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Tie true bovnds of Christian freedoms

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ALA: MICROFILM NORiB

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TRVEBOVNDS

Of CHRISTIAN FREEDOME.

Or t TrpatKe wherein iTHE RIGHTS OF THE

Law arc vindicat€d,

THE LIBERTIES OF Gtace maintained}

And the feverall late Opinions

agaioft the Law are examined

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By S4m.B«it6nD.D. lace Maftcrof Chrifis Colledge in Cambritlge,

Wherc^nto it annexed a Diiconrfe of the Learned foh» Csmerms, touching the chtce-fold Covenant of Goi with Man, faithfully Tranflated, tUni dhlmm dtctjlft legem qu$ad oatrt, $$a iu0*d jufiititm. Aug. I Pet.i. I*. 4i ftttt an4 n$t uBngytur libertie ftr *. tl»*\ $f ma&fUu fntffty hut ill the fervaxts oj G»d,

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Imesof trouble have c-vcr beta r/«M«i of trial!, tbey are /(/it»«^ times; I? wherein God^/tj us, ^5 lie tells U5, A^o$ p. 9.

'/4 and men fift us; Uuc

;iih a great deale of difference , God \o prtftrve the fiowre; Men to difco-ver the branne ; theuij^^Fof Gods m-s/? is our graces, of viahs , our corriipti-^)ns ; that which Gud aymcsiiZ is lo ivi-fUmce ©ur good, that which men, zodtfco-'^wr our cviil; your Honour hachVjf'^ #Gods iriall, whorn^jthe heart, and the \g»mi he hath dtfavind, hath riKc.ered \o\x \ iruly honourable: And you have fpijfind * ; Rians,

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^ tbey are /J/ii''^ times;

'^=>j^7 wliereiiiGod /If?/us, .as

i''^^ he tells u?, ^M.; 9. 9.

^M- and men )j/it us ; Liut

wiih a great deale oF difference, God to prtftrve the fiowre; Men to dt^co-rer the branne ;"* thei-^y?^6f Gods tri-<?//is our graces, ojr w^w , our corrupti-ons ; that which Gud aymcsa.l is to ivi-dence our gcod, that which men, iodifco-verom evill; your Honour hath p.^jfn^ Gods triall, whofnVithe heart, and the gm^ he hath dtfavercd^ hath riKc.ered you truly honourable = And you have fnfftrid * 5 mans.

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mans, I fay fnfftred^ and to fay no ihore, have eMjttred the cempjtatfpn^ ^nd iq-deed your Honour hath bccfr a reek «n greater ftormcs, and 4f^«<//*</your fclfe in greater rrw//then thefc are; *;hat are the/rid//of thefeiinifs to t\\t fifttHgs of former yeares > Then thp /r>|/x were more clofc , Religion being gnorc 4^-ftraSlid from other confiderations j now motegrttjfe^ be'iag complicated v/'nh other rcfpcAs; then few would dppiare for Religion, thopgh now many fland up to 0Jftrt it; then it was under cemempt, now it /«(»c»r/them,whoAfl»ftwii. Wee read* while }H4gtmtHti accompanied the jirks of God , while they who had it ivere/»*/««i» with Emrods, Everyone thoHgki ic a burthen, and were dtprom to tHrnekofS', ihcy fent it frora^4»A, to £.kro», from E^on to ^tkfhu , and he w as the hafpj man that could rid his hands of it; But afterwards when it came ' into the honfe, of Ohd-Edom^ and they \ faw that God bleflcd him and his whole houfe for the tyfrks fake, then every one could lookc upon it i$ wmty entertain-ment While/?f/i;^i« and the truths of God are iAngtrtiu aed undoing to them

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To the Chriftian Reader.

Hon Art ti$t 1 cotKeive fuck a Oranger to th$/e times httt thett kyev/elt , that as God htth communicated manj trnthj • fa bath Sa-tan fought to vent many tr-rouri'y Htreby lalfeHring to prejudice and WM^» i&e reception of the one ^ ifheconid not prevaile tathi entertainment of the other. Indeed,*! is hit Itefifeafonfor merchandixing^ at fttehatimtht finds mm/? Chapmen,4M(i in the heat */ the LMarket while men are buying frM/i&j, he may hope to put oS jome of bis own wares ; which that he may makje war* vendible , ht wiU feeketa'pific them under at honourable notions, and not ftick^ to language them into yonr hearts M?tiier at fpirituallco»«;»Mw, m truth n felfo, H$ hath a long time walked as a prince of darknejfe; and becaufe he can deceive m longer in that (hape, he now transformes himfelfe into an Angel of light. He went 4 l0tg time bare-faced, and was fucctjfe-fnU ; when he wot difcoyered he pnt on 4 '<■•-• • ■^*\ ■• raask.

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Toihe Chriftian Reader:

mask, ftHtler which be h/tth walked niMy gtntrAtioHs, Antith^t ktittg taken off 4/-fo , he nam diflemblet the very vifage tf trtah : Of sH erreitrs^ ntne ure mere fc-dudive then fucb vthkh Are handed t» men under the notions tfFree Grtue^ Mnd none more dedrudive , they tfrepoyfoniii the be4ri^poy(oaiHthe foMitMHe^ /need net ttd thee hew many ef this kindc hAVe

•j hten vented, *n^ entertained For the re-

ducing of thofe tfhoare carryed aWMy^ the cdthUOning of thofe who ft^pger, and the

I bailding-4</; ef thofe who Are in feme mta.

\ fme. fevlid in the truth ; th:* foUewing

Trcatife being fi^fi freaebtd (ihnttgh the long And earnc^ importunttie of mAnj friends ) is now Printed*

The fubjeft whereon this TJiftourfe is pr.6-i//> IB founded , is the fame which is made the fiisChrift foundationo/rWr/, wA/ci5> / chofe rife* M-

ocheri.' "^"^ fuper-ftiudurc did mefi refemble the foundation ; the Difcourfe it ftlfe « partly Da[l>itrrU\ -wherein the received truth is laid dopfi't and confirmed^ partly

)?l' Ctntrtvtrfall, whtrein the comrAry Opi-

l . pions Art fxumiutd, Andconfuted.

■J Firji I faj cxumined , and wthave gi-

ven thun A tair /rw//, btinii^ wiHin^tjktare

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To the Chriftian Reader.'

; the utmoft they could ftj; This examina-tion Ijes ht fixe ^eries^ viz.

I Qturj' Whether this be any pare . of our freedome by Chrift to be fiecd from the Law.

1 Query. Whether this be any part of our freedome by Chrift, to be free from all puniflireents 6i. chaftifementa for Hnne.

3 ^««rjf. Whether this may confift with our Chriftian freedome, to be tyed to doe dutie^becaufe Cod hath comman-ded.

4 Query. Whether the frteraen of Chrift , may not frnne thenfclves into bondage again>

5 Quiry. Whether this may confrft with our Chriftian freedome,to do dutie* with a refped to the recompence of re-

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6 ^uery. Whether this be part of our freedome by Chrift, to be freed frooi obedience unto men.

1 "Xheft trethtmiAttt inqumes^ in which ihtH maifl «lfo read the contrary DoClrimJ Tedeich^Arc urn held ftrtb by m*ny su ^\^\a' ly eu^MudjAi fticai\y d^stted; I» whith

■< fTerkmy maine eudksuhbten to convince the jtni£emfHfifmt» imUiC tbtnfeiiieiiti

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TotheGhriftian Reader.

Usft rphileIf,ugh$ u be heJpfulJ towr^ee i^ht k, (crriccable to >«,, w Ihd I.tfideftvtftrei^ to cberifli mens holmefj / ^mld but draw out mems corrnptms Ind fi run « W. ^na tbereftre I h4^ de-fircd to Mmth things, mrt then per. Ions i And rather to difctVfr frrQUrs hj Arguments, ,i,W, names. And it i, J, etrncttdefiretliMt jthst it heremtde obvi-onsK, thi„t tyt, ike GoA of truth mmiA nuhtn^nttothjhe«rt; 4nd giv, unto iheeandmc found judgement, that wt m*j be shUfodiketatof things that dif-ferygmde mintbemjtsef hxxhund obe-dience, inable m to ferve him yphi/, w Aw fmile upon m when w dye , and after d«ath ««^ H, tohimfe^fi which is the .II

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Thine in the fervice of

Chriftfp advance faith and obedjence.

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A Table of the main things con-tained in this following

TREAr^SE. . . -,^

THe coherence of the text , 4nd the do5iri»es contained in it, i,

The matne doftrine propound-

ed,viz. That there is a true and reallftee'

■dtme vfhieh Chrift hath pur chafed^ and in-

\to rvhich he hath inflated all thofe who are

true beleevers. y

In the profeCMt ion of which, 3 things

are infifted on. \ The qualitie. 2 The

fMure, 3 The farts of fhripan fiee.

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j -* "^^e nature i and here are 4 kinds of ijreedome fet downe. 6,7

. I Naturall. 2 Politicall. 5 Senfuall, >^SfirituaH, 7^8

j a The qualitie of this freedome is fet ^irnnt, p

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5 The p4rts of this freedome are tyf I In grAce. 3 J» glorj : and thofe i PrH vative : 2 Vojitive. 11

The particular tranches of our tnchoatt ft eedom^or for our freedom here ingrace.ih,

1 fVe are freed from Sat an ^ ibid,

2 iVe are feed from Jinne. i the guilt of Jin : 7 the defilement of fin: i the domi. mton of fin. U

I W? are freed from guilt of fin , ani this is laid down in two particulars, ibid.

1 That none of our fins jhall andemm

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2 That none of jur fins fifiall bring an] fruits of Tvrath upon m. I4»I!

2 We are freed from the dominion <; finne. 17,18

5 Beleevers are freed from the law. 2/

1 From the ceremoniall. 2!

2 From the morall law. i As a cov(-nam where dtvers opinions are propounds what h^nd of covenant it was. jl

2 We are free from the maleditlions am CH rfa of the law. 2 8, 2j

3 We are free from the indiUments am Accufationsofthe law. 56,;]

4 We are freed from the rigour of th law: j(

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1 It commanded impsfilhle thfngf, jt),

2 If reqa ired obedience tn our pwne per"

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4 It ittfoTced it felfe upon the coiffcii-encewiththreats andterrour. ^%

4 Beleevers are freed frQm obedience t9 men. 54,^5

5 Beleevers are freed from death. $6,57 And how f^id to befre:fram d:ath. ib,

6 Beleevers jhall be fr?e fiam the gr^tye.

This laid downin three conclnfion$. 58,39

3 The pofitive part of our ficedome ^ 9jr

what we are fireed unto, yp

This is briefly laid down in feven par^

ticHlars. i We are feed from a ft ate of

wrath y to a. fiate of mercy. 5 9

2 We are freed from a fiate of c9ndem^ nation to a Jtate of jufitficatien. ibid,

3 We are freed from a flat e »f enmity t§ A fiate of frienfhip, 69

4 We are freed fr-om 4 fltte efd«4th,f§ 0 fiate of life. ibid,

5 We are freed from a fiate offinne tf a flat e of fervice. 6q

6 freed from a fiate of bondage at>4 ^irff A % •/

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o[J}avery,to a jpirit cff.^fhip andhbenj.

7fe are ficed fiom death and heU, to /I ahdg/ory, .^^^^

The firfi maine Q^ry profomdid, viz.' Mr thube a.yj,rt ofol fieedome by

^frcr dferent Scriptures xre alledied,

^wo thr,gs are required. 1 ^ut is

mxnt by this ward Law. ^9

2 /« whatfe^fe this word is :-L I tit

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thtfetwo thw^t beip^ cleared.^' ". r'^fr qn^Uoyt IS jet do,,H more difi:nUr . ,,z

Somed'ferentopinionicflt : ^J^t^ The truth/aidL.. ^ '• H'l'^

peaks thcconunuanccof, andobUgatton to themoraULaw. ^ I

1 Poi; That the law for the fubfianJof

2 Pol. That there wm ho end or ufe for 'ht^ch the law wasgtven^bm might conftft

V^nl: grace, anAb,'ferV^.^U, to the ai v^in,mu,it of the covenant of grace. 75

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The firfl PoCuton is canfirmU -,7^0

1 By ths coHcordar.t Co^S,'n,„, V'f formed Churches. '^ \^'^-

2 By cleare Texts ofSc ^. .,-. H'f

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^Anfwerismade to fame O'veaiol't'j -^^ProvedthatthelIw,.abi:T::Ct

Is that It t ^'^'fi' ^hoiharge\ y^thawe m^ks this a part of our ChL i

fi'^»l^l"rtytobee.cmp[edfrL ull Law. \

2 Vfe. To blame them amon. us who P labour to maie vo:d t L' Law ^ t '^'"

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mgnt^ andfo maintame it. ,„,*,-

21 01 7hat there was „o end or yfe C

a ""'^ ^'^'' ' '^■^dbc ferviceailetotle advancement of the coLa.t of qrZ.

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I T}rcftrairtetra»(greffioH, 3 i 9 humble T»e?i for ,;„f;g

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J^ torddireSiionofltfe. Il8

t^ As A glajfe to Mfcover ottr imperfe-

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4 As a reprover and corrector of Imne.

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7 Jt 4 fpfirtoqHickjnus todnty. ibid.

Secottdlfi th^t none of theft ends but

ptifht con ft ft with grace,and heferviceAble

to the adviincement of the covenant of

i^ace. i^''^-

7 his is proved tn the review ofthefor-ffiir tartt^'dArs. i 20,1225&C.

It Qjjcd. PPe read the law rta* fet uf at a lovenAtit, and if fo it could not fiand r^tthgrace, therefore vtM there fonte ends afid ::fes for which the Law was fet up that could not conftfl with grace. 127

J 'Divers dtfltKiHoHs of covenants. 128 The Law was not a covenant of workj ; ihis proved by nine arguments. I ^o

i Objcdl;. ^ut it is [aid to be a covf HaM^ and if fo^ either a covenant of works ^ of grace; or elfe there is fame third cove-nant : but there is no third covenant, nor it it a covinant of grace; therefore it ntufi needs be a covenant ofwqrl^s. I ? J

To the anfwer oftbis^ two bvinions are liiddtwnet IJ*^

I That tt vkU h third covenant, er a co-venant

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' venAnt dijtin^ from thi covenant of na-ture andgrace^ and may be called a fubfer' viem covenant, ibid,

Where the differences and agreements that this fubfervtent covenant hath with the covenant of nature and of grace is fet downe. 139,140

The reafonwhich this opinion feemes ta hold forth. 1^%

2 The fecond opinion that the law was the covenant of grace, though more legally dijpenced. 1 46

fhis fecond opinion 14 drawne up in five particulars. 148

^ Objcifl. That which fioad upon eppo-fite termesto the covenant of grace, can-not be f aid to be a covenant of grace; nor jet fubftrvient to the covenant of grace,but mufi-needs be a covenant ofworkj: but the law didthrssiEroo. 150

The law flood not upon oppojtte termes to grace. . 151,15*

Doe this and live, which were the termes upon which the law did fland^ is interpre-ted. ^ 154,155

Though the law flood uppon ooptfite termes, yet it had its fubfrvient ends to grace. 157,15^

2 Query. Whether this be any part of

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our fcetiomtbj Chrifi to hefieefiom all i It u Anfwereiinthe geHerall; tljat it f¥ni(hmentsandchAfitfemeHtsforfin.i6^ (t no iufiiniement to our C^irifiian ftc-Scriptitns alledged to prove God m*y ^tne tohe tyedto the performance .jf.hity,. chaftife beUevers for fin. 15^ x^6

Some ObjeElioMS againfi the validity of t Itis qneritd^ IVhethrr this be no in^ ihofe Scriptures which prove Gods pumjb- fingetnent to our liherty to be tjed to dutie *ngforfin^lledgedaMd/infwered.i6^tl6$ b ecaufe Godhaih commoKded. 197

I Other ObieEtions , that thefe were ex- Divers mifiakes about this laid downe, amples w the Old Teftament , and there- 198

fere mt ftsfficient to prove , becaufe they i Seme thinkj they are not to doe dutie witre under a different covenant; anfweredy hut when thejpirit of God doth move then* \ ibid. 167/0 tt. 198

Y^her ob]eilions upon fame places alledged i Aniw. It is good to goe yvhen the Spirit: tift of the New Tefiamentfor Gods puntfh- .moves : Its jhewedhow in fame cafes,and ikjr prfin-^ anfwered, 173,174 at fometimes Satan may put a godly man

'£>.vers cavils againfi Gods punifhingfor on duty, when yet he thinkes it u the Spi-finne anfwered. ^76,177 rit moves him. iggyiooficc.

J heir maine arguments againjt Gods 2 Anfw. Though we are to goe when the •ni(htngforfinan]wered. igi Spirit movesy yet are wee not to neglcH

Arid divers reafons are laid downe why when we doe not percetve fuch fenfihle mo-Gad may pardon fin , and yet chafiifefor vings of the Spirit. 2 02 fi^'f' 185 2 A fecond mifiake , Some tliinke they Seme confideratiom propounded for the are to do nothing elfe but pray^hecaufe God fuller anfwer to the Qjsery. igg hitth commanded, a»dwhothofe are. 204, J The whole anfwer u Jhut up in fourt 205 '^f'tJo^S' 19, 5 A third mifiake , Some thinkj they I ^"'^'■y; f^yhetker this may confift with ^re not to doe duty, becaufe God commands^ our Chrifiian fieedome, to be tyed to doe bnt becaufe their own Jpirits incline them. duty beccufe God hath commanded, iQf;\ 2o5

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Knim.mmHJt i,e i'mes hcaufe G^ ThC Tabic,

luth comm^ndedthem, bnt itumtfuffiM Undage. "7

em to doe them mgerely becaMfe God hati They may fmne themfelves into a ban- '

commanded them.

lOve in rejpe^ of com fart.

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For the clearing of this, thereis adifiikome Oil eSl ions againfi this mfwered. thon laid d7p,H^ bef,veenpofitive and natl ^ '>''

r L- r r idSoptidiltinatOHS offCaCC. 254

J» rvhatfenfeswemayhe faidtoiefieli five-fold peace of a godly man may jromdtttie. J 2 2(J

^J^>JTcreHcebetwee?i4graciotisheartZz They may fnnethemfelves into bon-^"'^^"'"her m the performance of dnty uLe inrefhett of the manner of their obc-dawn,n,particulars. Ui^li^^ii^^J^nce: this is proved. ^ ^9

y^e U'iery firfi refalvsd and concl^^ Q.uerv. ^yhether this may confijt mtb '*"*• ^ , 2iLr Chrthanfeedome to doe dmes wtth

4 Q.,ery. fH,ether thefieemen of ChrlfbeO: to rexpard. .M^

may mt finne themfelves into bondage Three opinions laid dorPn. ibid.

^'"^'' . ^ ^ 2M Some fay v,e are to doe duties to mertt

Jiondage ts dtfiinguifhed into Huiverfakieaven and glory :thtsis cajtoHt. 241,241 *"T ;, L . 2^-^'"^ 2 ^'""'P' peremptorily, that we mujf

^antall bondage , is either a bondageihave no reJpeSt toheavtn and ghry in our relpeaofcomfort,ori„rejfeaofthe ma,cbeiience. M?.M5

wt'^ • 22 3 Other fay^that v>e may doe holy dtt-

J he ^,»ery anfrvered in two Concluj ties and have refpeEi to the recompence of ■'* ^ li\ Reward in the doing of them. 144

1 «^onclurion. The freemen of Chrij The Reafons whereby thefe two lajt opt-" . f/^^'' ^"''^ themfclves into that urn nions are each of them maintained. 24 5>

'Verfallandjlate bondage again. jjt 24'»

2 Conclufion. The f-cemen of Chrij Three things examined in the Query. may fi„f3c themfelves inia apartiall.agn i Whaf is m?ant by reyf^rds, a 4^

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The Tabic* ' f^verepHto the ohaimttg of Jpiriw*

/ / Ji J f'^remyhoj'e reafons examined and anfwerid.

? Aether the eyina of r,,«^ jl ' 276,277

//«f.«^w r. .urciniZZ '*"^\ '^^'"^^ ^^"^ *^^' fHTchAfedallgLd

lhe^^erfuuksn\n piecef^J fi^ for h^, yet ^ill God hcfio^ then.

^^«^W.^.,C;,7^X?. '*:^! '^^^"''■f^ G^d r^tll hefo„ them i]a

'^'> life. " °" ^"^ ff* 'four prayers, but the gtfc of hit or,n

plained. ^ ^ '"^' ""^ '''""'' ^^mlificationt of otir bringing, Jen Some particulars UU A.^ 'f "f^O'^^'fiorving^'doe noway intrench

-«>.r. l-"idom,etn r.aj\nthef^eenefe of grace. 279,2^0,2^1

I That the enwymenti>f fl,. .1 ■ T f"* '"'*'"' '^'"'M'^ations propounded

this Ufe is not thelroZ V rT^i Uing precedent quaUficati^ns. The na-

obedtence. ^romd of a Chrtj^iifc of faith and jufiification. a8y, 2%6,

^Jh^renotthemeereend ./... J Oucry. Aether ..may not tlj^d

? The J are not the maine d ^\ ^'fejcnce ta eternaU rewards,

4 ^"^^^hether they may be'raid .T " ^"^"^^^ fome, on divers grof^s'.

fnbordinate ends, divers rJr. ^*"^*'\ . 29*295

agatnjl it. ' '" '""i""^ fropoHni^t u affirmed by others with divers €aI

<>bjelllnsanf-^lred'^ """^'fi^h^^d d,veu2 T>ofitions taiddtwne in Anfmr t^^tU

2 QHsry. whether wee I " ^^H^'r ■ ^««

duties wuh reference ta.l'T " <^^/°*«»°"- ^' may obey Ctd with rf JP'ritnail .ood lh,,gs °^'^'»'ng cf^ to heaven andghry. 301

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Tke re*foHS whj this hath been deftyt

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■-, ^ . ' , /;/';'^'"y'free-, you are yet inhand^ge.x-VofinHe, hcanfe men have made falfe draught i ^^ .^ . ^ /^^ ^^ divers [ad particulars.

eived t>fhe4 ■' ,,a

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heaven^ they have not conceived of he

^nder the rtghtnotion j ^ To Satan.whichisalfo illnfirated i»

IVhat heaven ts, ts darkjlj M'>Mr,„e p^rticnlars, ? ? ?,&c.

^"tT'TlT'a ' /" c '"^"^1 3 To the law. i T. the Cnrje. i The %}-efGod. 2 of Chrifi, ? the Spmt. 4 ij *^^ . .^ ■< ^ ^ ^

refcof grace 5 An eternallSMath.)^ ri cnrfeofthe law fet ominfonrfar-vhich are defireable and may b, eyed, i ^,-^^/^^^^ "' "' 3 ? 5,33 <5

„ ^ „ , , , A The rtfOHr of the law fet out in ten far-

aPofit. 1 hat we ought t0 have refpcl ^^^^^^^^f ^^^^8,,,

r., .-J./...,- nur nl„i,enc,.2.. ^^ ^.^^ joHwhom Chrifi hath wfiated

into this gloriow friviledge of frtcedome. I Maintaiaeit. 34'*

1 Maintaine it againfi this law. 321

2 Maintaine it agatnfi men. 344,&c. a Beware of abujing it. 34^

heaven and glory in our obedience-, ^i. thts is provfd by Scripture and dtvers fiances. 312 to the

C Query. Whether this be part of Jreedonte by Chrifi^ to be fee fiom ek ence unto men,

Dtverfit J of Scriptures alledged, i^ sixewayes,,

ji twofold fubieElu>n, whereof one r^^ ^^ . ^^ ^ ^^^^ the other cannot be yeelded without • j.l 349

peackment to Chrifiianliberty. ■ ] "wkenweufeit to fuperfiition'. 350

Some Queries anfwered, whether »( ^^^^ ^^ ^ , ^ ^^,^ ^^, ^^^ ,^g*^^ ib. /rfw-/^// for a Magtftrate to irnpofe /. ^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^, ^^^^ y^,^, ^^ ^^^

rW. upon mens praUife which fom .J^^^ .^ thi^^ of law full. ibid.

the confaence. i < whenwe ufeit undutifully. ibid.

7/.. Afflicationofthewhole ] ^ whcnwcyptllbebonndto mthing. 35*

1 Vic. The fearefua condition to bi\ hnbeleever; the Son h^th not jet mad']

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Sixe wayes whereby Chrifiian liberty is

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THE TRVE BOVNDS OF Chriftian Frccdome 5 or, A Difcourfc flicwing the extents and reftraints of Chriftian Liberty, &c.

Wherein the trurli is fetled, many errori confuted, objcAions anJwcred:

And the whole applved,upon this place of Scripture.

J Joh. 8. verf. 36. ^

I // the Sonne therefore fhaU nmk^ jou free^ je I Jhallbefrteindted.^

iT is fet down as a part of the *fufFeringi of Chrift, Hel>r. 12. ?. that he endured the contradiftionoffinners.And - -, w ~y^ among all the Chapters in the Gofpfll, there is none that fets down fo great apart of the fuffcrings of Chrift in this a kinde

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kinde, as this 8 of John^ from the i ^ verf. to the jp. which is the end of the Chapter, almoft every Verfe (hewes you how the Jews fee the pride of their obftinate and ^^ bellious wills,againft his Divine and infinite wifdomc. There was nf thing that Chrift could fpeakebut their rebellious hearts did cavil! at it,and thwart and contradi(% him in it.Yet there were fome among them,that the word had better effefts upon, you in in the ;o ver- that though there were many contradidors, yet forae were wrought up4 on, fome bcleeved : To thofe in particular^ Chrift dfrcfts himfelfe,by way of Cautiotf and encouragement, and tells them, if thti did continue in his Word , they Ihoull knpw the truth ; yea, and the tri^th (hould make them free.

Whereupon the Jewcs anfwered (not thofe chat beleeved, as appearesby the 37. •vtt for the fame pcrfons that thus anfwer* ed, fought to kill hira) We *rt Al>r^4n» feed, dnti were never i» hantidgt $»»») mtnk hat* fajejt then , vee fUU be m*Ai frt» ! CHritl init;ht have returned this impiidMl tfi in 1$' CiirvHl on them , by giving them to revicf

l!?|(w,3iv»r. their former ftate under the EgyptiatHi-Babylonians, and prefent condition undtr,

Horn. 18. th\ P.oinanes,but paffing by their corporall'

bondage;,

The Coherence of the Text, J

bondage ; he proves them to be in Spiritu-al!, and foule bondage to finne, 34 verf He thdl oinmitttth finne , is the fervant of finne, .but you commit finne. And having fhewM them their frefent finfull con^tkn, h?e comes to tell them what (hall be iheir futttre Jotme, they muft be caft out of the houf^, though they wefe now in the Church of God,yetthcy (hould not continue in it.ihey muftbecaaout,astheApoftle faith, Qii-,^'J'^'""'' 4.30. Cafi out the btn^-vpnian and hTtbe'.tuil fonne. And this be proves by fctting down cum. the condition uf a fervant and a fonne, the fervMt tibUeth n'A in the houfe for ever^ hut the fonne ai>idetb for ever. :; 5. verfe. A nd yet he leaves them not here under their (id doome, but propounds them a way to pre-vent it, and that is by endeavouring t»gft free^ and then fets down the mennts how this frcedome may be obtained, and that \i by the.y«i»»if. * Though theworke bediffi-* CtxdltU, cult.yet he that abides in the houfe for ever, "^'". fi''*^ he that is the Sonne can effcft it: fur '/»^{, ^""^'^'^ StMue JbsU wuks J»H fret, joH JhdU f>e free fieri pog cut indeed. fereumU-

■And thus have I cariyed you down to my berentur. Text; and (hewed the refpedsthat thele f "^-JJ^I; words have to, and the depcndance they have apanthc former words,

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\\<? (\y.\W now come ro look upon it a' inCire, of itidfj. // tke Scnne flM mak^ Ju$t free

lln which voa may obltrve nn tA»U' ecofttt, an "I a Cj)f',tqnefit ; o', rirft, a '^upvi-Jitip-fj, ij ihe Jijnne jhAll mak^ y-.u free : fc-cofidly , a Concelllon, then jhull juhfrt i-si'ed. Vint j^ive me :eave to branch I forth in fliefc foine parriculais.

IFitl^ , Heiewe have a 'Benefit expre(fed Frcedome. Jfthe Sentie m.ikejoi4 free.

•Secondly, We have rhe o'«(i/u»>x gf tk frefd,?fte, Jc is a true and real I freedome frek tKcic-ed,

Thirdly, We have the i'«%^of it,whicl fure are J;eleevers // the :^tune Jhall tn^tk yo>\free.

Fourthly, We nave the Authtur of ii

Clirirt, IF che fmne (hall make you fr«

'Jliat wi.ith IS exprefled.and that which i

in^ployed, would afford four Conclufioni

4Conclii- I 1 liar tvery man by »4/*rf, and in tt>

l:_oni tiuiji n-j.v (*- ;. -t-neM in Bondage.

• ; iiar rfiere aie fame, who are fet jn la;ill uiii .M riddge.

! 1 hat {\\QittkAt are fit Free, are It Fr^eby^V •'-'/?

4 j V'c.i \u(h as chrifi Lath fci free, the;

at«: free »s.J.(W

Iftial

tbeccxc

TheMAin DoSlri/'e pr0^i6H/ided. ;

1 (hall not fpeake deiUnctly to all thele which I have |)r.>pouiid(.J ; Ic will not luie fowell With my dc'ig.c la cliis wuk. i lie firft Doctrine nui^hc ciuHcnge (omcching by way of IruroUurtion ca what fliali fal-low, and It m gilt be kiVicciiSU^ to let off, andtoiTiinand chis high pnv.icdgeof bpi- . • utuall freedome. Contraries, tliey do en-lighten one aiuicher. Suincihing of Heaven cotttian-i iiiigi't be kaowii trora Is il, and fomeching cntHratm of the excellency of our Spiatuali free-'^"ff/"-domc, from the contidei ation of our natu- "^''^• rail bondage : A biuidat^e, i to >inne. .z to Satan; :? to die law. Aii wiuch is full a fuiil-bondcige ; and tliac U.iiVvrlall b'^n-dagc : iec>»ii.iiy, a Crucil biirijige ; third- \ ly, a VVil.ir.g bondage: fourtiiiy,a bondage oucof which v^.c are not abii tored^emc oui iclves by price , or deliver oui icives by power.

iiut this lifIt Doctiinc wefliall letgoefot prelci)t,and ttliatl iiiigl.t licrelpi^ajie <>f ir, i (hall ie:crvetn lome .'pplitittion. Theo-theri'oure I willlumupiuio iliisoiie.

'Dtct. 7 hitt there is n true .i a ritill Free-' dome which [hr'fi hAthpinch,'.!cd , .md imoDitUrin. yvhwh he hiiih inlUted ail ih^jt who^ire tint i/ilievir!.

And in th.syou have the whole Ttxt. lis I'le

The lin^seffreedome.

The BtHejit frtedornc : The ^4litie of it: true and reaii: The SmI>]c[}s ot it, true Be-Iccvcrs; and the Anthouro it, Chnlt. If tht Sonne fl.AH ?Httkt jeu fret^ then — Allwhch maikes this one Conclufion, J hat there u 4 true ani reall freedbme.

Now in the profecution of this ,we fliall endeavour to do thcfe three things. And fo com? fo the Anlwer of tho(e Queries which induced n)c to enter upon thisDjf-coUrfe

I We will (hew you the Quditj of this frcedome here fpokcn of.

3 We will (hew you the Naim e of it.

t We Ihall Jilcover the parts of it.

And this bricfl/, that l"o we may come to that which 1 have chiefly intended.

I For the nature of it, what freedomc that is for ktnde, of which ( hrift doth here {[!• !;•=>, a.T-in o which Chnft Aothinflatt Belcvers. 1 or the clearing of which, it is acedfuilco tell you that there are/««« kinds of fre^domc.

I A A'^inmll freedomc. a TJiticall. 3 ScufuxH 4 ■'piritua/l.

t irlt, A N'iturali frcedome, fuch a frec-^ohieasis in tvciy thing by nature, every ^hiag in nature injoyes a natural frcedome! |)*UE of ihis ii is not ipoken, ' j ' i^condly*

I ChrifiiAii frttdome. 7

Secondly, there is a Pvliticall freedome, which is freedomc of fuch a Nation, fuch a State, fuch a Commonwealth, and Cor-poration ; and of this the Je*es thouj^ht Chrift fpake ; they wee Ahr^kams feed, and therefore free, bucofthisi hrift did not fpeake.

Thirdly, There i$ a ttrrupt andJitifuU freedom:, which we exprtlte unde; the word Li^ertinifme : and the ApoUle fets downc in the 5 (jal. r 5. Brethren^ jtt are called HKto libtrtie j hut ufe not Ititrtte m an tCfaftoH to tk fieji, that is, as an ocjafi-.n to finne ; this is fcarfull, to tnrne^hcgrace of God into M>4Mfi'»«fjp,of whomthc Apoftle fpeaketh in the fourth of fude , There are certair.e men cnpt i» un^iwares^ who were if old trdained to the condemaaiion , nmrodly min , turning th; grace of (Jed into lafci- , vieufnt(fe-

Who perhaps did reafon with them, Rom.6 That they might ahmd in fiifne becaufe God hath ahnnded in grace^ which was fcarfull, noreafoning of a child of God. And of tie fame men cheApoflle fpeaks in n\'t 2.16. eAs fyec, and mt ufint^ joHi- lib en ie as a cloakj of mihcitHf'A nejfe ; that is, a pretence,or a colour to fin. Bfii M the fervuKts tfGod^ &c. It is evill to B 4 finne

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mnc.to doe H»y a fl of malicioufncffc, bmno mere the ferv4ntofme>t^iCor.y. 23. But i Cor.7.13 much more to cloaks ir,covcr it; and much of this more hereafter, more agamc to m^k? Chriftian Bertie the Inthe generall then I fay, the frcedome cJaake of finne, that is mort damnable ; tointo which Chrift hith imfif-dbcleever-, make Religion,to make the truth o( Goi, is a fpirttuAll, a Mvi-,e ne Joine ; .1 frtc-to naice Chriftian liberty lo dearely pur-domein oppofition to our/ttr/w^rbondiqe. chaled,a cloakc or pretence to finne; or to Which clearcly undcrftood.would diftover take occaUon to finncbyit, is a fearful! what our freedome is. We come to the

but of this Chrifl doth not here fpeake, Secondly, What is the quality of this

i'l^."Iru '*-^'' ^'"^ "°^ ^""^ fmdomt, ^cedomc ? asUhallQiewyou. Thcreisonefw^/.V/Mn the Text: I (hall

Nurtljly, There is a fpimuali and hea- but adde two more to it. venly freedome; a freedomc punbA/ed bj: Pii rt. It is a reaU frccdorac, not an ima-C hrift, revealed in the Golptl, conveyed tOr ginary, not a fancied freedome ; tliere arc the j'aints, as the great ^oiprji of Chrift to-too many who are imaginary free, and hisjChurch and i,poufe. jealiy in bondage : but this is no imagi-

There are two great things Chnft hath nary freedome -, it is a freedome indeed. intruftcd into the hands of his Church: a true and reall freedome, whom the Son riitt.chrifiianf^ith. StcondU,Chrijiianli' makes free Aic free indeed. bertj : and as we are to contciul earneftly Secondly , It is an .-mwr/^//freedome;

rti r ^'"^^"*"" of the faith, as the A- a freedome which leaves us in no part of poftle faith,/Wi?^. Soalioforthemaintc- bondage : that looke what ever was any nance of Chriftian/»^£r//>, againft all op- part of our bondage before ; in our liber-pugners and underminersofir, C«/. ^. i. ty now, we are freed from it, Butwemuft Stand faft in the Liberty wheremtb chrifi take heed of taking any part of our liber-waiU yo:t free. And mutli like to this is that tie for our bond.iie: or of our hondAge for pf t]hc Apoftle,ro« are bought »ith apriLe.h ow Bertie ; too many do: as 1 (hall (hew

»» hereafter.

We

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of the parts of

ChriftiMfrcid»me.

and To

We were then in bondage to Satan, Kl ^.^nCr^anut (aithT4«' finne to the lav., ro w.athjo death.to hel^J TJJ.f ^/,f^^^^^^^^ i. ths

&c. And by thisprivilcdge arc freed {zc^^'l^r ^ * ' - " . • ; . .--

Iby thispnviledge are fred7.^„«hnft here ; -; ^J-^^^-0 ...i. alUc. It.sanuniverfall freedo.e m-^[fjZ:t2TfTeL they (hall

:tual londi

rfiom Satan, ^^j^^jhe parts of this frcedome.

1 Ihall Ihew*' gpford come to tell you what arcchc

of parts, Weai «w^ .luiiiMn [uaiwas, oris any wavpart*""""/.;'' „„»" of our bondage: We are free f om SaL ^ J^jTn

and univcrfall in refped of parts free from all that was

UntbiAtthtntHthtHje Jor evtr, m^y »-.• „, iherit; they thall injoy a perpctuall frec-^ ^"jome, never again to return to bondage, " 2 We come now to the third thmg pro-

fromfin, from the law

*Thifdlv TfU,. a .e A harTsoTouVchnmanfreedome.Imuftnc-

1 hirdly, It IS a cnftHnt freedome i youJ./r,_,.„ .^.i „ou that freedomc in generall are .inflated mto a condition of freedome:^'2^.^iy,jttlThefe two branches.

Tf '^°"^^8'^^ _ , /iiHWdf* freedome , or the freedome wee

If ever the Lords 7«^,7. was procIaimcd^Xt the".y, and thefreedomc of our

;XaTof"a"«"''f '^a' y°"^^" "'■ffi;s Wr.-'Wone m C7.^.. the other verneareotam*r»*ro^o;»^^|emore; you- ^/

ftall never more returneinto bondage to'"^^7^,^„rpeakexhiefly tothc firft: the

th?Lai.ror&?""''" ^'^ '^"^^^^ to Ji^rlfL^. herein^..... which i. AndZrh ft- r- ,„,,, our «cW.f>eedome: and wc will briefly

•«. rL rl^ f 'T5 r '" ''^•' ^ .'^ It iay down the parts of it, which are two. ^5. y^ijf Jervant dktdeth not t» the Luft ^ . Privative

i'i'T'J'" *^' ^""" *^''^'^ f'"- '^"'- ' Pofuive '

Ittncll rf'^f '\ ^Tn • ""'^'^ '; We will begm with the firft.

be™^.?nfh.V?-'"''"'^''^'"^^^^^^ ^ They are free from Satan: Ifay, be-

u^da h rlfn^l ,h'■^" U'■■ '^\ T; '"^ I«vcrs are freed from Satan. Chr.ft hath

^^ln..?^^^c^'f^'^^^^^ '"'^eftus, and delivered us out ofSatans

rr "' r i' °u '^.' ^'" ' '^^ ^"''" ''^ hands.We wer. prifoners to Satan, even in

the prcmji, and the Icrvants of the Ur, ; ^^ chains,but arift hath delivered us.Thw

'^^* is fct down byway of parable in Z-«<^ "•

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BcUeversfrted \ from the guilt of (m

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4U « « peace . -Bm when a flron^er JhioiBe (lia.l affaont be called ro account^^^^^^ come.he ff,a/l fpcy/e him of hi, arm.ur B-i/orthy iin .s tl...Uj ittbou iiail anuitercft ^^.^..^^.i, inhetrufted.&ic. But plainly in//r^. 2 il" ^inl, Imne ■i.tllaevr cundcn*ne thee,;<a«.l'if-15. Chrifi c*mt into the world, thnt throif^»^'^ ^'^^'^ '»"'''*"■ '"^-*'"\ .

deuth.hemiifbtdefiroybm that hadt^e po^ ^^ ^''^''^ "^' >^"V''^ ^•''' ^'"'^ of death, the devil. *l>e pay merit of Chv ilt ; n

cat.

to reqmre

of death, thfdevil. ' ' ^l>e payment of C.lnilt; nay to receive the

Chi iit freed us from the wrath of Godfc'*'"" laci-stsftionof ^hnif aad ro recfHlre any

X/Tf'?"l^urchalV,bu7fm^^ ti'J^'dmhm

Indeed he bouglic us out of the hand J'^^'«?*»'"» "/ «^ "Z/'. *J.*- ? ?• '''"'^ ^^is hath

m.vnu teuti.

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his Fathers jultice by price; hut hee (^'C/"-//? done; he paidGod truhel:nd,hehad livers u> from Satan, as hee dehvered tP<^^fi'' '' ^"^ *^* ^""V Int'^fied tully con-children of Ifrael out of /^ y^r not K'^"'^^ = ' ^" " '"^ TMllbdovcd :>oHne ,^ j« Mat.12,,8.

Keatus.

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dtfilcment unto two

Firll, Chrill hath freed us from the j^m of lin : yea of all lins which appears in'this

1 That none of our finuts fhall con d^mne us.

2 That none of onr fins fliall bring anj fiuits of wrath upon us.

I 1 hat none of our fins fliall beable ti c()ndcmne iis ; Chrifi inteipofeth lumlclh

itof finne. I ihali oncly"lpc»i ^"'8*"''"<"^'''^'*"'^/,"''y;'^*-.^"^?'*^^* ^^ of them, t.«.s, full payment. ilenieChnlt faith, fub 16.'« ^'at-S-

10. J /endmy ::'pirit^aA he (h^li conviucethe ''• mrlsi, as vf fit, fo of righteoufmffe , be-canfe f gte to the I''*thcr, and je ^mU fee me nomirc^ that is, you lliall fee me no more in this kinde ; yqu Iball never fee me agamc as zfHftrer, as a fatisfUr of Gods JalVice for finne more ; 1 have done this. Indeed we fli-uld have fetn Chrtft againe if he had

b(|tween i^ and wrath, ti.ac' none fiiall b( "^ffati^fied Julbce ; if but the gcilt ot one aLJlctact'nJcmr]cus,At5».b',i. 2hre;j» ^^ thole iins he bare h.id//f«ou him unh-

factsticd

I For erernall punifliments ; all doe t-rce, thofe can never lay hold of any of lofc whom Chrift hath freed from finnc, bfe whom he hath jultified-

For ocher puniftiments that have part

14 Frttdfrom the Guilt if fn^ rrtedfrdmfnmjhmentef fin, 15

tisfied for, it would have held him undi if you take away the body, thefhadow

ehiuns ef death, the ;)ow*r of the grave, ffcuftoccds be removed; finne is the body,

ever; he could never have rtyiw.muchleLmjfliment the (hadow that doth attend

have «/«W#<i and gone to the Fatheil j^d follow it: takeaway finne,and then

hee had not anfwered Juftice to the fu|ie punifhments are alto taken away, all

And therefore the Apoftle makes a ch^odsdifpcnfationsarc in mercy

lenge, hefets thedeathof Chrift agai

what ever Sinne, Satan, Juftice, or

can fay, Rem. 8. ??, ? 4. ff^o PjmU lay

thing to the charge of Geds eleEt ? It is Cj

thdT jufiifinh : lyhg U he that condennti

h is Chrtfi that djed, ye* ruthtr thdt is r//^f eternall puniflimcnts in them,any thing

ttgnine, who it evenut the right hdndof GM[ the nature of wrath, from thofe wc »re

ivhoalfemakfthiHttrcefftinfor »«.He l"ay$n«fceed.

