for the benefit of the Law in our souls. stead of disputing about or against the Law, that we would pray to have the savory benefit and fruit of it in our souls. Urge God with that Promise of writing his Law in our heart: Be thou so farre from being an Antinomian, that thou hast thy heart and life full of this holy Law of God: Not that the mat∣ter of the Law can be the ground of thy Justification, but yet it is thy Sanctification. What is Regeneration, but the writing of the Morall Law in thy heart? This is that Image of God, which Adam was created in. Oh therefore that we could see more of this holy Law in the hearts and lives of men, that the Law of God might be in mens mindes inlightning them, in their wils and affections inflaming, and kindling of them.0