Who (hall accufe,but,who(halcondemnr 3 And from all that beare relation, ftib-

Todeed we may have <icc*»rfn enoughs Ordination, to any etcrnall puniftiment»

Satan, Confciencc, &c. but none cancoi|hefc certainly belcevcrsarc foreverfreei

demne ; the ifluesof life and death are n|rom.

in their hand. And as none of our fmntf i grant that God doth afflift thofe whofe

fhall condemne us.fo none of our finnes ftulin he yet pardQns,but there is a great dealc

put us into a ^4rf of condemnation moret)f difference, both in thcAwW whence they

none of our finnes (hall ever putusHndacome, the ptrfon that beare thera, the

the curfe, under wrath agame : and thatij^reWiof infliding ; the ends that God

the fecond. ^jmet at in the afflifting ihcra on us: as I

2 None of our fins fhall bring any fruit|hall (hew afterward. of wrath on us We are freed from all mi God doth not afflid his people for fin.' feries, calamities, afflidions. puniftiment* Firft, isaffliUieHs are part of the cmrft which yet are the fruits of fin, asthey mafor finnc ; fo he cannot doe: So we all «-' be conceived to be fruits of wrMth-^ or hav^ree.

wrath ia them. Secondly,

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6 Prttdfromfunijhments, P reed from d«mimoHef fw, tj

Secondly : as they ite payments fori God hach thoughts oflove in all he doth fatisfaAioii for finne, a» if Gods jujl to his people: the grenndsoi his dealing* were not tull enough fatisfied for finne tous in love,though the tccajion may be fin, Chnft.buc he had left fomcthing, for ut^ ^hc manner of his dealings are love,and the bcarein way of iatisfaAion; fo the Papii *»Jof his dealings arc love, i Our food (r , (and therefore they penance and p here.to make us partakers of his holinefle ; n\ih themfelvcs) but fo do not we. \ as the Apotlle faith. 2 Our ^Urj hereafter.

Thirdly, God doth not affliA his peof to make us partakers of his glory. f<>r finne, asajfliftions arc the meet fruiti But now it is not fo in Gods punilhments finne, for as they are the mcerefiuiui of wicked men. Neither is the ground finne ,fo rhcy are part of the curfe. Aftii^ Jove.nor the manner love, nor the <r»<^love, onsupon wicked men are meerely pen^ *'l his^i-^/iV^i with them in this kind, they pare of the curfe: there is nothing mcdifeare^^rrj of the curfe, and ;.4«/of their dc-nall in them, they are the effefts of meJ nierits for finne And that is the firft par-vindi(etivciu(tice, and not of fatherly nigticular branch, he hath freed us from the ci^',&c. but affliftions on the godly, tllflgu^^t of finne.

are mcdicinall to cure us of finne. j Secondly, Chrifl hath freed us from the

And this is the Firft. Chrift hath fr« Dominion of finne, Rom. 6. 14, SinnejhaB. lis from the guilt of finnc.by which we a""' ^*^f domimn »ver pu. Why ? /cr fdith undcrtland nothing elfe but thatwrad *^ ^w art mt under the law^ tut under that punifhment which is due to fin. Ten" ^'''»«- indeed while we were under the poiall, Spirituall, Eternall. And 'a*^ ^H had full dominion; it had not only

1 From Htcrnall puniftimcnts. wee i^^/'iT'*''in us, but Dominion over us. And agree God hath freed us. ^^at dominion a voluntary^ a rvilling^ a free

2 From Spintuall, as they have relatio M<^«» and rcfignation of our felves, to tUternail? fo we muft needs conclude, thcmottonsand lervicesof fin. Then we

5 From Ttmporall. fo far as they hif.wenc downe fireame, windc, and tyde; relation to eitherfpiritualI or cternall j* there was both f.wtroi luft, and loftfuir niftiments; or, as they have any thing) ^ ^'"*'''

vvrath in thero.

Go

rim Roma

18 Belee'uers arefrted \

incl'inku'stts to can y us: this was the tjit; the other was the Wind.

But now being under grace\ a covcnan of grace , interejfed in Chrift, and fet frft by hirti; wc are freed from the dominioi and power of finne.

Though ftill we have the frefence ; naj

the ftiirings and workings of corruptioni

which makes us to have many a fad hear

and ^'et eye. Yet Chrift haththus farn,

fiecdi us from finne , it (hall not hati

dominion; there may be the turbulencit/ mgoin cum . , /„. . ,

femtnr.i °^^ not prevmencj ot Sinn f. there may K

carthaginc the ftirringj of corruption; as it was fai<:

qnam am of C4rth.i^^e, that/?t)w« Was more troublef

tmcgra. yy^i^ jj ^j^f„ halfc dcftroyed, then whet

whole. So a godly man may be more troiy;

bled'with fiiiwh^ k is conquered, thn

whert it r«^«f^. You fliall ftill heare of it

operatpi. wordings, but they are checked workings

catumfed rathtir workings for life.thcn from liferthtj

fiaax f['c- are nbt fueh uncontrolled workings as for

rauonts^ Yneriv. Sin is under command ; indeed i

^^auluine may get advantage and have a tyranny 11

tyfanidem the foule, but never foveraignty more : f

txe;ccat fay, it may get into the throne and play tk

fednerei- tyraijit in this or that particular adof fu

neve

(rem t he dcmmien efftt. i p neverreignc more, ycu (hall never yeeld a voluntary willing obedience to fin- Sinne is conquered, though it Hill have a being m you. SMMJugafiine fct$ down man un-der foure condition.; that i^, before the mm ten-Jaw we i^inchhcT fi^ht nor/nt;.againftMj-«r fianc; under the law we fii^t, but are^^^^,^^i>'^.^^' overcome: under grace we fight and ««-g,^,j^^/., futr; but in heaven there is all csw^xf^.and p.uc. .'hnc nofoU^nmoreto all eternity. It is om!^gm»vn happincfTe here in grace,that there is a «»-^"^J/J"'' ■^Hcj}, though daily cm[>at: we H^^^M^^„:„;,, we get the viftory, finne (nail never Ivivef^^yi^^^. more dominion over us; thofefinnes thttmhrjub were k:»£t ar^ now captives in us; they g'atta pug-that were in rhe throne, are now in chaincs. '"""" « And what a mercy is this. Where others J^^^'""^^'* are under the AHthritative comsunds (^fp,,,rt.:r/ius every paffion.of every luft; tvery (in Iiath ^/W^w. cqmmand ovef them, no temptation comes a.^^. i» .but- It conquers, A finfull heart ftands tea- '^^™-dy toenteaaine every finn:,if it comes on ^''^^'^^""^y. w(th po.vcr. It is taken captive <jr pl^^- paxfervtri fure.Atidrvithpleafure /^

But ^jiou art free from it, fin is broken in

the tempting: there is no <i//(;»i»^ of fin in

the underftandiog.the foul is not willing to

allow of finue 04 finne under any notion

C a no

Fretdfrom the pwtr of fit. Believers freed from the Uxv. 21

mcUfyng with ic in the will. m tmhrncl,^''^ for tbcfecond. Chrift hath freed us of ic in the affediom ; the workings of fii»°™ "°"** ^. .« , . ^ , ,

are broken and wounded. &c. You willne. Thirdly, Chnft hath frtei h* frtm th, Mzxh^mlhnz MMm/tofinne againe:yof-"J that isanothcr part of our fieedome may bc^-prit.f.,nevcrM.i?/ ; nnmayrj^y thrift. We are freed from the law, ram<^, ntvtt reigne. The nifnt of rinflJ""-7-?.<5. We^n delrver,^ from the Uw, doth denominate afouleunder 1/r ^o^*tytingh»dtoit. we Jhcu/d ferveiM new ■ of finne, and under a ftatc o fiunc bM« •//>»'■«. '*'*^ *"' »* '^' f'^«# •/ »*" finnc rather dies ih^n lives in you. As yoj""" ^a'' »• ^9- ^, '*^«*i*' '*" '*'' ^^ know a man that lives fnkly: a man that ""^ ^"^^^ '""'i '*f f W '**"' """ ^»* confuming ^4.'> he is faid lathcr to die the '»'• ^'8- ^/^7'*' '^^ h ^*' J/»>»^ 7' *'■« live i to live implie. a getting Orength.ao »»«*^''«*'/*»'j Rom <5.i4. Teare mtun-io finne doth not: It is in a Confumptioi "" '^''-w. **' »*«"' Gr4«. dying daily. ^"^^ 'f"'*" another part of our freedome

It is dead 'jHdkUlly, Chrijt hath fentcnce'/ ^^^rift j we are freed from the law: But it. Chiiahath condemnedSin in the flefl'hatthiiuweftialirhcwatlarge. Aw. 8.3. it had its dead blow in the deail » iY«are freed from the Orwwa^M// of Chrift. And itisdying4fif«4y7;: gsth'-'.wh'chwas4 yoke wh,ch ntttherm, mr Houfc of S41U. It is in iti decreadng evcrt^'' ^f *»!"' "'"■'f f*'«f^f'» ^^^' ^*°-day.But only God hath chofen to put fm >^ J,^'*« "^^ all.hercisbut a fm^B part of alingring</f4/*,adeath uponthe Crofli>0'fr«e'»oroc. .. w „ ,

for the greater puniihment of finne, thati^.'^* «« ff««* ^'O^^''^ ;f^''** '^T' might fenfimmri, and for the further fa^J^"^"'," « rot/««4»r fay our Divines. It .wi/i4/«i» of Saints, that they night be p|Wo«l4fma great deale of trouble to fay upon *Arw,/e of prayer, andcaft ipon th ^c are freed from the law, ai a condition W<^of their/4,>il,; and fA:«r«/* their faitli"P«" the obedience whereof we expefted for the i-i/y breaking of the power of fij'fe. But take it inthcic words, we are and corruption in cbem. And fo much ftiF^" f' om the law as a covenant; the en-

(jjy^uiry will be then, what Covenant it is f

C ? 1 Sjme

lex datiff

21 t^e'dre/reeti'fr'em the Uw of Covtnm, 23

I Some would have it a Covenanff'^'''''^'"^*'* "* ^^ f« the teArmulinAti ivorkes^wi yet will noc have ic«p;)fl/7/e|'h'^'' ^^* ftood ; that to we might be the Covenant of grace. '|r*JUg''t out of our felvcs, and brought over

2 Some would have it a Covenant J^ ^J'"''/''. that ws mgfit.apeft nothing Gr4«, but more legally difpenred. •" ""elation te life from the law,or from our

5 Some again would have it a/w;.vt c|^f'^'^»"'^oit, but ali n.)m Ctinil, who is vcnant, m.xt of the Covenant of Natuil*""'Shtcou(ncfrc and peace. and of Grace. J ^ ^^^" "ot in this place citbate thcfc

4 Some again would have it a fnhferviS^^"f^' I ^'^*'« 'c'" "cd 'c to another placej ovenant: a Covenant 2iven to them i*"f^y ^'''>'>'hiit the bciipturefccms not to

liold forth. ■ ■ ■

Covenant; a Covenant given to them way of fubferviencie to the Gofpcl ai Grace.

5 And others would have it rio Covettu but rather the repetitiattoi^ the Covenant worksmade with man in innocency. / that God in giving of the law, did but n^

, that it was the repetition of a covenant, but that it was a Covenant it ITelfe, £aW. 19.4. and 6. and expren,' m hnt. 4.1;}. rW the Lord dec lured Uyito yen f^^ti Covenant which he commanded you to per-,u.u uuL ,,J'"''"^ 5 '^f" '«» OmmAndemtnts, and he tlie covenant"under svhich we did, and3'^''''^*'^^'*' */''"' *^o iablnof fione. |

fland till we come over unto Chrirt. .• J*^ ™at you fee it is in cxprcflc tearmes And this God did with rr.ocifull purp;"'^""''* f Covenant. And k is generally laid fcs,to drive usout of our rc!ves,and to ^?^^""''V ^'V'"" as one part of outjreedom us over unto Chrifi : as the A poftlc fefl ^ ^hnft, to be free from the law as a co-to fpcak when he demands this queftift ^^''**"f- And therefore I conceive they doc Cal. ^ 19. But if the inheritance le mt', "^'""derftand it to be a covenant of grace, the law ^wherefore then fervith the law M; ""^'y [egally difpenfed j becaufe then ic ' "- " ' • ■^f-i^ffJ.?,^''";^''<='^f"«'^»"a'J. that we are free from

L,

theLdiv as 4 CevenMt^ 25

»4 BeUevtrs freed jty.

obedience or difobedience to it : So k,r^f,f0s, *ndbcUevt in thy hem th'^ ^ZcT'^'' r. Gr4fr,and could no way ^od uif'd him from the deal thou Mt h r.?i^r/r'V!;'^''i"'""''^ fpeakcGf,.,^. iut though it ftood'uponV^^T?,. ',<r.u7lk. "''"^'*'^J^*''f";^ff>andtor.;>.«rofhiso4,,,«„,toGrace, ycthadit \t$%l,fervLt Pofici, p.o racffy, '«e'ng i, c hadgive» the promife fon^nds to it : as the Apoftle fhews at large in cnorn.,ho, Med and thirty je^resl^f re, and the laihe third oU^tGd^tians, in many places: ^,;,;r:^' ^"^''f'^ ^^^^e prora.fc; andthereaalccbutonevcrfe.thcai. where the A-&Bt; "•" rh T'""^ '^u.'' "''f oppofit^oftlefaith. Is the l^ a^ainfitheprmiCes, toit; th.swere not aJdmn toMt the i^od forbid f implying that though it ftood fj'f'^^ot the prom.fe. Bcfidesjt isfai ?pon»/,peA«tearracsryet hadititsM/irW-fobe givcn ,n the bands oU A/edia^o, >ntend/to the promife, and Covenant of V h.ch a Cov.n.nt of mrkes fo onderftoc >ace; if which be their meaning, whether w II not adm.c of j that w,ll not bcare wii t were not better for diftindions fake, ex-a Mediatour: as IftaJ fhew at large aftc ,reft by fome other word, I leave you upon ward. J'Othacwhentheyfay,thattl,el»i:hefeque.ctodeteiminc. ^ ^

was a CQveH4»t ofwork_es, they do not ui We will now returne to the jjrtf pmlcu-

jTo^'Ij L V^^'l' ^'^ ' ^^'^m^^ t^r laid downe, viz that we iefree frm hfe^nUea,h, then fliould it be o^^o^th, Im as a Covenant. It is the diftinftion CO oracc: «ut that ti was fuch a Cerw^which is laid down ufually in anfwer to tha ■i fk ^.^!''L""8'^t'" ihe^ifpenfation ^objcdions agaioft the o!>lifatio't to thckw. V ti^'"' ""r"'^ ^''''- ^"^ ^^^"8^ ic fto«, The law may be confidered as a rJ, and g£ TZ^f' f^r^o Grace, as the Apo as a Covenant, when you reade the Law .s Ltp:b,r- 'flelhewsinhisEpiiHeto theifow^^i, ihftillin/or„. Jt is tobe underftoodofthe '-■ Hianyplaccs; J will '^-- - ' - ■ -

"ni

diitata tt

cppsfiiit,

. - V A^r , r "^ "'^ ''"' °"'' ^"' ^*^ " » ^*''«. "Of as a Covenant; Aeajne" ^^»f *«-f'u) ^?/?W</"m^.^6 I/,, „;g^,„«/4 when you reade the Z-ww-is abrofatel zniT,il"f'^'

VhT' I*' t '^'V'"*' '^'^ '^"^^ '^'"i^ *''" y*^" «« f^"'* fro"^ the Law"; it is to h/'^dluret ^1 I tl ■ u'^r ^, h' '*' r,;^*/««Munderftood of the law as a Covenant, not as L,«.T i^c^ u of Uith fpeakfth en this wife, verf 9^, a R„/e3\it yet in all this it is not expreffed./"]^*'**. 4\ba) »/ th,uJkiU coM y,uh thy month ik wliat Covenant it is, the Apoftic calles it , '

edt tv wfrrni^f "'^' ^\'- ""'^" ^Hou lookc for /^. alone by Clm.l. I27/..- T L!^5 ''"' ""'"/'• r "^ f'eef And this was the Af^iiUs cafe, he was

e«« - mfl.ft^^.^onyou. You are^,^^r.,■^ a«;,„u^hgoudrrom chcUanJ hw.^J...r.

J !n ;!,Thf ^ ^" ^^^ V^''"/ ^^'^ '" "P^o .eis any man, /i.^.^P,! o. V ^.^ ^dr.c^ WOQitHhtjRom.i.C. jhe Un>kuh doA^ui, he. without the hrP o»ce.ihiHi vi.iUmt

Argument ^^ tins for themma, th,t h,tilh,„ ^he cmmundementc.m:, tk..f;* mi-

foUg^ he hvcth but if her hmb*ndL,4,ordJedt.Ufe, I fo»ndt.be nm deuth,

B^.ln Iw Zr " t"^ ^""^u' ^'"^ '^^" Hhat is. I found mftead ^q.vtng .nc, it ^.7-

Rm6U. itvht I K™?"^/'^'''""'^P'"''"''««/^'^nie. Jtgave death maead of l.fe. Tor

TlniL !'JSl""S'>^ be fee down; I (l^all only f« ^„-,/, h,^ L, ,,ki„^ .aa^ h '^^ /-". ^-

ciutm. f^^. '^'' one.which yet is fubraitted to b« \,iyed mUdby u l^^ wMhat ,s, the law

ter judgement by natu.e or covenant, tl canie in with an enlightning,convincing.ac.

Jaw IS your husband I you arc under^ cufing, condemning p«>,>.r, and laid me on

f.T 'if l''''^;"r^ ^\ yonvfHbjeakn to my blks, did cleane k'd ^^ I lay I could

to \ie]Hfitfied and fjvcd ; and till the law; expcft nothing there, nothing from it as a

a c<?venanc, or husband be de^d to you, a> covenant. And as the law was now dead to

yo^/fl;^furtheApoftle makes them boi him and could 4ord nothing to him , fo

I on^ verf.^. you wdl never look for rigll was he now ^f^<^ to the law. and cxp^atd

;, tcouhiefle and life m anotherj Till the S nothing from it after: as he teiis you af.

jlokillyou and you arc dead toit.yo-iwf terwards.C7>./,i.ip. / throu.^h the Uw am

look tor r.ghtcourneffe and life in obcdi' ^,,j ,„,/,, /,»,, th^ I „.ight Uvet, God.

encje to it. Lut when once the law hath M That is, the law having now IImh me, 1 am

/^4you,apd (hewed you it is di,d to you.ani for ever «)f J to it, I cKped n.thing from it

car^ 40 yoitno good, and you are d^adio it< as a covenant, all my /*/* is in chrifi 1 look

anc|canf^y,,^/nothmgfrom.t, thenwil now to/r.. by another. Uhnnih the law,

■^ ihat

.^c

1

l:h

t8 Beleevm freed from \ theLawatdCovetiAnt. 59

thati$,throaghthcconvincin|,€nlightnin|,,^^/«^,^,)[,,/- CcdMitbom him, &c' eondemniog killing power of .t, fee thttjhcreforc muft needs be under ihe Curlei tsae/idto mcjand I to it: andean cxpcd n£r .k. Lj,^

thing from icihatis.as a f^T^*»4«ronifca» But now'thofe that arc bcleevers. thry death.It IS dead toae,and J to it,and 1 ^efreed from the law, as a covenant o l.fe for all from <^h"ft-but thus much fhij j^th. And therefore are free fiom the fiifficetohavefpokenof the firft. We il„y„ ^^ ^^/.^^^j,-,^, of ^h^ Law. t' e law

u^^V'*"!!!^!; /'*'! *' * Covenant. Cj^ nothing to doe with them, as touching which we (hall fpeake more largely in %,irtter^4U rtatc and condition. Anfwerto the (Queries: We will corner^ Hence the Apoflle. Rcm.^.i. ThtrtUm

\demnatieM ti them thAt are in Chrifi-^ that ,to them who are not under the law: Were you indeed under the law as a

other branches of our Chriffian freedoi from (he Law; which will hang upon thij if we looke upon it; as a Covenant of and death. I Secondly, You are freed from the ». Mlicns and Citrfes of the Law, The Lai requires fjro things of them uhoareun

co-

mant , there were condemnation, nothing fe but condemnation. Though the law be t able to fave you.yet it is able to c»^dem» u, though not able to yefiow the biclfing;

Gal.J TO.

ItX qitiad maitdtdit-

ad (Ivrt »nem. ami.

At muny as art tf the yforkj of the Uwy that is under the law, as a couenant thac )ok for life and juftification thereby) thty rtHndtrtht enrfe. And he ufeih this Argu-lent, For it is written: Cnrftd U he that

it. Either, that you (hould 0**7 the /»'*f<4et itcanM«r*thef«r/*upon you, GaI. ?.' Which was impoflible, in that ftriAnef >. .>- j ? j

«nd rigidneiTe the law commanded the ipal.^, or that we (hould ieare the ptnalt^ ft of the Law which are infupportable.bitb you rnuft*^*; the commands, or fufer CMrftiof the Law; Either doe Guds wiB

or >jf.r Gods will, in/.r/«>«m of Soi|eeds be under the c-r/".; becaufeit is not'd7^\ ana body : And in that fad Mlemma thoioffible to«^*; in all things, and to faiU in ad%va^. are who are under the Law, as a coveoainy.you are left under the curie. Aug.

fch. I tit thM Ifthivtth net I, co^dtmj So that 1 fay, wtce you under the law,

^/«<M> the

ihm tkejinaU things, declaring he muft ^^'J^^;^'.

no*

\

Chriflui j <■■ Jliis Icnij^,-janier L'd ferv.Tiulu

fti {;<■.-'

dcrdi!i. .. Bc/.j.

}-W'

• F«/* f.-.H'

culpa gmm-^itfculpariim ChrtBgrupha ddeta.ftent. Aug.

30 Bileevers freed frfim \ tht L*w as 4 C^veaAnt. 31 |

the law is aible to condemoc you : tliougivhy thois hath God de»lc with the law to

cannot faw you. Rem 8.^ ^elcevcrs, as touching <k ohli^AtioH to the

I?ut now being in Chrift , Chrift i|urfc ; its fewer to feiSf«nec and condemne ;

freed you : from thecurfei of the lawjhe Apoftle tells us, ^/, 2. i^. H<r hath \^oHcomen^

thatbybearmg thiscurfe for you: z%%ktted out the handrfritlng 0/Ordinances "" to quod.

Apoftle, Gal. ^ i ?■ Cbrifi hath redakhatwxs agAinfi tu^tvkkhrvas ccmtrarj to hs,^^'^"'^'' ^"■:

tu frem the curfe of the Lsw^by ktiug^^ni tool^ it eut of thewAY, nailingit to hti^['."''*'^^'^*

^ fw/e forw: hecdoth not onely igjirefe; Byhand-wrifibg of Ordinances, \c'!iucoHdo-

,' -'anngthecurfefor us, but by being n oncciveis not meant the Ceremomnl'Law nata, sub-

n (uric for us. For it is written ; (^urfi ilonc; but the Mora/l too, fo farre as it \^ni'"cfiit ipfum

every one ihKthangeth en the tree. And 1 igainft us. So farreas it did bind us over to ^^'^'^"V^-

isanofher ieneft flowesfrom it. You hecurfe ; and the jlpofiUs Gradation'is ^^H^uml d

freed frSm the law as a Covenant, 1 lere ohfervable , Af hath llcttedcut, but fj^f^jj^/a

'fo from the curft of the Law , the J eaft this'fliouid nint he enough, Icaft ii\y ita delctum

hi i'")t paffe' fentence upon you, it can houldTay.it is hot fo blotffd out.but itway qulnpofjlc

i^ondemne you. i You are not to be reread, therefore ht^i^dds, he hith takeH^''".''}''^f'*r ^

in that court. 2 Ci^r»/? hathfatisficdii f'«»'«7- J^uf icaftihisfhouldnnrbeenongh ^"''"'f*''''' I

«lh?f«ll- 'f'ther, leaftn.me mightfky ; yea, but it'SZln^

And rhispriviledge is not Qiiely for) ^'H ^^ found again, trffd put in futt afrefli: per tffe fub-

nt. but for ever^ though you fliould fu ^"Cforc he adds , 'he harh nailed it to his '-'^«»,/f^

jcrrhclaw cannot pronounccthe curft ■''«/'. he hath torneitin pieces, never iQi''''^S'<'f^<'-

■j'ou ; becaufe you are not under the L 'e put together more. 1 he law (hall never li^fr"^"^' \

V"ufe ye are freed from the curfe of 1 ^^"^ anything /a y^wfor the finncs of he- tm&Vo-

law: and the curfe can never take b '^^"^rs. Indeed it hath^/^c^e billi, h\ooiy ier'etur iupo-

^n thee. A man will never be afraid ofi "d'tements againfl fuch who are under it: l^f^'w, imo .1

i^bligtttien, which is made voyd , the S '"' i'f^all never have any thing to produce ^"^'*'.^ ^^

lorne off; * the yvriting defaced : nay,i 'gainft thee, who haft an intereft in ckijty "m^i'^'d "vi

t)nly eAr)C(l'd aod croft, but tome in piecl /T/r'ifl'w '^^

L^P*7"' '"-l""i"'-.^l'rogata l,x qmadvm damnatonm^ ton qiuid Vim diHcio, mm. Dav.i.'ii^ ■ '

I

•^

j2 StUevtrs freed frm \ thtcurfeoftheLm, ^^

I may fay of fuch, as the Apoftle doth io Fourthly, againe , that Cmh c^nmc noiher^fcnfc, agMw/lfiuhtkereis mlaw. ictHdetitHf you , bccaufe Chrift in our pcr-thercis no law tojumtihtm , fo there fon and fie^d was condemned by it^ tftac no law to cM^mtuih^m. wee might be fireed , G*l, 3. i^. Chhik

This the Aponie ftews plaine, Sim^^tt, redttmi us frm the cnrfe 4 tht law 34. ffheu hethdt ctndemHtth^ it u CmeiM^ wMde aeurfe for tu. * It may (Ton- *'^^^^ «-thMt djtl He fetsthcdeath oickrifi agaifeemnefinnc in us: but cannot condemne ''""^^'^ all that can be brought: and it is evident us for finnci qu^mvint

Firft. That Cfl/^rf cannot condemned Fifthly , that Cmrt cannot condemne, 'Zr'quid caufethat Cmn is condtmned^ the curt|,eeaufe you have MpptaUd from it; you/"«^/«« judgements, and fentcnces of tt arc «fe(f this in the PHblkan, he was arretted; '''S«'^^ UMguam «o» invalid, and of no power * men that lagged into the Court of jufticc, fen- ""^'"""'i V6cemba- condcnuicd, they have a tongue, buc|enced and condemned : but this takes 7;'''^'^*

Damnati

l/cnt,

lehbus^

vayce. So here, though the Law havi w place bccaufe hee makes his appeal*; qu^imvts mgueiiiW to accufe, yet hath it no /« ?o^ be mercifuU tg me 4 finntr : hec fl/es Hon flcklcu to condemne, it cannot fatten condcra o Chritt , and faith the Text, he went 4. Amef. lion on you. ,4j j^ftififd. So that Court (provided ^"''^'^'

Secondly, That Om cannot condcn igur appeale bejuft) cannot condemne you, bccaufe you are not finder it as a C» tecaufe you have appealed to the Court of you are not under the law as a covenaai|4i<r(;. life and death. If you be in Chritt, youb Indeed, there be many who make a/«/>

""t^L * 1?°^*"*"' ^^ ^^^^^' *PP^''* ' ^^^y appca'e in Pirt, not whoUj;

Thirdly, That Caitrt cannot conde«lhey will truft part on chrifi. and part on

yop: bccaufe you are not under the condJiJwi/i/t/M. Many that appeale to ChriJI-nation ofit, you are under the ffl»d<<ff,lfbr/«/z;«ti>i,,whodo not appeale to him not under thef*r/« of it,you arc undcri^or fMa^CMtm: this if falft. /)^f|r«/;n (though not as the Law doth hi. Many who appeak to Chrift befofe them out,uponthcfe termes docthisaihcy bcMyf in the former Goartj bcfor* Az/^Jbut you arc iiot under the/«»4/r; of jj g^^^

Fourcbl

•m

■I.

u

'34 Beieeifers freed frtm

chey be hnmbled, convinced, condem lin it;e Uw.

If on may retde what kindeaf appc wili doe you good In the poore Tuhlun he feems a man caft and condemned the Court of the law, and tbereup makes his appcale to Chrift m the G Lulc. iS.ij'P*' '-^^^^^ the words, it is faid of hi He flood *Urrt tff, 4>$d wtuidrnfom as liftHphU tyts to heaven; hut fmte i>fe»ft^ Jaying, God (fe mtreifttU tome 4 net. Here was a three-fold demea and it anfwers to a three-fold afF^ai inhKn. tirft, k fio,d afarrt off-, and t

■H^^??*Sy,

iht tutftofthe Ltw» t 3J liWlf as fatvition; to bee made hr Ij bf Chfift, as Bellas to be miAcha^py iy Chrift. 2 U muft be the appeale of man htimbled and cafl in hirafelfe. No an will appeale to tmother Court, till frft he be frf/f-ahd condemned In the for-ier, So hcrtf \<re cannot appeale to Chri(f, II firftWd htcafi-, condcihned by Ale-?nd this the Apoftle fhewes, ifcw, ^ ^""-J-ffe havt pruvtd hoth J ewes and gen-ilts to be all nttder Jinne. At it is vrritten,

here ii unrig ri&ktfaui ma tint nttr • fjjfy

kre u none rigbtetus, no not one j there ts

— , "^j>y*aHjitrr»tjj-^ j^jiQ^-'^e that Hnderfiatideth, none that fetkitk

anfwers to his feare and cegfternatio^^^'" ^'"^• He would not fo mitch at'iiftup hit em ^^creisthe indiftment, and the accu-this aflfwered to his (hame and confofi(l''°" ^^^^^ '*^> ^"'^'" ^^'"^- ^^' V^" have He fwHte hii hreafi ; this anfwered to ff' Sentence, or judgement upon it j and forrow and compundion: and being tyP^^^hcApoflle tells you the reafon^ why caft hethcnappealcs:(Jc<i^r »»<r«/«/y/J^^ ^*^ faith this; it is that every mmth 4\Jinner. might be Sopped^ and all the world may he-

I In briefc then, if thy app^ale be rigr*' ^*"''J' ^^f''^' ^'"^' ^^^w when the aAd fuch as will doe rhee good; j J*»hath accufcd, when it hath fenrenced Hiuftbo a totally m: '^ vmiaH apptalt • yrV» fi°f* ^^^ mouthes, and we become muft noL cnmfe-f.. r/;wA f-., Ti—Li:J|uilty; now comes the finncr to make

aAd fuch as will doe rhee good; Hiuftbo a tBtall^m- 'i vmiaS apptalt, ,.

mutt nou cometo CXn/?. for tome relit- • -

onciy, but fotnii. Chrift muft jiave f'^^fM' ^om theL<»» as a Covenant, honour of all. 2 It muft bean apptalt 2P. "^^^ * Saviour: he lookes for no-Gti€t&&m\litmerfy ; foi fandificatlrf ^"^ ^'^°'" ?«/?»«,but all from mrcy.

And having thus appealed, the Law

Tiathgpmorc to doe with him; he is rtoc

D t uiidec

under the/./»/w* the penalties of 4tc tree, becaufc they (liouia not h, mfe law: heisoutofthercachof It Thela^nough ; and you fee how ordinary it can uks « W^of him for ««^«4/i,js with him. either to accufc Goiismcrcy, hec IS fled to Chnft. hce hath r4^.*/<i;^hen he tells them they may fume, and «^4rr mh.m. , . -yet God will be merciful!; or his 5'«y?,«.

I And what zmviUdge 11 this, that y« that if they finne, there is no mercy for are free from the curfcs and penalties (them. As he firetckth GoAs iufticc a-thclaw^; that .f the taw tkrt4tt», Chri^vethe bounds of theGofpel ; fo he

VZrt'' '^t u'^ '^f*. ^^"? ik\/fmchethGodi mercy above the bounds

/«*.Mh.s ,s a h(gh pnviledge : if GoJfhii truth.

did but let one fparke of his wrath a.^ And as he accafeth God to man; fo

difpleafure fall upon your confciences fi\nan to God.- i Either by way of««. k "JcTote t us fre'Jd ''' ""^^ * "^^//-'-^ •* you fee in fofiua^ zA j.i.., ,,,,, ^ ThTri? V L jr . i3.t And thus he is ever laying crimes, i,j,4/

Thirdly You are freed from the jfanJ preferring Bills againft the Saints.So dt^mems AHd 4ccHf4tu>»s of the law, /^ that in all his temptations we may fay is

f^ !/' vTr^hi '^ ""^/^'"-^'" *^' ^Htbcman to ^omI, , when he asked why he ofGcdsEha? One would thinkc ihii; killed not ^^/i/bwj Thou thj felfeLrd ftrangcaueftion, ivho {h»V why there «.*-« /*. King ccmmMnded, that Ahfdm , enow «,.[! lay to their charge. ^JhonUnot be hurt, and iflbad ^J,A«[/;™;

their charge J he is called, Revel, i z. iim»ldhave accufcd me to the Kinjr. So may A. ^.«Ar */ ;6, saints night and d»i we anfwer Satan; Thou thy felfedoeft r';J*^''%S'"t C^Wwfflr, ever pn. know that God hath/ir*»-J^» this thing: rcrtf.,. Bills of indidment againft tj;andif Ifliould havedoneit. would not ^arnis : rometimes he accufeth C,d t thou have beene the firft that would have n^a .,.as you lee he did with OM^mh^accufedmeto G»d? This is Satans way. rents. where he charged God with enr he is firft a tempter to draw us to fmnc, tol.»crcature,asif he had Mi/,» thei. wd ihen an *:f«>r to accufc us to God

tin D 3 foe

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IS.

|ob

10.

It

38 Bil«vm,r,fai,Jfrm ,UmufMU.,f,h.L«, ,„

hckne* M better then God h.mf, JL^f S / S ,^'j 7,"^^ T'

Nay. and though he could not condfl h/JL / ^: I f^ ?^*^' '^^'.zach.j.i.

his adioni. yet hewould quarrell . fJcT) "" '**" " ^'""^ ^'*^^'''«'

bis w/f^?M»/; Surely, what ever his/ 2 Ytahnrn^^ ^ 1 c

c;,.are.yet j^«^. .nteitions are not goAJ J'^^ ^r^''^ ^"'"' ''°' ''^'

which was Is much as to tell God tffiL 'f Ti r ' Vl' ^«">""n«

was deceived infold, for certainly .El.f,,^^'".^^^^ but forgiven;

ever ^hpu thinkeit of f.^. yet f.h dotlfnt o th tl Z f'' *"''''* l"'^

fervc thee fornought, he i, a w.rrXh"ch G >d h>fh ?o • ""'^"c'"^ '^"

fellow, one that lervesthee for iXiL^wlhin^^^^^

belly-bleOings : tho« ba^ h^apedl^^f t'fe aS^^^ *^. ^•'^•

ward favours onbira , aqdhaft malecaufehc wouu n-t^ ^»cant,neKc^,

bedg^ .k,t him, fenced him in i\!$Td\o^^^^

voursthat nothing can annoy him.Sol^, thinTtZll A A t \^"- '^'^' ^''•'^'"«

you fee there ,re thof, that w.Il lay toj,/. tfnone a« coni^nl u, '" ^' ''"' ^""^^^

fharai Of Gods people. Satan willf , Yea buf n.rn 1 c '

cufcr «" wf"^ 3 Ilea,but notonely Satanctnd kicked ■"'•'''-'««

But now ^-«/-« cannot condcu'^o oar charce ConfcJnrn^ ^ ^^"'^^'^«« the ,ir«..Qf life and death are notii^nd then how can ^f. T^n?'.?'"' hands, nor (hall his accufation takc^any thmg to h" ^ha s'e oit":!^"^ t\ 'P^oecm withGodagainftus. * A man conlconfcience t r- ^ ^ t.t.. .i«ned himfelS though bee have a vJtimeSin/tme LT ' '°™" ^j»:habet yet be hftth po powcr; his teftim(^/i//nnfo ni "L /w.. ^^'""'"'" f^^«*^"t ^nvahd againft other ^x. SataXg J^''„%L'^^^^^^^^

. tonder.n^d wretch.and sH hisaccufattjagoe """'^''^' '"'^ "^^^"^^ *«"S

fb.ll laKp «Q plac? wUb gQ4 againjj Jn tt^e firft wc are to liflen to the ac

D4 cufations

> mtit>a.

MccHfdtions of confcience when it 4 contentious troublcfome fellow at Law

charge us truly; ^o/'f/.A/brethrens, p^ndGod will deale with itas anhoneft

fcrencc acculcd them wfeeq they weR'7«^« doth with fuch a contentious quar-

evil intreatcd in Egypt, and tel$ them.i^clfome fellow; he carts all out of fpm,

s; non mo- ^^^^y^^^hg^tity of the r,rong djnt to f(^^s matters not worth hearing; or things

ne„do,mo,-^f X»^t;«^. after he had numbrcdthep|hat have beene determined long agoe.

ieiidf, P'«, f^t^ hem/mote him. Confcience|rrhcfe accufations (hall not tal^e hold of

not a bridle, but it was now a trhip; itethe fooie. In this cafe I may fay .when ctn-

"<*f^j"'"'^'afld therefore now a/f«j»«^r«r# condemnes, God is greater thw

he did not hearken to the warnings, ijfonlciencc to *f<iuit and abfolve the

therefore feels the ia/hi>i£s of confcieiflfoule.

and when confcience doth juftly accufff 4 Yea, but there is 4 fourth . which it

When It conies in with evidence act^ready to lay to the charge of Gods peo-

ing to the Word,we muft hearej fortlflplc, and that is the Uw.- The Law may

God/penkj. If a7)i4*be not ki by'accufe,8:c. Andhow thenis itfaid.Who

SuKMe, It IS no matter what it faycs;»can lay any thing to the charge of Gods

If «t goes by the Suh wee muft hearke^people ? and if the Law may accufe, we

It: So if Confcience do not fpeake ^cannot be faid to be/r« from the indift-

f ording to the Word, we need not mi^ ments and accufationi of the Law ?

jts accufations-.but if it fpeak accordinj I anfwer: If we fpeake of finnet par-

^M^fw*there, it is good to liftcnto doned j neither huhConfciewe, nor J4.

J Sometimes Confcience brings infi) m», nor the Law any right to accufe the

i^formatioMj; It will perhaps tell you thj people of God. God hath juftificd, and

things to be finne which are not: 1; who then (hall accufe?

here It is an«rrw««i confcience; wef Indeed while wee are ttudtr the Law

jot to bcaie It. J Sometimes it • before f^h ; we are both under the ac-

bring m old cafes, anfwered and fatiii cufations, judgements, and fentences of

^ong agoe: then It is a quarrelforae c« iNLaw. The Law doth noc onely accufe

i^n^c : Confcience in this cafe fst' ' ^s

m ■?

■=^ -^^-mSr-

4i Bdttvtrs are freed fnm *^' aeiu[4tms of the L4rv . 45

us, but the fentcncc and curfc takes hoPf fin"*,«^^ ^^^ "' *"^** '^*^ ^'"""*' ** ofHs, feeworddothfignifie,/{«•. 8. ?^ >fA«

1 It Accufeth uSjfoL 5. 4j. ai Ch^^ll '"; '««;f^»«^ 'o*^* charge of Godi £-told them that would not hcIecv«M'Orracher,whoftiallcall jnto Court, him . but looked for j4aification hyLTheword doth not onely fignifie to acr Joli. J. 4Maw J Z)a Mf thiMke tktt 1 mil 4cclft pfe ; bat in im v$e4re,to call into Court? ^/^ iy^J^^ tetkf Pdthfr, there « «W r^^? mll'm^^^ foneither the Law, Juftice, Con- >i,„;flf 70^ J «v« /^•/>/ (Vf )^Ajn» je trnfi : ;}Ceicnce,Satan, can accufe ui, to call us in- i^^aAU. taw which they looked Co be iyftjjto Court; the Court of the Law. Forwe^wy7g«»-by.fhould accufe them. ^re (when beleevers) freed from it as a ficM,acc».

1 Tt doth not onely accufe us, {ICeurt, as a Covenant, and fo from ^hePj^^''/^* fentcnceus -, yea, and the fcntence ^4en»<n"» fcntcnccs, condemnations, p^j^-' * cuife fakes hold of us, ^ah. 5. 18. He (F*""**'. *"<* accufationsof it. If it fend belKvtth mt ii condemned Already. A J«"y ^^ its OjTfw/out to accufe us, and the l6. vcrf. He that heUevetb not l»«ach us for finne,we mayrefule to o-ywhofCodahidethonhim ' *fcey, tocome in and appeare; becaufe wc

So that while you arc under the U' *•■* ^^ ^^ ^"'^ ^Y ^^^^^^ ^o"" 5 *^ *''® before faith and<«/m/?in Chrift thei^*°''*''"J"'^''y'^*^°^P^J' ^"^^^^'^^ ^^^^

- I .1 -r ' I ^ ti//ifi/« a/hrn Fh<>ii hav^

doth not onely *ff«/f J but theLawMP"'/''''^'^*"^^^y have finned, go condemne. ^rtghtCoart, they might both M

to the

-„ _.-, „ AflflwrgCt

But now thofc thiit have an »Wm'?"/•"''"'f<*'^^*""V^ affurance of pardon Chrift. I The law cannot Accyfe tV °^ ^*""^ 5 ^*'*y ^°'*^'* ^"^' "^''' ^""'''*' of finne before Grace; bccaulc thcvi' *^^^^^^ *''*'''""" ^'^'f ^'""^; - . pardoned ; and this accufation is rw* ^ ^^*" ' ^"V- '^^ *" '''"'' ''^ ^ ^ void- 2 The law cannot accufe of (in' accufationsof the Law : I meaneaccula-aftir Grace, finne after a pardon Tlicyi *|o''*of >t as fubardinatt to condemni-noc under the accufajions, arrefts ft' ^'^"* tcnces pf the Law. ' ' Tkcrc is»two-fold accufaiion,

I fay, riic Law cannot fo accuft ^ ^"^^

Firft, An accuCation to c«Hvi6lm% In biiefel anfwer, we are not under humilutioH fox timet ^tcurfts, bpt wee are under the com-

Secondly, 'in accufation to ftnu^nds of it j wee arc not under the Law and condtm»*tioHiot fincc, the LawforjW^ww«, but we are udder the Law (^ufetbandcondcmaethairo, alltheaci)r»»</»^. So farreacwewaikenot ac-Tations of the Law to-thera who are |ordingto it, as a Rule,it hath an accufing der tbe Law, they are fBberdinAtth'mr , though we are taken out of the Sentence, Judgement, and con(i#)nderaBing fovtr ©f it. There is no fur-nation for finnc : the Law accufethAer ftwcr iejf^in the Law then for our alfo condemneth all them under it. f " all theaccufations of the godly for rJ they are in fubordination to comvH for finne and humilintion for it.

iSltwe.

Anfm

our humiliation; our edification.

nd this is ohcly a power for our good, id our furtherance in Gtace. ,

Whether the law is /«/? in its accufa- *-^*'^'' fo fubordinate to life andralvation,|onof us,feeingwedoe not finne. And And fo I conceive the Law may m^*x. is founded upon the former; if it be thole who are yet the Frttrntn of Qh^^ > that we are freed from^ thelaw as It may difcover to them how farretl Rule. orasaDireAionof£»/«,(wbich come fliort of the glory of God, ji etfo to be freed were not a part of our farre they have erred and wandered ft Mdorae but our Bondage) then our l^f^-S«ms the paths of righteoufnefle, &c. and teaches of the law are not finne; if no'®|^^*'^*'^ cafe them for it, but this accufation ii w for us, then wee doe not finne in the p° [^ ^\nWit^ humiliation, not to condemnation, i reaking of it, no more then we doe, if chrjfi a-' (hall fliew hereafter: either this muf) 'c breakc now the lawes of 5/)4>»e, orionccxal-fo , I or elfe you muft deny the Law (oM other Narion,which is no law for us: ^=d. p.i4f • being a Rale. |» fome doe feeme to cxemplifie this.

But here two Querits ttt propoundc^ Thefe two ^m« the invalidncflc of Whether the Law may jaftly accufcPein'^nd danger of them, we (hall (hew feeing wcarc not andei; it. jfterwards; In the mcane I muft tell

I yoo,

V

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45 BeUevirs free^ fiimUirigi,^^^^*'''re^uiredh the Up. 47 „^„ Jl,, ,. ^ J ' V J- o • In, it k part of our Freedome. l^uf 1 will

doch

^.^ , A J L- ■ *tanticipaccmy DifcourJc, */ce

{]2 qua/it a

Gfil4tia»s 1, T^^ DHcmirfes

7 A* ^^«.^ ji?;« 4JojMm -*yJ^|^oWtMy,Wc arc freed from the n;g<,«r^^''S'^'««

. S'Vf^;u T • foli-dfertccrfqiiiredm the Law, wee {"""/•-

I Jiir£.}Uh(i laww^s given 1 ^^^^ ^.^ fj_ _.o.k-^:.-*L/k.,.'^''''«*'».

torn

^r^i jr tne lslw vtfL% given yeare*i»%r<J)p Ptomifif, then either

PW M AVfrft/*'w»Mt,ccmiy ,riot be gii forthfin were God cfintrary to timft r.rii in giving a Covenant of CrMcfy cl: w«'i4''it Ao<i therefore he gaveit 4^U. |to d^fcover ^o us after juflificai

not fHtcd from exdi ohediMt^ {'but adeoq-.

th8t'r»^o«r of obtdierfce whfch the qMntu gt-wf rtqtrired unto falvation- tinetadtu^

Firft, The Law d^d not ortlj^tbrtliiJand ft'fi^'^t'*-jf^/r,but«^#y. thing, of «sr .t l^id S^ fjTi|*^ii{)On us which we could not bear, ^i^^. 'd it would not, nOr^could it giyi uj the opera\h^ ■ ,. u f n i • ,i* "11 • r<ift>y??/?.«x« and concurrence, tike the aafo^K «»« by thc:Pr(>m»fe, a Rule d? walking «j^ij,^^4^j PharMeeS ■ who IMi kavie e^^gmur

^4n, That can nev,r be faidto^^;^,^, ,„^^^ ^^ ^.^^^^^^^ ^^ih^-'£no^' moiouTFrud^m, which .sa paC,.sothe Law, it laid hiavy ^^kcsZt'^^' ouc£,n^^,: orthatcap neycrbefai|^,^,;b^kgi,,/y,^„j ^^.l^^J affift-/.. J.r bt.pmQf^rXondMgt, which IS partfccfcattd concurrence of/.e,r«Afb.' the i-^^-i-«i-^^rHcUfe. But conformity to the LfoiAgbf it. /«^./. /.J «.»,W, itf.^;-"*^/^"'-and rub;edion to the Law of God is w^^^^,^ (^^ j^ .^„ ^ ^^^ ^j,, no Grace. Z^'':r\ ofourhol,ne(re:Thereforeitcanncv«5^ ,'h,^efor* Divines have compared iTltS fjidto be part of our ^.«J.^. Inay^,,^ ^^, i„ .^e Law to the B.ndL otfllV^f" here IS ^TmfMfHbjeaioH, ^^^tj^frael-j^ni^ct'Pharxr.l,, who nauireli the ^^o''. Aug. jcftionof aSon, and of a Slave. We Ve of bncke,but afrdeino ftriw ; So^^^'^K /Wfroffi theone, the fubjeaion oj^e Law r*^«ir« the full tale, it abates of jr'** "*" .^/-^Mh.swas part of ouri?.«^^ri Jiothing in the command, but itgiVe* no Ij'" net from the other, the fabjeftion of|fiiftj,ncc and concurrence for the doing n>eophil.

Ifa. i4.it. J^«0^ i mt Ufimis if-

friltf. Cbryf.

juvtt: tit-

titr^ffiruit dMfHtr.

lohn 1 ^.f.

Dteatogits fft Ux fpi-rituaUSy E-vaagtlium lex bfiritits,

48 Bilttvmfrtti from the rigtt thefigturtftheld^* 4P

of ic; it Anfwers us there as the Pne(b|Qfp(i is the LtMefthe Spirit^ R»m. 8.2* Decdogui fiuUi > Ste thoH tQ that. -j jotjj therefore inible to doe, what ii eftiexff.h-

But now in thcGofpel wee are fi nuaands to be done i take one inftance,''"»''''^? *^ from impoflibilities, here maw ptpi ,,h,6.ii- the Sfirit cnioyncs that we^^^'J^JJ^^^'J^ all things are poflible,notin refpedp doW not la fiHne ttigtu in our f>ortaU ^^f^^^ ^^^' but jn rcfpeA of God, who hath undt ^„j. There is the command.and rcadc keatt^ttr^aU »ttr vorki inm^antifti 5 j^, vcrfe. Si»Mi fiiH have m$ demint-CArj/^opbleffctbGod, that that» injoxr mortaU Miis. There is the pro-Goil rt^mrtd$f him, he had £ivt^ u fe, and hce allcadgeth thisrcafon j for Indeed tlje works oj^ the Go/pei m a are not under the Law, bur under great a» any wcrkes of the Lsn^ti ice •• as if he hai fatd,had you been un^ greater, t/«t. to ^*/«w, which is a gn r the law you could not have expeft* workcthea to doe all the duties of fuchaffiftance.bDt you are under^r«ff, LMf; t»ut God hath given us 4l therefore (hall have that power, ftrcngth, we have Cmmft»i*» with I Secondly j This was the rigtnr of power and ftrength of Chrift. As x^ Law, that the law required obedi-ent ivham »« fM dee n^hing : So ike in onr ewne ftrftms , it would not whtm. wet fi>4(l be ahlt to tiu *U riiow of any to doe or worke for us, nor A wenkfi Chriftian, and a ftrimg Cly help to us in the doing of it, we are (hall be able to do all; Nothing (htiw freed from this rigour,and God will tat hsrd for that mai),that hath <l>«/rAcptof our obedience by another, of Chrif^ to inable him, and the J/>ir» There was a tWo {olX debt we owed W Chrift to woikcwichhim ; If Godtfed' '

mamd the works of an Angel, and givfl| t The debt of finnc «. the y?»'*»gr/>ofan Angel, all will be ei« 2 Tie d/^t of fervice. The workes commanded may be dt^Thefe two, the debt of finoe and let-cult in rf fpcd of divine impefitioit j bulle, were both trMf4iiid upon Chrift, they are eafie in rcfped of divine e»«ffi be hath fiilfilled aU rigjiteoufaefle. ti«H: the law was a fpiriwal law, but|sf c^ crucisy for os, hence we ate iaia

JO ^ilte'»m frttdfrom therigeurofthelAW. %l

tohcompieaunChrifi, though we b«|ntheGofpel God acccpteth of 4fi-perfea .n our (clvcs: L for .itions , of '"/^^'"^/^/■f;!^';

Thirdly, This was the «|or of thell^,«i, of dcfire (otMtty. Here is all, a that itrequ.red miverfai^dtuAU , as i|:hriftianheis raadcup ^^^^firesfiimur. as perlonall obedience, yea and wiih^,w,, thirftings and bewailings. Oj th*t W. that.f you failed in one t.ttle .L;^;^ were d.redcd: and o/» rmfcM were gone for ever, G-/. Mo. f «r|;;, that I am ! h«eue.ofpelperfed.oa. h J9»kjesmtiver, thing »nm» I>i4«/Want was ratherm//then pawcr h.keofl Uwto\tl HereP,ratherp««..r then Will, there^wJl^^^^ 1 ohdnnce, and 2 ptrfonaU obcdiencJoe, but wants power to doc • Not hat ^dUca. , u»iv,rf.ll obedience required, Jhem/lispcrfeft i.J'^'^^^^i^""'t •aewcA*- that oBiverfall 4fl«-tf, nay and 5 Ibe things we w«Wdoc, 'Wr*^'*-P;/*'" S^'"-'- conftant and perpetual!, .f he failed iAur members -./o^ee cannot ^/ the S r' t.ttle,nay.and at any ^'^..he comes*iag, we fboM ^M^ 5 '^.f, f^.'" ^" ilr,:.- chec^rfe)^ All your defires,all your eyills: but yet 1 fay, the ayhng o Gods fingon vours would not ferve the turnc ; iffeeople is more for v,»n o* P^*" «^/" «"'^-'''- failed in the leaft tittle, you vvereL-tofwill; there.SB«//to doeb^^^^^ ^^^^- forever; no«;,.»r.M«.noteares,nofrantt««'.rtodoe,astheApoftle T^^ mil

ers. m future czrc would make if ?«/"•» »"'*"^^^':\^""-^^f f'^ ^^7. ?^,»r./..- Though Che Gofpel doc admit oi 4» ferform th,tM ^ ^ood I findc mt, ?«"«. /"^-tance , yet the Law will notowneiiM God hath meicy for ^*« .«'"' ^"^ '"'^*"-'''-looks for rjr-a obedience to every tijione for m//-«o» : p^.^""T'?S r'"''^"rnom th,.ri"id obedience huh ^etfrttnwe4kene!femdi^^ck^dneSc.\^JMC ^'"''" frcedyoui AndGod.. pleafed for Jhouartunderthe law th.s ^'^kefas /all aL.ll , to accept of ^.ivcrfd if by wickedneffe a finf»a 'J^''^'"* ^^^^^ ruall obedUc, 7^/!./^ 119. 6. ^^'^".'f^" ^odhates it. UndercheGofpe^ />.^^ r, ./; hu C.n,m^dermms. Th*e looks not upon the ^-^-^-'f* of S^^^^ iher*betWtngm*i7«;,. yet wl.erefcthe.r w.ckednclTe, »"d therefore he is il^M\^oi4m,.n, God can wrt^Wcs ih«m. Sinn^makes ihofc who are

LexpCYJe Ham ebt-dianiam

V,

under the Law the ohjeSls of Gods hotkg^i erery Law comes now to the Saint* Sin in a BeUever makes him the e^jtljiom the t^trcyfcat. Uberamur

Gods pitty. Men you know hatepojlm All rigor is now gone, and nothingbut j co'^taiane a toade, but pitty in a man. In the ont,rt«/f is the mative to it, and the prin- Ugis, dcm is their nAture, in the other their (^tLif of your obedience, ^^k" ebediemiamy fed non cogit

and infirmities, he hates the wicked,if«i^chen Love;things rcusi» Rom.^.14

the ones nature,a«d the others difcApej/ilu to others, arew/« tothera that Mat.i 1.30 Fourthly, This was againe the rive; Love knowes no difficulties, Mj eo quad

of the Law, that it inforcetiit (elfc mke u eafie, mjbHrthen u light; \.ost\s^'*l'*''n"^' Moil ^4S. the Confcicnce with f^rMfj andwitljhaffcaion that is not to be pofed "f^'^^^Ynum'^ute f(e>/«XH- '■'"""■» t"'"OW the Qofpei comesoiliities or difficulties to the pcrfon be-f,/^jj p^j* «*,vel /«. ^^'^"^ > *'^h bcfeeches and love. / ^ved j Jmc(A ferved a hard prentifliip for lexnontam hUt,kd y^''* ^""^'"'"h *^* mercies ef goii,RiJLchtl ^ and yet faith the Text, Heiftee-impcrat,

1. In theGofpelthefpiritisnotai»<^ri&r/iw;AVf/« , i>ec4ufe he Uved her.^'*^'>""on /vrtiijucn ofbondage and fear, butafpiritofplove doth fliorten time, and facilitate ^^^'^^'^^' ' and love,as you fee, Rem^. 15.2 7iM|hour. When Achilla was demanded \ut1u

^ of bondage and fear, butafpiritofplove doth fliorten time, and facilitated'""'*'^*''*

" - « • s > . ^ eutiamj

The Law urgeth obedience upon pai^hat enterprifes he found the raoft eafic auxiut

attti

tut.

^tirtgata «wnaH death, Deut.z-j. 16. Grfi.ifall he had undertaken in his lifc,he an-/po»ttf»f« tftLcxnonindkeMforceth\tbyterroMr^ but the%ercd, thofe which he un^trtoikf for igratitudine ^uofd obe-pt\ by/»«/»fjfeandlove, all lerrwiend. Thisisthefptnt which God *^-^l'J^^lf. nTu'l'i ^^"'' ^^^ *'***''** °^ '^* ^*^ "** Pf ^'^^'" his children, not a fpirit of feare, „lli„ic^t' tnoJuml'- hetweene the Chtrtthims , and upoopit a fpirit of love ; which is the/))ri«^ of £)j„i„jyfl. beditnii^. Mercy-fca t, to tell us under the Gofl their aftions, and makes thofc things ^i<f(.«,

^brtgataLc:i:quoadjitlii(lcattonem,a(cufA(itntmiyw,..-.-.n.- o- - , /•

tiicm, coaflionem. Sec. Chemni. I'"'*-'*' ^'«'»' ""^f^^ P««^«« >»em,eo jem, quocunqne

E 3 which

:he uofii tneii

r

75S5j:'?qSsI^

54 HorvBeleevers'drefreidfrtm^ ebe^fpa to mtH. jy

which otherwifc would be tasks and l)#/«#<'^«'"' C^*fi^ ""^ ^l^J'' '"'' ^'■'-thens, rcfrefliments and ddigha, Jnw ■^*''*"'*«/«'^''^*^ ^^>^^''''/'"" "»' Godly man takit in what ever concert^'**'' /Ww/?fr, m* C kift, &c. hishappincfreby/4»A and Uyesout^Sccoadly, for the fecond, not to wn^^fr-cver concerw his dntit by love : }if(Bmtuie,i:Cor'7'^3' ?> "'" ^««i^« and love arc the all of a Chriftian,lhf>*^;'*^^^''»^7« the fervanu of mtn.

' lUC the meaning iSj that we are not to ac-Qowledgeany our fupreamt mafter, noc e we to give our ^»ith and Confciences, tinthraS our. judgements 10 the fenten-», dcBnitionSi or determinations of any an, or men upon earth, becaufe this ere to make men Mafitrs of pht Faitk, hich the ApoQle fo puch abhorred, inallbyF«Aandlay««Mllby Lovel<^f- ?; ^- ^" "^ »"' m4it~!4 ywr this is another pnviledge Beleevers «#"*«?,/«' H'"' "/ /f/ ^f/' There arc they are freed from the rigour of theW'^'i'^/^'''; i Matters accordmg There are fome more, which becilj'he «««>> and iMafters according to would haften, I (hall but name. t^^ff' ^h^ ^rft you rcade of in the Beleevers are not onely freed {x^m-f^'^^l- Strvmsht uhtditnx t» jenr tan, from fin, from the law j but tht^^'^^'f ''"'H^ '«'^^ ^f i ^^e fecond . freedfnm Mience tomcn. W? havl'""« ^f in that ^/<,«/».2? 9,10. »7* /,.r^; over us,men are our brethren,(*'''? t' l'^"f '/ "*"' ^^^'"^ according 7.6.J 4.J w./?fr «,« H..t/*«. We filT ^^' f ^ '. ^«,/»"« «^ i^PfertaiH, to the Scripture n^,«^/, charge, i NottoiPf'f'','"''n!"a''f«^«'^^'^^hmgs : Butof Waftcrfhip. 2 NottoWfm* fervi*"'M'and':onfciences as we have no

Firft,for the fi. (\,^U. not to uft^T' '"w'^n'' "^ ?f ""u "^ u° t*"^* llerlhip. Ycu have it in ^^f^mA.^ {"'''y ^""^ Mafter and Father which is in 9.io/i.«*»j.f4y?f*iRabbiJoro«f^t";'«"' "d in this fenfe Chrift fpcaks, ^' '' '^ -•■"« wc rauft not ^^/t/wrr/j'yeeld up our

^ 4 Iflvcf

fH,n potii/f poftle faith fo,G<»/ 5.6. For m Cbrijl i»l>-i.^i1'*''neither Cireumcifion nvailtth 4ny ti fub /4g|. „^y uncircHTficiJfon; but Faith whish

rilih Li h ^^"^^ ^^^^^ ''*"^ ^^*^^ ^"' * wic^t f«t of Chnfi to heare his Woi d,and

maridnta. c- like AUrth* doth compaflc him

;"/« l/ai-M withfeivice. Faith is the great Rtd

nonfunc ^j^j Lgyg j, t^g great Dishurftr ; we

Par. i/j loc, ..- .

(it.

^

^6 Sekeversdrefretd frmDtdtk 57

fel ves to be ruled by the will of any, 1^^ anfwered, there is a great odds.thcy I mhra/loat judgement!, and (ubioiC(kgre(lthet«rrff;is(jduetoabad life; but faith and confciences to any power b(||e txptUt^ the rewards dne to a good life. Chrift. It were high «/i»r^iifMi» for anjThirdiy, this is another part of oar free-requireit, it is to enter on Chrifts Prajome from death , that wee (hall noi^ij'* gacive Royall,and it is nolefle iniquity ||| the tefi time. Indeed none (hall die till us to render it. And fo much (hall fc^ods/iwe.the wickedft man in the world for the fourth branch , 1 may fpcak nfiall not djt till Gods time. What Davii unto it, when we come to the query oijd to his enemies, fo may any man fay,

Fiftly,\ve are/««<< from death. Imfy times are i* thy hAndt- But this is notpfal.ji^ is a three-fold death. Firfl. A ^/)iniver the beft time : thou may die with if. death, thedeathofchey«»/«intheb(iK4/f4/«r caroufiHg, vmhtyffntntMtnd Secondly,anaturalldeath, the dax^aphirah lying, with the Noh/emaM un-the body from tl)e foule. Thirdly, anielceving, with lulUn blafpheming; Buc nail death, the death of/«»/«and bsdj^a is the friviledgeoi Saints« they (hall ever.Two of thefe you do not doubt c^ot dj/e till the hcR time, not till that timci the queftion is about the thirdjwVnatifrben if they were but rightly informed death, of which I (hall fay ao mordthey would defire to dye. this: Firft,that it is the body only diet;t Men cut downe weeds at any time, bat worferpart, & our dud and bones arellheircorM they will not ()U d^wue till the united to the Son of God. Secondly,;beft time;j«M are Gods htuhaMdry faith , are freed from death as a CMrfe. Theilhc Apoflle, you are his wheat, and when fo!'i*fe'rn ^"""^ ^^ '^"^'^ '* **''*" away,and therefifou zttripe , when you have done your 5J„^/,^,*thcnameis changed ; it is but calW{tforkc,then,and not till then (hall you be bent vitam flccp,and a flcep in Chri(V,and a giihtmuhered into your Maftets Garn r. So w paawj-to our fathers,a change,a dcparting.Dawach for thefift. ^'dTi"- >s the Godly mans wi/*, the wicked mii Sixtly, Wee (hall be freed from the ** T * feare. Arifiifftu being demanded i«P'''»w, and this comes under our Con-^arwi why he feared noc as well as oibfljhmcQate fiecdome. We will but touch

H»,

ta

'*

Si,*fc^- -• ! M-yjs^j^j^pi

I Cfitttlu f(»>i.

1 Cauclut jUon,

58 Bdeevm frttdfrom the Gnve, jp

it. We (hall be freed from the Grave.ghes.ind thofc jI/&" eaten by men ; it - will give you this in three concJufi«u> above themio think this (amcindivi-

1 aft. Though our bodies doe die iTiH and numcricall body Ihould rife a-bc confuraed to duft, yet they (halliTiae, When P<i«/difputcd this point at afrefli, heavinlj and (Jloriom, in thcfc»/i^«, the great Philofophers of the Epi-1">l'"cs» Ireins laughed at bimwhat willthitbab-

Firft, they (hall arife ptrftii bodieSjfiXy^y ? they looked upon this as Babling; from fickneiTe and all imperfedions. Xtthe Scriptures tells us,That welh^U Jet

Secondly, they (hall arife fpirituai fLyrlththtfe f^mej/ts, Job 19- 27. And dies, I Ctr. I J. 44. Which muft nwlfjiit^ with Gods jutticc , that the fame underftood jq regard offubfi^Hce^ botdies which have finned,or fuffcred.lhall regard of t^Mitus. L puni(hcd, or rewarded.

Thirdly, they (hall arife imm»rt4ll\l\iA foule and body (hall never htforttti dies, never to die more. fioteto alt Eternity, When you dye, by

Fourthly, they (hall arife ^/orioiwlleath you (hall be freed from death, after dies : Every one filled with brighcaiiis««^N there (hall never be feparMtioM and fplendot,(hiBing as iher^w in theiiore. ' .

mament, Itan. i j. 3. Mat.i^J^jm T Thus I have done with the Privitlve 3 cohIht ,

1 he ftme BaMes (halUrife, the Aartof our freedorae, what we aie freedfi""' fonle (hall be united to the fame indiviiroin. j

all body againe. And this is a myfteryiif" I (houldnow fpeakc fomcthing to the I'" ?hilofophers dreamed of a trjusfom^t^tivt ^xioi it,what wc are free unto, of hodus^ or bodies transformed into w will but name a fpyv particulars. (hapes,& a tr*nfmigratiok of fouls or fi| Fitft, we arc freed from a (i»te ef wrath, ^P^^^- ** flitting into new bodies, but could ofjlo a fiatt of mercj and favour. r t i

apprehend the truth of this the refuni. Secondly, you arc freed from a fiate of t^o™'''*«J on of the body, that the fame '\ndmii Cadtmnatioa, to a fiatt of JuJliJkjtioH: Bumericall body after it is corrupted int before you were under the condemnation water, ctnfumed by fire, converted i^of the Law, becaufc you had finned, and earth, vanifitdixKOiytt.anyeattH*^ of

(ili

Ml

«ffr^

»!^^ j.„ '^^i^.V^

^^^^^m^fm

■^,

Rom.8.1. •Vw KM,-rrnxfifi*.

Hon U4d

tio.

60 Wlfdt Seleevers dre free urn, Wh*tBeletversMre free unto. 61

of the Gofpd becaufeyou belccved a^cpreffed by Chrift, Thertfort brethren »#_..; r .

But now there « m condtmnAtion, wedtkters. And he that thinks not fervicCy^frt one condemnation; the t4» cannot ci isftecdome, thinks not fin his bondage> aar*. deraneyou, becaufe you have appeal nd therefore is in bondage, the Ge//*^/cannot, becaufe you do bel« Sixtly, you are freed from a flatc of God condemned finnc in Chrift, that mdi^i, a fpint of flavery in fervice: to a might juftifie the finncr by Chrift.andt writ of /«»-/^»> and liberty in fervice : as out condemnation for ever, as one d yhis blood he redeemed us from being Criticize upon that place, * M4ti% aves j fo by his Obedience and Spirit hee He will bring forth Judgement into y\m^ redeemed us to be fonnes. Now you \m( it u- ry, he renders it, he will caft outcondJre drawnc to feivicc, not with ccrds of Cihn ut nation for ever, and fo it will beare. pare,but with the bAuds of love ; not out »"«©• Tluf Thirdly , you are fVeed from a fta!l|f tmfHlfton; of confcience, but prepenfi-*pi«», iit tnmitj to a ftate of friend/hip. yindjoullt" of Nature. As the hve if Gtd to us WK©-,in wereeMemiethAthG»dreconciled,CQ\.l.^^^^^^SfringoftL\\\{\%di^\oti%io us, fo Fourthly, you are freed from a fta#"'^ 'ove to God is the rife of all our obe-dcAth to a ft ate of life. Tsu that were 4'cnce to him.

in )'cur trefpafej And Jinnety bath he qii^ Seventhly, In a word, for wee cannot

ned^ Ephe. 2. begin.' **"'* ^0name all.you are freed from death

tiftly, you are freed from a ftate of/f"'^^^«to/»/f4i«^(;/er7 j heaven is your

^u«.,,.. toaftaieof/rrwVf. Bte hathredtemn'^^^'^x)^'^^ Inheritance, ^ouv Manfion-

dcdcm. in from 6Hr enemies.that we might ferve Hf'^J'' ^^ wasw4<iforyou,andyoufor it;

zccrnum

cijcio.

*fift(t

condem-nacie. Vid Ludovic

Luke

1 .?-f T hereforc did God difcbjr ^^^fepared for you, and you for itjyou

■ ■ <^Kvejfthprepared far glarj^ Rom. 9. 2?.

thedehteffin^thtit we might render l»f*J'M/''"«/'^«d'/fi»'^/or7, Rom.9.2?. the debt of fervice; he freed us froniiy"*^'^'*i* called the ^/oy««i/i^f«y efthe ^W; of raifery, that we might take oi'*'"*/^»^.Rom,8.2i. Ephef. i-14. And the mgagements of duty, Rom 812. T^^Jcll you what you are freed from, and Apoftle lofcrrcs this after all the bcn^'"*^ y<^" ^«11 enjoy hereafterjfor to take

I JfOU

S*JUr.--'L ;'• ''"""i^.-Wri-

I 4.ull-^^««

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ei Whdt BtUevtrs are free untC Ihtfrfi main ^ery frepcunded. 6$ voutothe top of Neht, and fticWj^ff. from that which is the chief lintca-ali this C4H-MII. would make you willr<led in this Difcourfe. to lav down your bodies there, and f;o< Thus have we as htefly as the largeneflc to enjoy it. I fay, to open this privilal^ind concernment of the fubjed would a little whichyct is farre above man toiiufi«r us, finiftied thofc three Generals Fiehnlhrn fetn mr tar heard, mr ^hich we propofed in the handlmg of it etiter into the heart of mtn to ««flithls Doftrjne : I (hould now come to ifhat God hath reftrved for tu , and^^« application otwhat I have faid.andthe '^""'■^■''that i?fpoken of Grace, andtherrfilargweffc of the fubjcd would afford what is Glory > Could we but opefli«ra"ch for comfoit and for caution : for to vou it were even enough to put yofr^direftion and incouragemcdt to the peo-to heaven, while you are here uponei(«'le of God. But 1 have other worke to Itiscallcdthc«>.^r«Mf«, C//or;,|<loefirft. ■ ^r u

Msftersjoj, Fathers Honfe, K.^^i*! h^^ext ,s the raamc 5.iZ. whereon McmecfGlorj, Heaven. LightJl^i^ Doftrme of Chr.fitan freed,m is Et^rnalllifl Look but onthat onefkf "'«£ = a"'*'" "-fEfd many have endea-vor. 4.17. For our light aipiliomP^^^^^ ^o bnild their owne fupcrftru-archHtfJamoment, r^erksth f,r «.#U'-es. hay and ftubblc on it,which the mre exceeding and eurn.ll we.gbt #««/•*/«"» vv.llneverbearejUay, in re-It is one of the necreftesprellionsweffrd there are fo many Opinions which of I Glorv. 2 Weight of glory, jflwd /.4frfl»;»fe from this Doctrine, I ceedins weight of glory. 4 More conceive it is my great worke to '^i-^i-:;i SEof gL?. ,\far#-roexceIlentaDoftrineas this is of exceedmg weight of glory. 6 Nay. .r^"^^^^ Mi»«., from thofe falfe, I iHore exceeding and etemall wcighnP^yJ^J. ^«f"«; J>o'*"n« ^h.ch are slorv and this is the glorious liberty off ^^wd and fathered on it: Andto n»ew fonsof God: Butwemuft (hutupiij:°"'h« "e'thcr this Doiirine, nor yet

becaufc I would notwillmgly Mf''^'f'^'J'^^^f^ ccMnten^cc ov con-

fnbutcany ^rength to iuch fofitions, and

I opinions,

>K^

-*>- ,1

6i Whdt Sdeevtrs 4re free unto, you to the top of A^*^*. and (heir Ja ■11 this C<»»*i«, would make you willm to lav down your bodies there, and poit to enjoy it. I fay, to open this priviU a little,which yet is farre above man lo d! fje hath Kit feeM, nor tdr heard, mr « tt enter into the heart of man to concih •Cor.j .,**«' god hath referved for «/, and H that is fpoken of Grace, and there/or what 1$ Glory ? Could we but open tli tp you.it were even enough to put you it to heaven, while you are here upon eartJ It 1$ called the »w fernfatem. Glory », ^fprsjoj Fathers Honfe, Rinldm Xtn^domt ofGlorj , Heaven, Light, Lift £ttrnaaiift. Look but onthatoneplact 2 Cor. 4. 17. for o^r n^i^j afflinions yrhid 4re but ftr a moment, tvorketh for w afm mrt exceeding and etern^/l weight ofg/m it IS one of the necreft espreliions we reai of. I Glory. 2 Weight of glory, 3 Ei-ceeding weight of glory. 4 More a ceeding weight of glory. 5 Afarmort''^ weeding weight of glory. 6 Nay, a ftr raore exceeding and etemall weight of glory and this .s the glorious liberty of tlx Idnsof God : Butwemuft fhutup this, bccaufc I would not willingly keep yM|

^^^ii^

Ihtfrf m/un J^trj prepttntdeJ. 6%

off, from that which is the chicflintea-dedinthisDifcourfe-

ThHs have we as hriefij as the largeneiTc and concernment of the fubjeA would fuflfer us, finilhed thofc three Generals which we propofed in the handling of this Dodrine : I fliould now come to the app/icatioH of what I have faid.andthe iargcncflc of the fubjcft would afford much for comfort and for caution : for diredion and incouragemcnt to the peo-ple of God. Butl have other workc to doe firft.

This Text is the maine Bafu whereon this Dodrine of Chrifiian freedtme is built: and in regard many have rndea-vouied to huild their owne fuperflru-dures, hay and Aubble on it,which the foundation will never beare ; I fay, in re-gard there arc fo many Opinions which plead fitrottiie from this Dodrinc, I conceive it is my great worke to vindi-cate ia excellent a Dodrine as this is of Chrifiian freedme , from thofe falfc, I may fay, licentioHt Dodrines which are faftencd and fathered on it: And to fl«w you that neither this DoEirine ^ nor yet this 7'r;>;^ will afford cenntenance, or con-tribute any ^r;»^f (7 to fuch fojitions, and

opinions,

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k

Tnmum

^4 rhefirft main Query fripeuttdtl toto en» ' ^^P'^'O"* •> ^^^^^ '^cy would feera toi

reluLIt <^' fro™ '^' *"^ ''"''^ "P^" •'•

i><i«;»«i The worke is great, for I am to dealt nofierje- with thc greauft k»ots in the praEHe4 jM tfc*»/i. pjrtof Divinitic, and mens jmdiemm ;«,<;«* j4 are various, Scripture is picalcd on al b!!*iDe7' hands : Thc more difficult the vvorke, pMrt,fapi- the more need of your prayers, that tht eniia, /«- Father of light, would go before us, and |I««4, /"*»- by his owne light leadc and guide us mm a^ficatto, thejv^jes$f4lltrftth*. J

«r rtdem- ■'' . . ■

m«,&iBquofuntomnesthefaunfafunti*& ctgnuionu A

fcottditt , HC fpnitu ftn6lo fito funilificet, et in amnm vM tatm ducat, ad divine fua gratis gl»nim,& ^tteraam uojlra fatittem. Aug. de ord- et modo prwdepn

Cupimui emm invepgare quid vet urn fit, nequc lUlolumjA quid cumveritate pietatem queque pr>euyeiie,iidDitimhaitii ctn}unam. C. Sadol. in 8 lloin.

In confidence of which wc fliall ad-venture to Unch into thefe decpes, and fall to the examination and triall of thole Dodrinei, which are <^e<l/«:*«i from, and would feem to be built upon this Text.

The firnDoftrine and the maine that they would fceme to build vpon tniJ Text is. That Teleevm art freed fro* >« L4». And this (hall be the fitft Query we will propound and examine.

I Query. whethtrthUhe tiHj fsrt pf ] frtedmt hj Ctrift tc h (rttd frot» tbt^

(Query,

AbHq^AtUn of tht La^* ^5

f,«? I fct it downe in this Urgm^c and tfdent!re.butft^all gradually WUnto thc

rlofer handling of it. ^ , • • „„

My>. For the anfwer of this ,n ge-

nerlll as it is propounded , wc muft con-

S wV are not without fomc places ot cr^mre, which declare the law to be r.Lj • nor without lomcagamcthat :

;::i::cyett"bcin/.«. Wew.ll8.vc|

vnuatafteof foraeot them. , . .^ nWccWiUbeginne with thofc that fecmc to fpeake the abrogation of it, /<r.

fliih the LORD A'^t I W/«»-<l^ '^ »^ t:^t.Uh thl h..[e of Ifr.1, ^^^^^^^^^

CeunWthAt I m^de mih their Father inthed^jihit ItockethemhjthehAn\,t,.

n^t<^en.nt tUj hrake, f^'^'f^^^^

3^i?«Mi«lbaUbe»/».(:.yj«--»^h»;; „\am.kc r^ith theboufe oflfr^l .^K thofed/jetJaiththeLORD^J^^'if'f

fn iJin their i-^^rdf^l^'^'ir^'J^ iM hearts, -«^ /^'/^ t' the^rGod 4nd

th,i hm the Urd) hm that the i^

■■ •<*

i^.

..iiH.^> -=^

^H

k

6^ Scriptttres fpeakhg tht

huth domirtion over a m*n m long m in

Vtrf.2. livtth ? For the yfoman which hath u

hHtbund , ti bound by the Itm to her huf-

l>4i*i fo long M he liveth , but if herhnj.

b4tid be dead , /he u loofedfrom the lait(

Veif.y. her Husband. Se then if while her hi^.

baud liveth, (he he married to another mtu,

/he /hall he called an adult erejfe ; but if ho

husband be dead, /he ii free from that l/nt,

fa thtit fje It no adultereffe^ though /ht k

married to another man And that the A.

pottle doth here fpeake of the iJIford

Law, iscvidcnc from the feventh verft,

And that we arc freed from it, fee thi,

fixth verfe.^c- Scealfo.^ew. 6,14. Ls

net finue rei^ne , fur you are ntt unk

the Law, G^l T^.\g,t^. The law was tir

d^ed, b(caufe of traufgnfjiun till the /tti

c>ame, Gal. 4. 4,5. chn/t was made mi-

der the Law, to redetme thtm that wert f»

derthe laiv/^cKom.^.^. For the law^

the/pirit rf life hath made me fret from tit

lawbffin and death, &c. Gal.5.18. !?*«

if you he led bythe fpirit, you are no mm

mder the Law, Rom. 10.4. chrift u thetrd

ejfthe L»w, crc. i Tim. 1.8,0,10. Tkt

taw is gar. d ifuftd lawfully, but the Uwii

Mof made for the righteous^ &c.

So that you fee there fcemes to be a

great

Af>ro-riimneftheUw. 61

rrMtdeaie oi'firenjth\n the Scripture to prove the Abrogatron of the I.r.v that

wee a-c dead to the Law, tiecd/^<>"; the Law,no more under the Law. Which Scriptures wc Oiall have to dea e w.ch-all afterwards; for the preiciU 1 do one-ly name them, to le: you fee the nrengch which the Scriptures fceme to hoU ou for the firlt Opinion, the Abrogation ot

the Law , ^

2 Now fecondly, there are fome Scriptures againc which fceme to f)p'^ uptheLaw,and fay, the Law is (hll in force: I fay, fome which fecmc to fpeake the Obligation, as the other the Abroga-tion of It, Rom. Mt. 'Doewee make z-t.^ the Law throwh faiths God forbid: yea.wi e/iMfh the Law : this leemes to be con-trary to the former : the other fcemes to fpeake of the abrogation, this of thcclta-bliftjment, and obligation of the Law. So

Matth. 5. 17- ''^^^"'^ "" '*'•'', ^ "'^ eometo defiroy the Law or the Prophets, i am mtcometodftroy hut to fulfill: for vt-rily I fay unto you, till heaven and eartU p/jfeaway, one pt, or one tittle ihill tnnt Wife pajfe from the Law, till all be fulfil-led, &c.

Upon thcfc varieties of Tests, merl

i^

'^.

K:^ H

a T-fgis no-vienefi

£[ v.iiia funt ligis fl'Ci ici. Be/a.

Mi/ijh. in ■L c, b : D:-

£.r ..itiiL.

ph'i nvn

fioCillt, tit-

jl!tiiit,iic. ki.ic nomtn

min

iKliiiHii*'.

6^ The interpretation ,

have gr-undcil cheir variecy of Opinioi for the Ahrf f' iriun of, a nd Onli-arionii the Law. T here is no t|a«;llim buc ilj Scripture fpeak?s truth in both, thf arc the words of Truth ; and though th(i Icemj iicre to be as the accm'^c/s of Chril never a one fpcaking like the other; jt if wc were able to finJe out the rntjn inp,, we fhould find them hkc Nm^ ahd B'iihp>ebA , both fi)eaking the fait ■ chinas.

. N 'V fir the finding out the truth w der thc'e Icemmg cautrarieties, andfl' the anfwer c»» the /^£re , left we (hoi beate the ayre, and Ipendour bteith ton purpole; ic will be nccctfary to tnijm

tjvo things.

1 What is meant by the word i-4w.

2 ]nwhtil fen/ei this word i^ uledii 5^<ripcurc. And wiien this is done then Will bra way opened to the clearing« thctruth, andanfwer of the i^harics.

I For the fir ft : What is meant b] this word La ^ ?

Palling by others : the word whichf rtf frequent ufe tor the Law, in the Oli Teitainent is ^ Torah; which is. derivci (>f anotlicr word,whicli lipmfies to thio« liarcs j and in a fecund lignificaiion lo

teacb

of the wor^ Law, 69

teach, to inOrurt, toadmonifti ; and *''"»;!:f,^ff„'|.' it is ufed for any dodrine or mlhuftion /^^,; •",, which doth teach, inforrac, direft us; as t;,>.■/?/.« in Pro I ?• H- <^ i he t^zw of the ivije is a Linqitan ftuntaine of life to depart from the fnareu''"?'""^'*' ofde4th. Here law is taken m a large'""'^'y'"-fenfe for any Dodrinc or direction, __ _ which proceeds from the wife. So Pro. rA^n*^ 3. I. and 4 2.

In the New Teftament the Word i Law isdeiivcJ of another word which fignifies to ^»/?r»^«f(r; becaule I', e Laiw doth dtfiribute ^ or render to God and ^ *^i*^ man their due. ^''"''•

And in briefc, this word Law^ in its'*f**' natu-all fignification.both m the Old and '^'J^";/** New Tellament, doth (ig ificany Ao''^^.Ji^„^ drinc,inftrudion, law,ordinance ftaiute,p.,(j'>,i-. divine or humane; winch do:h teach, direft, command , or bind men to aiy dutie which they owe to God or man. And fo much for the fii ft.

3 In what fenles this word Law is ufed in the Scriptures.

I fhall not trouble you with all theac-ceptationsof itj oncly name lomeof the chief to you.

I It is fometimes taken for the Scrip-tures of the Old Tefiamenr, the Books of r 3 MY(s

6S 7ht interpretaiion

have gr undcii cheir vaiiecy of Opinioi for the Ahrf ^ ici'^n of, a nd Oolij^arioim the Law. There is no qaelli m but ili Scripture fpeak?s truch in both, ihf are the words of Truth ; and though thj Jc^mj !icre to be as the nccHcrs of Chtii never a one fpcaking like the other ; ^ if we were able to ftndc out the mean in^, we (hould find them hke N^k and B^thpubA , both fpcaking the fm

. N '.V f tr the finding out the truth » der thc!c kerning antrArieties, andfj the aniwer to the ,S^£re , left we (hoiit beate the ayre, and Ipendoui bi euh ton purpofe; ic will be nccclXary to inc^m t\Vo things.

I What is meant by the word Ltnt.

\z '\n\v\iiii(eM[es this word u uledii

Fitripturc. And wlitrii this is done then

will be a way opened to the clearing!

the truch, and anfiwer of the (JH^ries.

I For the fir ft : What is meant li|

cfthe wor^ Law,

69

?\1

VitiLtfl

KftMan •

t; v.tiia fioit ligis fj'ccici. Be/a. Vide MillIh. in •tcb : D:

£X .,1(111..

r

^/i'/n-iintbiswordl.a^ ? docun *n- Pa jjin„ by others • the word which f hf'ir xomen ^'' ^rtqucnc ufe tor the I.iw, in the 01> iT^^n Teitament is ^ Torah^ which ii derivci dnam-i, of another word,whicli lipmfies to thio« in(iiiHi'^\ ci^rts; and in a fecond ligmficaiion to

teach, to inftrud, toadmonifti ; and '"^ ,!;)^,'*^;^7 f-it is ufed for any dodrine or inlhiidion /^"„/;',, which doth teach, infoinae, dire<fl us; as aii/?//« in PrO' I ?• 14- "^ t he t<.:W of the mje is a t.mqu-jm^ feUftaifie of life to depart from the fnaresJ'"!"""!'^' of death. Here la«v is taken in a large ""^•^'i'''''-fenfe for any Doftrinc or dircftiun, which proceeds from the wife. So Pra. 3. I. and 4 2.

In the New Tcftamcnt the Word i Law is derived of another word which :

fignifies to ti(7?n^««; becauie t'.c law \

doth dtflribttte^ or render to God and" *^i^^ man their due. '^/"'"

And in briefe, this word Law, in its'V*' natu-all fignification.both m the Old and 'j'jj;/*' .New TeHament, doth li;;; ificany diO- '^^^.Ji^^^ drine,inftrudion, law,ordinance ftaiute, p.i/j'jj'. divine or humane; wluch do:h teach, direft, command, or bind men tnn^j dmie which they owe to God or man. And fo much for the fi; ft.

2 In what fenies this word L.irv is ufed in the Scriptures.

1 fhall not trouble you with all theac-ceptationsof it; oncly name lomeof the chief to you.

1 It is fometimes taken for the Scrip-tures of the Old Teftamenr, the Books of r 3 _ A^o^is

^ll

mm

*j(5) Ifi fvhat ftnfes I

lexali- Mefes, rfglwei, and Prophets. Andf

qitsiidoLu tt,,. 'jtfves undciftood it in the Job. i2.i(

"J"f-!*[ f^'^ ^^^« htard cut of the Uw that C^^

/i'iSai- *^><^(th f»r tver, iio Joh- 1525. This m

is Kcc;if.iJ.i fth to palje fkut the word might be fnl^j

ante ihii- ivkich v;m mritten in thtir law, Tht) i|

fium.pre- tedmewitbifit a canfcy Vii\. ■^$. 19. T^

'i"'''!'"' . li!:!eyou have in i Cer. 14. :i. where il|

'y'j'ci'[[^^oMe. repeating the words of IftiA

viii'.^. r, ^l*- -^i' !'• la'th, it is written ini?

/. ij.i.?. Law.

/<^-J-^>7- 2 It is fometime taken for the »tt i6« 16.

f.'""'""'''-mrd of God, Promilei, and Vtea^ 7 Sometimes for all the Lawes Mo-'"''"'fJ:

thtmrdLawUufed, 71 |

LitfitfMofes: meaning the &ve Bookcs Lexfumi-of Mores,Cr<«/.4.2i. mco>,t,^.

4 It is taken for the Pedagogy off/j^^ Mofes in his foure laft Books,/«/>, '>.4<^'^«*«op,.-Had Jilt believed Ahfes^ you voft/d hai/erxmiiilVnia beiuved rue j fur he wroteef me^ Jofli. i.exi'lkai,

7 8. ««/«/?•-,

5 Sometimes for the Morall Law ^-'^£!^ lone. the Decalogue, Rom. 7.7. & iiew. ^^^ ^Jfli

7, 14, 20. e^pomtur

6 Sometimes for the Qeremonull, Luk. Evasgeihy

Cbumw.iii

/^«t.-P'»'-'9-7' TheUr^ofGod^perfead fadeel,i- "verting the fiule: You know converfit^' ua.Fii u Ipcakes the promife; neither juflificin. Nov.rijla on nor fanftification are the fruits oftl|. liter.!ju- i^^ giQpp . tj^g livi ammandi.k'

friv- '■' 8'T^ no Grace. So that either by Li« Lexii^j'e- "'"^ ^> meant theT>-br»>fe too ; ellctlm rat.ftdp. by I his Convcrlion is not mean: Regf dts t',f,<.a. ncr^tion.

Beza ;« ^ ](• jj fometinKs taken for the fiw I'odkcs of Mofes, Gal. ^ 21. V/zifn h.idi'ei^e a Law oivtn whith could havt (f . V(ii life., zerily ri^hteuufhi^e /hoHld htv, hti» (.J tle hi.w, John 1.45. lytjiundhit ((fiifphomA'Jtfcs inthe L<*w did write, Lul«^ H" H- /:IIn^ifj^tftiliHid writttniit »*»;

l?'^.

rall,Ceremoniall,Judiciall,/efe. 1.17. Lhe^.^i^^^j^^^ law came bj Mofet, hut grace and trnth ; ^xcsrc-by jefM ^hrij}. » Grace, inoppofition to«»oaifl/iT the MoraU; Truth, in oppofltion to Ce-^-^^" f"'^ nmonial; which was but thcdiadow. "^^'/';.'^ Nowalfothe controverfie lies in ti\is^J.^'*'i^J^' laft ; the law as it is taken for the Morall, Abtahama Judiciall,Ceremoniall Law; and yet inpramiifum, twoof them wcfindcmore clearnefle o(Ci3\.i.i6, agreement: the great difficulty is of the ^,?2'"*

juitkgau Fitft, for the Ctremtniall Law which rerma/iU-

was an Appendix to thefirft Fable of the/fiiii<»f»-

Morall Law; and is an Ordinance con-1*"^'^ 1"^

tjiaing precepts of worlhip to the Jewes"'^'T^'u

if fa temparis maturitate evantut. Idem.

F 4 whw

n

>' <

71 Jcceptdthns of the vtord Law,

when they were in their infancic; thar,

I To keepe them under hope. . 2 To prefcrvc them from will-wi fhipi

? To be a wall of reparation betwft^ ^^^thera and the Gentiles. And this alU qn9genils grcc to bc abrogated both in truth, a^^

clia: cum in fad.

fiii Judsli Secondly, for the lu^iciall Law. wbic^ tn uniHs y^jg gp appendix to ihe ftcoiid Table ; i\ was an Ordinance containing Tncif concerning the Government of the peop in civiS things

I That there might be a ru/e of coi (umcifiiius inon and publique equity

pr»mq/io- — "^ - * ' -

(aHfacrf-f^om Others. '

fame, <c- ? That the Government of Cbrf quum fr.i/might be typified. '

^';j^,'*^^ChriO,ro far it is ccafed ; « but that whicl jliTihiii ' '* of common and generall efjuitic rt ndtciah- mainfs fliU inforcc. Itisa Maxime,7A|fi ii« »tf;c judgtments rfhich are amman ar.d nUt funt ferp:-y^fi^ ^^^ mor»lUnd perpetnalt. Butinthed 7utt]w,s ^""^ ^^ fi"<^ f^^ diffcntcrs. AH the con-tommunis, trovcrfie will be in the third. j

five q»x habtntatquhlmoralc, iUiC vtra ahogatd qutfK*>: ijhd.

Tbirdly-

That they might be difiifis^mfk

^a,n}<;iiUi

iS,

J>ifferefit tpnioM oh this Qut(l^ 7 j Thirdly, the Mor^ll Law which is fcattered throughout the whole B^^le, and Aww.^'iup in the Decalogue. And for/«^/?4).ctfContaincsluch ihmgsas are m^nd holy, and agreeable to the will If God, beingtheiw4^*of the Divine will- a beamt of his holineffe: the fummc of which is love to God, love to man.

And here is now one of the great Di-fputes in thefe dayes: Whether this be abrogated , Or to bold to the Query : ff^htther "Beleivert are freed from the A fo-raa Law. All agree that we arc freed ^,g, from the curfes and malediftions; trom Parcum, the indiftments and accufations; from «« Ro™, ihc Coadionsand irritations. &c. and'-'^* other particulars which wee named be- ,

fore. But the queflion is, if you

will have it in plaine tcarmes:

Queft. whether are Believers freed from the oheiienctto the MofaULaw; or frtm the Merall Law at a rule ofekedience ? Legem tjuh

Some there are that pofuively, or per- dtm chri-emptorily affirm that we are freed from J««;><"«** the Law asaiJ«/«, and are not, fince*J"^PJ-Chrift,tyed to the obedience of it. mnutU'S

Others fay,It doth ftill remain in force inltemfs' H. as a /?«/< of Obedience, though it be ahs- cem,&c^ ViMin oth?r refpcas. We are nil! under Bcxa.

the

\

n

v*^

,^-

I

^1'

wi AcceftithnsoftheworJ Law.

■ when they were in their infancic; asi that,

1 To kecpe them under hope- ^'

2 To prefervc them from will-woi>^ (hip. ',-j

7 To be a wall of reparation betwtc ST^/'f ^^^"^ and the Gentiles. And this all i:| qlaimls S''*'^ ^^ ^^ abrogated both in truth, m

elite cum in tad.

fiisJudaiU Secondly, for the /wdiVw//Taw. whid was an y4ppeti(iix to the ftcond Table ; an£j was an Ordinance containing 7ricm concerning the Government of the peorlj in civiS things.

I That there might be a ruleoim

(imcifinds (jjQjj jnj pabiique equity.

prtmifio- , jhat they might be Sfii>iiM

rtc, lefts - , JO -< *< r

c.l/-a\r/-from others.

fantc, £- ? That the Cjovcrnment of Cbnit|

qnum er.(« might be typified-

leg'mcef- y\nj (q ^ere as this was fjpicd

fartfiw- (^j,rjQ f far j^ jj ccafed; * but that vwhitki

ylcn'^i^m '* ^f common and general! equitic re

ndtaali- maines flill in force. Jtisa Maxtme,TW

b'M Hlx judgtments rthich are ceinman ar,d ni^A

funt ferpc- ^^^^ ^^^g „,^^^ii ^„^ perpetuaff. But in thefej

'«< ?** two we find few diffcnters. All the con-

tn uniHs vert lici cultum CDiiUfce-rent, im-flcta. civ

funt JMtis

trovctfie will be in the third.

jizc a»x habentaliquul morale, ilitvcya ib;Ogata quitf»'^\

finicu!<u-is, &c. /^Ijltd.

Different ephions oh this ^^eft, 7 j

Thirdly, the A/oruS Law which is fcattercd throughout the whole S^l^ie, and/*«»w-^^up in the Decalogue. And

for MP"*" containcs luch thmgs a^ are «J and holv. and agreeable to the will Sf God, being the image o? the Div.ne will- a heamt of his hoUnefle : the lummc of which is love to God, love to man-

And here is now one of thefereat Dt-fputes in thefc dayes: Whethe^thls be abrogated , Or to hold to the Query: whether 'Beleevert are freed from the Afo-rai Law. All agree that we arc freed ^,g, from the curfes and malediftions; from Parcum, the indiftments and accufations; from in Rom. die Coadions and irritations,&c. and*-"*' other particulars which wee named be-fore. But the qucflion is, if you

will have it in plaine tearmes :

Qucft. whether are Beleevers freed from the obedience to the Motall Law ; or from the MoraU. Ltm as (t rule ofekeMience ? Legem qui-

Some there are that pofitively, orper-«f(«c/»i»-emptorily affirm that we are freed from^«*;'Y»-the Law asaiZ«/*, and are not, fince^J""Pj-Chrift, ryed to the obedience of it. „^; j, j^.j

Others fay, Tt doth ftill remain in force WrUemfi^ t as a iJ«/rof Obedience, though it be abe- ceret,&c^ " Win other refpcSj^ We arcftiU under Bcxa.

(he

4

Thirdly,

V

io" 'Sf ■ . >

:t

a

74

T6at the Lm

L-be-.zuici.

nmAtnti tu a Rule. **! 5 ,. , .

the conduEi and commands of the Law, towards our neighbours, rf;»/;£r^»« and .^Jj'.^-'^'J though not under the curfes and penalties . fobrietj towards our fclvcs. And for the ,„ !Ut>i m-

lUbftancc of it, it is Morall and Etcrnall, nncmix, and cannot be abror,atcd. We grant the''''/:">••''

\ s

of it.

■,/?;«'.

m/araa-f ^''u",^*y'^""^'^^"''e are freed . , - ,

nc lens I ^''°™ ^^= ^^'"' ^' g'^cn bv Aiofes, and are circumfi^nas, ihcy were but temporary & . ^ ^, ,^

K<»;uWa.- 0"^'y fyc'^ fo tne obedience of it. as it i» ^ changeable, anl we have now nothing lo. .,

oaelcrJu 8<ven fay cAr//?.And thouch thev —'"-' ''^ ' • • - ■ "-''-- •--

noitiUn-fu- ^.'^'y ^y" •■" "-"c "Hcaience ot it, as it is jcnangeaDie, ana wc n^vc u^w .iv^LiUMj, .^ * ,i';;(,j-:fa cae legh, given fay Chrifi.And though they are Tub- . | doe with the P/omulger Mofes, nor the, i /, v, Beza la jeA to thofe commands, and that Law M pi'*" where, Mount Sinai, nor the time /w.irf vim M^c. J17. which ^o/f/ gave, yet not as he gave ir 1 Hfty dayes after they came out of £^,7,2?, pi^'fi^^'^'^' but as Chriftrenewcsitj and as it comes 1 nor y« as ic was written m Tables or :^ ;^.'''^^'»

amen

:'r viget

nu n. 1 I ---uiivi.Lyui f, ' ". . , " 'i:i->ad v'm

^hni\;foh. I?. ,'4. A mw commandmtnt -A ning.icc. We lookenotto ■z^.uthc hilL,,rgcndi. Igivemtojoti^ that joh love one drtothir'^'^^ of bondage, but to .<«» the mountains of * £.;«(;.:-'tis a Commandment, for Chrift is botha '^>^ C^uce ; and we take tlie Law as the Im^^e ^■»* ^on-

<_» 3 J —- -"-rf^fc ««« IIV 411'

: as Chrift renewcs it j and as it comes v, - . ^•^t oyne hand,and from thcauthorityof | ^one, dtLvcredwkh thundnng and lic'K-

Ntivum

non quoad Saviour and a Lord: and it is

iaTuMio-(liuiiio/iem

J —- »• 13 a new oneM /I'

^.<.«/./,;-''''':'7'^"«'^,^^««^^> but bccaufe now ^^

^rf«eW, and we have it immediately from

the hands of Chnft. I ftali not much m

dlllike this, acknowledge the morall Law 1

as a rule or obedience and Cbriftian waiit- '''

Lex mr'.T- ing,and there will be no falling out, whe-

t t£i: l^H^T 'f' '''' P^«^«lged by M,res,ot re^Uz. *' 7"^^^^ ^<^ yo". and renewed by Chr.iV AlHcJ. ^'^^ indeed the Law as it is confidered

£si nama. «s a rule can no more be aoolijled or chan-

id evil can 0-— — fubftance

bis requi. : ^ ^^'^ fumme ofDodrine con-

rtf.ljcm. <^g'^°'"o/'^^7towards God, and Chariry

towards

£s{ ita,mii «s a r«/(r can no more be *boliihed eonfrrmi- ged, then the nature of good anc uus qu^m be aboliflicd and changed The f

Hem a. no- ^cu t ■ \ r ° • "c i

i.;c .......: of ^nc ^aw is the fumme of DoA.

of the divine W^/Zf of God, which we dc- f;^"%!^;^ fire to obe/ , but from wh^ch we do not /'^^^ J,.^] expcd /*/f and favour, norfeare death and j,,y »o;» rigor; and this I conceive the concurrent fidclc^. opmion of all Divines. TheLaw is* *»^ro- \obfe.vi-fatedm refped of power, to jaftific or "" ^'■g^:! condemnc ; but it remames Ihli ot rorce . ^ ^.^^^^•_ to dired us in our lives. * 't condemaes ,^^ j,„f^i,ii, fin in the faithful!, though it cannot con- .-rtq-, I fde demnethefaithtullfor fir.ne. * Farrebe/Vw it from us , that prophane opinion, t^i^ip'^i^-take away the law as a Ilulc, which is an p^"'^'.;^ »»/^:.vi^_/ff rule of living, and by teaching:, ^^„j,, (j^,. admomftiirg, chiding,rcproving,p.epare3 ,^,>^ii »»j;-

i^ ' i npbio le^rm nvnifc .igaL t m; rjl cnin infier . ihiiis vivimii .

t''i ■■•;'.:, Calv.iu

08

.v^i

V

.>x -.'

w^

C.

^1

•J6 The two mdin Propofitions,

«mf«- '" 7f "^ P^'T""' '^^ ^'■^ "Ot under the. tufmo- ^«'V'. DU t yet the commands. Another. mm, con- The MoraU Law is perpetuall and im dmnatio- mHublc, this is an everlafting truth t^iat ZC [,^^55^^^---^^?-^ to^orrfipandS; tamnnon ^" P^J^^' ^^^l <<> ^Uch the««r. bound i quotd »be- ** "«c hath ««m<i The greater benefits' dientiam, ^na wecontcfs; to be free from <' ' ' Chcianic. is to be fervants unco finne.

But thefc things vve fliall fpeakeraore largely unto m the following difcourle a

which holds forth the ^ho.atian of the ^

law^ and fa, th that we arc freed from the' obedienceot it; Ifliajj laydowne, and endeavour to make good thefe tj Pd-uons, vfhkh will fcrve fully Co anlwer the J^^uery. and refute them. The Pcftti-OHS are thefe : "^

I That the law for the M^snce of it (for we geake not of the c;rcumftances and acceffor>es to it; doth remam as » nk ' 0/ valkina (9 the people sf god.

y»h,ch:heUT^rPM given, but might confijt vtth Grace, and be ferviceahle to the air VMcemtntaftht Covenant ef g race.

Tof, X,

r»f.i.

And

7he firjl dijcuffed, 77

• And if thefe tvfs be made good , thofc

i'Db£lrinejofihc abri>gacion ofthcMorall Law , and freedorae from the 4aw, will

^k/i? to the ground.

We will begin with the firft, Th,tt the f»f.i» Ltuwin the fub^^nce of it dsth rsmaine in

farce , M a rule of walking to the people of god I ihall not need co l!ay long in this, for the fccond pofition being made good, duch hold forth and ef^ablilh this alio, by the /4»,you know is meant the morall law comprehended in the Decalogue or ten Commandments, by the fuhftanceol it, I meanc,the things commanded and fo'.bid-den, which zxtmorAlly good and evill,and canno; be changed or abolifticd : For^?'^'* what is the kwin th: fu'jfianceo^ ii,hat^JI^^^ ''^^^ that law of nature ingravenin the hczttoigemfitam man in innocency?and what was that, but tnfcriffit ilie expre(fe Idea, or reprefentation of'•"'''^/'"'-Godsownc image; Even a ^f*ii* of his'"""■'^ ovrac holinefs, which cannot he changed" ''^^^ ^' or aboliftied no more then the nature of mnralis hbm good and evill ? And that the law thus ^c,/f^y<t-confidcred in the fuifiance of it, doth re- 'i'^edif-raaint as an unchangeable Rule of walking ^'*'^'^'=^* to Beleevcrs, I am now to prove-In which proofc i to fay nothing of JfigU Aucboiitics, which m igfac be al-

Icadged,

f

h\

lion d.im-fiat, ace i-ram in ne

bis Optra-tUY ^c.

Att^n:::i

"7 S The confeffiom ef Churches

leadgedjcven as many almift as men, wo

have a ckudof witnefTcs, ifwc look upon

the concordant Confcfllons of Chriftian

and Reformed Churches ; the Helvctm

a H^ulcKM Church hath this Confeflion ^ Thi

ttaqiic. t^ ^^ j/j^ £^^^ ^£ fjgj Abri)Z-*ted, in thutii

abri^Z'tti cfr, I \ r, i- ^

Icvufi (3-it» »•'( poTver to coidem^ B-ltevers^ Q"..

njcxtcv'ui Ns'tvUhfiiftiXini, rve do not difdt'mngljrt-nos .im,d'usjtcl the Uw , bu: condernit thtm a^ henfui rffhkb art t:'.iigbt a^ainfithe iiw,thAt it u mt a rtthuf ■iv.ilklitg- The French Church hath this. ^' H^e be'icve aU the figures oj the Lirv to be taken areay tj the coming cj Chril^^ a/thcugh the truth and fubfianceij legem ul.» fijfj^ ^g cQntlnne to M in him, and are fnl-nonplhdi- ri^ ^ .^^ ^.^ ^^^ ^^^ do£l:rine of tk

tn-df dum ^''^ '^ bothHjtdin them ta confirm our lift; nan::is a:n- As alfo th.it wc m.ij he the more confirmeJin ma q;<a: the Pramifes of the G'jfpel^ 4ndagree.t^!e to ha,-etid f(j.j in the Celgick ConfclTionThe Church wfwrct, cc f Wittenberg. ' "-'e acknowledge tk

rTcot'*)'I CI O ^- o

canirn L- ^■^ "/ (^''"^i ^'^'f' abridgement u in the 'Vc gm Dei

dedcriint, Bclvclica Con^, jjii) A.iic. \i pTg.38. b Crcilimi omiics Ic^U fig'^ras advcnm ch'i(tt fublitas (jfc, qitamvis a-VKm Veritas, et fubfl.imht niihis in en confltt m qun funt omm! impktxjegh timendoBrinaiuendncIl, tiimadv'uamno^rar* ciDifirmiinditm, turn itt ea m^gis in pramilfiomhm Evjngelicn emfi,m:^nnr. Gxl.Conkf. A uc. ij. ^ai. 10^. Concordat cu» »:!-iic. Canfcf. Anic.t^.pa^. 17^.

Hrengthningthefirjlpdfitien. 7^

calogue,to commend tile bej}, mufi jufi and c Agnofd-^ perfect vfork^s, an^ man to be bound ta obey mui legem k' the morall precepts of the Decalogue. Net- ^"' <^^f''^ Kther are thofe precepts which are contained':""''"' f* lin the Apoaics writing a new law, but are pj^j'^'c' Uranches of the old Law, Another, dt ts npimaju. net^full t% teach men that they mil ft not on-H'fim.i, tir ^If obey the Lw \ but alf» bow tki ebedi- pt-f'^aiffi-Mtne ple.ifeth God. the Scottiftl Church. '"'"P''''.''' ^ fVe do not think we are fo freed by /,- ^^^^ \btrty, as tj weowednu tbedieyice to the law, v(j'-ad obe-j»T confeffe the contrary : And cue Church dumlum ]holds out the fame. *' Although the law '»" '''•'^«* ^ivenef god by Mofes in regard of the''^'f'^ \Rites and Ceremonies Joth not bind C^ri-^Sc'r-hans, neither u any, although a Chr^ftian, gka confc-lloofed from the obedience of the command- Ij!". pag;. Iments which are called morall. To thefe ^'♦5- "'^1"' might be added many more. prtcepta

But it may be all thcfe arc of no autho- (^-'X'! Irity, they are of no power with thera,i„/4rL

\ funt novo lcx,fcdfu>,t'jetenslrgis,&c. p.i^s. d NccrlTe cH ^ doceYehomnes,ionfoUmquod Ugi okedicndum (It, fidetism qtomodoptaceatlxecobcdiemia.Augujl-confef.art.g p i«>. t^on extflrmamm noi ita hbcYtare donatos, qtuff nnSam Irai »bediem»mdcbeamm,comrs,mm cm ante coufcffl fumus.Sct ttancL Conjcf Art. ij, ,47. f ^^amvislcx a -Deo data per '^^reKquondRvnsetCcYcmomas Chriliianos non adriJat, njqjt^mnabobrdiennamamiaiorum, qa^moralia v»camm\ "tii^sciumtiVischaJltma efi f alHtH f. C o nftf, ^ n ^tie . ^1*7*

aad

4

■ ''•.4."

¥

('• !

? f f

l\ <?

t

ex nil- Mefcs, rfitmes^ zr\A I'rofhets. And fo iitiidob- ihc Jtwes undciftood it in the "fab-12.34 juniiiuf if'g ij^^g heard cm of the Latv that Chnj

ccr.MiJ-"^ ^° P^'j/' '^''•' the word might be inlfihi

■t

M,

»/

'itt (ha- which wm written in their law, The)/ lit

'im.i'fo- tedmetdihbut a cafife^V\^\.'i,')-i9- Ttit

f uhi- jij.gy,^y i^jve,n I (;^v. 14. :I. whcie tht

?■-/,

/

JVto I

^' //<

J.7

uiibi'n

^/"J','"Apoftlc repeating the words of //u«M r,."y. r! -^/««- 2-' n- laith, ic is written in tlii| .5.<,.5. Law.

'■!-5,6,7. 2 It is fometime taken foi the «4i '''"'"2-W^or^ of God, Promiles, and Preccp:),|

fioB ;

fl untvi'i

decl.i-

Vu a

Ur.i }u-'it-rj.in-^.■,;.,.;(' X ,■,..'; c-/.'/;.

La <«

'verting the futile: You know convei (peakes the promife; neither juRificati-on nor fanftification are the fruits oftU law alone ; the law cmmandt, but gives no Cirace. So that either by Law ' niuft b- mer.nt iheT'ormfe too ; elle that by this Convcrlion is not mean: Rege-neration.

? k is fometinics taken for the five Bookes of A/o/es, Gal- V a- ^j tktn h^dl-ci»e a Larv given whiih rould have (_i-vra life , zeril} righteuMJr.<^e (hoHld hdii htin h tie l.^ip, ]chn j . 45- lyejmndhin cfwkom Mifis in the Lakv did write, Luke 24. .^4. ^.Uiruji btftililltd vritttnin tht

tht Vford Law is ufed. 71

\LmofMofes: meaning the ^^tViOoktiUxfumi-

^f MoreS,C7<»/.4.2I. turcont.a-

•r 4 It is taken for the Pedagogy of"'^;!^^ Ijaofcs in his foure lad Books, A/^. '^■^6.^^^^,,^^^., Mffdd Jitt believed AfffeXy you veoftld havemmiiilii-.ia ' 'nlieved me j for he wrote »f me^ Jofli. i. f a; /if j/ , ! S. eicifft^-

, Sometimes for the Morall Law a-'';£;;';'.' Ilone. the Decalogue, Rm. 7. 7. & Rom. ^itofcHfui

17. 14, 20. ojfafjitiir

6 Sometimes for the Ceremoniall, Luk. Evangeiioy

l6> 16. Ci)3mier.i>i

J 7 Sometimes for all the Lawcs iA<^-^^'lllT(i' ! ralUCercmoniallJudiciali./'t/j. 1.17- ^^fi,,,locmn. ' ' law came by Mojes^ but grace and truth ; ex cerz-hy fefM C^rifl. •* Grace, in oppofition lot/ionhlis the Moralli Truth^xn oppolltion to Ce-^^'^f"'t rtmonial; which was but thcnvidow. '^^J'f Nowalfothe controverfie lies in this^!^'!^'/^^^^*"' laft : the law as it is taken for the Morall, Abfahmj S Judiciall, Ceremonial! Law; and v*t in prom! [j'um, two of them we findemorc dcarnefTe of^^Ls.x^. agreement: the great difficulty is of the ^^1,"""^^

"^^' . ]Mt legem

Firft, for the Ceremoniall Law which (e;-tm»nu-, was an Appendix to the firft Fable of the Lemtnti-Morall Law; and is an Ordinance con-1^"'^ 'j'-« Uining precepts of worfliip t^ ^hc J^wfr^j^^^^^'^'*^

i^fi temporis matuiitate evanitit. Idem.

F4 I whc«

'n

.4*'

.a,

I

tj.

i

^mmtk,

«i AcctftitkniofthtmrdLaw, when they were in their infancic; ari .

I To keepe them under hope. i a To prcfcrvc them from will-woi

(hip.

7 To be a wall of reparation bet wftti

f^«i'fw7-jj^j'j^ gjjj j|,g Gentiles- And this all s'-.

/.i<f»?/.;« gree to be abrogated both in truth, ani .,

qkogcnits ° , „ i>

4.^ c'.v» in ^aa. *

fiisjui't'n Secondly, for the/«<J/VM//I-aw,wliic

i«l «»/wf ^^js an Appendix to theyifoi^ Table ; anib was an Ordinance containing Trtafif concerning the Government of the peopltj in civiH things.

I That there might be a r«/«otconi|

amctjirds pjon and publique equity.

fhmijfio- , jj^^j jhey might be #i«g«/^i

rr'Y'" 2 Ihat ttiey m /ij^fr, ^- ? That the (..<

jovcrnment of Cbiiil

q^um er.ir might be typified- \M

Ut<mcef- And fo here as this was typlcd off^ fc.efiw- chrift/ofar it is ccafed;'but that which •J,"'i,J^''i« of common and generall etjuitie re-ndtaaa- maines fliil in force. Jt is a Maxtmc,TM( bi^ iUx piditments which are cemman ar.d nat»-

a. But in thele two we find few diflcn'tcrs. AH the con-

/4»' f^'P'- rttlt, are morall And perpetHalt. But in tliele ^. 7Vw,s '^^ ""^ ^"^ ^"^^ diffcntcrs. AH f^.- con-(i^'lll'JL trovctfie will be in the third.

(immkxis.

file q»£ labsntaliquulmomk, illtivoi iliogata p^uifut^

^^ • Thirdly'

different ^ftniontonthu^oueli^l^

^t Ji., the A'orall Laif which t$

f JtSVhr u^^^^^^^

InTi!-«.'3up in the Decalogue. And

or/^Z.'contamesruchthmgsavare

iot ftPjT*nv , ble to the will

°i,Ml;« ofhishoUncffe: thcfumm. "fihichislov.toGod,lo.etom •

.„d htre is now one of the gr«t VI-fput ln"be.ed.,e.: Whether th,se

.brogattd , Or 10 hold to 'he Qi"y •

« r„ All asree that we «rc Ireea fl^Te\urL'ndmalediaions;from

the ind.ftments and accufat.ons; from the Coaaion, and tvntat.ons,&c. and other particulars which wee named be-fore i-But the quettion is. .f you willhaveitinplainetcarmes:

Queft. vyhither are Bdetvtri freed from the obeiimi to the MorallL^w ; or frm the Morall Law M 4 rtde ofehdte^ce. . Some there are that pofuivcly, or per-emptorily affirm that we are freed from the Law asaiI«/«, and are not, fmce Chrift,rved to the obedience of it. Others fay, It doth ftill remain in force . as a i?«/*of Obedience, though it be 4j»-h/iedm othqr refpeds. Weareftillunder

Lige Parfum, In Rom, 6.14*

Legem qui* dcm Chri-sm p,o At-bis impU-v'lt, Jed non ut il'i

cent,& is Bcxa,

./

(>■

Ji

m

IC

74 Thdt the Law

theconduB jindcommands of the Law,;

chough noc under the curfes and penalties <

of it. j,

br.ivici. Others fay againe, that we are freed [

mlflcduHio- ffQ^ thj 1j^^ as gjygn by '^^ofet, and are v

'^'f/rrii- °"^'y 'y^*^ ^° ^"* obedience of it, as it i< l.; c4f 'icfis fi'vcn by ckrifi.And though they are fub- ** Bfza ;«' jeA to thofe commands, and that Law iv^at, J17. which Mofes gave, yet not as he gave it, but as Chnd renewes It; and as ic comes out of the hand.and from the authority of Chiii\-y fbh. 1 ?.?4. yi mrv commandrntnt / give ante joUj that jdh love one tmthir; 'tis a Commandment, for Chrift is both a tivn qnoad Saviour and a Lord; and it is a mw ont,m viftitmio- that It was not before, but bccaufe now iim,jed a- yf^^^^^^and wc have it immediately from

dillike this, acknowledge the morall Law as a rule o; obedience and Chriftian walk-ttx mi\'x- ing,and there will be no fallmg out, whe-b ejl xi-y- ther you take it as proraulged by Mafesfit niyMhiix gg handed to you,and renewed by ChiilV AmcJ ^"'^ indeed the Law as it is confiderei

I k italmi *5 a rule can no more be aboUpjed or chan-fhnfurmi- gecl, then the nature of good and evil can tins (?«<*w be aboliftied and changed. The fubftance I)ills « »«- of the Law is the fumme of Doftrine con« b.j requi- j,g^j,jj,g p-gfy towards God, and Charity

JJavKW,

I nwdirxs as a Rule. 15 ^^^ ,^^ ^ ,^^.^

•towards our neighbours, umme^^ ...^.u^,^ towaras u t. j f^^ (j^^ .^^^^ j,

frf^'^ce of'ft Us Mo II and Eternall.,«.«... and cannot be abrogated. We B^ant uie ^^^ rZZft^ncts they werebuttemp.Kary& - ,, ,1,^ iuSnSr^ni we have now nothuigt., ,,,,...

S're. Mountlinai, nor thenn^,.j^-

&cy dayes after they came out of %^^^;;;:;L» nor yet as ic was vvr.tten in T.ble. ut ,^^ ^.^^^ ftone. MhvcredwMh thundnng and Itg^U- ,^,,,^ ^|,, nine Sic. We lookenotto i«^»chc h.U ,,.«.u. r&ge,butto.««themountau^o:^P;...-

Cr4« ; and we take the Law as the 1^^ ' « .^ of the divine mil of God which w. dc- ^,^^.^. ^,^,. fire to obc/ , but from whxh we do «o ,^^,^ ^,,„,, expca Ufe and favour, nor;f.»r^ death and ,;,««« rigor; and this 1 conce.vc the concurrent ,.Wc.. opinion of all Oivine.. The Law .s^ dro- ^o.c^ Ztedm refped of power, to juft.fic or ,^^J^.. condemnc ; but it remaines ftill o force -^ ^^^^^^. to direft us in our hvtt. * 11 condemaes ,„, fc,^i«, fin in the faithfull, though it cannot con- p, . fde *Lnethefauhfu!lt%,rnr.ne.Marre e^;-^^^^ itfromus , that prophane opmion, i^'^J^^^^^ take away the law as a Rule, which is -n p^^,^.^^. M'xtbl: rule of living, and by teaching, ;„„g, ^x ar 9dmon';ftiing,chiding,rcpi-oying,p.epares „..» noli

i/i pojxa*

towards I / ,;:,xaly.n

^r>.n»ncifc.eguUm->c^cnmu>fc,lbU:s.n.ndV

h

ps

i

Hi

Jiifiificati-

cuffiiio-nm, con-demnatio-nem, coa-

tamcn non qutad abe iientiam,

7^ Tbe two mditt Frofofitions,

us ro every good worke, as Cittvi».

The Law is void for the ditmnatsry,m\. its iirertjrj power, we are not under the curfe, but yet the commands. Another

The frft difcufftd, 77

And if thefc tm be made SJ^f'jj);/;; . 'Mrir,es of ihc abrogacon of the Mora La^v , and freedorae trom theiaw, will !:./;«//CO the gound.

Cod ' i ihall not need to ftay long m this.

Ptf'i'

!?«/". r,

rtf.t.

thecreature is bound to worfhip and olx] his Creator, and lo much the w«re bound as hee hath nctived the greater benefits, and weconfefs; to be fiee from obedience, '^ is to be fervancs unto finne. i,

But thefe things we fliall fpeake more largely unco in the following dtfcourfe.

And therefore againft that opinion which holds forth the abro^atkn of the law , and faith that we are freed from the obedience of it; Ifhall laydowne, and endeavour to make good thefe two P^ tiunst which will fcrve fully to anlwec the £iutry. and refute them- The Pifiti oHs are thefe :

1 Tbatthe law forthe/«A/?4«cf of it (for we fpeake not of the circumftanccs' and acceffones to it) cioth nmaiu m a mli of vmikiit' tethe peop/e»/ (jod-

2 Thit there vm r.a end or ttfe fo' which the Law was given, hut might confif with Grace , and be ferviccable to the *i'

VAHumtnt of tht Cevimitt of Grace.

, And

aa 1 ihall not need to Itay long m ii..., for the fecond pofuion being made good, doth hold forth and eftabhfhth.s alio by

the /-w^vou know is meant the morall law comprehended in Che D.calogue or ten Commandments,by chc fubf^anceol iC I mcancche things tw>w^«^.^ and forbid-den, which arew.r.//). g->odandcvill,and ^^^.^ canno; be changed or abolilhed : ^or^ ...^^^^^^ what is the IvJVin \}^^ fuhfiAnctoU^p^^atione, k^ that law of nature ingravenxn the heart ot ^emfu.m man in mnocencv?and what w^s that, but W^^J^: ther.vpr.(r. Ide., or reprefcntat.on of-^; ^

chunked .„ I ir

Godsowne image; Even a ^wm^of his

owac holinefs, which cannot hccn^ng^^^.^ux or aboliftied no more then the nature of morahs »«» good and ev.U ? And that the law thus ..>^f^ confidcred \n the fukfta»ce of it doth re-' ^^-Jl^^^ maine as an unchangeable i?«/« of walking J to Beleevers, 1 am now to prove-

In which proofe i to fay nothing ot EnzU Auiboiitics, which might be al-"^ ^ Icadgcd,

[t

II:;

.11.

rj.{. Hon d

«<!/-, tU( iWft u/ bis n\> III,

L

:.:on] e-'ift's

'j S The confeffiem of Churches leadgedjcven as many aim -"ft as men, m '-have a cluudoi witiiertes, if wc look uponi-the concordant ConfcAionsot Clinrtuni^ ar.d Reformed Cliuichcs ; the HtlvaiM ^ u\na:u5 Church hath this Confeflion ^ 7/« ^f.tr is the Law of Cud abrogated, in tint.: .'■' '^'' h.ith ».:t foKtr tj conJiofn Blitvtrs^ C", 'vj I\^»:wr:hft.iKahti, ne donot difddmnglj <t-ij,.:'jict the Uiv ; but condemn thtm tu hmfm ■iv'jiih art t.i!ijH againjithi lAW,thAt it » };..t a rttlcuf \ii/ki»g- riie French Church Iiaih tl.ii. ' PVe be'icve aII the fi^urts oj theLm to be taken arvaj ty the earning ij {^Iri^t a/thcugh tht truth and [nhfianceij tbtm ao co-'Ainne to u-s i» him, ani are M-filUa ta us i>i him ; but the diiBrir;e of tk hw ti buthnfediyithem to confirm our lift;

III

• 's-

(I J m

n^,'.iis nm- As dlfo th.it wi' mi) be the mare confirmedi*

^etciU, cc^f WittenbeTn.

the I'romtfes of the Gofpt!^ 4»d agreeable ta this in the li.Igick Confcffion The Church N- tV-ci ^ ^^ Wittenberg. " "'e acknowledge ikt ^ conct L- i'*^ 'f God, vehoft Abridgement u in the '7)<-'

omncl Icgii figuras advnnu clniiti fubl.Uas (ffc, quam-jts a-

YKm TJiaitat, et fubjlumi.i nubu in eo couflit >// quo funt owMi

imp/c^xjegis timcndaiiiiHautcnda eft, tiimadvnamnojliti»

ico>ifi,ir..indam, turn iit ea minis in f,»mifiomhus Evar.gtliai

■C.tnfi.U:^?ur. Gd.Conkf. A :ic. zj. f.?^ lo6. Concoidut «*

»:'gic

Canj:f, Aaic.t^.pJi, 17^.

caliit

Hrengthmng the jirfl pdfiti$n. yp

calogue,to commend the bej},mnfi ^ufi and c Agnofc'i-ferfeti rvork£s, an^ man to be bound ta obey mm legem the merall precepts of the Decalogue. Net- ^''> "/•-* ther are thofe precepts which are contained '•''"*f' ^* tn the Apolfies»rt«/«rg<«»fw /<«»., but are i,,^^^^^^^.^ branches of the old Law, Another, c It is op'imj,]^-netcifull tl teach men that they muft not «»- li!ljim.i, ^ if obey the Uw \ but alf^ bow th:s tbedi-?''I'^'lfl' \tnt pleaftth God. The Scottilh Church. "^^;f";^»

We do net ihtHk^ we are Jo freed by U- ^i,ij^.,[u„ \beriy, as if we owed nu thedtence to the law, ifc adobe' \»c confefi the contrary ; And our Church dumium jholdsout the fame. * Although the law"'" ■'■''^[^^ {given tf gd by Mofes in regard of the'^'"^'J'" ' ^^Rites and Ceremonies doth not bind C^ri- ,y^rtf£^'^, Ijtians, neither U any, although 4 Chrijiiany gica confe-kofed from the obedience of the command-ffi"- P^H' Iments which are called morall. To thefe 54f- "n"' I might be added many more. r-^f^f-^

But it may be all thefe are of no autho- ,S.S, rity, they are of no power with them, iH/>ri;/ii^

Apofiolic's

'iftntnevo kxjcdfuntlettnsltgis^&c. P.14S. d Nccrfe e(l

J dicerehomines,lOHfoluvfqiml legi obcdicndum (it, fed etjam

» qitomodoplaceachacobidicTiiia.AuguJl-ceijj,-/. art. 6. p. ij.i

e l^on cxtflintamus nes it a hbatate donjtos, qiuft uuUam l-gi

»j>idiemlamdcbeami!i,contrayiumcmmafitec»uicfifumis.Sc»-tuna Confef. Art. i j. 147. f ^u.wrjis lex a -Deo data per CMtfen^quoad Rit^s et Cmmomas Cbtifiianos non a(l,iiigat, ^fq\tamenabobidHmiiimandatoiurH, qua ma, alia v»ca>ititr HiiUitsqHinruvischdjiumefifolms. Cenfef. ^n^lic. p.izj.

J

, „ . So Places ef SeriPtftre urged m^qifo.'u- and indeed if thcfe tbingi be not F.vmi vn moYtA- out of the word of God , thfy ihall be of humid- ^.,„_ „,;th nt. \uee reverence thenil

mu.teuJis,

power

-)■':"';■ and their wrirings, butwcemuO not/».| XS.W rareinvcrl,4jmldom faith upon them is ^ Viv\;i. zlwe foun Jationjchis is agaiait our Qui. Ad I'^fum ftianliberty , to be infl^ved to tRc judge-iie.hiua ^^^^^t,oi diXiyj. Tethe Lnwes an^tothe^i-'Innl! Tf ftirn-'ties , ifthij jpe^k not according to tk

«;.4^ ii^o"^.*' ^ ^'^^'*«/' '^"' " ''''*-^' ""^'T ofmiones \N e Will therefore give you forac proofci .

tanq^am out of the Word,and then draw them in-

ai\dnm to Arguments, or draw Arguments from i

Ufiiem .u__ T/...t- - ,-, tu T^i^L. n,.t that I

'exnZar, them, Matth.-f. 17. i^. Thtni^ net that

Cor>t. A-'am ume te kfiroy the Law, 6r the Prs-

gnp\de pheti. I am H»t come todefiroj-, but to JhI-

v.imfcien-£11. for verily Ifaj ««'« J"", "tiRhem*

f,- i 4«i earth pjjUp4e away * one jtt trm ..

cul'Z tttde PmH not p4efrvm the Lax, tjUallh

m.%ciLfHlfiacl The place leeracs to be very :

fitppnnu, .

mitndum,aut agcndu,f< m:hom:nm f. ^.ive vehmeximmn

spo)Utquicqndpiopoiiiiiir,&c. a |«j Sinraptxflii a tTpaW) . tinteufemus hic refpici lenipiis ,} tx-fUfuaiati "^ '" Epifialt, zPct.iAC.fed diUum tffe «tf(iJ/jxi»/«, ^""i^'"', tincdtcas, ufquc dum cxUm »««i; G-o(;w"» '•«». ^'""t:-htbtt,jacilmfu calumet teyram pe»i', '« 1'*" '«^«'-»'»*i'' % nmmn dufountla,fcdnituraiuordo refpHim.LegeCafti. j

Spialeg. talocum, l^jg, J, },• ^{^ MfiU-, ^^- '^^ ''" *''' ' hit..Lid.it dieu kk(.Cifel.SpiCikg. et Qmm/nuUi diiunu^

ioc6»frmtheToftien, 8i

fall and very plaine, for the continuance ^ y. ^,^_ of and Obligation to the Law, jnd yet^,^^ ^^^ there are ^ corrupt readings of thele ^^^^^ ^^^_ words, and a finijier '"f PJ^^^j'^.'^^'j..^ ,., fome would have it to beunjc^foj^ ^]:^' ,^^,^,^, Chrift would not Miih ttllhc had fulfil- _^ led it. Indeed hee was the end ot the .J^ ^^ J law, as the Apoftle fpcakes, Rm.j- H-,^"^,^^ B\xt fimsperficiens,mni»terfiae»s, ihcper- ^,_^^ ^ /ei/,W and confumraatirg end, not the de- ■

;/?r<,«-^ and abilifhing end thereof; the f^,;^^^^^.,^^ Law had an end of perfeRion and ccn-;,,^^^g;^ Inmmation in Chrift, not anewiof ^</rr»- uv.ifju.i' m^w and abolition. You fee here <^Chnfl.'c.u>/^/-sivcs a ftrifter expofition of the law, and ctonn, »» Scatcsit from the corrupt gloflcs of ^-S^^'-: the Pharifces, which furely fpcakes the^^^;;^^^ continuance, not the abrogation of it. i,^ /,^«,.^., And agreeable to this place is that of the c Hoc an-

" tcm z-v.lt

chMm vo^tutatU me veniffe Kt ego legem folvam, atqu abi-

ham, at^crotmum abejl, ut dacl.m^ ma cam i*'^-"""^" contra, rcnfumlciisimtmmemetplmoreml,wgequefeYJccti^^^

rem, etexaamm ejus mctiigeutum fgo tradam, quamfo..^J^

«« hadenus vobis propont « doRonbm ve^rls, Capcl.bpicHf g.

wMat.f. XI. ^uod accuratm Chri^iis cxpofuit, magis eA

Cbrmantsfeninere creditur. Chamicr. Wide potcjlis perfpice-

uqLmUngeabfim a d,(jclvenda lege, qui abfolmmm qus

inuUigemiamvebis tradamquamhatienui ur.quam tdtcttclti-^

C»pcl.Spicilcg.i» verfc 18. ejufdema^.

G

Apoftlt'

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82 fUcti of Scripture urgtJ Apoftle, which fpeaks the fame languagci

j, 1,1. T)oe we make d void the threffgh Faith? Gsi forbid: jea^ »g eftablijh the Law. How? not for juftificaci-

Rom. Law

a lUud,

Mac. 5. 17. onjfor lo Faith makes it void.butas a rule iH'fZ of obedience, ana fo faith will cftabl.fti ,t. ^f/'* ' The Apoftle tells m, Rom- 7, i?, 22,2^ K*lat >«r That//« Law u hdy^ ji»^,good,tLnd hede-Tif ,i^o, lighted in the Law of God, &c. Teamth in\iocloco,hiimindt kte ftrved tht-Law tf God So Gmiui, in James a. 8. If jst* ftlfiU the rojaU law tf Mat. f. ij. iil,frtj^ jt do wtlU and what law that wai Jjijics 1.8 ^^ fticwes in the 11 verfe.to be the Deca-logue of the Morall law, I luhn 2.4, Ht Vc?f6 II. fij^ f^itij J l^tw him and keeptth not hu 1 J6h. x,^Commandme>asi iia Ijar^ i John 3.4. 5ia t4 the tranfgrejfion tfthe Law. linj.^; Now then fince Chrift who is the bed expounder of the Law, doth fo largely ftrengthen and confirme the law, witnefTe this Sermon on the Mount: and in Mar. i o. 21- Since faith doth not fu^' fUnt, but firetigthiu the law ■ fince the Apoflle doth fo often preffe and urge the duties commanded in the Law ; fioce Samt Taul acknowlcdgcth he did ferve the law of God in his mind, and that he was under the law 10 Chrift, i Ctr. p. 21.

I

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td cinfrmt the Tofitien] S j

I may vvarrantably conclude: That the Law fur the fubftance of it, doth fii/l re-tnaine a Rule of life to the pcoplt of C»d, But to all this give me leave toufc-thefe Arguments,

I ^rgH, It ever the law was a Fulci of walking, then it is y?«/Sfa rule of walk-ing: this is cleare; cither it is (till , or we mult (hew fome time when it vvasa-brogated. But there can be no time (hew-ed vvherin it was abrogated: Ergo.

A/in, prob. If anytime, then in the time of the Gofpel by Chrift and his A-poftles : but not by Chrift or his Apo- ; files: therefore not in the time of the Gofpel.

MiH.prob. If Chrift and his Apoftles did comtnaHd the fame things which the law requireth ; and forbid and condemne the fame the Law forbiddeth and con-deraneth : then they did not abrogate jr, but ftrengthen and confirme it, &c. But this they did : i Chrift as you fee, Matth. 5. 19. He that heaktth the leafi sf thefe Commandments and tcacheth men fo , fbaU be leaji in the Kingdom of hea-ven I but he that Piall teach and ohfervt them. fhaU be called t\ot legall Preachers 3 htgrtstiittkt Kingdoms of ht4Vin.

' G% 1 Nov»

A,g!i.

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rfed

to cinfirm t he Pofiticn. 8 5

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a T/i^liri noda'i h :■

jum txpU-

Now in that * Chrift himfelfc did exround , ^ and elkbliih the Law, by his Word and Autiiority, as in liie ^ 5,6, 7, Chapters of Matth. it ftiewes .^ uit'ic continuance of it; for had it beea to be utterly ahoUfhtd , hee would rathet ""J^'/o,//- have decUreci againft it, or have [nfferd it fhvf^oru tohavcdiedof it felfe; and would not . 'juidnUo. ^^y^ cvi»dicat(ii\t, and reftored it to its -| Vi'/' /;«'•'>«from thegloifes of the Pharifees, ^';'j f:',, wiMch doings, It clearly fpcakcs to Ui the f,xlf.i.uio. cBMinHMHceoi, and obligamn to the law. i Miia, And asChrilt.fo the Apoftlcs,in ftcad \ .

hi.\xncn Qf aklifbtHg, they did in their Dodrine juu,a cfya- ^^^^^^^^ jj. frequently urging the duties M\cVih-oi the law to the Churches and people ma\a,et of God, ^flW 12.19. DtArdy htloved, t-CMijluiiis -otnie not ysttr filvts ; Why ? For it a _ trotioHiiUf yfrittetty vengtAtwc is mint. So in Run, tatiqium ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^^^ jj^g Aponic repeat- .

r«Il'c'ha-«clithe Commandments of the fccond njitr. Table ; not to repeale or reverie any; c si lex but to confirme them as a Rule of walk-r,io\aiisad jngjo ti,c Saints: and hee comprehends ^''W''"'" ihtmnU in this, ThoH/halt leve thy w»|i- ., «!m« "'. ^'«^ ^ thy fc/fe, for Uve « tk d fuljiillini ■< doifnnustaHiaccur.it/tSamexfamict, etfrafcriberet, nu»f-' , • "va^gelium cliri[h ciiiiijiinrerum inutilium exflicationc canfii-mt 6c

d^-jid COH-'10-

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'ittii.'' dLha,ii>i^HaHefiptrpei.ii fed vera Ugls'tm^'Utto.

fi

ffthe Law- Soalfointhc irhcf4,hj

i ThtiPiihtmltofGo^ thMyoH^h ^, ^_

dme frm formcatio» ;' thM no mm g:ed, ,,.. heyond ^ndd^r^^dh^^ brother; kc.^cth^r^--'^ Ur^ts the avenerofall fnch. 1 ne hkc;^ inEfhef.6. i. ChUlre^t oky joHV^Arcxts ; .^;> ;^ ,,^^;^ and hee prelTeth this duty from the au ,„,,,^,^ thoritie of the precept, and perUvades co i ,^i,^,<-it from the gracioufnelFe of the pi^nmic 1.-«= forthuuihe fir(i conmzHdment^ «,uyrfl-P--e,«. mf^ : and as full and plain is that of the ^ ^ ,^,^^^ Apottlcin ;?<>«». V 31- ' ^"^ f^''.^'f i.'^"?/i

though it carry another, yecitbear.th.s ...ma l^nle alfo, that though we lay down the -^-J-^ law in point of jutt.fication, yet weetta-^j-.^^^. blifh it as a rnle of ChriQian convcrlation.,, ,„^ ^,y,„. And there arc fome learned and holy ,/;f^ idem ' Divines that tell us, that thofe iWi.:./. ^<a and comminations which we have m the 7 -j ^^^^J^ ^ Goipel,-J^i^. Matth. 3. 10. 7"^^-^^'^ ''^:,'.,. Gro-. • /4»<i t» the root of the tree, every tree r^o-ch . _^^ ^^, triittreth not forth good fruit, ts hcmn j.^,, ». down^nd caftimthefire: Andthat inthcru..'.-. ■ fifthof Mat. 22. iVhofcever M 0^) toi^^/^^;^^;^ brother, ThoHfoole, Ml ^^ ^" ^^"J.'' "(lu.^rl-' helt-fire. And fo in other places, they tell „.^ ,;,,.. "■■ us that the C^mminatiom and threatnings („, ute j-fd, pris4ica(imiloaiin'e,fionq!iitcHHsfmimr'9l^i^Fd»' .

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85 Ihc Pefitlon in tl.c new Veftamenr, they arc not of Nfg"" " the rt.twre of the Golpcl.'but ai e tlie con-(onM^i^ ^r»;.mo« of the law, and doe plainly Je-"'■'' 'T monftiate to us the contmhAnce ot the law t:^X linger Grace. You may read the Aiuliout ;,./ i J.^«- 11 ch- place cited , where he doth dillin-giliy^A i'h ouini the Gofpcl into the DMnne of the h^4''i'-'QQ[r>Q\ and Graceo's the Golpcl; into '":"^f r /the preaching of the Gofpel b,- C:hrift ? 3-- and the Apoftles. and the law ot fait., cr iiM^uc. fpiritof lifeinChnO. The preathmg o' Cha.ni. doftrine of the Gofpel, he tdb us con-T'""'^;'- taines two things : firft, the/)r6W»y'« of i ! ^'Ml''' Grace ; and fecondly, the co^rmAtton ot ;:4-. 'I'e 1^^- And he (hews t!,at all thofe am-in wm^ifjsw and threats which we read m the 3-£" crinmrcsof theNewTcftament, are no , • ^' • way of the n.^tme of the Gofpel properly^ tnS'\^n i'> callrd ; but they arc the coi^f'^matm or SSi." the law; and declare the contin»ance of fdci\c,!i- ic now under the Gofpel to bean exact ■ '''^''- ru'c of C;hnriians walking and obedience. ^•- ^" And fo much might lAtisfie for ih: clc'-ringofthefirlt Argument: Nay,the co»f:rmAHoiioi the pr^;»u«U IcUc , if our

fwnci Ma;c Mac.^. f ad lio

!:m

nern. van tin

^,'!\->Jv'lill f:xdic.i!io>imevs;igiriin ''%^>»f^^^^JJ;'^

,*'i i'^it.'c^ iei.io, i','t:lH^ilio cvaiigiliiiciinicc.

1 T'0''"f'

^' 1 CoiJp-r^:iUi!'iil"^-V^-"?- 4.icft. 13.M*

Seme Ohicciions Anfwcred Sj '^verfArUs would be fatisfied. Wc will hear whac they can fay therefore , and anfweric; and then proceed to the reft of the Arguments. <i Ohjea. Some fay, Though it be a rule, . yet it is a rule at our liberty whether wc will obey it oi no : It is not a bmding

Rule.

And there are three feverall Opmions

o{ this.

1 Some fty , that it binds us no farther then as wc are cyeatuns , not as wc ate Chrifti3n5,buras »Me arc creAtures ; Bu: why then are not they bound?I hopethey arc creatures as well as Chriftians.

i 2 Others fay , It doth binde the ^^•,'^5 i but not the fpirit ; it doth bind rhc mre-generate part, but not the regenerate to \ '■ obedience, for that is free; and here is a dangerous Gap opened to alllicentiouf-

nrffe ; witaertethc Opinions of David, George^iai the ValcntlnUns,

3 Others fay, That it is not a binding rule at all; beleevers aie no move under the law, then Fnghn^ under the Lawes 1 of SfMtte : nor no more bound to the obed'iHce of the Law, then any man is^ bound to the tUiencc of the Lawes ot (} ^ anotaec

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another Common-wealth : this over-throws, (ay they. Chnftian liberty.

Now if this be true, it ftrikcs downe all: if it be a r«/f, but not a binding r«.'t; a rule binding to obedience, it will beoi li.,ali ufe : and therefore we will take off this cAv'tll before we goe any tur-tlier, and fliew you that the law is 3 binding Ibtle^ and binds Chriftians, not as men, butasChriftians: and I will but produce five Arguments for the proofe of this: tliey arc managed by another; Iftiallonely flrengthen them with funic additions.

That which dpth caufe the C««/fif«;« ©f regenerate men to Excnfe, being ob-frrvedj or to Acefi/e, being tranfgrcflcd; iliac doth bind the confcicnce of legcne-rate men, forthat it isto bind the con fcience to accufe or e;>;cufc. But the law of God doth caufe the Confcicnce of the rtgenerate to excu/e, being obfcrvcdj anil riicsije^ being tran(grcflcd. Ergg , do?h ic bind the confcience.

That which hath power to (zy to the confcience of the regenerate Chriftian, This oM^ht to bedonc.and that a»^fcf not {0 bedonfadoth bind the confcicnce: bijt

ftaUip the Pfifjtm 89

fhe Law of God hath this power, &c.

Irgo. Though it cannot fay, this ought ■ potto be done on paine of daranatiun, or , On paine of the curie : or this ought to be

4one in reference to juQification, or life,

f^c. yet itfticwesit ought to be done as 'good, and pleafing to God : and this

ought not to be done, as dijplcafing to

ttim.

'. That authoritie by which the Apoftlesj A gu,

iirged Chriftiansto duty, doth bind the !^'Jonfcience to obedience. But the Apo-\ |lles did ufe the authority of the law to ' provoke Chriftians to do their duty , £r-; -10. Forthislooke, £^Af/.6.i, 2. children

i^bty j«ur parents in the Lord , for thu u kight ; homur jour father and moth'r^&c. f If the Law of God doe n(

not hind the

/onfcience of a regenerate man to obe

licnce, then what ever he doth which is

commanded in the law, hce doth more

ihcn his duty; and fo their merits or

^finnes, being guilty of witlr»or(hip ■ but

sin obedience to it hee is not guilty oftviH'

I'jf or (hip,not doth hee merit, Ltikj i -. i o-

"^ K^htn jott have done all that u commandeJt

fay that je are unprofitable ftrvants^ &c.

Either the Law doth bind the Con-[((ience or Chriftians to obedience: but

ChriO^ans

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fO Arguments ta

Cbriflians doe not finne in the breachof ie. But they lin in the breach of it, i fi ■}. 4. SiMMe u the tranfjrrej/lm r,f ,|, £,rfw. Ergo, the tran/jrrejjhn 01 the Lai is iinne.

Or take it thus.

IfChriftUns be bound »ot ts fmn^, thr they are bound to kccpe the Law : tiii (IjrijUans are bsuad not to Iinne : tr^tA &c. I know the conl'equent will be de-nieJ,that though Chriltianj arc boudm to finne , yec it followes not they aril bound to kecpe the Law. I will proviK it thus:

If hee that breaks the Law doth finn.', then Chriftians are bound. if not linnc,(i| keepe the law» But he that breakesitii law doth iinne, fo the Apoftie, i feii.].it finne is the tranfgreffion sf the Law. -^m where there ts m Uw , there u m trafifrij] 1 fio», Ergo.

''",. f"-';"' And now being driuen againtt tlii' L \( In „. wall, they have no way to maintainettit formir ttxont., but by another. And thai, is to tell us plainly, that beleevtrs doc ra finne : BcinChrift,and fin ifthoucanfl but that you fee the Apoftle tels the( they finne in faying fo, \J»h.\. 8. // faj we hjtve no fi'tnei wt deceive tftrfd'i

i'.ob.

^ihilpclfi-IM; fal:a \39ma fine peccato Iphrifitu. Tertul,

jlM^theTofvion. 91

Ithe truth IS 'nvt tnut. Nay, * wc m^kl * ^ii/,U aaljar.Vtvk 10. If lWCJ l>iy, ^f^fil^^.'7r:u(Air well as others; for there is nomaii sjyr^r, lichfinnethnot, y«i.8.4'^. AndtnmA s.umoda l,hin0sweDJfe'^dall,hmcs3.t. '-T^if

But ti this will not hold, then they Hiy, l^^"^^ It God fees no finne in thofe that are J_,.;,^ ^^^ Beevers : But what is this ? It is om «>» fant ing to finne, and Another for God not to hujpiHmi^ '. finne: Indeed he fees not finne either "^ J^^ ^^"^^^ ienHdemne beleeversfor finne, or to ap- ""■,'/^^^l^ \ve, or allow of finne in belocv ?rs. fie pV^^,/f^, ts not finne, that is, he will not fee fin;,,,-,'.^ij. liw^^fittouswhcn in Chrift- But !fg.r«r. Bex* lis will not hold, then they fay, Though ''* '«f • ^ey finne, and though God doe lee f;-^;^

for he ices all, and brings all to judge- ^^^^^,^,.j rnt; why then they fay, God is not fcccitora^ \fh4id mth. the finnes of beleevers. «.iw^«if-[ertainly terfccl good mud ht ever Lite 1''^^ j<^ »«-fat which is pcifeft evill: and the nea; er"' '^!*'""'f \\i to him , tiic more God hates it. In a ^.^^^i^g, licked man God hates both finne and .,^t^ autfu-ancr,but here he hates the finne.though ^trbM, <«ks

:pitties and loves the poore finner.&c. (iuUiiscft.

e is difpleafed with finne , though hcc Cypiian.

irdon finne in Chrift. But we will fol-f)W this no longer. Somuchfliall fuffice

)r the nroofeand vindication of the firft

Argu-

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9t Arguments to

Argument: wee will come to tlit|

reft.

iJigu. If the fame finnes are condemmi n\^. forbidden after Chrift, which were b^'; foreChrift, then is the law in rcfpefto;'' a rnUoi obcdicnce,ftdl in force : but thi fame fins are forbidden, &c. That whict was fin then, is finne now ; I fpcake ot finncagainft the Morall/-<»»}',and there-fore is the Law ftiUin force to beleevcri as a Rule of obedience.

) ^;g«. If the fame duties which were fxjcjH' tJi in the law, be ammaKded Beleevsn under the Gofpel, then the law doth 111 remdiie&s a Rule of diredion and obt' dience, &c. But there are thefamcdii-ties commanded under the Gofptl which arc enjoyned in the Law : as I have (hewed at large, Rtm i^-g, io,&c.| To love God, feare God, &c. Obediencej to Parents, Ephef. 6. i. And therefore tht law ftill remaines a Rule of obedience un-der the Gofpel.

♦ ^7j«.i If the things commanded in the law, be p4rt of our holine^e , and conformitj to God ; and that this cmforntitie to the law is required of us, then is the law Ml in force : but the things comroandeil »r€ part of our holineile.and conforroitf

fahlifbtherefition] p^

j^ the law is required of us, Ergo, That e *tl)ings commanded are part of our linefff, I fuppofc is granted ; and that is conformity to the law, is required of is ealie to prove. That which we are to pirc upunto,andlabour,and cndeavouc Icr both in ouratfcAions and adions, jur prmcipksandpradifes, thacfurelyis ouiied of us. But to this conformity to - lav" of God we are thus toafpireun-, and endtavoui after ill our aflfedions ,nJ anions : Er^o

1 I liat we ate to afpire up to it in out jfal'nr, take but that, Jiow-7. 22, 25-

'^here the Apjftlc fliews you that he dii ehj^ktntlte Uw if gad : and hee ferved

Ihs law in his mind : Nay, it was his

)urpgfe,aimc,derire,endeavour of heart, [0 be made conformable to that Law, /hich he fayes, is hil^, j»f}^ and giod; though he fell (hort of it, yet he alpired ifterit; which (hews we arc to afpire ifcer it in our affeftions.

2 And that we are to endeavour after :onformitie to it in our aftions, it is as

Iplainc: take them both together, PfM. JII9. 4,5,6, Thouhafi commanded us ta \k(tfi thj precepts diligently : Ob that my \v>'i]t$ mrt dirtHfd to k'pe thy fi^tutts.

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7 hen Pj.iII I not bt aJhAmect when I hi refpiH: UKto all tly Con^.tnaKammts : y, liadr.fpcd to tliernmliis heart and atf| fedions; and lie endeavours conform: ' ty to them in life and aftions. And tk Was his duty , becaiife God had com. msnded , Tiiou lialt coiTimanded us to kccpc tliy precepts. Oh that my hea;t wercdircded to keepethy ftatuus. 1/ligH, That cannot be part of our fretdi. by Chr.rt to be freed from obedience tot'f law ; beciiufc the Law is holy , jaj}^ J goid : andfurcly that is not part of oii; frudom, to be freed from that whithn h. ly, juft and good. 1 will give it yoc in this forme.

That cannot be part of onr freedom! in/hich is no part of our bondage huuk\ ditucearA (ubjeftion to the Aforall \iV in chat fcnfc I have (hewed, wasncvei part of cur bondage. £rg9 , cannot be partof tur freedonie.

That it was never part of our bondage I prove.

That cannot be part of cor iondd^f' which is part of our glorj; but obe-dience and cor.forroity to the law, both m prtncifk and in fra^ice is pan of out ^

glory,

Thefirjl Pofnion apflyed. py

[lory. Erga^ cannot be part of our bon-lage.

Againe •• That cannot be faid to be •art of our ^fi»<i«£f, which is part of our reedomc; but to obey the Law is parr if our frcedome, as you readein the firft f Luke, verfe 74. Th*t being delivered 'om the hand of onr enemies , veie wiiht 'rve him in n^hteoufntfeandholiaejfe^aJt >e dayes of cur life. I ftiall proceed no irther upon this, you iec it piainc e-iough • that the law in the fubltance of doth lemame a rule of walking, or obc-liencc to them in Chrift. Wc will give •u two or three Applications and come

the fccond Pofition.

This may then fervc to ^/^wf the Pa- lUfe.

ifts.fortheii uiijuft charge of us, that ^^5'" <^^'-i-

e make this a part of our Chriftian /»-'""'' •; '^^

rtj to be f.v««;;,/f^fromalllaw, to li¥c"',"f^'7

we lift; and that we are not bound to i j. J'^'. * le obedience of any law in confcienceTom! /. .'fore God. We appeale to all Refor- ^^^^^es li-ed Churches in the Chriftian world, ^'''^'('"'^ hcthcr ever any of them did hold forth ^'™" ich an opinion as this, It is the con-<,WigJww irrent Opinion of all Reforraed/f^ij.ibid. ■'wrchcs, that Chriftians arc fubjeft to

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J„,«,«- not as they doe ; ^'^^^ P-^^'^ 1 Mi-u' Thefc men they feeke life in ^4c<^<io- ioy4i[i'^-fim. af *^ P^"'^' '^'' death, that feekrighteoufnefTc infinne. >«« Mfx^^^^ttiatwcw^j'obey. , And alas we are all too apt to it;it is hard

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•** ^ -...n.fi-oMnn: and cry up .k. ^^^^^^^^ Tn-^«r/» in relped of perfor-

rnancc ; and out of duties in rclpeft of de-

to weave a wib ownc ; lofpinae

Grace in junification; and cry up tnce as the fruits of Grace in fanAitua;. hecthat Wilkes not in obtdtcncnn

on: heethat *'^5;,"*^V';:;r;;T .pendance. We are apt

ftranger yetto ^^^f^^^'^^^tf righteoufneffcof our •-^sotf^fVwe knows not Chnlt.lndcearai « . f' . ..

ny arc too like the yfwrift.ll; Godletu) a law for a rule of walking,andthcv U: for juftification by ic : poore men l.j| Oien in the yoake; they draw, and co)k, and fpcnd their (Ircngth, (as who do« more then they who think to merit;) ai when they have done their labour, thj are fatted up for flaughtec ; *o/bf L, , •., when they have endeavoured hard ati( ^.r^W the.r owne righteoufncffc, they peril tamUum in their juft condemnation. Theletni noflrafa- luthtr{ii\yCi\bi\\cdt:vilsmartjrj; m lut, bafi fyjf^r much, and take much pames to tamnfir- ^^ j^^j,. ^^e ApolUc tels themwhactb( r«'!Bc« aretocxpea.G-Z.^.o. yyhoiveranf^\ i«i |ohn dtr the mrk's </ tht Lm, *n unitr^ i.i. ^''^i

a thread of our owne tc climbe up to hea ven by ; othcrwifc what need fo many exhortations, admonitions, to doe all righteoufncflc, but rell in none?The Scn-nuredoth notufc to kill j^jwwith Bee-tles ; to cleave firAv/es with wedges of Iron; nor fpend many admonitions and txhortations where there is no need. ^ ^ ,^

Alas, there are a thoufand in the world y^.^^^ " that make 4 CAfj/? of their workes, and^^^^j^^j, !iere is their undoing, &c. They look for f„.^.i,pfr righteoulnefle and acceptation, more in^i.« »-thefwr/juheninihe /'r«w»/i,inthe LawJ^»f•*»'"'' thenintheGq/>f/, in wor/t»»? then heUe-i''^"-'^'^ ' ving^ and fo mifcarry, and there is fome touch of this in us all, otherwifc wee

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\ his blames them who are called At. momuns. As the Paf^fis do /« j.'p :. lawfor/«/?»7iC4ti<i», lothefecy do;v:t the lawfor^4«ffi/If-*^i:» •• wee fay wa-are freed from the cmfes : they wou. have us freed from the co>iduas, troratti commandsofthclaw. weefayweea,!

free from the fmdtits, but they wou. abohlh the Prtcefts. See. They tell us uu makeafalfe mixture together of Chi;,

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and A^ofes , and wee mingle Law

Golpel together. How unjuftly ^.

charce is cart upon us; letundcrnandir

.men judge. W't crj d^r^nt the LaiV.^,

.« M. .;- point of juftincation ; hnt vitfet it ,.f ^

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and the Gofpel ftndiuiio the law agai t.. erqu'rc what is our ducie being F' tied What ever they (ay of the law thc.ugh they caft contempt anddilgra" on It, and upon thofe which preach unj ♦r.u fee for the fubftancc of it, it is tj, imu of God, a ham of his holineffe ttit'

The jirji P>i^( '^« appljtJ. 9 >• thinss commanded and forbidden . a e thing* ,1^.r.//^,ani therefore Et.^^^Hf J„odandevill,nothmg can alter the na-ture of them. Things f^uvd) g'^-d OL- evill are ^hcrMe by hrni t.-..r commanded them. Rut chofc t.ung, j

which are .r.V^//v S*^"^ o"^ ""'f' ^'T can no more dur them , then m..N. ^ _^^^ good evill, or evill good. Thit which ^,^,,^,^,^^ vvas MotaHj good then, is A-oyfyu^,>n.^^ cood now and to be purlued and t •!-;.,:..«-Uvved. That which vvas .l/.r.ij e-.^^^i.. v.ll then, IS CM.r.lly cvill now and to;'--^_^ he (hunned and avoided. Wee na^^'e< Hj>,,ier, a Golpel Rule which turnes us to tne obedience of the law. You (hall lee the Rule, PhiUipians 4. 8, fV^M ev,.f ilmqs are true , fVhat ever things ^re hmfi, TvhAt tver thin^^s An j»fi , wlui ever thinf^t are pure, what ever tlnt^gs are Uvely, whatjoever thingt 4re of good report : If there he a»y virtue, »/ tfcf« teanypraife, thinkiof thefe thing!. And I hope the law is of this number the . Apottle tells us that the Law is holy, I juft.and good, certainly there is nothing commanded but what is good : ir we are to learne of the Ant, the Ttfrr>ire,oi brute bcafts, of inanimate things,certaidy mucU

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more are wc to learne of the Law, which is die image of God in man, and the will of God to man. We have nothing to doe with AUfes, nor doc we look to Si»At the hill of bondage, but to Sicn the mount.im oiGrAEi; and wc take the law as the c-ternall R^de of Gods Will, and delirc ui conforme our felves to it. and brtath tu; '^ '^ with D.ivil oh that r»f wajes wer^ .jri ' Ihcitokftp^thjfiatHtts ! Ctitatnly ti.e'? J and Goipcl doe ^f/;> one another .they' i

one another the hand.

The Law that \s (ttbfervient to ue\ Gofpci.to convinceand bumble us, .uJ the Gofpcl thati»4^/tj to (hcobeainut of the Law. The Law lends us tu tlx Gol'pcl for our juftification , theColptl fendsus to the law to frame our convcrii- v tion ; and our obedience to ihe law n no- | thing ehe but the cxprcflion of our thank- | fulncfletothatGod, who hath fo frcclj juflified us, Luke I 74.: That hing nk-med , Kc might ferze him withcht fan. 'I hough our fervice was not the nuttvto^ inipulfivetaufe of Gods redeeming of US;

yet It is the end of our redemption, the /.pollltflKws at large inthefixt to tbe,^ Lcmanes. And It is ihc Apflieatitn^^^^S

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on,the 8 Rl>v^^^. Ther/f^re brethren w^ye ^.^j.if Chria haih fr.'l you from the Pf«4/»>i, how ought you to [nhjell your lelves to the pwppf^ r if \\t\us^ dehvireX you from the cur(cs,how ought you toy?«-dj the commands ? if he p-vd our dtbt ot fin, certainly we owe a debt of (crvicc.

This was the great end of our reiemp-^t,,^^ ^^ tion he redeemed us from !>o>'Mi^c to free^ /,,;„ ft ^,«f,from (iivery to ftrvice: thitwhich/u.ff -.••-Chnft hath redeemed us r.. h. cann^u be-j^--faid to rcdeeme us fr.n* ; but he hath re- ^^ •;«/;;/« deemed us to fervicc, and therefore can-,^^ ^^>^,?. not be faid to rcdeeme us from \tx^\^c.ii^^cr:et. Indeed bee hath freed us from the w-i^wr^f h-fiim-of our obedience but no: from the matter T^f/ I't no> of our obedience, &c. We now obey, but "^^-^-^J-itisfromother;n«fip/f/,byotheryfrf«^«^^j,

to otiier ends, tlien we did bcfrre.

The principles of obedience, beioic i. they were/fg^//and fervilc, now they are fihall and EvangclicalL As the Law was given with Lv^gelicall purpoles; fo it is kept with Hv^»?fW/priiKipC; princi-ples of fuith, L.ve. and Df/»?fcr. which caufes the foulc to obey, and facilitates all this obedience •, the love oK^hiiftcon-ftraines,2 for, s. 14. yet i^ tbeohcdienc. '"'■'>■ '*' free- Loveknowcsnod.fficuities; things H 5 . 'i"-

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impoiTible to others,are yet cafie to thctn that love.

The ^rcW/of obedience tint ditfers,be-fo e die p.round was fearc, now love.

The fircKph beforewas our owne.now we have Communion with the flrcngth t,t'Chril>,/'^- ^ 2 1. our workes are /^ni /i h r.rotight inCoi^hy Union Wich him ; ai.d by (Communion with him,as we can due liochinp without him, fo we can doe a,l iliiif,* throuph him flrengtlienino us. And ihil finngth he hath promikd, Dent-z6. i8. 'Ihs: Lord hAth dvsucheJ thie to ht hisptiflt , AS h bath fnmifcd, and tU th:'is lh'jnld(Ji kftfe all hn Cbmm.itidment!, and he tells us, Ifa.zS.xz.JhAthe wurkith nihui- -ivorhjin ns^tridjur tu^ all the rcqiii-; leJ worksof (Jr<i«inus, & oidnt] foru^ JhcfwJj before were for jultiricatiun , and life ; now they arc for other ends, h^ glurifii God, to d'fui^t the Golpcl, di^ l.iri ouriir.cerityjtocxpicfsourthanklulncllc. ■ i:ef ire they obeyed but out of compulfi-tMi of cor.!cicnce;nowoucofpropenfi.ns of niture which fo far as it works, works .. t) Cod, as naturally as ftones move doHnwuid,or fpark^flye upward, i bus 11 lee how we preach the law, not in op-

iolpei, which

pifitLn, tuc fukrdiii'ilion to the Golp'

The fir ft Pofitiett apply e/. 105 which we (hairihew ac large after-ward. l.ec itbethsnin the laft place to ex'ioit 3

you all, chat you would jidg* of ths law Bright, and c.Men Ic: ic be your car.' to inainraine it. I.e: not Af/cJ cake p!a:e ^iC^rifi; b'jc ye: r.i ike a right uf- of Mo-fes When workes and o'^eiien:; come "in the right place , the La v in tlie right

{'lace , then it is HJy, ytji, and ^.0^; ;uc if we ufe ic as ou. life, rhen we ir-irn-p/ftlie blood of Chrill under foot, and make his life and deaih in vaiir ; let chi /r>-r/«r follow the A .'after, C^f'j/esC^Jrifi, the l,iw (y^;«ff; obedience/^(/^, and then «11 art their proper and defigned p.ir:s. i'You know what/^4fW;<j/)faith, L:k.e 1. ?t74,75. Teu rvere redtemtd that jr,H mtght 'ftrve^ that you might live unco him that Jdied for you, ileafon from mercy to ducy; .not from »j;7-r)r to liberty. Oh beware •that the great things of thrift doe not make you more carelefle 1 take heed of 'Ahufin^ Mercj. It were a fad thing if we ■ fliould abufcthe Grace of Chrift. The luftke of God prevailcs with othei s, oh ! *> but God would have his ^ow/j, his mer~ ' .'nV/toprevaile with you, Horn.12.i. I hi-' fetch jaH thrcttgh (he mercies tf Cod ^ offer' II ^ J^f>

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ttp pur fouhs and btdiis 4 living facrijia S»ints reafonings and are from ingaii-piftts of mercy, to enlargements in J«(j,i -3 (^ fir. 5.14. and 2Cc. 7.1. Havini^JHu precioM promifes, let m purge our/elves fni till forruptian of fiejb and fpirit. None be; vcnemous fpirits, will fpider-iikc futki poy/en from fuch fwects, draw luch anc jiqueats from racicy, as may be tncourA^ mtntsto fin.

It were a fad thing : i if wo ftioul; bee more flicke and fluggiOi, ittliail^ which fliould cjui. ken, doth (luckcx <Jt: hands, when a man fliall fay m his hM Chrift died, I need not pray fomuc' Chrift hath done all, therefore, I needi. Iioching; this (hould Arcngchen, and do t this weaken your ingagcments ? ili i (liuuld hcighten,and doth this ItlTcn yum engagements? thisfhould quicken, ar.i duih It dead your beaits? it fliouldiii' flame,and doth it code your fpirits? whu a fad thing is this ? but worfe<

2 If we (houid draw arguments ti finne by mercy ; (hall that become a fpur, which (hould be the greatefl curbe SImU Vft ftn becaufe Grace abounds, K"™ 6.1. There H mercy with thee that tk

p^Jtfi l?e feared, faith ihe t^alimftj ""C

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Thefrft Pofitien4pplytd, 1 oj ihat I may finne, but ferve. You that thfr Lav hach fent to the G^pel , let the Co-fpel againe fend you to tl.e l*aw ; fludic 4now youi dutie : abundance of ntmy ^ calls in for abundance oUutj. If God bad 'i not abounded in mercy, what had be-come of us? And hath he abounded in mercy ? Oh then let us abound in dutie; obey for Gods fake who gives his Sonne ; iorchrifi fake who hath g vcn himfelfe, - that you might give your Icives to God-'I Obey for faiths lake, which is dead with- J

':■ out obedience. It is the cry of taith,G»^'« ' me children, elfe J dje. Obey for profffnHS fake ; adome the Gofpel of our Lord and Saviour Jefus Chrift. What a (harae itv^ap*, ■ (hould be faid of us, that faith cannot do jtatfaei, ; that which infidelity is able to doe ? l'*"^!"^: 4 What will Turks and Mahumcrans I'ay,',"^^'"' ^ Ecce qunles funt qui Chrijium ciluntl Behold , thefe arc the fei v^'.r.ts of the crn-; cifiedGod ! they pioftlTeC:hnft,and ycc i willfwearc, yet Will finne againft Chnft. i What will Papifts fay Thtie are they ■> V which preach faith, and yet flrangers

to ekedience, and live in finne Ltt tl»Ro"i'««<« tightesufncjfe of the hr* le fulfilled in M , pot wiilki>*i after the fiifh , kut after th fpit it, Horn. 4. 8. 11k i-awis tt Royall

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law; //.. >(>f.rve theny., /.>.-r.W/,,«i^.^«'f^ ^f chi, world you ^

to,k Scripture, laith h^^s.yoH d:emiw4^ ^^e ^/^-i"^ .^/,;7;;; , ,, p.,c -

Jim« 2.S. icsa royall Law; live royal-|iw «" «^rWto the la^v, bu. .c

ly above the rank of men in obcdicnccl-^/^i .^"^'"^f'

Receive njt the Grace of Ged * in VAin;,'"t .

tCar.e 1. If ye receive ic not in vaine info CaH4an. ^-^^ ' "- / chn{\s

you wlllhave poierto will. andpsmru:M^ I'vc; but befurcto .j.uponChruts

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" Doe what youcan whUw

this life in the wildemcfft of this worii ^" '"'^ )v4/4i«2^ undertheconduAof/t/f/e-/; but letnont )ff^^ , ,. , „,««»f1 hv Scrlo-

but M.. bring thee^ov. to C....'^^t^^ the promifcd U.d Jo dant^eftimony of fome, and might of

ic agrees thus farre vv.th Scr.pture, *^ X^\f,,„/a Churches : wee have M.fes was a man of the law, he gave ch: J ^^^ened this by many Arguments, law, and he .soften taken for the 1^« 5 »„7|J,„"you fome Applications of .t.

We are now come to the fecond Po-tion which wee laid downe in Anfwcr 0 the QLuery which will bee more knotty J but if wee (hall be able to make it good' it will at once vindicate the law, and ftrike downe thofc many moneom

tbey htve Mofei and the Prophets- Luke

i6. 29. tyf/td there is one tbAC Jhtll coh-

demnejou^evea Mofet in whom yott trnft,

John 5.4J. fo/hudh was a type of Chrift;

liis namefignifies fo much : he was fefm, ,

fo called, flel/.^S. Iffeftu.th^t is, fopmi,.

could hjtve liven them reft : Aiofes muft ^ ~/-^~- ■ .u . ,- «r. f^.^r ao-iin'^it / j,u uij r rr I u ' L ,L. opinions that are on toot again.t It.

lead the children of Ifrael through the 1 . . . . . ■

wiLiernejfe ; but fojhna muft bring them into CanMMn. So while you are in the

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The Pofuion is this.

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Two miin eitds of the Lm. lop There are two maine ends Duplex ufm Uglt

TL^^ tL E J „.r r i There are iwo niaiiic cHu» vupux hjm uiit

lh.t ti^mrcM «/-''•''J^/'/«^»to^|br"^fcich the Law was pro.^p'/uui,. iVm. i.8.' ,

I Ihcologicits. Ufui Thitlugicuf.

2 The other Thcologicall, ^;, ^uflificundU. ar Divine. J vel

I The firft, w-c. the/)o/»-^wj«j?'A"»^«>'f. L4// ufc of it, which the Apo- ^t q'*''b»j c»n[uie lie feemcs to hint at in thcChc™-^'*/«'^2'^.

. -^r -•";• —/""J- :" wm litn. I. 8, 9. Kmw'm thu that tke

with Grace, and be fervkeabU to the ad-^^^ ^^ „^^ ^^^^^y., , ,; ^,*,,«, «,» ; ^«f

Will obfcrve this Method. ^MJ' r J^J^,^, J Lhirs and mthtrs,

I Wee vv.ll (hew you the M i^lf^,^^ n,»n-(iajers : that i», itwasrnadc princpall ends for which the Law was, j f^, ^^^^^ . J ^ij their Rnle^ihit it Oiould

|be their fmi^mtHU This is the pohticall \ ufe of the Law.

2 A fecond great end, and that is T?/-\ vint^ or Theologicall : and the Divine I end and ufe of the law is two-fold. , „ . „ d I In thofe who are not juflified. ? Wee will an(wer thofc 0V»»«/^ ^ Inthofewhoarejuftified. vvhich may be made againft this Po-| , j^ thofe that are to be;«f/Ir^, or the i«7 _ „ . - , , ^ ufe it hath in reference to juftification.

4 Wee (hall in a few words (uramc, Yii^.tadiftovtr 0„. Secondly, toit«»,^/* up all m (brae bricfi Apflicatior,. ^ f^^ ^ . ^n^j ^ ^^^^ d^ive us to Chrift.

^ i^ My firft workc is to fumme up the.% ^ j^ jijofe that are juttificd.

principall ends for which the ^ p;jft

^'Tf'tn ^""""fn '" '*' ''^^''«''^"'i One was pohticall. ment oj the Covtrntnt of Grace. ■,, . r . .

And this I hope you fliall fee mai(|

good, and then you will fee gofpeliaM

Law : and that the Law is not thai!

which men give it out to be j oppofuetoj

theGofpcland Grace; but may conriilj

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proraulged, or given. t|

2 We will (hew you how thofe ends! maycenfifi with Grace, and be fervUedlil to the advancement cf the Covenant of Grace; and therefore may rcmaine under Giace.

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defefti of them, that fo wee might k'

k?pc humble and flyeto Chrift; whc;

thtre is mercy to cover, and Grace (

cure all finne.

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Fourthly, as a rtfrovtr of finne, 2 Tk

. fhall for the prcfent but lay down r" - • ncipic and maine ends,for whicij ff,.. • / was promulged.

^ 10 «(?r«j«« tranfgrcfiion } tofttl liun^s and banks to the turfed natureol r -a fallen j not onely by discoveringlicl iu. tl,c wrath of God; triMutm t*\ (tncu.fij to tverj [cHlervho^oth evilly RomI 2 , 9. We read in Gal. ■i.\9' '^^•" ''*| law woj added becunfe of tranfji^reffmX And this place HUrome and Cl^ryfojhtm undcrftandof the reftraint oftranlgreirij on. The law may rejiraine dinners, thouglij it cannot renew Tinners; it may cok'" and bridle finne, though it cannot htil\ and cure it. Before God gave the Lawj finac had a more perfcft rcigne j byrea-f

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fonof the darktifffe o^ mem underftand-ing, and fecurity of their hearts, Rtm. 5. i:;, 14. Death reigned, and fo fi'.ne from oAdam to Ahfes: as the Aportle fheweth. And therefore God might give the law to difcover ^ not ontly that they Ji^Jtied in fuch courfes vvherin they walked; but to difcover to them alio that heavy wrath of God which rL -y drarv upon themfclves by finne, which might worke fo farre as to rcjlrniu men in the eourfe of finne; and to hinder finne that it could not now have io compleat, and uncon-trolled a domimon and reign in the foule. Though ic did ftill reign, for refiraining Grace doch not contjH r, though it doth fiippreffe and keepe downe finne; yet ic fliould not have fo fuH, fo compleat, fo uncontrolled a dominion in the foule : the ftmerihoald be infeare, and that Will ferveto rejiraine men in waycs of finne, though not to renew the finner.

If God had not given ifevereitid ter-ilble law againft finne, fuch is the vileneffe of mens ipirits, they would hiveafled all villany; the Devi/l would not onely have reiatted, but raged in all the fonnes of Qien. And therefore as we doe with

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. mAin ends n> htrejore r^ nhirefcre the Litv given, i i j madile Beans,Wolves, or Lions, &c. vvi '^en by it, there would be no fafetic; th* bmde tt.ciP up in chaincs, that tl.cy m]^ fields, the ftreets,your houfes your beds * not doe that mifch efc, which ihc.r i^ would have becne ///*</with blood, Urt-tlinAiitns ca ry them to : fo the Uv\ deanneffe, murder, rapes, incefts, adul-chaines up the wickcdneffe of the hean lerics, and all mifchiefcs. Iftheretoienb of men that they dare noi fulfill thok 4aw, Tht» {h»Umt murder ; men would luftfuU incliiacions which are in thes Jnakc every ;4^o« a ftabbe : «f no law

hearts to doe. V^« J^'l' "^ A-*'* 5 '"^" "'^"''^ j')"'''

AndbldHrdtjeGod that there is tb||A*/r, coufcnagc , cheating opprcihon,

/V^rruponcheipiritsof wicked men; o4.*ood policy,Sec. and thebcft htef.v r^/.^^

therwife there were no living in ilic >viver,, to live on other mens fwcat : it

world • one man would be a devil to a- iiolaw, Thou Jha/trnt commn adHlteryi

nother'-evcrymanwouldbeaC4i« Eoh«^ men would defile their neighbours bcdi

brother an Ammon to bis fiftcr , an //i.||nd commit all WickedndTe. ,

^T» to his father, a Sa.l to himWfc. f And therefore hath God given a lav.

?W^ to his raafter : for what«« manyo fet ttMnds andbankestodefendus a-

doth 4Zf men would doe, were it not toifcainftthc incurfions. and breaches that

Sint upon their fpirics. Naturall.Mnnewould make uponus. He thatf«»

fS "is part both fenfe and (hame m.moUHds and bankes to the raging Sej,

there would be no wohe, no flay, noRvhichotherwifewouldoz'er)!.*the landj

Itke or bounds to Anne; cver'y manloth fet alfo bounds and bankes to mens

wouldbeasa^ni/toanotherjandthcre-Pnf.andrinfullaffedions.

^^wehavecauleto hlefl^God, that he | It is noleflfe wonder that the^^of

hathgiven a law to reftrainee.--/5«i/?^lfftandcorrupt.onmmen,do^^^

that if men wiilnotbc fo good as tt^q^orthtothc.t/<r/flm>.^ofallbanks, then

that It •"«" V • ^^ g^^ ,cftram.>^lhatthe^r* doth not breake forth uport

p$, but hethat fets ^««<^ to the one.doth I t$Mnd and reftraine the othet. Tbat'i befirftcnd.

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I Secondly.Tbelaw wasgivento Mmi ^ ^''f*- and levcaltranfgreffions, and that 1 conJ Uh"^ ccive is the propcv meaning o^/h" PUce X^i" GaI- ^ 19. ThelMw yPM ^dded, bec^. *P«"- cf trMgrelftons, tb" is chiefly thattk

^'' , £la{retorevealeanddifcoYcrfinne,andi»*

tra.fguiJ^\a except the Uw b^d f^^i. thou jh.^ 4>mb:^^,H\,f covet And this theApoftle leemf """^'''T tofpeak'alfo.in Rom- 5. ^o. 7^*L.>»<«

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i..«/«A"'N that linne mightappearcrA:.^^.*^ lini > /V.^<.^ «t This is another end God gave the luj freinde ^^ rcvcalcand cowt^i"" the fouk« finne:' and this wai with reference toi

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nafZnt. 'frcmi'ft to grace and mercy Beza»«/<,- And therefore God gave the Law*/" «««• the promife, to difcover finne and to Ltxm6rh& ^^L,«the confcicncc, and to drive m riS- ourof themfelvcs. and brw^ them ovi

»rMA,.f. were /if«^^ and carelelTe. did not cite Aiad. of the promife, and the falvation the p niife offered; they faw not that««# ofic. AndthereforeGodgavetheU to ^,M«r finne. and by thatour««^

tUlMiv us given, IIJ

the promife, that fo the promife and Grace might be advanced. God in giving

. the Law did boc purfue the purpolc ot raercie he had in giving the promie, by^

; taking a coutfetomakc hisGolpel wr-

hhiofaa aceept4tm, that when we were

iconvinced of finne, vie might Uokf out for, and pr»** a Saviour; when we weri p»g with the fiery Serpent. we might

■looke up to the Br/ujH Serpent and.

in this, God did but purfue the defigne of

, ^of his own Grace.

"^ Thirdly, The Law was given to hnot^ Me men for fin , and this is a fruit of the

' former, Rm. ?• i p.^o. Nor* we kfuv irhat stver thing the Law ptitb, it fatth te them \hM 4ri Hndtr the Lav,, that tverj mmfi \meht be (toppel and all the werld might be-' -.megmlty.iiiit is, fenfible of their ownc [uilt, for we were no leffc guilty before, lutnow by the law men are made/««/»-./«of their own guilt, for faith the Apo-'le , Bf »*'^'"» « f^ knovl'dge of fiH.T^frlegm

:c. Soin,ii««.4.i^ «:*'«'*^'«-^S,;?" L4W, thereii m traitfgrefim, that is, no ^^^^^^d.

:raofgreffion doth 4ppe*re, where no law umpeccatt to difcover it, or no tranfgreffion will be aboikio, charged upon the confcicncc, vvhere no Alihi, '.aw w dilcaver fin j And this lecmes to 1 2 Nj

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aanis ««».4r;tohimfclfe, bee hath re-"*n" d of hi.irmer promifes, when yet Tci. the/-«r repent, of nothin^^n fcdefires that his mtrcy might be more fonfpicuous and advanced in the though» If the Debtor; and therefore fuffers h.m Jobe brought tothefee«rem.t.e,,tha

'^ercy might more dearely appea-^^^ he may be more thankful!, ^he caic « Jhe fame between God and us We a e iecplv in^btdyx^^^ God ; and to Abr* hmlr^i us in him. God made a r^M^o^ lercY but men were ftcur: and carelefle tnS chough they were guiUy of fi^je-and

folyabletodealh, yet b^*"/^^- ^^^^ir

Laitor.»^«c*rinne and dea^^tothei^

confciences. theycould not fee .t luch

near» wu.. .».».,^..-,- ,^ ^crcy as it was tol]aveaf trdon. I nerc

„etothem(elves.Andthcrefo« , ^^^ t^uj^a by M,fes. a everc

r^ the law, and promnlged tbe .,^^^j t,„iblc Uw, to difcover, accuse us,

„««» Sinai, to difcover aHdiin-»^.„.„_j.mn. us for finne,not that M

115 The mAtnt ends wherej uu •be excellently fet out in ^om. 5.1 3,14.

oil,, nan i-«w , ^^ ^ --j^ mtaiMng I5,

.«i4'- Jhercwas noledc finne,or gu.lt and dca h mxm:ve- u-fore the Law then after, finnc reigncfl '"' '"''" and death reigned over all the Tonnes of ^"''"'"' rn..n and itfeigned thcmore, beciufnt r^i^^c^gied^n thedL. there was^l.. trofonm^ venthereby todifcover and revcv. tto '«'•''*. them, and to helpc to charge 11:^ ?o«

f ""'""> ,.j „here there u m Ut», that i», ili u^ti

i,i»,» <«-/•«»« andcarcltlTc, atid havmg noLi.;

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^ wiU gviu^ou in^isfimilitude. '^;^bodmouldbe««r..r;toh.mrcU.; ,, „ «1 e ^D^W tl owe a great fu^.c .^hj^^';^^^, ^^^..^y gx^U being maje evident t".".;^ ;? money to a Cre^.>.r, and the Creduo^ ^ ^^^^j,,, ft.pped we "^'f/^^^^^^J^. 71JLL of nJeere mercy (bould F^Wi ^K and acknowledge the g'^""^^^^^^, ^ « f-b,t. j^ f,,^^, him all the debt, yet after th- |^j^^^ ^f f,„ g^.^e and mercy. ^"^J^^ ^ "• ^''""- n^ould fend forth O^cm to Atuch a""*! ^as in ?o^ •• as you fee fully m /<>& ^>?- ^^. £^^* Sm^Jl!^ ^wol Chink A'rcly^phc /i. G.^. -^ ^^^ ^-'^^"^^^

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(iHded alt under finne . that tbeprmift ij faith &C' W'^*'* ^« ^*'"* '" ^^^ ' "' *'"

4 The Law was given for a ^»>fffic» of life, a rule of walking to belcever*. And this 1 (hewed vou at large in the former rofition , That the Law was a RhU of walking, though the law for hurthm is ta-ken a-.vay, yet not for ohecHencei And if il wcrcnccdfull I might purfuc to ftrcng-then this to you.

Theraorall Lawn pcrpctualland»w-mutal^le, this is anevcrlafting truth, the creature is bemd to worihip and obey bis Creator, and fo much the mere kund as he hath received greater benefits. And thisii a truth as clcare as the light, and furely lo be free from obedience, is to be lervanis onto fin, as I have niewed at large.

Fiftly, The Law was given notonely as a Dirlaor for duties, but as a gl4^^^ difcovertheimperfeftions of them , that fo wee might be Kepthnmhle and vile in our owne eyes, and that we mightlive more out of our felves,and more inChritt, that we might pe to Chrift upon allocca-fions. as a defiled man to the fountaine.to be wafticd and dcanfcd, in whom there m

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mrcy to cover, and Grace to cure all our infirmities. I

Sixtly, The law was given as a Reprover ^^ -i^r-^^ and corrcftor of finne, even to the Saints,./,, ."/ w-

1 fay,to difcipline,and reprove them for it,''-^ •'-'". oh-

2 Tim S.i6. u4 II Script t4re n profit Me for \^'l^"^'^j Mri>ie*ndreproofe^ and this part of Sen- ^^ ^^^^^, pture fpccially for thcfe ends, to be »»/?.»r /,(,,.„,„ ,p„^ firr^frt*, tocorredt andchaftile wanton-?/« |o,<a«r. nefle, to reprove and correft for fin. Calvin.

Seventhly, The Law was given to be a ' fpHrre to quicken ns to duties; The flefti isfluggifti, and the Law is inflar/^im'/li^ of the nature ofifpur, or goad to quicken lis in the wayes of obedience. And io you fee the firft thing, the ends wherefore the law was given.

2 I am now to (hew ycu that there was no end wherefore the Law was gi-ven ; but might conffji with Grace, and be ferviceable to the Covenant of Cr^tce, and therefore may remaine under GrAce.

I It was given to reftrainc tranfgrcrti -on, and it is of the Ume ufe now ; and takes place to reftraiiu wicked men in 7»«, though it have no power to renew and . change them ; feare may reflraine,thouph It cannot renuc men ; feare may fuppreflf: 14 M

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fin, chough alone F4ith doth conquer and pvercome fin, &c.

The Law may fA4»« up the Wolfe, but the Gofpcl chuHgei the Wolvilh nature, %\\^ ont fto^fes chc flreame, the othtt lf(Met the fountainc; the one reftraincs tht pra^ifes, the other rtntwes the principlti And who doch not fee this ihtordim)-fiU.tofthclawof God now ? IcwasiU (pecch of a huly man, That our C^n hath not killed his brother Abtl-^ that out Am-mt» hath not dcfloured his fiHer JAm0\ ih^t out RinhtH hath not gone up to hu fathers couch ; that our Ahfalonh^ihrn confpircd the death of his father. It is Ix-caufe God refirains them, therefore wai tbelaw 4^<;^<^, and therefore for this ulc it continues, to reOraine wicked mcn.to fet bounds and bankes to the rAgt of meat luftfull hearts.

2 The Law was given to dtfcuvend ^eveal tranrgrcnions,and this might Pand with Grace : nay, it ferves to advance it, ami it ftillcontinues for this end, even to difcoverand reveate tranfgicfnons to us, (o make finand mifery appe4re,»ad by that to Aw-iks" (tie confciencc to flye over to Qhrift* Hcn(;e the Afpftle, gaLxi9>

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W^rtftrtftrveth the Law, wjjy faith hre, i$ wM Added ^tcMJe of tranfgrejfioH^ till the fftd Jboitld come, HHto whom the Iromife ^^l tx it^t ^M m^de. Some take lecd here for the M,fis ««-pW/< and make this the meaning, thatA««.'-'» Jo long as there are any to be brought un'S'/' |o Chrift, fo long there will be ulc of the^^^^^^^^^^ lawtodifcoverlin, both i \n the unrege- ^s„gnp,o ptrAtty that they may flye to Chrift, and fide legem^ » in thofe who are rtatud, that they may f'» ctyn0» icarne to caft all their faith, hope, ^^^-^^l'^^ ftation, on himftill: but vvhechcr that ^^^];^^^^ Interpretation will hold oi no, yet ^^^ coAumitn holds firrae: that the law doth remairtedocetjcd for this ufe, to difcover fin to us. Rom 4. «^ centum M. frhm no Uw ts, thtre u m tr4nfgr,fn», ^^J*'[J'j that is, rone difcovcrcd, where no iaw to ^,1^^^ difcover finXindothnot appeare: So Ro-^,"ft;ficiri manes 5.21. The Lav entrtdthut the of-d<icet. ..fence might * abennd, not onely to dilcoyer Chamicr, • Till, but to make it appeare exceeding lm-iwTAr| full. And the Apoftles words put all out ofow^i. 'queftion, Rom*-].-]. I had not known fin knt ^ ^f'»,''t >; the L4t», which was the rcvealer of fin "'^^'J^'^*" to h m, and in the i ^ verfe But fin th4t it \^^ ^mfli^^. might 4pp(4re fin, tvo^king ^t'th in me hj cjiretur. \, th4t which ugood, thatfiyt b]/ the C'-mjn4»d- bcza. h ment might Apptdrt exceeding fnajuli. *" aiidiiir

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main in this ufe to difcorcr fin to uj.I (lal^fc it concludes us under fmnc : thtc not known concupifccnce, and foofam ii, it doth humble us, conv.nccus or^n.

nut known LuntupiiLcncCf ana lo or am «. it aoiB "">""'*-"» —,

othc. ,if the Law had not faid, Thon M Jat fo the promife might be given ^^^ ^ p^^c^

Mot covet: and this it doth after ^r4ce too |*nce it is fai<l''*^h* *"* ^"

that which was y»«w before, i$y»««noi, X our Scboole-m^lter to

Ct^ii-»Anrh nrkf alror thm nafi-it-^ ^f (inr. ML-lA . Vip<» frtfakCSOf tl

i.iiak wuit.li wa« jutitc wwiuLt., i» nn

Grace doth not alter the nature of finnt, though it doe free us from the fruits ani condemnation of it.

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m^k hce d.d before, which eemes by

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w is this the Schoole-maner, but by

tftiing us. humbling us for finne, and invmiustoChnft? Or admit that ic

iniiremaincsmtnac uie, tnougu ttiisnt 'j|nving us w v^uw"-

denied by fome : Sin is the great grounffvcrc the ^«'-«»»"'»'*/^ .^*'*'^^"''^" * u^ of hnmilUtitm: and that which is a g/^i |kid to be the Schoolc-maltw .^yet^r^nc

to difcoveryj/»,muft needs upon difcovet] '0foY

L'x hfi,-vh Evil-fclio lit m-dicatd etr tiffimi ex operibus

of it, humble the foule for it.

Aid to be tne acnooic-iua^w.,,.----

tMorall law was the rod: the Maftcr doth

.., ........ ...... little without the Rod, nor the Ceremony

And for this you may reade. R,^.i fxceptihe Morall ^t^'u''* "^"LlrhrS

19,20. G4/.3.2I In which regard>t theCeremoniall, whtfh vvas thenLhrUt

: may befaid, tbeUrr^ii mt4g^nftxhifn- |n Figure, as it doth now anvc u» ■

wi/i/, Gal. 1.21. // /Ae/4».-^4,'«/?/fc« thrift in truth. fti,„«,am« «an

fromife. f God forbid. Snt thfserimn^ And thus the L*''«'"5'!^*'""! *"

fromifes f God forbid. Snt th^Senftm^ And thus the Law».nrema.n» a .« d.«n.m- i^^,i, conclH^cd 411 under finne, that thepn- 'inttrument »«^^e hands ot the ^plrlc a «,pr*;..«_./;,^_^^ /-..vt ^;.A, A,.;.,.. ,, L difcovcr finne to us, and humble us tor It, ^uemque

hAth conclH^ed All under firtne, that thepn- inttrument 'n^^^ ^^"'^7' "^. .fJr* :. ae.pr^psrec .^ . lil • lI l ■ . .L. /(.frnv^r finne 10 US, and humble US tor It,

1:7:1.. »hat beli.L ^Marke ^ou: fhere the Apo- ^that fo we m.ght come over ^oO^^J^ rfjf.,a-ftle faith the law is not againft the pro- the *vengtr «[ blood had not touo *«. ^ mifes; for thofe AffirmaL interrogati- the ««rrfe«r, he would never have gone Chamicr. ons,a e the ttrongell negations. And k, to theCin. of refuge: 'fGo<imou^^jn^^ (hewes why the law is not againft thr| h«mb!eus, weftouldnt^r go t^nft^ promife. becaufe it is fubfervient to the | A tender of Chr.ft, ^"'i /^^^^^^^^^^^^ pfomife: whyhowthat? iicftewes.bcJ wen h% hHnfbld, ts worib notn. g^

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blood of ChriftjBui when once God hatlQjod therefore did not give the Rule, ^^g,^,^^. difcevtred fio; when the law hath com agd afterward the Promifc: but firft the ^^m con-upon us as on PW , with an accufing j^omlfe . and then the Rule, to djl'^^»«»^«^_ convincing, humbling , killing power; ^vcr that our obedience vva» not the^^^^ ^^^ Oh then Chrifi is precious I the prtmi/i/gi««»^ of acceptance ; buc a '^"^''*' ^r/u* a-precious,the ^/Wof Chrift precious. AnJ J„ of our thankfulneffc to God vvho^^,^ „„ I conceive this vvasthcmaine end Goi ilath accepted us. So that as it doth re-^^«i«if, gave the law after the promife, toid- ,|ainc a il«/e of walking, yet in Chntt: «</» «u<"f-vance the promife. Men had not known % mult be our RuU in Chntt; we mutt 4«m»" the fweemife of Chrift, if not tailed of Mbey by they?r«|ffeof Chrift: you muu ^^^ i ^^^^^ the hitterne([t of fin. fegin obedience from Chrift, you are iiot cham.cr.

4 The law was given for zdirtaiA: to wor/^e for your intereft, but^« an in-adfintm. of life, and fo it doth ftill remainc; u; -lercft that you may wr^ cap.3.l.if,

1 have fully proved toyou. !;. The law, fay fome of our Divines, was Tom. ».

Though we be fons; and are willing ;o given with Evangehcall p«r;o/«/, that is, obey, yet we mult learne how to aAuaie ,,fwith purpofes fublervicnt to the GolpeJ; this willing difpofition: I fay. thoughwe '%nd I fay,it muft be obeyed with Evtnge-are fons and are f«i<if J by the Spirit, and %cM principles; principles from Chrilt i inour/*x;« to God are ready to all fer- The law fbemt us but what is good, ic vices J yet we need that the tVerd fhould ^ivet no power to doe it. It is {''flP*'*' be a lightunto our feet, and a lanterne w4/«, a fpirituall ^-» i ^oW. V^"'*"'* unto our pathes : God hath made you good: but it is not /f^/;.mw. the law oc fonnes, and he hath given you an inheri- thefpirit : this is alone in Chrilt, Km, tancej and nowhce giv«you a/f*/* to.^ 8.1. The lawyinriyou what is holy,but vvalkeby, that you might expreffeyour cannot make you holyj while 'tiian»»e ibankfulncflc to him for his rich mercy. ''«*"*

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Qucrv with fomc A pphcation.

^Ititt nowtodcale with the thud Aine,thcanfvweringof Objeftions.

I oh]ta. We read that the Law was

jfci up as a Covenant, and »n that ufc ;cei-

u . K fainlv it could notftand with Gracc,and

■^nds you thither as to the rule wuhoriif'^'Vj^^^^ ^^^^ y-,^, ,„j, andufes

after which you (hould conhrrae pt *"f f^,^ ^^c Law was given that aic hves without: whenthe law is onccp: JJ"^ ^^^^^^^^ ^-^j^ grace.

^3ow that it was fet up as a Covenant,

^helcplacesfecme to declare, Lxad.ig.

A, 6. Nbw thertfure if J en will obtj my

■'\o)ce indeed, and kftft my CovenA»t,thc»

te« IhaUbe a ftculiar peaple: -f"'y*5

more plainly m Deut. 4 13. Judtht Lord

declared to jon hn Covenant , vhicb hee

' commanded you to firfarme^ evtn ttnne

{^ommandmeHtj ; and het wrote them Hfon

^ tf^a Tables ej fione^ Jeremy 51- ?^ 3^*

Andtbusinbricfe you have fecne two ' ^^f^^^, ^y,^j,, come, iaiihtheLord^thAt of thefe things propounded, done; f-^j^^^ make a new Covenant mth tkhonfc bave feenc the maine ends and ulestoi . j^^^^j^ ^^^ ^.^^ ^^^ y^^^^ ,y juiafi, which the law was fet up: you have 1«D Ym according to the Covenant/ mait how thefe ends were not onely conftjm '^.^^ ^^^.^ ^^^^^^^ -^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^, / ^^^ with Grace, but might be ferviceabie to ^^^^ , ^^^^ ^^^^ ^^ ^^.^^ ^^,„ ,^,e/ the the advancement of (?Mc«. _ _ __ land^fRpvot. Bttt thu Iball he the Cove-

tvithbttt us; it cannot nnake usholy, muft be a rule vrithin us.

The Law is a prineifle within us U and then z patttme without us: we 1 not made holy by imitation, but by u plantation. Uut that Principle vvitlit /f«i; you thither as to the rule withom

Principle, it then becomes your h

terns.

5 It was given us as a gUjfe todt cover our imperfeftions of duty,andtlii: remaines; there you fee the impcrfe& onsof your duties,of your graces, ando bcdience ; and by that you are kept don to Chrift; you are kept humble: this caii you out of your felves,and cafts you upon the hold of Chrift and the Promifes

Wee are now come to the third thing propottndcd, to anfwer Objeftions; and

land of Egypt. Bttt thu {ball be the Cove-nant : / will put my lawes into their hearts. So Hcb.8.7,8 ,9. Forifthefirji Cove«a«

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load heene faultlefe ; them had tbtrt ht^ no fUce jar anntber. Thcfe places ittn CO fpcake very plainely, that the law wt given as a Covenant of vvorkcs to tb fttptj : and as a Covenant of workti could not C0n0 with Grace; and thni' fore there were fome ends wherefon the law was fee up, which were notcM ^rirt with Grace.

Now then for thef/e<«ri»f of thefepli r ces, there hath been laid downebyDi vines dtvers didindions of Covenaou ^ome have fet downe thefe three.

1 A Covenant of Nature.

2 A Covenant of Grace-

g A mixt Covenant confifting oi Nature and Grace.

Others fet downe thefe,

1 Fcedta ttatftra. The Covenant oi Nature : or, that Covenant which Goil made with man in Innocency.

2 Fedus fromijft: or the Covenant of the promife, as iome; the Covenant of Grace, as others; which was made with >*d4jw after kis fail, in thoft words; 7k feed af the rvomM Jb^U hrtAke the Serpcnti bcMd, and renewed to Ahaham in (be 1? of Gtn. but more clearly in ^en. !!• «8. I» thy [teA fitiHall the NMionsof tk

thu hjitieff dftJwtrtJ. li^ %rihhe hlijfid. And this is the fame m flibftancc with the covenant of grace. .

5 Feint tftru, Ihe Covenant of Workes which was made with the p »es, ^ they interpret chol? places, Exd. 19.

' Others againc, that make thele tliree

Covenants. I FsedM natura, The Covenant of na-

liire made with nAdam. '': 2 FaeiMgratU. The Covenant ot ^race made to us in C^rifi. V 3 FaiiHi MfervicMs. Or the fukjer' i;W Covenant, which they fay, was the covenant made here to the Jems, raeer-ty in way of fubferviency to the cove-nant of Grace in chrifi. A preparing co-fenant, to make way for the advancc-|ient of the covenant of Grace itl Thrijl , vvhich as a covenant is gone, Ihough the fubferviency of it doth fliU

icmaine.

•i Others there arc that fay, there Wer<J Bcvcr any but two Cbvenants made with man : one of mrkss^ the other of grace. The firft in innocency, the other after the |tfall. But yet this covenant of Grace waS ■fo legally difpcnfed to the ^tws, that it ' fecmcs so be nothing elfe but the ripett-

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lai hene fdtt/tlefe ; then had there httth^ wo fluce J6r athther, Thefc places fecme^^ to fpcakc very plainely, that the law wai* fiiven as a Covenant of vvorkcs to tht ftwts : and as a Covenant of workciit could not canftft with Grace; and there-fore there were fome ends wherefort the law wasfetup, which were not«» ^r« with Grace-Now then for the clearing of thefe pla-ces , there hath been laid downc by Di-vines divers diftindions of Covenanu. *ome have fet downe thefe three.

1 A Covenant of Nature.

2 A Covenant of Grace-

3 A mixt Covenant confiding of Nature and Grace.

Others fee downe thefe,

1 Fosdm natura. The Covenant of Nature : or, that Covenant which God made with man in Innocency.

2 Fcedm fromijfi: or the Covenant of the promife, as iome j the Covenant of Grace, as others; which was made with ■^dsm after bis fall, in thofe words; Tht feed tf tilt womM Jhuff hre^ke the Serpintt l>e*d, and renewed to Abraham in the 1? of Gtj^^ but more clearly in gen. iS-18. la tS^fted fiaHall the Nations ef tht

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earth he hltfftd. And this is the fame i" llibftance with the covenant of Cj/mc.

5 Foedtu tperu, The Covenant of Workes which was made with the Jefus, as they interpret chol? places, Exud. 19.

Others againc, that make thefe three Covenants.

1 Feedtu natf*r<t. The Covenant of na-ture made with tyidAm,

2 Fadui gratix. The Covenant of ; Grace made to us in C^rifi.

3 foedtu fuhfetvitHs. Or the ftthfer' •t«»» Covenant, which tluy fay, was the covenant made here to the fewes^ racer-ly in way of fubfcrviency to the cove-nant of Grace in Chrifl. A preparing co-venant, to make way for the advance-ment of the covenant of Grace irt

' Chrijl , which as a covenant is gone, though the fubfcrviency of it doth flill rcmaine.

i Others there are that fay, there were never any but two Covenants made with

I roan : one of W»rksst the other of (jrace,

»The firft in innocency, the other after the fail. But yet this covenant of Grace was fo legally difpenfed to the j'fw«, that it feemes to be nothing elfe but the rtpeti-

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tio» of the Covenant of Works, In rj. fpeft of which ie^all difpenfutions of it, the lame Covenant undci the law is called a Covenant of Works; under the Gofpel, in regard of the ctettrer manifeftationsof it. it is called a covenant of Grace; but thefc were not two Mfiinfi covenants, but one and the fame covenant divcifly dil'pcnfcd. Ar,d that the law could no: be a covenant of vvorkes properly taken; I will give but thefc Arguments.

That I conceive cannot be faid to be a covenant ofworkcs whereby ihuly Gd is married to a finfti/i people ; but by tlij covenant, God was married to luch, fa. -ji. 31, ^2. And therefore could not be a covenant of vvorkes.

That can never be faid tcbe a cove-nant of vvorkes, which had mercy in it to finfuil men, but this had : it was fet up with mircifull purpofes, with fttbfervi-tncie to the Gofpel, as the Apoflle (hews at large inC7«/, ?• Ergo.

Jf the law were given as a covenant of Workes, then were it oppoftte, and contrary to the piomife; but that the Apoftiefticwes itis not. Gal.';. 22. htk /uvf againfi the promile ? God forbid- But if It vvcie fee up as a covenant pf works,

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d Covtmnt 6f Works, i^i then were it diametrically oppofite to it, tor if of works, then not of grace, Ergo.

That can never be a covenant of works 4 /hich was ttddei to the Covenant of but the Apoftle (hews the law was

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\ikdto\\it promife,G4/ ?. 19. Now if jt had been added as a Covenant, then it

would overthrow the nature of the pro-'mife: it was fo added, as that the nature jof thcpromife might be prelervcd : but, jif any thing of works were here, it would deanc overturne Grace , and overthrow the nature of the piomifc. Therefore ic

was not added as a covenant, nor was it

ddedby wayof ittgrediency to the pco-.;Bnife : as if we had beenc to be juftifiei Ipartly by mrking , partly by believing j for ,

Ihat everthroms the freeneff: of the pro- i ^ mife, If of worses, then it is not of Grace.

But it was added by way of fubfervienej '\ to the promife,as the Apoftle faith here it ' was added becaufe of tranfgrefion. It was Uo added to the promife, or covenant of I grace as to hclpe and advance, not to fub, fvert and deftroy it. And therefore could Inot be added as a covenant of work^.

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l/uc ,f God had fct up thcla«,as a\o#'''"%^'^^-/*'^. ^^.^'^'^'f T'Tl v.nant. it would h^stMannUed the Pro.^'^''.^^?''* ^"^.^o B'^^ ''^^ ^^ the Uw, for

'.difd mife ; Niy , and it would have decUm , God changeable, which cannot be ; fot iaith the Apoflle, Gal. 5.30. Goi it m\ hee is thcy'jrw in his grace and purpofeco linncrs, though he kcme by giving the Law alter the Froniile, to repent Qi\[\\ loi mei meixy, and by this to cancel!, or repcalc what hee had done ; yet it is no fuch matter, Gedi^ose, he is the fame in all. This covenant was eHablilhcd by Hub.6. 17, Oath, Heh>6.i'],\%. And when Goi ^f-^ fweares, hee cannot repent,/"/ii/iw 110. ^. ria.iia. Nowif God fctupthis as acovenantaf-ter he had given the Promife ; either thi> would have fliewed mHtabiUtj in Gods

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\c had given it iefire another way, name-y, by promife. And therefore never in-ended this the way.

If the law were a covenant of mrket , 7 -^gv.

hen were the yeip-v under a different co-

enant from us, and (o none were faved,

hich the Apofllegain-faycs.Wf?^ i? n,

'f htlteve threugh tbe grace of['hrifi to be

^aved, Kif^tit'm evett oi thcj : or elfe they

re both under a covenant of wurk^es, and

covenant of Grace, But that they coul J

ot be;they are utterly inconfiftcnt. ErgOf

God never appointed any thing to an g ^, .^

nd, to which the thing appointed is ^/i-

'trvi' ealfie ind unfutablc : but the !aw was

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w///, orcontradiAion in his ads, which _ , - .- .-r „ j r^i „,^.„. ,u^ A«/»ai-.

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cannot be- And therefore it could not M ' , • 5? 1 „,,„„. j „^, ^ .;r p-. o ■,

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a covenant of mrkj, ■ ^ ^^^ jy ,^^^^ ^^^ ^^,„ ^ ^^^ .^^^

]f It were Gods pr^«/. to ^^^<^ l[f%,, ,,J i,,4^,^,„ i,f, ^ „>ii,;.ib impl^s iz

tve given I ouldnot doe it,and therefore God n^vcr it it up for that purpofe. Itcould never fuit with Gods heart to^A,gu^ nners to give a covenant ofworkes after lefall ; bccaufe man could doe nothing, .'cwas dead.^c. Bcfides, ic was con-K 3 trary.

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trarv to the nmrtoi a covenant, man m'mfotent, and could not ftand a party in covenant with God.—-— .

Befides, if you doe but confider th: nature of a covenant of workss, youwili fee plainly an imp<>0iltty that the Law Ihould be a covenant of works-, - ,^«,r I The covenant of wtrkes is a cove-i:^, '/^r nantbctweene m./mW;:,!^ is a cove. ,<..;'cl..-nant of friendjhip : but God could not P- make fuch a covenant with fallen man;

f'^:^'";h wc were enemies, we were guilty fin-fcm £fjj«- . ^ therefore a covenant of friend-ri<r,farf«5 (hip could not be made : Indeed tn g^^'"c micht be a covenant of grace made with I /< J«'^l« him for that is a covenant of reeemluu-T en & fuch a covenant might be made with '^■■" enemies: but there could not be a cove-nant of Workesmadc, forthat isacove™ nantbctweenefriends: and fuch we were ^

not after the fall.

5 The Covenant of vvorkes was a Ci-w«4»f , wherein each party had to work; It wasacoW/>«o-*//Covenantvvt had foracthing to do, if we expcded th, which was promifed. But now luch Covenant God could not make with rn J after his fall; becaufe man was not 4* ^0 ftand to the kwefiiwm^, iof"7'"'j^

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3 The Covenant of workes was a Co-venant no way capable of nnovMhu ; if you once broke it, you were gone for e-ver. Rut now this Covenant: which God made with them was c.!f.il)!e of rennv-;j»f , and they frequently rennved Cove-inant with God. And thetcrorc this could [not be a Covenant of worlcfs. Sothat [. by this which hath been fpokcn, you fee ! plainly that this couldnotbea covenant , of workes which God made with the

' f(wes.

Ob}!i:i. Rut you will fay ; a Covenant qi-^, ^, it was, and fo it it called ; And if it were a Covenant, then was it either a Cove-nant of VVorks,or a covenantof Grace, or elfe cixtur tertium, there is fome third, feme mUMe Covenant : but there is no m'Mle Covenant, nor is it a Covenant of Grace, and therefore it muft needs be a covenant of works.

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cik covenant, confiding partly of workes, .w« bi^m and partly of Grace, under which thcj>!fW/'^^ fmes were, and by which they were fa- ""'"'^ ved , I utterly deny any fuch covenant. Foir there was no fuch Covenant ever made with man fallen, neither can there K4 f'*

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be any intdiHM , bctweene woj-ilL'^ and Grace, the Apoftlc fpcaks that plainly,;/" tf vforkes , then not of Grace- If they had been to doe any thing in relation to life, though never fo fmall, and though the Go/pel had been to doe the rcft,yet had it been a Covenant of workes, arid had been utterly inconfiftcnt with the covenant of \ * G/.J/U Grace. For * Grace can no way be called tuiio mod,) grace, if not every way Grace: if there

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were any thing of m^ns bringing, which *'*'_. ***''^ were not of Geds hejlovfing, though it were never fo fmall, it would evtrtmn the nature of Grace, and tnake that of ivfl^i^fj which is oiGrace. 1 f a man (hould aske I ut a fennj of us, to the furchnfe of a Kingdoipe, though hcfhouldgiveus the reft, yet would that penny hinder it from being a rr<eer$ gift and grace. So it is here, &c. And therefore a middle covenant I fannot allow it.

There are two other o/jwow which I will piopound to yeur thoughts. Some that thinke it neither a Covenant of mrkes^ nor of Grace, but a third covenant diftinft from both j Others that thinke it a cove-nant ofGrace,but more legally difpenfed< I Some there arc that do think it to be ^ third covenant i t/^ muMudft^orj, pre-paratory

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pjrator^'or fubfervient C^vtna.t. ^^^^'uXl venant. Ifay, chat was g.ven by way of J^^'" fuhfervitncj to the covenant of Grace.J For the better advancing, andfetting up of the covenant of Grace ; and ihok who hold this, doc fay there are/kw dsQinft Covenants, which God made ^^^^^^^^ with mankinde. i The covenant of Na^ ,^^ '^ turc. 2 The covenant of Grace. 3 The ^ Gmm^ Subfcrvient covenant. turn.

I The covenant of Nature^ and that j Subftr^ was whereby God recimred as the Cre4-^«»^-tar of a creature, per fed ehdience to all his Comraandcments, with promife of a bleffcd life in Paradifc if he obeycd.thrcat-ning eternall death if hcc difobcyed the command,and to this end,to declare how 'vertMe plcafcd, and J»« difpleafied him.

a Th= Covenant of CJrace , whereby hcc promifcth parden and forgivcnefle of finnes. and eternall life, by thciWof Cbrifi , to all thofc that fhould tmhract him, and this to declare the riches of his

Oi«rcy.

3. The Suhfervient Covenant, which is called the Old Covenant, whereby God did rf^ajr* obedience of the Ifraelites, to the Morall, Ceremoniall, and Judiciall ^vy^s, upon promife of all bleifings in.

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the p9JftJJt3n of Canaan, and threatning curfes and mifcriesto them chat did break it, and this to this end,that he might raife up their hearts to the expeElation of the MtJfiM to come.

And ihis fubfervient Covcnant.or Old Covenant, is that which God did firikf with the people of Ifrael in Mount Sinni, ioprepare them to faith, and to inpmt them with the </f//rc of the Tremifc, and the coming of Chrifl, and to be as it were a bridle of reftraint, to cohibite them from linne, till that time that hee fhould fenj the Spirit of Adoption into their hea us, and govern them with a more frcefpirt

This CoveniKt of which the Morall Uw isfaid to beapart, and which is called here the fubfervient Covenant under which the ^ewcs were, is (hewed at large (by the Authour named) to be a third and «sli^/«ff Covenant , bctweene the Cove-nant of Nature, and the Covenant of Grace. And who ever will have recourfe unto that TraOate of his (hall fee he layes downe both the Mireements and ctijfcrenccs it hath from the covenant oi Grace and thzt.o^Nature. And in regard it may be ^he thing hath not been obferved by all, and many who have not the Jmhourb^

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them. And other, .f they had it could ^kenoufe. neither rece^'e any benefit ^rforthe.rfakeschiefl/. Iw.ll lay do^; notall,but the majn heads of agree-mencandd.fference, that th.s S.b[.rv^--,„, covenant hath with the Covenantor

Nature and Grace And we wiU firfl {hew vou its agreements and dilagree-mentsmthche covenant of Nature The

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1 In both thefe Covenants, one p4r»7

Covenanting is God, the other man.

2 That both have a con^ttm annexe^

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g That the condition for the general! »« the fame; Dot f^^, and Live. 4 That the promife m \.TAradije the generall is thc< and fame too; C^^'^^*' .,,

Thefc arc the agreements. We wiu now (hew vou their difagreemcnts.

1 The CovenantofNature was made with all men, this fubfervient covenant alone with the Jfraelites. , . , .

2 The covenant of Nature doth W us to Chrifl, but no^ ^•"^'^J' ^V it telfc-buc obliquely and pit accidens : but the Oldet-T;.«4«t„orthe fubfervient covenani,dotli proferlj, and/>er /f, bring mio ChrtJt.iot

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>t was the true and proper fcopt which God aymedat in giving of it. " G»d M *' nut make the Covenant of Nature w'ttla *' man , that he being hurtheneti with tki " iveigh cf it pjomld goe to Chrifl. In gi-'* ving that, God ajmed at thu, to have thit " which v'M hii cine fnm man. "But in thu *^'fubftrvient Ctvenant, Cod doth nquirt *'/b« right for mother end, then that pihh *' l/emg convinced of his weakstjfe , andim-*' potency might fiye to Chrifi

3. The covenant of nature was made with man, that by it men might be car-ried on fweetly in obedience; foritwai hgraven in their hearts. But the Jubfervi-tnt covenant was made that men might be compelled to obedience; for it did natn-rally be^et to bondage, Gal. 4. 24.

4 The covenant of Nature was to be fternaH, but this fubfei vient covenant was to be but for a time.

y Thecovcnantof Nature had not re-fpeft tothe reftraint of outward fins, nei-ther in WiSprincipaliuk, nor Itjfe principa', but the old covenant in his tefle principall tnihid^Fxod. 20. 20.

6 The covenant of Nature was tM^yj-ren in the heart, but the other w/»f« »n tables of ftone>

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covenant (uhjtrvitnt ir of natttr e.i^i

7 The Covenant of Nature was mtdc with Jdamln Paradife; this fublervicnc covenant in Mount Sinai.

8 The covenant of Nature had no mediator^b\xi this/w^/frv/fw;covenant hard a mediatory viz- A^^fes-

9 The one was made with man per" ftil , the other with a part of mankmdc faden.

And thefc are the maine agreements and differences between the covenant of Nature, and this fubfervient covenant: We come now to (hew you the differen-ce t and agreements that it hath with the covenant of Grace.

1 They agree that God is the Au-thour of both.

2 That both are e9ntrdiedmi\\i^\\ta man.

3 That both doc difetver finne.

4 That both doe bring to Chrifi,

5 That both are tontraEled by a Me^ diatour.

6 That in both is lift promifed.

2 They differ, 1 that in the fubfervient covenant God is confidercd as condtmming_ iin,and approving alone of righieoufncflic ■■> hut in the covenant of Grace, as pardon-ing fin, and renuing hglincfls in us.

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2 They differ in the/?«/)«/4r»o»,or con-dition; the condition of the old covenant was this, Doethii *nd live, of the New: Believe and thfjt fialt be favcd, &c.

I They differ in the Antiquity. The Promife was mere ancient then the Law, , ]t is faid the Law -tvas adieci to the Promift^ ; and that 450 ycares after tlie Promife was [ /

given, G'4/. ^ i7«

4 The fubfervient covenant doth n-firains,hui-H>tthCaa^'o» ir\d fervility ; but the covenant of of Grace by a vfilling and Child-hke inclination of ])»>«, by more freenefleand naturalneffe of loulc-

5 In the lubfervienc Covenant the fpirtt of Bondage is given, but in the cove-nant of Grace, the Spirit of AdoptioH.

6 The Old Covenant did terrifie the confcience J this doth comfort it.

7 The objcd of the old was mM a-(leep, or rather dead in fin; of the other« man aroakemd^ind humhlediot fin-

8 Tlie one (heves the way of fervict, but giucs no ftrength to fcrvice; this doch both fhew the way, and give potnr.

9' Loth proniilc life, but the one in Canaan, the other in Heaven. f

Thus you fee the firft opinion of the tw», which fccmes a RatioimUopmon,

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though ii want the number of maintain-eri. The Reafen in this opinion feeracs to be this- The Law is faid to be a covenant, as I have Ihewed in divers Scriptures, and if fo, either a covenant of tVorkes^ or of Grace, or fome third covenant ; but not a covenant of iVork.es, nor a covenant of Grace, Ergo, fome third Covenant.

I Not a Covenant of i^yorkes, that I have (hewed at large ; becaufe there was a /or««>'covenant, a Covenant of Grace made, and this was but added to it, and not in way of off^fition^ but fubfervicncy: befides,this broken was capable of reno-vation , which a covenant of Woikes is not capable of: beildes, when they had brukin this, they were not to be cafi by ir, but had liberty of appeale from the Law to the Gofpeljfrom Gods fufiiceoSead-cd, to Gods A/trey pardoning and cover-ing, as you fee they frequently did,when they implored mercy and pardon, for his Names fake; For thy Names fake forgive, and for thy Names fake cover: under which iixpofitions ^hri^was darkjly fhadowcd out.

Againe, if it were a concluding cove-nant of life and death, then could they have had no mercy, no pardon, they muft

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deeds have perifhed ; but againfl thattdt Apoftle fpeaks, Mh i<. 11. w* ^f/«w through the grace cf Chriji to he fAved even m they: Nay,and then it had been utterly i«. eonfifieittvuih thecovenant of Grace.Then Were there fomc ends and Mfts for wliich the Law was promulged which could not ihnitviih, but were utterly dejlruSive to I the Promife and covenant of Giace. But I I have flicwed you there were no fuch ends, And t hcreforc it mull be con-cluded, that it was fuch a covenant under which they y^W, as noEwithilanding chat they did y?4»^ under a covenant of Grace, and therefore it could not be a covenant of works : this feems to be the reafon of the opinion againd the firft, that though it be called a covenant, yet it could not be a covenant ofworkj •* and if To, then mud ic be either a covenant of Grace, Or feme tjlfirc^ covenant. Now,

3 It will be faid it could not be a co-venant of Grace ; Bccanfe that our Di-vines doe generally reckon up this as one part of our frecdome that wee have by Chrijt, to be freed from the Law as a co-venant , and if the Law were a covenant of Grace onely more l*t^a/lj ^i^etifed^titii uader more Lfga/i adminlHrations; ic

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might fecme better to fay , wee arc freed from the ieg*U adminiftrations of it, then tofay.wc are freed from it as a Covenant. And therefore they faying vvc are freed from it asa covenant,Gannot poffibly hold it to be a covenant of Grace. I onely pro-

I pound you the reafon this opinion holdi out-

And if it be neither a covenant of worb, nor a Covenant of Grace, then muft it of neceility be a third Covenant. And yet

I this fuch a Covenant as doth not ftand ia ofpofitiom to Grace, neither is inconfiftent with the covenant of Gracejfor then God (hould have contradi^ed himfelfe, over-

I throwne his owne purpofe , repented of

I his owne promife which he had given be^ fore; and therefore it is called a fuhfervi-

\tHt Covenant, which though it ftandup-on opfofite tedrms , yet it hath its fubfer-vient tnds to the Covenant of Grace; and was given by way oi fubfervieucy to the Gofpel,and the more full revealing of the covenant oigrMtJk was temporary, 8c had

I refft^ to Can44» & Gods blefling therejin obedience ta it,and not-to heaven,for tbac WiSfrtmi[edhy another Covetttot which God made with the before he entred this. And this is the reafon that this firftopi' h »

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nion holds forth, which 1 dcfiremodenij to propound, no: yet feeing whercinii may nc injurkm to holinefTc, or Mfa^m-ing to the minde of God in Sciipturc.

2 There is a fecond opinion, in which .1 findethc greateft Number of moft Hol^ and /f^r«/i Divines to concurre,and th« is, that though the Law be called a Covj-nant, yet was it not a Covtntnt of Works for falvation : nor was it a third covenant from Workes and Grace : but it was the fame Covenant for nature and k}>t^i un<l« which wee ftand under the Gofpel, even the Ctvinant of Grace, though more It-gitUj diffenftdto the javes ; and it diffcrti no'v in Inb^itnci from the Covenant o( ».t.«w^//-Grace, bat in degnts^ fay feme, in tht jerum^ Octmiimy and externall adminiftration of I Ttttip.c-^^ f^y others , the Jtvts were uaderin-rjr!tTf^'"<^Y'^hereforeraedagogy. In which re-iciaritaiclm^ the Covenant of Grace under the 4/«fi/;f4-Law is called Fadits vttus, or the Old te, f/««-Covenant, and under the Gofpel, Fe--jitatt. jj^ Movum^ or the ntw Covenant, Hr*.8.

mnn'' S- ^"'^ ^^« ^"« ^'^ ""'^ ^^^' ^^* °'^"

quial"ii!f, iVfW.not bifcaufe it was before the other: fed qi^ia ' For the Larv was aJaid t» tlai Prtmift 43°'

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tercyct fiicccJenti prafl.miiori jirdai dectilcfc, et aboUndt' hair. Ciiam. Ji^.U-U ^*^b- 7- 4-5. OcQOHsmia jwdcris Gr. i» v,7', ml i/nirnf.)^ tfjit,tf/.i. AllUd.

[ubftrvitnt Ccvettdftt. 147 Fj«r« -/>'r ; and therefore the Promife ias before it; but it is called old,becaufc •thofe 4dminifir»tioKs did now w^j: */^ and decav *werc nigh to vaniftiing,ready to ^""^^^^ tear,and we're to give place to more ^^V;;-

Knew and excellent *^;«''''^^'"'"' J^"**^?.* «-was more obfcnrely adra.mttred, Oiadow- ^J ' ed and darkncd with (hadowes,this more ^^^i, J^^^ \ terftitHoully &nd clearly; that was more* y,„/-«^ \oZ»us aid burthenfome; this more ea- pr.uu. fie and delightfull; that in r^(pcft of thf ^^-^^^J^ legail adrainiftrationi did beget t^ bondMge, _ .^^ ^^ this to ^on-Zii^e /rw^«< •' « yo« ^ay ,^j^, „^. Iclearely fee in thofe places, C«/»/- 2-17 vum.jadui W. 10.1. A/4r. ly. TO. G4;.3.24.G4/.4 «f.m,« Vi X *Henceonefaith.thc«»andfl/JM''^g';^v Covmnt, thecovenantof Works (fohe-. j^^ -calls the law) and this of Grace,thc cove- ^^^ ^^^^ nant of the Law and Gofpel,are not para-^cn\.^ ^ llel diftinaitn, ; for both thefe covenants trumc^, e-areco^enantsofGrace or^ly^^ijl^^^^^ the Oeconoray,and diverfc admimftrati- ^ ' ^^ ons of them: that they were the fame co- ^^^^^ ^^^. venant for nature and kind, is aUcadged ,,* « e-thatinthe i L«iL-7i-74.7?-T*"?"/«"»"*"^^ijgf-

r*»»^ii»^<r A« W; CoveH4»t. What was ^j^^.^^. that? you fee that in the 74. verfe, for lub- ,j,. j. f. ftaoce the Umc with ours, T*4» bewonldfia. le. f, a grantuU

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grAHtt*nto M^thMtwe btlng delivered tttt of ^ tht hands of cur enemies , miglat ferve h'm without feAre, inholine^e Mi rigbteoufnilft 4ll the dayes of eur life. j ,

I Will give yoy for brevity, the full i; ^rAugh of their thoughts, who maintainc |-thisfecond opinion in thefe five patticu-;^;

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1 There was never any more then ^:^ two Covenants raade with mankinde,|| which held out life and falvatton : TheP, firft was the Covenant if Works., in inno-ccncy; the other is the Covenant of|r4f(, after the fall.

2 There was never but one way of falvation fince the fall, and that was byi Covenant of Grace : God never fet up another Covenant of Works fince the fall, hec puts us now to believe without iwr^-ir.g for life.

3 That yet all Adams pofterity thef lye under the Covenant of yptrkes, asi-dam left them after bis fall, till they come over to Jefus Chrift.

4 That the Law was ncvttgiven as» Covenant of works, but 4^<i<<J to the pro-mife by way of fubfetviency to the Cove-nant of Grace.

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with mtrcifui purpofes, and fubtervient to the covenant of Grace i yet it fcemei tocome)^<i)»^''^tous, as though it were the repetition of another Covenant of workes under which we ftand.

Or rather the covenant of Grace un-der the Old Tcftament feemes to be fo le-fallj reprefented as if it were a covenant of works ftill to us. And it is worth, our obfervation to fee how the covenant ot Grace like the Sun in the firmament, hath r;/>» up mil to further and further clcar-nefle; from Adam to Mofes, it was very darks and obfcute; from CMofes to the time of the Prophets, the light begin to appeare. After the Prophets when fvhn began his Miniftery, then the liiht was moreclearly revealed, under the AUm-/?«ry of Chrift, who revealed the bofcmeCamtmn. Counfels of his Father, there were more chare and gUrioui manifeflations of it. After Chriftsrefurreftion.and the fend-ing of the Spirth the -ffoiibefore clajped^ was now fully opened, that he that runs mitht read. In fo much that fome have called the Covenant of Grace before^ Chrift, fotdus prtmijfi, the covenatit of wmift : and now Under the Gofpel the '^ L 3 covenant

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may read it.

That which flood npon /•p;e/>'e terratt

• to the covenant of Grace, cannot be faid

to be a covenant of grace, nor yetMfl--

v»V«» to the covenant of grace; butmaft

pecdi be a covenant of Workes.

But the Law flood wpon cpptfite lerratJ

to the covenant of grace, Erio.

ux py.p*- That it flood upon ofpojite tertnes 1 is

^>ti4^'<i manifeft, the one commanding ^o««^. ">«

« [.ilntcm ^ heletving : if you doe conloU wnB

p/%^.c, r-/«4« ^of A* fiaU Uve tn them, Exek. 0, ■vAngiUum J, / jg4x;; (ib«m W7 fiatHtts vbtch tj *l '^'">/"- man dot he /hdlt live in the». Gal. 3.1 Jj

.».. B« thefe may be Sluded, hce m\

^hajDier. jiye (in) theio, but hec doth not n) hec ftulllivcC^j) them; we live »*«J«-

iience^ but wee doc not live ^y^^-|

epfofite turmes to Grace. 1 j i

|}»M«f there is much difference between

them. . , ■ cc

Therefore left this might put U ott,

fee more plainly, Rm.z n. /^c" »'* '^* kArersoftheUv^ hm thi doers ef the law IhiUbe j»fiifitd. And thst the Apoftle fpcakes htre of the mtall Law he Pncws tiUer,vtrf.2J.il' where hee dilcouticch of feme branches of the Morall Law : Soiim. iO.S,6. For Mtfes defcribeth the righteoufnt^t which u of the L*w (yet he doth not fay which is by the Law) that the mate which doth thefe things fhaO. live by them , bht the righteottfiee^e which u of Faith fpeaktth thut : Whtftever heleeves c» him, fhJll not be 4/hamid, vcrf• 11. So that I he Law you fee by thefe places feemi to fland upon opfefite tcrmes to Grace, And this is the Objedion which you fee X have raifed to the height: and if this be cleared, then all is done, &c.

Now againft thefe I might tppofe di-vers other Scriptures, which fecme to fpeake againft ir, U4/. 5. 11. Hut thatna nun IS jufiifiedby the Uwit uevideit, for the jnfififAll live by Faith Againc, 0*1. 3. 21. Ifthert hid betne a lart gi-vtn th^t could have given life, verilj RighttonfntGe L4 ^^^

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hadbetn (>j the Law : that is, if the Law had been able to juftifie or fave any man, it (hould have done all men: God would never have fcnt (^rift^ but hy the varks of the LMw/hallne fiejh living he jujtifid, Gal. 3.10. ffho ever ure under the wr;^ of the Law^ are under the cur(je : and if under the curfe, whoever looks for lift by obedience to the Law, then furcly God did not fet up this with this end, that we Should have life by obedience to it. 7\» L*v> entredthgt Jin might 4bound, faith the Apoftle, and if the Law was given to ftiewthc widencflc, grcatncfle of finnci then furely not that we (hould be jufti-fied by obedience to it, &c. Befides, /; was given fame hundred and thirty yimt after the promife: God gave the proraife of life and juftification before to Faitb; and had he after given the Law that we ftiould have life by working, then had God been contrary to himfclfe, chtnit-able in his purpofe, and repented of hiJ former mercy; but not this, therefore not the other.

Befides, Godconid not expeH that we iTioold doe, that we might have life; be> taufe we were to have life before wee

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';oulddoe : ChrifiUkh, mthut «>* JT* f;^/,*^'. tan ^ nothing. We have no /i/f out ot^^^.^^^^^ Chrifl, he uour life., He that hath the S»n ^^^„,^ijf iath life , and he that hath net the Sou n^mm, '^Athmt life ; and dead men cannot worktChiy(,

|vc could not <J«* that we might Hve^ fec^ Jng we were to be made alive that Wt« 'blight doe.

Againe, God never purpofedXx^tvi^fx

ibedicnce, bccaufe he had decreed anothet

ay to conferrc life upon men ; this yoa

jceplaine,G4/. 3.11. where the Apoftk

debates the fame thing, But that m mim \U juftified by the law it is evident i Why*

how is that evident ? becaufe.,^2i\ih]\cjthe \jnfi fhaM live by Faith : at if he had f*i<3,

God hath decreed another way to ttfe;

and therefore furely the former is ti« iht

way.

But yet you will fay. It fecmes ai if the Law did require us to doe, and prtmift life to doing: and if fo, ccrcainly the law ftands upon eppojtte termes to grace ; and therefore can neither be a covenant of Grace, nor fubfervient to it. And if they doe not fland upon oppofitc termes, boW (hall we undevftand this, Dee thts and live ? For the rw«w»7#>£of thisoppofiti-

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hAibienhjtheLAw : chat is. if the Law

had been able to juftifie or fave any man,

it (houtd have done all men: God would

never have fcnt C^rift^ but hj the worlds

of the L*i»/hall tto fiejh living Ire juji-ifiti,

Gal. 3.10. ivho ever drt under the wtrlij

of the Law, art under the curfje : and if

under the curfe, whoever looks for li(«

by obedience to the Law, then furely God

did not fct up this with this end, that we

Ihould have hfc by obedience to it. TA«

Law entred that Jim might ibound, faith

the Apoftle, and if theLawwasgivenco

(hew the widencffc, greatneffe of finnc)

then furely not that we (hould be jufti-

fied by obedience to it, &c. BeHdes, /;

WM given fture hundred and thirty ytmt

after the promife: God gave the promife

of life and juflification before to Faicb;

and had he after given the Lav that we

(hould have life by working, then had

God been contrary to himfelfe, ch^ii-

able in his purpofej and repented of hit

former mercy; but not this, therefore

not the other.

Befides, Godconid not expeR that we fhoald doe, that we might have life; be> eaafe we were to have life before wee

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^oulddoc : ar,;/?faith. H^ithm m^^y^-^^^Z. ian ^ nothing. We have no /^fe out of ^^,^^,,^ Chrift, ** tiour life. He that hath the St» f^,^„, flit tath life , and he that hath net the Stm mmm^ ,4th net life: and dead men cannot work: ChryC vc could not die that wc might live, fee> ng we were to be made alive that we«

blight dee-

Againe, God never purpofed life upon obedience, bccaufc he had decreed another way to conferre life upon men ; this yoa fceplaine.G^A 3-11. where the Apoftk debates the fame thing, But that no mtm is JHftified hj thelavtit is evident i Why, how is that evident? ^rf4«/f, faith he,»te jnft fhaM live hj Faith : as if he had f»id, God hath decreed another way to life; and therefore furely the former is n« ditt

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But yet you will fay. It fecracs at it the Lttw did require us to doe, and pnmft life to doing: and if fo, cercainly the law ftandsupon«;)po/>« termesto grace ; and therefore can neither be a covenant of Grace, nor fubfervient to it. And if they doe not Hand upon oppofitc lermes, bo'W (hall we undeiftand this, D«e \i>it ^^ live ? Fonhe recmilin^oi this oppOfici-

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I 'Dte this 4nd live, hath not refer-ence to the MorttU Lav oaely, but tol the ceremonUU alio I'as iii tevit. i8.4, j.)!

which was their Gofpci; cfpecially ifb 4 SometmniKui«^v^—--_^j^^^ ^^r^ you lookc upon the Ceremonj, not as it ulfliven the fromife of hfe, an j^j^c

an appendix to the Morall Law. butasiiKponbeleeving.he '''P'*''";^J ^^n to kii» carries a/)f/f«ii?relationioChrift, asev^■of woriisin the Law, to p ^^ ^^^

ry Jam'' flame did point out to Chrift,ajil|cboycc, whether hec ^ou ^^^

fay, 'BthtUtUL^l> of God that tikitlMuvtd by working or *^''^^'" K ^^

0maj the finHcs of the world. The Goipelithis the rachev to. tmftj

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out by^he Ceremony. ■ thoughts .which perhaps they^'^ „^ ^^^ ^^^

was darkdy adminiftred and (hadowfdBtheml'eWei, and *"**", „;«hf think outbytheCeremony. I thoughts.which perhaps they mrg^^^^^^^

2 This was not fpoken of the Laai that they were able to ^^JT^ ^ujij *^/r4ff/;.»ndfeparatelyconndered;l)ut| obedience, and therefore ij^ap" ^^.^^^^ of the Law and Piomife jojntly ; not of ■ to the triaH ; and lelt they »no"'^^ ^^^ the Uw exclufive/j, but of the Law ii-l that any wrong was done to inc , ■ " «iv« them a rrtmtw« of the torraei

(Infivel^ft as including the Promife; as hi-ving the Promife involved with it. 9 He doth not bid them Dot and livi

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rJ choyce whe^er the'y would bee h W.ng ; but i»e and Hv, in dein^ ; »(| laved by vvorkinf V ^bele^^^^^^^ ^^^.^

when they were

not,nor cannot live [by] obedience Wc I ownc impotency , they m>6 .

may live [ in J obedience, though wedwj

notinor cannot live I by ]] obedience Wcfc owiw iiin~«*"~j i - -~.u- Merci

could not live by them, till we bad hfcM fee., aimire, a^of^'. *'*''*", promife

but that is not by dkiW. but by heUevi»lM of God who "** . «^f'* * „- -oc

as Chrrft faith , 2cHmuldn,Lmtto ml lent a ehrift,w/-wtbofc that were not

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5 Others think that Dot thu snd I'm hath reference oncly to a umf»r«H ani| profperous life in the Land o^CanMn ; lij* they would be conformable to that Itw which God had given them, ando^ia in his commands, then (hould they Aw, and live profperotijly in the Land of C*-

^8- „jau which hec had given them : h« would bleflc their basket and ftore,&c.

6 There is another intcrpretatioD.iml that is. that Doe-thU and live, though it was fpoken to them immediAttlj , j« not terminrnvelj, but through them to Chrift, who hath fMlfilled all rightmj-ff((fe fet m, and purchafed life by his own obedience-Some of thefc I rejeft, and I can dole

with none of thefe, onely I propound this variety. I will give you my own thougbu of it in bricfe,

I grant that in fne exteruad vitw of ihera (whatever it is in truth) thel4» and gejpet doe feeffie to ftand upon opft-fne termcs, but yet thefe oppofue tcrmes on which the Law feemes to fland, had its fubfervient ends to Chrift and Grace-

YdY jiU this was but te awskin them, and

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Bonvince them of their own impttency, to

kun>l>le them for it, and to drive them

■nto^^^'T?- If »"<'"^ ""^ ^^^^^ "P°" ^"* aw [epMratelj.io it feemes to ftand upon

mrne terraes, and we may anfwcr the ueftion, which yet the Apoftle con-ludes, // the Law again^theTromtfet? hdforhid, and fay, yea it is againft the f»romifes, as it faith,'Do* tA« -""^'f' 5 Z''" \f of works, then Mtt of Grace. And thcre-'orewemuftfo interpret this; Doe thts \„i live, that we may not make it aiawfi ^ he Promife. Now I fay, if you ^ookc^J^^ .pon the Law feparatelj, fo .t ftands upon l^f'^^^ ippofite termes and is agamlt the Fro- ^^„f ^^. ife. Bat if youlookeuponity«/<«m/7,„M.P£t. ; js it hath refpeft to the Promife, fo thefe Marc ,fp,fite termes have their ^"bfervient i« •;.J; endi to the Promife and Grace. And that Jjj-^i^„, by convincing us of our owne tmpotencj ^j^^,^ ^ and weakenefle, that we might go over to oppofiu, Chriji and the Promife for life. 1 fhewed Alu. you this was the difference between the covenant made with man in Innoccncy, and between Gods requires iniheLavv: In the former,God did not rf^wiV* obedi-ence, that man being bHrthentd *»* ^^^ weight of his workc ftiouldgoc to Chrifi^ but this was it God aymtd at there to have

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5 Others think that Dot thu and I'm, hath reference onely to a umf»r*li and profperous life in the Land o^Caham -, \[ they would be conformable to that Uw which God had given them, ando^«;iiH» in his commands, then (hould they Am, and live profpcroM(lj in the Land of C»-na.in which hee had given them : hee would bicffe their basket and ftore,&c.

6 i here is another interpretatioo.ind that is, that Doe-this and live, though it was fpoken to them immtdi*ulj, jct not termiHMwelj, but through them to Chrift , who hath fnlfilled aU rightml-neife for M, and purchafcd life by his own obedience.

Some of thefe I rejeft. and I can dole with none of thefe, onely I propound thi$ variety. I will give you my own thoughts of it in bricfe. ^

I grant that in roe extertmU vitw ot them (whatever it is in truth) thel.4» and gefpei doe feeme to ftand upon oppn-ftte tcrmcs, but yet thefe oppofue termcs on which the Law feemes to ftand, had its fubfervicnt ends to Chrift and Grace-Vor ill this was but te awdkin ihcm, and

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•onvince them of their own imptttncj, to \mhle them for it, and to drive them xtnaChrift: If indeed we looke upon the ^aw fepArAteljyfo it feemes to ftand upon .pptfite terraes, and we may anfwer the Oueftion, which yet the Apoftle con-ludes, // the Law againfitheTromifes? lodUrhid, and fay, yea it is againft the ir^romifes, as it faith, Doe thU andhve ; for Uf of works, then not of Grace. A nd there-Ifore we muft fo interpret this; Doe this L»<j live, that we may not make it aiainfi ^ the Promife. Now I fay, if you looke t.. dj upon the Law feparatelj, fo .t ftands upon ^J^^^ oppofue terraes and is againll the Pro- ^^^^ ^^. Imife. Bat if you looke upon it «/«/m//,m«.P«. ; as it hath refped to the Promife, fo thefe Mart. ^.fpcfite termes have their fubfervient!-«•;.£^^ ! ends to the Promife and Grace. And that JJj-^f,^,. by convincing us of our owne tmpottncj ^,„^f^ ^ and weakeneffe, that we might go over to of^ofiu, Chrift and the Promife for life. 1 (hewed Aiu. you this was the difference between the covenant made with man in Innocency, and between Gods reqmret iniheLaw : In the former,God did not rf^«»Vf obedi-ence, that man being bnrthened with tte weight of his workc (houldgoc to Chrift^

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that which was bis ^f from man, But now in the Law God doth rtqmrt hu rioht for no other end, then that roan bt-ing convinced of his weakncfle and im^ tcHcj. might /Jje to Chrift. And therefore though ^ t/»M 4W/it/. beagainft the pco-Biife vet if you looke upon the tHd whert fore God faidfo, to difcovtr our weak-» ^«.,« nclTc, to ibww^/e us for it, to Mve us out i;-V'r« of our reives; fo yoti w.ll fee fweet-|r«. hendo.quad ^nts and fubfervuHty to the 1 romtic, >«f gr^"* There is a feemlng ctntrddiEium o\ ft-,mplmn»n ^ ^^^^ ^^ 1,0th parts, '^ C^^/f^ « i«

Tit -r«x. AndcurfauhetUtfMththcUn fuaminfir- '^ufofdle. This fceraes ftrange, did not *.««««, «f God «i»»w4>d the Uw, and is not (he 9"'^f*' Law impofible^ It is true it isfo: and r.;Sr: ^herefor;Goddidnotc.jj.-^^^^^^^^ salvm- with txftaMkn^t (hould/»//?« It, «« ,c/»,a <?«• were not able to obey it.nor \t to helpoi, (Auau vo- g, YOQ fcetjoih, in iiwii- 8. ?. But bod /«»f^.,,y- ^oJ,n,,nded the Law, God faith^ifc"

f!f[et. and weakneflfe, and ft.r re up our W 1 to ux^ilt^r lookcoutafterChrift, who bath/«//i"^ tdducet ad j^,| liphteoufneffe for us, both legu&crn-

M'!r-^1^-r CSS , he hath undergone the P'«'^?«">*"J ;&f-obeVedther,..;r,,bor,DCOur..r/.x,do«c

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The courfe that Chrrt takes with the mnjrmdfi is very obfervable, and fully irovcs that which I have faid to you, you dill read«itin/<^*i«i. 19 16. and fo on. jtedLMMfierjMthhe, v^hgt fhall I da that Im^y inherit tternall life f Here was h;s lucftion, &c. You (hall fee Chritts an-wer in the latter end of the 17 vcrfc. // hottwiltemerintt life, keep the cemm^ndt-mnts: this was a ftrange Aufvitr, was :hc Law a vaj ? wherefore did he then come into the world ? or was the young \ roan able to keepe it ? that is impoflible. Rem- 8.5. and doth not the Apoftlefay, IVho ever are under the verkj of the Lm^, thtyare under the cur ft, becaufc curftd it\ he that ohejeth not in alt thinf^i in the heek. tftbe L4w,and that is impoflible: this was therefore a ftrange Anfwer that Chrifl made to his C^ucftion, he doth not fay, at in other places. If thou wilt enter into life l>eheve, but here, keep the commandmentsk Yet if you looke now upon the ptrfen u> whom Chrift fpakc, and the end where-fore, you will fee the meaning : the per-fan to whom, was a proud iu(ticiary, onct xMfwelledin a fleftiy opinion.that he had kept the whole Law, and therefore (hould be faved by it, as hce tells you afcetward.

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for an inarumentof juftification. forh anfwered the fame aueft«oB otherwife.ijj U6. 28,29- but he fets him to the La» is a tU[fe to difcoYcr his imperfeftioni, that being convinced of his impotcncy, *«d being humbled for it, he might come over to Chrift for life and falvation

When men will he Saviours of thm fclves. when they look for righteoufneffe by ih^ Lawi Chrift bids them goc and|«, the Commandemcnts Jervanda ptandttt, •ndthis to hnmbU them, and to bring them to him. liut if men be once W W«Land broken in the fight of finne, thtn .^ ♦ wihout m>,t,oH of the Law at all, bee '^*"^t cmftrtsthtm with the free prWf/ol

Zl^^f^ie^jand he.vj laden .nil mil e.fep»^ d,Htf»U^ jijtke Spirit of the Lord u upon tncti w,fai|h ^.^i}iil;ertyutheCaptiveiS>cc. S'S/^ So then to conclude; I conceive the ij^, ^ Hfo^« between the Law and the Go(pel. Ws^ib«/Z, of their owne «'J,'""8'j; (hould have been driven to Chrift by »t but they expened life in obedience to it And this was their great rm«r. and miw tiJte, itwasas hard to bringtherofr^tn

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{te](inff life by their own righma/nijfe and obedience to the Law, as to forcf tlie Sjtn ■torn the skie. Not that I thinke they did limaginc righteoufneffe by the Aiorall Law aloncfor there they could not but Ice hey were caft and gone, but by the Cere-lonialllaw with the Morall. God had^*-^,«thcm thefe Lawes, and often faid, Do ihtiand live. Therefore they thought by fubjcftionto them to have hfe- And what hey w4»trJin iheMorall, they went to ntkettpia theCeremoniaU, they would ds fomcthing the Morall Law toramanded. ind go to the Cercmoniall tor what they ould not do, not thitall did lo,yet many of them. But this was farre from Gods tnd. It was their own errour, and miftakc, IS the Apoftle fcemcs to imply, in Rom i o. 5 4. Thty haveA-cealt to Ged, hmwith-m knowledit : for they being ignoranti uve not fubmitted thmfelvti to the rtgh-lioufntSe of God, ht vent *boHt to efia-'hlifb a rightetttfnefft of their ow» ; they cm about it, but could not attaine it, all ;his was but fetting a de»d man on his icet, and thisarofe from their ignorance,' :hcir errour and miftakc .They did as loore ignorant fouls doe with us, we bid bemPMr, we bid them 0%, doe duties,-

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And thus I have Anfwered the ntlt great Qjuery, and thofe Objeftions that depended on it. And may lay down thefe two Pofitions as firmc Conclufions.

1 That the Law fur fttbftance tf it, dd remaine m a Rule of ohe^ience to tht fsoflt of Cod. and that to tvhi^h they are to conform thiir wa/king under the <jofpel.

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Grtct,»nd htftrviceablt to the advancement of the Covenant vf grace.

I come now to the fecond Query.

ivhelhet thii he any fart of our freed.me 2 <0,,,,r; hy Chrifi, to ht free from all pumjhments andchakifemtHts for fm. . _ . . . r.

If wedoeconfult with the Scripture?, Anfa: they feemeto hold out this to U5; That Gods people, fuch whofe finnesare yet p;?dondVayy«^'-chamicmcntsfor

finne. That they have beenunder the red, under the correftions, arid chafl.femcn . ofGod.thatisplaine ; ^^[-^^'^'i?*^',-;; Mofes, and all were, and the Apome telU ul Heh.i^-S. Ifwehenotchafi/e^,r.e^rr hahrds Mnd not fons, for he fcourgetb e-Zi fon he receiveth. And that thcie corfeftions have been inflifted on thern for fin the Scripture feems to hold forth I ant \ U. wherefore d»th a hvtng man

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they were to hnmble themfdves for finne, and turne from ftnnc before God did de-Irvcr them. 3 Chro, 7. 14. and in Ltvit, 26. 41. // their UHcircumcifeA hettrti P^all be kumbltd , *nd if thej fhAll accept of thr ^uni[hmcnt of tkeir iniquity , What is thac ? that il, if they would jujiifie God in his piocecding againft them , if.they would /;f dcw»e in the dull and ow« their punilhment, and ky, that cheir fir.nes have defcrvcd it.and acknowledge Gods Jufiice in affltding them , thin would he remimbtr hu Covenant ani heJpe thtm. And all this you fee was done by the Trinecs of Ifrael , when they were puniflied by the hand oi >,hlftjAk.^ 2Chr». 12 6. It is faid , Thej hnm-tied themfilves under the mighty hand ij God, and faid, the Lor J is ri^^r^w, that is, he doth juftly affliA us for our fin we have committed. So that this proves that they were puniftied for their (ins. For if they were 10 kumblt themlelves forlinne un-der afflidion, if they were to jufiifie God in his dealing, then fureGoddid afflift thtm for finnc.

But now againft this it maybe it will he faid, that this was fpoken of the wholt Churcb.ini not of chem alone who were godly. 1

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allowed of.

But admit this, that this was Ipoken ot the whole church, yet wee have places to evidence, that God hath punifhed his owne people for finne, fuch as was his deare ones, Mofes and AArtn they were fjut out of C4«44«,God would not fufr them to enter into the Land of Promife. And this was a great affl.ftion: and if you looke into Nttm-^o. 12. you (hall fee that this wa« for finne, BecM^ they fa>t-EHfied mt God at the waters of Mertbsb. As he teils them : bec^iufe you believed mt to fanmfie me w the ejts of the chtl-MI dref*

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ih) wife. , ...

But now againft this it may beitwiii be (aid. thefc were examples under the OldTcaamcnt, and therefore will not prove, for they were under a different co-venant to the godly tiow.

I told you in the anfwcr to the formei queOlon that fome Divines did dip*-qm!h of a three-fold Covenant; a cove-nant of Nature, a covenant of Grace, and a fiif^fervitnt covenant; which laft was that which was made with the JtWvS \nSir.iii, contained in the Morall, Ccie-rnonialljudiciai laws: a covenant which

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though it flood upon oppofttt teiraes, yet had m's fnbftrvieHt tn<iiio the covenant of grace. A covenant which God made with /]^j/when they were to enter in-to C^»^H|ta|^li ad chiefly lefpeft un:o their goo^^^ill in it. Wherein God powi/"Jblc(Tings upon obedience , and ihreatned calamities and judgements on them if they difobeyed. As you fee them at large annexed to it, in the 28. and the ap. Chapters of DiHteror.omj. And all this by vvayof/«^^^'^'>f»CJ'unto the co-venant of grace, that when they yW they were neither ii;5»/« to obtaine life, nor outward mercies; nor /j^^^ptjf death, and teraporall evils, by their obedience to it, they might loik out for the frmift of gace, and long for the Mtffiah,Sir\Atx-peBiW thefeupon better grounds: And into this Covenant they did all enter with God, and bound it with an Oath, and a f«^-/f, asyou fee in*DfA(M9.12,19. God I for his part ingaging himfclfe to ^/r/* i them in the Land of CanMu whither I they went, if they obeyed his commands;^ and threatning to punifti them there if they did nott^rrhirn. To all which they " Tm^r, as vou fee there, and bounq

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%nc tittle in the 'Book, of God, but for ihi* LWthcre fcemcs»»»«.^^ ; You rcadc ot fomething p this purpofe in the htch t:ommandement, Hmur thj father And Uy ttiither , that thy dayes t»Aj he long tit the hit^rvhither thoH goefi topojfef : and %omcthing of it in the fccond Corn-. Imandcment; and a great dealc more m Ithca6 Deut.iS. 17,18.19. and wholly I in the 28 of D.Hteromwy : though un-"derthefe temforals Jpiritit.tl things were Jhitdowed ind apprehended by thofe who were fpirituall.

It is true, the things that were com-' manded and forbidden, were morally good and evill, and fo of perpetUAll ob-fervance ; yet the termes on which they feeme to be commanded and forbidden, and they obeyed, are gone, which were ; profpcritics or calamities, good or evill, in j the Land which God gave them. And ■ hereupon they are faid ftiH upon their difobediencc to heaks Gods Covenant, which could not be the covenant of grace, for that is not broken , It is fin everUfiing Covenant. like that of the Waters of * Noah. A covenant that (hall i.ot be bro-»Ifa.54.^ ken, M deftMcis not upon our vfalkitg an^ obedience, it is not made upon oui good

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Maviour; Obedience might be the n\ but not the grouHcl or motives God hi in^making it: nor could it be a cove of workcs with reference to life and falvii tion ; for that brokftiy is not c^oMtle of novation, and renuing; but it is fpokcn this fubftrvient covenant, which made with them, and under which tlii flood. This I only fuggeft ; And I do m fee any dangers it leads us into ; yet 11 I not peremptory in it : But admit tlii (which yet is the greatefl advantage cii Supoltiia be given to them) admit, I fay, thattki Jewes were under a difftrmt covenani and that it was fuch a covenant as is n-preffed ; wherein God premifed and lx| flowed umpordM goed upon them , upoi their obedience , and threatned and ii Aided ttrnparull evils upon them for theiii difobedicnce; yet were they under a co-venant of Grace as well as we ; thiil fure all grant: and the Apoftle fpeikci plainly in A[ls 15. 11, We hope thnM^i the grace of Pmfi to be fated as mil *

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ffe therefore this will not be of «»-Lr to overthrow/ this Pofition ^»..

Though it (hould be granted they Jre under a different Covenant, yet ,ere unaer a u Covenant of

lat Covenant wa* iiu<. • uuft,n/i-^orks as 1 have (hewed ; notw.thftand eh; covenant, yet were they under ?Senantof8racealfo:vetwerehey

children, his chcjce or^^^S^l^J^^ llr* afflidcd for linne. And theretoic ,ere .a/"''^^" . • l pofition is firm, lotwithftanding this, me i ^t,:/j,,K

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thefeforc prove nothing to them, \^uTl am farre from allowmgo any 'fuchexceptions, becaufe they arefu 11 of ^«g.r.and lead you "P-^^ H^ri^^, of

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prcferve the Harmony of them ; and noil to make one piece of Scripture to f «4mj and dafh againft the other. Certainly (here is a fwce? Harmony ^ and agret raent betweenc the Old and New T( ^ament ; God is the fame'm both. Am had wee Wifdoaie, we (hould fee ih| mutMaine[fe, fnlfffrvienciet , and agret. ments, even in tfibfe places that leenif eppojite. [

But that you may not have, or rathci take an occafion of exception; wccwill from the 0/</ goe downe to the A'l Teftamentsind ieeif the fame Pofitionbe not ceitfirmed thetc alfo : I thinlcc wet (hall findc them hih to fpeake o»« /i««-g*4^r in this point.

Locke into i Car. n. 50. the Apoftle having before told iheta of the fcarefiill finne of prophaning the Lords Table, and unworthy partaking of this Ordinance; he tclsthcm at laft ; That though they did nottakepoticeof it, yet this was tbt great caufe of that fckxelfe, wm/^w/c) death, which God had infliAed on them.

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carer place? here is affliftion and pu-iracnt fet downe ; here is the yf« >cc fiwne: and left all this (hould not be Cough,betels them, for thts finne is this Jnifliraent ; tor thU caufe many art

li—— But you will fay, this was not fpokcn ^^j^^. Gods people; thofc of whom this is l^oken, were unmrthy partakers of the [acraments; but Gods people cannot be hworthy partakers of it,£r^o. . r,

^ For the anfwerof thiswe muft know ^^'J*;^^ ,icie IS a two-fold K*wow/)i*fj(r«; i ^he^.^^^^^^ jHworthinejfe of the perfon : ^ The ««- , pe,fon<c, Lrthhejfe of prefent difpofition. 1 Un- » traCta-' forthinefs ofthc perfon,and that is when tloms. man comes without his Wedding ^4r-wf5unjuftificd,unfanftified : and thu« Jods people cannot be unworthy, this is :ate-unworthinefs. 2 There is Hnwortbi-wfs of prefent difpofuion,or the manntr of partaking, when we come not with thofe prefent difpofuions & affeaionswiif* are jreqaired to fuch anordinance;^4^»/«'«/pre paration there may bc,and yet want atli*' «/, which lies in exatjaination, excitatioa of our graces, as the Apoftle fpeakcs, L«« I a man examine himfelfe, and fo let him tat, \ &c the want of which ©ay mal^^ a mail

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anunworihyrtceivtr, Ajinaybe iecne iCliro.30. the prayer of He^^ki^h : Good Lord f». dan every out thai prepareth hii hem t jeek the God of hU f.it hers, though heltiK prepared according te the prep-ir4tiot$ if tk SHH^uary; they had habuHJtll (their heara were prepared to fccke God ) but the, wanted aftuall, they were not prepared to cording to the Preparation of the Sandu ary. Gods people may have hditHd, yet may want SMcrantentall prepara-tion.

2 But fecondly,that they were (74 peoplcyoumty fee in the 32 Terfc,7«»*< chd^ened of the Lord, that jou may net if condemned tftbt world.

It was not a punifhmcnt, but <•*»/!»/«• ment: A phrafc/iffw/Mrto Saints, and the end is that they may not be condemned with the world; So that ycu fee this place fpcakes plainly enough,&c. Let us fee ftip Rom.8.io.ther.Lookintothe8Rom. 10. If chr'4 btin y$u^ the hod) u dt*d hcanfe ef fn, where the Apoftle fhcws,that death is the tfeSlofdnaefind though you be in Chrill yctyou muft dye becaofe of finne, finne Hcb It ^ brings death,&c. And that alfo in then ' ■Heb.6.7»8.fpealcc$foiBClhing,f/r/f(W'i'

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Thus 1 have given you a tafie of fome places that feeme to hold out this trueth firmly to os, I'hat Godt people may he cha-ftifed for fin , or that God doth chafiife his people for fin.

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firen^thfind fee if they be ahle to (land oat againft the ftreugth and dearncffc of this truth : wee will firft begin wich fome of their CAviUs^ which are their Forlorn hoft, and then wc will come to the roaitit ^od> of their Arguments, and (hall leavej Ktftrvtoi ftrength to come up after all, and make the viEiorj of truth more «»• fUat and perfcA- Fitft, to begin wi;h their Cavills. vr cr m God, lay they, doth not affUFi his peo bii 'chlifl pic fur finne, hue chafiife them from finnc: aloneex- The father doth not give his childc Phj-gired.^u ^cj^to make him ficke, butto taketi'mi "^'- bad humours, to prevent or remove dif-

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Now this I call a raccre CaviH- Artli. dions have rtfpeH: both to time paft, and time to come- God doth both afflift his people Jor finnc, and chaftife them (to u(e their phrafe) from finnc; the father doth not only corrcd his childe to make him Ix-■mure of the fame fault-but for the faultal-ready committed; to bring him to repent-ance & forrow for it,and to workout that difpofition in him: or to nfe their ownefi-militude; bee gives him pbyfieke not to increafe his bAdhumors^ but rcmefve them ;

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llnne, not to encreafe finne.but to remove W. but vet fay. as the bud humonrs arc ;[r.uft:LIeg.4himthepi.yncU,fo^^^^ there were no bad humours there were no need of fkjOcke: So fi. .s the caufe of the aftliaion. if there were no fin there m^g\^ihcno AfpaioH. And if the father II give phyfiik, for the pi-rg.ng out bad raL^urs.befire they doe break «.r much more for the eorreaion of theni, and curi of them when they doe break out : So if God may ^ffiia men for the purgmg out

coired tbem for the breakmg ent of th,s difpofuion. Indeedthe.r m.ttake.s here., they look upon afflidions, tneerly as f*;-fic^, which yet you fee doth not ffand

the"mineieatftead. ^^/^'^^-^t^'y.f? ,. , , t2ZJ^.Ms ; they ire Z^^^^^o "lied M.a i^ Z corren us for fin committed.and -«^'- [f^^- 3-cinesto prevent fin to come; or if you doe Sookeupon'hcmas Phyfickou\y, PbyM hath a d,HHe rtJpeB, i to our prefeiu j.-^*«,p*r,to purge out that and f'>/#f'«" are for finne: z to *ur fHtHrthe4ltb, to I fecorer or gaine that,and fo j/jfJ»ff«*/ »rc

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178 ()(>]( Siiem agahjl Gods for a caufe which is but an occifion, God may takeoccafion from finnc to chajiift his people, when yet their finnc is not tk eaufe wherefore they »rc chaftiied. For inftance; ''D*vids finnc of numbring the people, upon which God did bring a ^^ fiiknce upon Ifrael; Davids finne vv« not the caufe of it, Ifraels finne was the cAtife ; Davids finnc was but the eccafm-, Tr is faid in 2 Sam, 24. i. The angtr tj the Lord xpxs kindltdti%i\n^ Ifrael, uni it moved David againft them, to fay, Go Mm-krthe ptiple; God had difpleafure againft Ifrael, and Davids finne was not the caufe of procuring, but the tccmjion God tooke of infliftingthis judgement on them.

The like may be laid of HeK^kjMi finne in glorying in the riches of his trea-fure.and the/rew^/Aof his Magazine, « you fee in Ifa. 39. 2. He (hews all hii riches to the Ambafladour of Babylon, upon which aft of his pride and rain glo-rying, God fends the Trephet to tell him, tbat as he h»d tempted God ; fo hee had bit tempted *n enemy, and (hewed him where he might have a booty if he vvouM come fetch it ; and that Ihould be the »f«f of it. for all this Treafure & ftrength which be had difcovcrcd, flstitldbt cmj-

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funijl^mtntfor fm Anfwmd, 179 e^«f. Babylon. Now this particular fin TuZkiA for which God feemes to 'hreaten this' calamity it was not the tanfe of it, at theutmoft it was butan oc-11: and therefore It IS a great m.ftake

inihefe and other places to lay downe tbofe things for c^nfes which are but oc-

Mow to Anfvrer this diarge. i vviin ^ firft. that they were no more guilt yot c»f,UH»dmg things then we are. L^cr-tainly. the want of ^/'-« concept-"" J^ thmgs hath been t\^tground of thole mB-takes, anderroneousopmionswhichthey

have vented ButwewiU not nm-

minute, wee will come to thc Anfwer.

^fB7Sl;ofGrant,thax.*«orthat particular finne. »iay (bmetimes be fajd rather to be thc occ4»n^ then the c4«/« of

anatflidiofl' .„-„i«

. Thatyetwefay, Sinnctsnotonely

taoccafion. but it is oftentimes a .--^.

. n«t qnly oUh^ifemtnt in generartl.but ot of this or that particular Cf'l-^- ^* you fee,! Cor.11.30. For thn canft «-;

\„emJ,.*ndm.^^tfi<^k.*ndmAnj^e

I fiitfe»4/l«;. SoPfal-39-»i- . . ^^ Y 3 And for thofc AUe^^im , 1 coo-

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18o Objections dgah/i Gods ccivc tlicy will but afordthsm little fuc. cour. AsforthelaO, that of HtK^ki^h we are fo far from thinking that particu! lar iinneof his to httheeaufe^ that we will not admit it to bethcoff^/e« of thofj calamities tlircatned. We grant it to bj anoccafioii of the predmioK, but not of the punifliment. Ly his^« God takts eccaftuH to foretell the calamity which he had decreed.hm this was no occafion either of the decree ic felfe, or of the evildtcred And for the other, that of David, it vvai not meerly an cccajionuken, but there vvas an ccc^fioH given by DAvids fione It was not oncly an .rr^/.*, but a c»ujt too; If Ifraels fmncs were the dderv^n,, D4v,dsCinneyvii ihcappeanng caufe ;1f Jlraeisfinnedid frocHreih», yet q)avm linne^^^-, the y5«/>.«^ and concluding flrokc. Notonelyhisfinneinnumbrini of them, but the .«„;;J7«« of that dutie which God r(C}Hired,^t\cn they were to be numbred, which was. Every Ldthai ^^ r.«maredt,giv. an offering t, ,he Lord. tk,t tiun be »ofUg»eamong them whenthej mn

which being omitted. God broHght\ ^/^^«f on them. *

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punifhmentfer fin Anfwtre4. 18 1

t\\e(e Caviij which arc made, wee w.ll come CO their maine W/of Arguments.'

The firll Argnment, vvh.reby they , would prove that God doih not pinifh for

/»«?,is this, If God doe tak^ away the 'mfi, then hce takes away the <^jfc// a'fo. Sinne i^ the cAufe of all piiniQiment, pu-nilhmentis the <jfc(? of linne;!iowifv jo4 doe take away the <rd«/i which is finnf, then the e^e^ which is the punifhinent oi finne, if the body be rcinoved,the (hado-v muft be gone too : finne is the body, and punifhment the (hadovv, take away finne, and the panifiimenc mull needs bctakea away. And this feemcs to be impljtd in thacphrafe which isufed in Scripture for pardon of finne; I tviJi renumber your fmues MO more, that is, never to c»ndem»e you for them, noi to tbjeEl them againfl: you. nor yet to punilh you for them ; where bee pardons finne, there he forgives the puniftiment. |

And this feemes to be granted in the thing it felfe, pardm of finne ; what is par-ian of finne, but a removing of guilt ? what IS guilt, but in oi>ligation and binding usovcrto puniftiment : Spiriiuall, tem-porall, ctcrnall? And therefore if God N 2 take

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take away thegftUt of finnc, then doth he take avwy the punijhment alfo.

For the anlwer of this, we are to Jifii»gHi/h of punilbments. i Tempo-rail- z Spirituall. 3 Eternall punifli* mcnts.

1 For Etern*ll puniftiments, fo all a« grce , that they can never lay hold on thofe whom Chnft hath fct free, thofc 1 favjvvhofefinneshe hath pardoned

2 For Timperalt punifliment as they have relation or fubordination to tttrMJl puniflimenti, fo we are jrud from them

I fl„-Lr jj alfo.

i^usU- 3 Nay, thirdly, we arc freed from all

vk-dcn 7Vwp<)r4//puni(hments.

fmiuntcs I * As they are farts oi the curft for

fYifte,' finnc.

^'^''i** , 2 A«theyare fatisfadions for finne;

rrniz either fatisfadion by wjay of p«rci4/i,or

fausf^cia- fatisfaftion by way of fHmlhmtnt. vVe

jij, ml^ia- fay Gods juftice, yea,and both parts of it,

vteniliui-his vinMUve and rtw^rding , bis «»»■

^"''' "^ manSnf and (ondtmning juftice is fatif-

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& c^iaa- 3 We are freed from them, as they toi'u. " are the meer frnits of finne, or as meerlj Pavc.i« Jpennli. for fo they are P4rrj of the curfe,

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tanijhmtnt forfm Anft^cred. i8j

tnd fo infliAed upon wicked men. but no^ foinflifted upon the Gtdlj.iW their r/e«-iUs are fntitfull^noi penall troubles.

4 As they are the efi^s of vittMBive juftice, and not of JAtherlj mercy ; fo v ve arc freed from alltemporall puniftiments for finne;God hath thoughts of/ot'« in all he doth to his people, i Ihzgriuni of all his dealings is love, a Jhirnanntr ©f his dealing is love. ;? The tnds of his dcaliug is love, i Our^^M^i here, to make us partakers of his holmeffe, Heb 12.10. 4 Our|/or)( hereafter, to make usparta-k?rsof hisG/oK/.

If Chrift have bom what ever our fins i A'gu. itftrvtd^ and by thitfatisf.ed Gods ju-ftice to the full, then cannot God in j«-(f j« punifh us for finne, (chat were to rc-quiiethc /"«// p47»««f of Chrift, and yet to demand pan of us.) But Gods juftice is /«//; fatisficd in Chrift,S.'c- Lri^o.

I grant Gods juftice is fuHy faiisfitd in Aufvf. Chrift, he anrequire no more then what Chrift hath done and fnfred, he hath a-hundantlj fatisfied i and therefore, farrc be it from any to fay, that God doth ci)*-fitfe his children for finne, for fatisfadion of bis juftice, Chrift hath done that, and bath left nothing for us to ^Mr* by way N 4 of

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J 8 :^ Htw GodmAj chtfiife of fMisfAllioH , the PapiOs fay indeed thac oar fujferwgs arc fMufMEiiont ^ and thereforeihey penance and funifhthm-fclvcs. But I know none of ours to fay it we fay God doth not chafiife us for f*tu-faliioH for fin, but for csftigation and f^a-tion, to bring us to monrMt for fin commit, ted, and to bervMrt of the like. canrrj. /J ^"^ fccondly, God may chaftife the

»«faro;«« *"<i ^h"" hath borne the punifhment of. ■annffi.tum'^hoMgh Chrift hath borne the puniflii Kuita Dci raent of finne, yet may God fatherly w-

frf.f'r/'^ '"' P*^P'^ ^^"^ ''""«• Chrift M^«. J«fc]r'''V']*>S'-"t ^«»« of wrath, the l^lack iUisi,fl,^^ a"*! ^I'lmall (howreofdifpicalurcforfin; «f/'e>^fc.f/t''4t which fallesupon us, is ^Sun-fim fliowre,, warmth with wet, as mt fo »4rwr/»oflove. to make us fruitfuliuni

"hat bitter

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Arc^/;cii,r, i*^ much for ui, as to humt/e us. That

nonr,,„\,_ which you fuffer forfinne, is not penally-

ffty^io, rifing from vinaiSUve juflice, but mcdtci-

^hAu, "•«^'a"fi"8 from a fatherly Jove. It is thy

i>meMct)ie, not thy pHmfhmer.t, thy dmfiift'

ment^ notih^j fenteuce^thy correCiioH, not

thy (oudtmnatkn. In brJefe then, God

pay f/w7?i/> the Saints for thofc finnes

for

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uc^'" **'"^^'' ''^ '^'•-«^' 'he <^«^. of that Davcn.' ^"P' ^^ '""ch as Would d<tm«e us,s

the Saints for finne. 185

for which Chrift fc/iffc fatufied, and hetritairfi bimfelfc hath forgiven formany rcafous.cj«i'^Me-S. AniH^ine names three, tor the demon- ^f^^^^'^*'" : ftration of our due mifcry, for the amend- f"'^"'^^-ment of our /«/;, for the fArcro/* of our >„onji,uiio-patiencc, 1 fhall name thcle five. nem dibux

I God may doe it for the ttrnur o(mifiru. wicked men, that they may read their de- '■^f^J_^fJ^' fiwy ill the SaTnts mifcrics. If ic be thus^^^^,/" done with the ^wwtree, what (hall bc-.j,„^ come of the dry tree ? If it thus befall the j ^d exer-Shifp of Chrift , what ftiall become oUitMianem Wolves,o{ Goats} If he dealethus with«^^|P^'^* frundsj what (hall become of tnemiis? ^/[^'^I^lr^'. judgment hiiin at the hoHfiifGod, where ..^^^^i^, (hall the wickedappearef rum.

z Forthemanifeftation of his juftice.i inmanl-that he might McUre to the world that ,Kj*''»«w he is juft : if he (hould punifti others for /'''"" ■ finne, and fp»re his owne, wicked men would fay hee were partiall, he refpefted perlons, and therefore to declare he is JHjt andimpartiall, hee will ch;ijlife his

owne.

3 To remove fcandall. The finnes of 3 -^^rt-the Saints, they bring/fW4i? "Ponl^e-';;"^^^^^ ligion, their finnes are Ihe finnes oifub-' iique perfons, every e«e ftands for many. God was more difiomnred by Davids

unclcan-

4^ InCau-UtHcnt a. tiaiHitt.

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I S6 Httv God may cbiftife uncleanne/Te, then by all tht filth oi So. dome the waycsofGod were hUpk. wrJ thereby, as the Prophet tels him, ani upon that groHMd, becaufe he had given the ece^fion, therefore God would cha-ftifchira, I Sam. 12.

4 lor Caution to others : others »w fliould be our yvamiu^s ^ others fuffir. *»gs, our fermofis ; and ftanding (ermoni to us to l>eit>are of the like: thus God doth cija fti fe, He in Mies grafetttr peceatum, iert finnc fhouid fpread : the ApoQle feu downe this at large in the i Cor. id. from the 5 to the 12. Is^^ wife was turned in-to a pillar of fait, m ttcondiret, to fcafon thee, 2^ey, 1.13,14.

• 5 For their owne goo^ here,, and fur-therance o^ their falvation hcreafcer:their good here, i TohumhU them more for their finne; when finne comes cUd^^i arrayed with a crofTe, or fad afflidion, then it mrkf deeper for humiliation; alflidions draw mens thoughts inward, as the wicked, fo the godly have fome-times a carelefle care, thatcanhearetbe indiAments of finne.and yet not lay finne to heart, and therefore God opens their tarts by difciflint; Jn their mamth you ftiallfindc them : SchoUcrmU, efi fchoU

lucis •

the S dims for fnne. 187

Tmft^utot:whcnanatfl.aionisupon w are Chen ready CO/;/?.« to them >

under hem: that's one end. ^ fo work he let ac f.r^her d.fl.^ce w.th finne. TO prevent the like : W.u f^fcatj /-

:t(teW,tthey?.«^oFfScrpem

affl.aion for fmne, will bewa-.e of the C-of the serpent in the p./.«.-^^^ finne We read that before the babyio-r;-pl%.thechadrcnof/A..^^^ ,veraSdanonfallm8.ncoldo»rya„i^ the whole Cre'ttt^" was Ica.cc large

could fcarce finde --'«-/"""f,;;. rnakeldolsof. But alter God once car^

ried them c.puve mto l^h';:'^^"", /„«r^dchem foundly tor the.r luolatty ofallfinnesto this day, they never re

Led to Idols: even to th^ d^Y «|hey abhorrt piAures. Many other rea oo«

might belaiddownc. 1"^^^,"^""^^"!'! S«;Goddo:hclumfcustomakc

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/>/«^.!,^ nothing worth ifthey were not thus fea-re fas, per ^oicd ; thofe //f^i affltftiom you have motumad here for a memtm-t will be a mighty /^/«ff qiiictcm,pc, 10 ih^t f^rre more ixctedmi^ tht eternd p,jceUas y^eight ,f gUrj,

fc: cuum ' """ P'oceei^ "« further. W (■«/«« Unto ail this give me leave to add thus (ontc/iJu. much in this nithappy difference, and we willfflw./Wfthis Anfwer. 1 will but give you a few thoughts to confider of.

I Sinne doth »AtHr4lly bring fr«/7 on us : as there is ptact and good in the vajes of holinefTc , fo there is tvil and trouble in the wiijet of finne^ they are ne-ver y^prfrrffj^/.-trouble is the naturalt and proper/mf of finne, that which it natu-rally bcarcs. Nay, it is in the very bowels of it: Sinne is mulnm CathoUum : It is a l>ig-l>tUi(dtV\\\ J all evils are the birtht cf finne: ifyou could rippe upfinne, you fliould finde all evill in the hovels of ii : there may be •vill of punifhment^ where there is no evill of finne in it j bucallevill ofpuniftimcntlies inthe*T/i7offinne :all ?hc Commandcn^ents were given for

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d, and your good lyes in obedience to them! And h^ that breaks Gods bounds, doth neceflanly lunne upon evill and trouble : Sume is the hirthoi our hearts, jnd trouble is the hirth of finne, and trou-ble is as trueaci»/</f of finne as finne is the naturall i^ut of our fouls. This is the fiift: finne doth not only by confequenc* and Gods ordination, but naturally .biing (vill and trouble-

2 Secondly,the evil that finne brings.or the trouble that comes by fin; cither it is byffc4««, ot hy providtHee, and by Di-vine difpcnfation ; But not by chdnce. jab telsus fo ; and fure he tcis us truth ; Af-jimnt they doe not arifeout ofthedufi : And Chrift faith. There cannot a ham JaU 3;"; frtm our head^ withont a provUence: And p^^j^^j ^^ if not a haire, if not the fmallcft thing guilds. without a providence, then much It^e the Aug. greater. So then the evill that comes by finne, is not by chance,but by providence, Divine difpenfation.

3 If from Trovidtnce, then either from Gods aHive, or from his pajfive pro-vidence : or if you will, take it thus; ei-ther by his permijfive providence, or by his/iffiw ordaining providence. To fay hy ]\]» ptrmij/ive providence oncly , tht»

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cannot To weli fuic with God who is all *j£7, nor With the wotdsof the Prophet, Is there anytviUinthe C'nj which 1 havi Kit done? You know it h meant onely of the rvilsoi puniftiment ; not of the ml of finnc, there God hath no hand.

There a e m»ny things which God

fermits'm the world, which he doth no;

doe ; tliole arc the eyils of finne. But the

evils of puniftimsnt thcfc he permits and

doth too. Is there mhj eviil in the Citii

tvhich I h»ve not done f And in I fa, 42.

24,25. Where the Prophet makes ih<

fame qoeftion , and gfves the fame sn-

f'.ver. H% gAve Jacob for a (poi/, and If,

rael to the robbers ? Did nut the Lard, Hi

agatnft whom wt hiive fi/.ntd f Sothat

you fee all chefe come from Divine dif-penfation. God brings this evill, andhK telsusfor firnetoo.

4 If God doe in providence bring any evill upon his people, then either out ot love^ or out of anger, or out of hatred.

I Not out of hatred; (o wee grant i:hat cannot be : there ii nothing that God doth to his people, that is any fruit oref-fedof hatred. Indeed tftliftions on the \fricked are fruits of hatred ; fome drep-/»»gj before the great fliowre of wrath

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jfill upon them ; but it is not fo with his owne people.

2 Then fccondly , either oijt of love or anger. Certainly, not out of anger nieerly without love j for the principle, theground, the end oi all his dealings with his people is love ; there is Hothing he doth to them feparatedhom love, there is love in all ; Nay, and I fay, from iovc they proceed : for all hu vrayes, are rvayts tfmrcjttathem that feare bint, P(al. 25^. 10, But becaufe afHidions, and chaftife-menti are evils, and doe feeme to be the t§cEis of one angrie and difplcafed; therefore I fay, though they come from love, yet from love difpleaftd, from love offended. Taul faith, Thil. 2. 27. Godn\,\\ , ,-

mercy on him tn refioring Epafhredt-ttts to health. Why? had it not beene a , mercy to Tanl if he had died too ? Arc not all his waycs, waves of mercy ? and therefore though he had dyed, had it not beene a mercy too? What fhall wee fay to this ? fhall we fay it had been a mercy in the iflue, and event, as God would | fadlifie it to him, and doc him good by it, as he himfelfe faith. All things JhaS viirk^ together for good t$ them that Itvt (7«</}Rom. 8.2S. Jndetd, this ii good,

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racrcy,had God taken hira away. So

I fay here,though afTiiAions and chaftifr mcnis are out of love; yet becaufc they are in themfelvcs cvjil, therefore I fay, ihcy proceed often (notalwayes) from ieve diff leafed, from love offended.

We fay indeed, that God is angry, not that we arc to conceive there is anger in Cod, hee hath no paffioiM or affcdtionsij

hitt)

SmtCepfiderdtions fropdUffded. ipj I

hina: but we fay he ii angry, becaufe hee ira non t| itAlts with us, as men ufe to dcalc with Kff'fcf'i'>^ fuch with whom they are angry; tbcy^^^'^'""'"* witW^wfrom them, they cfcjiiethem,they ' ^'^ ' w^»;l^ethem, corre^thtm; and fo doth (/«/,ina paternall difplcal'ure, with them he dearely loves.

But wee will come to rttut up this Query in a few particulars, vviiich wee will lay downc for your lull latisfadioa in it.

God doth not ever chujiife his people x Pojf. for finne. I fay, all the chaftifcments which God inflidts upon his people they ; arc not for finne: there are fomc which j he inflideth for the prevention of finne; as j ?*«//temptation was. 5oflic forthc m-l All of grace:, as '^ths affliction feemesto be. Divines doc diftinguilh of divers j y,^,^,'^ kinh of afflidions. Some arc ca^igati- , ^^^^y. m for finne ; forae arc tefiifieatms to the ^j^j^ truth ; fomc are probatioin of our faith, ^ i'^^t^-AndtxercitatiiPSOfoutGi-ifCcs. So that ^j^^^ though it be granted God doth chaftifc' for finne, yet all the affltnicHs with whieh[ God doth exercife us, they are not for fin: though it might be faid, that finne is the gcnerall ground of all calamities j ^'et ic maybe faid, that this or thatafijiftion.

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I fofnion. I God doth fometime take eccaftoH by the Ji»s of his people to afflid and chaftife ihem. And It may be thus farre will be j^ranted on all hands; many will grant flnne the ccaifh», who will not ^rant rinnc the f<iw/e wherefore God afflifteth llispeople, i fay, many will not grant llnne the caaft , who yet will admit of Ijnne an cccajion why God doth aftlift IJis people. And indeed, this or thai par-ticular finne dotli often rather feemcto |e aiucfrfjfiw, then a c4«/« of the punifti-icnr. Sinnemay be thecaufe, andytt thsor that particular finne may be but tjie occifioH : As I have fheewed be-fore, iT^piicn- God doth not orely take occafion by fin, but God doth oktnfo^fin chaftife and af-flid his people : F$r fml fay, noc oncly rfal.'{9.n. for the preventing and cure of fin; but for 1 Cor. 11. ihe puniftiment anid corrcdion of it i as 1 J°- have (hewed at large. God makes us to

fee fiM in the ifSs , when we will not lee it in the caufe, to fee fin in the fruit of it, when we will not fee it in the root' God^ifavtrsfit to us in bis mrkj, vvben

we

, The c^trffindf rtjolved, 1 9 5 „,Ulnot/«»Mn his ff'.r^i That which J,!^llnotlearnbyf..Al-vvilU-^^

K, fenfe , Ardii for the back of * f""^-'^^VVhcn God doth chaftife his people-rr<./.. forh. his chamfements. they are not,

V ft iUsof r^r^K or parts of the Curie he;Asnowrathinthetn-, atheyareno

faS^aaronsfor/«; 3 th^Y ^^^ "^= ^'"^ ^ la u'*^'"j; thevarenot meerelj ^i„, »flit;Ouft'«, 4 J"«y ground i^

''"z nd this (hall fuffice for the anfwer to tbcl-cond^^.vvhich^oPC-^^^^^ tisfi ■• Wee will come to the next, ihc

fiun freedom, ^'^J^^^^ ^eftion might

*^"' "X5f uTch"idian/«.^«...to may "W *''".""' . jytv and then

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h4d. I Thatitisan|<J«C;«';^^

/J.^«r we have ^S^^^^^'^^ \\li it is

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tyedto the doing of dutie heaofe tinA hath commanded : fo that you itc lucy might have been feparated^hui for brthity lake, wee will fold them up cogethfr in one Queftion ; but yet (hall anlwer Wh parts diftindly. 4r,fv>.-i. Andfirftforthe firftpart; rrhether it WA) confili with tur Chrijiiatt freeder te t» he tjt^to the doing ej duty. I fay it is a Qjjcltion out of Qucftion. Itisnc-. *»-friugemiKt to oui Lihtrtj in Chrift tc be tyed CO the performance of ducie: It iwjs the great erd of our freedom and rca» uip-tion that we might ferve him. Chrli t re-deemed us from finnCjbut to fervicc-, A» Zitcharj in his long, Lukei.j^ " ' 'i''W we l>ciaj delivered fretn the h*in*i . entmies wtgln ftrve him tvithsHt fes.rt , m hoiinejjc and rivhtcvufnelfe all the djjes tf oh* life- Chrift hath not redeemed u* from the mMter of fervice, but from the t0a»»tr of ItTVicr. he hath redeemed us iVoma jllfvijl *]' lE in Ic-rviceto a fen-like; fcoma ipii it of ^! nd>age^ ro a fpirit of liberty •■ hec hitli broken the bonds of fubjeftion ti) o-tfjcr Lords, that we might take on m the )iikt (tf fervice to him, ivhsfe * joke uedfie, n>h:.je btsrdm ts iighti Matth-ii-^o. And flierefore the Apoftlc infcrres, after he ^ had

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weenjoybythe«^'f»^ff''"«'>r^<^l"7' ^\ S a'ion, freedomc from the puut and

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vveTe written wUh a 5««Wr IMS as

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a ho mcfsand obedience rom the perloa

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Some tliinkc they eught not to doe d«r;,

but when the Spirit of God doth move

them to it. _

. Indeed,when the JfiViVwswMtisgood

f o goejprtad your /hVm when the wiW«

blowes.fl/)f«whenheit«flf^'f** ^* ""i '*" faidtob/iWwhcnhehcard the noife in

tlie Mulbcrie trees then helhould gee out, forGodwasgone oHtbtfart him ; So when you finde inthfirong mowings upon your Ipirits, It is good to take thofe hints of the Spirit:, it is good to dofe with the fca-fon. Many are like hurUts that will mur-ther the childe in the womb, to avoid the trouble of child-birth :fo they will wnr-ther the l^irths of the Spirit, bccaufe they would not be at the trouble of the worke. That is a fearfull finnc, to caft water, and q\!eKch and coolc any metions of the Sfirit oif God. When God moves, becomes with power too, for the performance of the duty, then we goe full faiie, and it is good to take th©fe hints. But good hearts doe often here miflake to their owne per-plexing.and thiuk if they do not goe with every motion, bow unieafonablc foever I they

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thcv have quenched, and rejefted a moti-on of the spirit. 1 conceive ic therefore notamiffe to tell you that fometimcs Sa-»4» may pJt us upon duty, whenw-Mhink the Spirit of God doth it, and that you will thmlif ii ftrange, but yet it iS a trucf, And there are four times when ;>atan doih ufually put men on duty.

I VVhen our tpirits are muchi«"^ ani

downe.either ipprejftd'.Mih cenvpiationsor

troubles, then he may put you on to doe

duty: notbut that I fay God doth atthefc

times put us upondutie; but yet lorac- ^

time Satan too. Hedeales withus.as the

B,l>Mar,s with the liraelitcs VVhen

they were in Eahlo>*y oppreffcd with

theii captivity, then they fay, Co>«^ »J»;

fing Hs one of the f.r,gs of 5i>» ; fo when the

ipintis .pp.if.^ and overwhelmed, when

hce thinks we are upon fome great J.fud-

^4«.|., and wee M but r«rm^. our

felves,and d^fcoHr.ge our lelves more, then it may be he puts us to pray , not to be-leeve,l.ke them who dealt with Chnft,

blinded lus eyes, and then fi^ h^mprophe-.urMA* ciewhsfirtkeshim; fo when hee hath */r *i-dourcyes.heebidsusnow Ice. now pro-

phuie.L^pr.^.^^^^}]^^-f\ffi':(:^ our fpirits, when he hath tro/tl^Ud the^ica.

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that it cafts up nothing but mire and dirt, dirtruftfuli and unbelieving thoughts,then he bids us goe and pray: which yet fomc-timcs helps to Uy the ftorm,and quiet the /))<><> too.and Satan lofeth by it; it proves his ownc di(|dvantagc, »nexpe£lej gtice comes in which he was not aware of, nor could forcfce.

2 A fecoiidtitnewhen Satanmzy put tisonduty is, When wee are called by God upon «r^fr tmpUymtnts, cither »<it»< tuH or ffiritmlt- i Spirimill, either to hcare,to confer.or to do other duties.tlien he bids thee goe pray ,he loves to make du-ties interfere, i Ot wiien we are called upon »a/»r<f/? employments, itrnaybe to ear, drink.to fleep,and fometimcs he hath carried a poor foul out of his bed>or from his meat, and hee muft now goe pray, Which perhaps hath not bcene for Sata»s advantage neither. Thui hee fometimcs dcales with poore/okles intemptation,and if they do not doe it upon his infiigation^ then he teli them they have refijled a mo-tion of the .'^p<>i>. If they doe, why it is for their rr(,«^/< too perhaps he will charge them after all with Popery and fuperfliti-on,and voluntary penance, that they muft ri(ie in the night to goe to pray«r,&c Who

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.nuiresthis at your hand? It were good imchcalesto lay with a godly man who ,„ thus m<mli to prayer when he was to 20 to Beep. Get thee her.ce Satan, 1 will Le to duty when Cod calls, not when • thoufuggcfts, 1 havecw«/»ii«^ my foul ■' into the arms of Chriil, and in his arms

Ireftandilceii.

, A third time when Suan may put us

nduty When we are wf^'in body,and

Ltable to perform it, when we want na-

\mMl fpints to do the work, then will hee

nut on tG it.he knows that \t we do it,ihea

ihe (hall by reaton of our naiuraU weaknes

getadvancageofus. When he puts us to

Eft hw, he knows wc are weak. W hen

Vtmtvts 10 duty, he h^y^es^t have no

4 K fourth time when hee puts us upon duty is, when he ihir.ki hee puts us upona/«^r., when he thmks duty wiH be a Inare to us, he puts us on it not as Godsworke,butaswr fnare , hee moves us to it meerely as zjcrHfU, and to Itruple us further, whether we doe it, or <loc not doe it • he puts us on iutj, not to cmf<^n us buttororwf«us and vex us, not to rJ/euswhertweare dt^uU^ , but to cw/ us lower, though we be often miUaien.

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But yet though Satan doth fomctiA Befidcsifyouwmnevjr^|^^^^^^ as you lee, yet Gods Spirit doth ofXt when the V'' ff^^^^^^^j^^i^^ move and ftirrc up the heart to duty, aXwould often want that ^omro ^^^^ when he wm/indeed.hee mvej tfllEaGod which you doe ^^J^^^^^^^j -1^/, hccputsyoaonthe Jutie, andm en have you gone to pi aye you/;,.«g/^£odoe.t, hcc carryes yo, irt,and rofe w.th a '?«'^,'^ .^'*^^^^^^^ through it.&c. And it is good to ob4 Mit. and rofe agame ^''^^^'^^^^^^^^^ Gods timers, the hints of tlie Spirit, anJ ,rt, with a<)<r/fS*^' uL^e nolucU goe .vith them, which h the firft Anfwei w often when you could hndc no mc to that railbke. otion of God before to ic. f^^J r J.

. liut though wee arc to f^oe when Godi etwith God in the duty, ana cnj y Spirit maves , yet are wee not to negltH when wee doc not ptrceive fuch fenfiblt motions of the Spirit. Grace moves us,or ftiould move us to conver/e wtih Gud eve-ry day, and if fo, the Spirit moves, the

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fpirit regenerated, though the fplrit reg^ ncratmg doth not appeare.and Gods

,i w»rieth righteottfneife mhrthteinthji^itjfs eetthofethatareinbisway

le milar be not

thitn I hat re-God loves to Though able to command a ' ■ the

tge-|ne mtuar uv .-y - jKicfavU. bc n the;

5,/-|ind,yetheW'^/r^^^^^ ''^|hough the

Mf may move/emr/jf, though not rf;;<.|»ayiohateit,it it come. , ^^^^^^^

rextlj, and fcnfibly to thy foule, inwrnan could not gel »nt

oved; Oh

Befides, if youlookc foraniww^ call upon the duty, then you will not doefte would lyc {<> ^"'"u 'H-aieof/flw" duty out of obedience to the commandlide, and no queftionwitn a ocait ^

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Wee raurt doc duty fometimc out of o-l»g every time bedience, although we want both a heartly fme vpohU throw nte i ^ ^^^

to it:, and a heart >» i/. That <^*/; is elleelwe cannot bring the Spirtt lo ^^^ j^.^ ^^ mcdof Godvtfhichis gotten and wrf/^iluslet our felves in the way -^^^^^g out of the hands of the flcfli, which i|meet with us. Hold up "^* f*^^ ^^^^^^^ done againit tcraptationi and gain-fay-lof duty; by them you co

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face of God. to have eonverles with hi ought to pray, and therefore they go youkcepc/jfAiagainfinnne, youget/i taycr every moment : they will not pljes of ftrcngth from Chrift, you getlbeaven for warit of prayer

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eavenror w*iii.vfi ^lay^^. tixixU7-„{'l>ove the world, they that'fpeakTacail Such who are in humliation and 4fx« performance of dutie, might as n mds of fpirit: poore louls! they goe fpeake againft theaatngs of faith,and« cand anon to their knees vvhich yec fw/i of Grace: for prayer is nochinotl fomc is the d^r^nntg of faith , taitn ^ but the ctmrnwiicatwH of the foulc wii »i»«c up to Chnft.but others they goe^p,,,* God,the4f/,«^, of faith, and *A-*rf,/n on thefe, as the/n/t/f to hcale their ^^.^ ^ Grace. Kut we will fhac up this. forauc mi; <^r, asfo many bribes tot a par- tf«„pi«

fnrrhpfipft miOaL-ii ,.,k;^l, ..,.. ,l,-.i-_I- -cfrwmnrh Oooi mj»£» laid OUt lOt ..jj^jj.

-vj.«».«.. 13UV WL will iiiuL up [111$ . iQ[]]|j( )unu ; ""« «»'^- j - -

for the firft miftake, which was thatloBi in,a»fo much good mmj thinke, thev are not to doe dutie, bo tmch^feoi glory. -

when the Spirit of God moves thco JV-i/«'''»/!(r . men run to a Covenant 01

otks. but It muft be another mrkf to

There is a fecond miftake. Some thini ling us to Chrift: A cbavinced man runs

they are to doe nothing cKe but to pray, God hath commiMdedm to pray, and tbcy thinke they are to doe nothing cUe, ad therefore ever and anon they run to tbcit knees, drop as it were a he4d, fay over t TMer-Mofter, and too much with a Fo-

,»CoYenant of works. But he mnftbe „,n;rmJman, that comesovec to the

:ovenantof Grace- So much for the fe-

ond miftake. . . ^. ^

A third miftake : forae there are that^ thinke they are not to doe dune, becauler4<tf.

compafTe life j fo much laid out for the purchafe of a pardon, and heaven. There trc too many foch.

They are cfpecially two forts of per fons,

Mif-

I'^ier-HojTcr, ana too muctiwith a fo- tninwiney are hwi lu u^*- -—-i : fijh fpirit too, even as fo much done te God commands, but becaalc theicoww

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To which I anfwer, and "ay,/I"at thoach wee muft doc duties, btcunie ->.''.. . . - - et it is not

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For the explication of this, you m know there are two-fold iawes. Pofioi and Natural!.

1 Some that are Po^ttve. a ft ^ '"^'^ ^' *■ tliat are NatHtatl. Or there are fome

Mk!i/" ''"'*''^' wh'<^f' ^"^^ f"**^^^'^ uponG»^;»ij| v.riirlV.p.and lome ihn axe jomdtd uponG«</;r ture. 1 hofe that are founded upon Go w»7/, arc fuch as are go»d, bccaufe G( cemmmds them; and fuch were mai under tbe Old T«rtaraenr, vU- their Ci remonits^ a,nd thcir,«w4r/ forbidden, whir were things neither good nor evilli themfehes^ butasQod had comraandti or forbad them.

^'omc againe which were foHHiied u on Gods Nature , and were intrinjictl^ and inherently go6d inthemfelvesj ai not onely good bec»ufe God command them, but in themftlves good.

I Now for the fir ft of thefc , ibol which were foHniled upon Gods mtn Win , as ;hofc Lawes before mentioned It was fufficient that we obeyed ther mmly bccaufe God hath command(

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ihetn: the Apoftle called them a heavy Aa.tf.io,. mit, winch nttther they nor their fatheri ,trt 'Mt to heart: In calling them a hea-,«yoake, it demonflrates their obedience ;o them was more bccaufe God comman-Wthcm, then out of an inherent mcrin-fecall goodneffc which was inthena In ■ailing them a heavy yoake, it was a figne Hhiitbcy obeyed ihcm not out of love ot [the things commanded ; but out of Uve of that God who commanded them : They were a heavie yoake, but ycc they \m\r. till God to»kt it off; they were }urd lawes, but yet they fnl^muied to them, till God pleafed to repeale andUil-inull them. And indced.l may call ii/wf-*;/7?oi., for their obedience was more out of/«^»i^fl» then delight. And for thefc Uwes It was fufficicni that they obeyed them mttnlj bccaufe God commanded

them. . .

2 But now the other, thofe commands and things which were fiunded upon C/ois Natitre, and were in their w« na-ture eW and holy ; thofe it is not fuffi-cient to obey, hecanfe God hath com-mandcdthera: but there muft be an in-ward prw«p/« agreeable to them ; an in-ward Uvin^ and clofing with them

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When llay,you »rtcmmaM^dto\oMMatmia%Mce(fetoGod, and cotnmnnioi| God, to fearc God,honnur God; it is nol with him, as one of the top priviledges ot cnouelivou doe this htcattfe God com.! a Chriftian. , 1 • r

reands: but there muft be an ^nw^rd pnnl Indeed, Chriftians arc by their frt,-cipk bred in u. whereby we doe all this| A»«by Chrift free from dutie. but thelc hee tliac loves God wjffrf/;'becaufe God wayes

hath commanded, &c. hre lov.snotGod at all; and ifthat be all, then if God had not commandtd hcc would not doe this. ButaChriftian is to doe this though ne-ver a command co bind him to it. Andhc Jces fo much icauty and lovelincfle in God, his heart is fo much t*ktn with him, that he muft needs inve him.

So for fraycr, ic is not enough that h« pray metrtly becatilc God hath comman-ded ; but he is to j-;oe 10 dutie out of cU-Brts of communion with God ; be goe upon duty not as a duty ccmmdtsded: fo carnall hearts d^ic fay they doe, who have no/swto the liuty; but he goes upon it as a meanes of converle and communion with God ; and thinks it his happmjft vvUea lite cjn ojy a lutlf ammumai

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1 We are free from duty as our tasks j for fo it was a burden to us; wee arc not like to dtyUboHrers in the vvaycs of Godi that are to earne every penny vvchaveat the hAndsoi God j wee arc free frera du-ty as oar taske.

2 Wcarc free from dutie raeerely as mtradt: thtugh wewalkeinthe wayes of dutie, yet wee vvalke not in them mmljzi our trade ; for that is not for kvtoi the worke, but/or< of the games which come in. A Chriftian will doe ktit thaugh hee fee no gams coming m by it, becaufe hee loves the worke; the worke is reward and wages to bim. As a man who loves finne, .whofc nature u vaffaliz^dto finne; he willdrmke, and finne. though to his utter updoing: «o J

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godly man he will Icrve God, hce will hold up in the tvajes ofobcdiencc.though he find no incomes •. (uch a fuublttu^t there is betwecne a godly man and the worke,thac he will doe it, though he (ee

rthingcomesinby it. ■} Vk e are freed from fUverj of fpirit in duty, and doe duty out of a ehUde-likt-nejft of fpirit, where the o«e he doth du-ty becaufc of feare of blowes, feare of the 4:udgell: were it not for feare of that, that God would punifti him, hce would not doe the duties. But now the ^ther hce would doe dtttie , although there were no puniftiment followed the omiflioB of it. Hee counts this hii greateil punifliment to be denyed am-rnunion with God, converfes with hitn ; this is enough to him. You have a child-Ultks Ipccch of Ahf^Un will fcrvet little to exemplifie this : AbftUon had beene baniftied fiom the Owrr, and ferufalmi butafrerwa.d through the mediation of fo*b was received againe to fertifahm, but yet denyed admifflon to the Court, he was denyed comntHnionmih his father, whereupon he lends ^04^ to mediate for him. The pardoning of his fault was not 0fprthtmled (0 great a mercy, as the ha-

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niihmtnt from his fathers fight was eftcc-tned a mifery, and therefore he laith, Ltt me fee his face thtttgh he kill me : hee thought no funifhment for his fault to br (0 gieat an evill, as to be denjed ^cafe to his father,and communion with him. So it is here with the foule, he thinkes this the greateft puniftiment to be denyed ut--«f«toGod, and communion with hun. Oh this hecneemsthetopof mifery. ra-ther would he be kilied in communion and ncceffa to God, then to enjoy all/r«-rioawinthewant.anddeniallot it: a cor* rupi heart hee doth duty becaufe ol th? punilhment if hee doe not doc it; a holy heart he doth cfteeme this the tc^ of pu-niftiment. to be denied communion witij him : hee eftecmes accejfe to God and communion with him, to be his top hap^ pineffe. Bleffcd' « the m^n fW rM c^ftfi to 4pfr»*ch to thee, faith thePJal-mift, and herein he conceives his blelledr neffc to confifl, in approaches to God.

4 He is free from duty upon the te»r dirstni termes commanded in the Law ; hee doth not doc duty that it might |c< veil with him here; nOr doth he doc duty, toco;i»Mirfgloryhereafterj helookesup-onfommuniopapd converfes wuh G04 P» bappiOfUf

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thus, doe thou pray, doe thou obey .and it

(ball'g-^c well with thee here, and thou

{halt have hiaven hereafter; butheee-

fteems this a fitce of his heaven, to have

«ww««it« with God; this \i coelum tx-

tm ceelifm; he needs not to be tir*vnt to it

by any promi/cs; there is enough m the

thing it felfe, communion with God,

to induce him and make his foule de-

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And he goes uponihe duty, a$a;>MM otrcwaid ; which if he can but find God in, and have converft and communion with God i« it; Oh there is Heaven e-nough, glory enough to his foule. As foU other/r4;fr; wherein his foule hath no communion with God , he hath thus much comfort from them; that his foule did in fuch a duty fct it felfc in fmccrtut to converfe with God, to have commu-niow with God, though miferablc poorc man he wanted it.

Give mekave to give you the dine-rence of thefc two fpirits, Legall, and Evangclicall, in nine or ten particulars, it may be wytth your obfcrvance.

1 The frinciple that carries the one

upon duty is jlavifhi the other childlikf ; •^ one

4 (Todly mdn And others in dutf .215 one doth thefe things with a Ltgall fpirit. ♦cither hopes of rew'trd by it. or kixt *u^, of tmiihrnint if hce doe it not: tl'sother C .a.„Kr. goes upon this.for communion wich God, .y^ • ■ • and fees that his mvard and happincflc,toJ have communion with him; and the want of itthegreatcftpuniihment. |

2 The one doth thefc things as his itlilhu the other as his hny^tn ; and in-deed it rauft needs be burden to them who findc not Gd\n prayer,either (•me- ^i^^i ^^^ thing of (7flJgoing out from them t> him,yi,:,;«„ orfomething of Go^coming downe from .^ fi!,oru himr.them. Heethat hath to doc with/P--^^^^ nothing but-i^i/. m duty, to them duty .^^^^^^^^^^^^ is tedious; but they who have to doe with ,.,,«p^,^^ God,with Chrift in duty, to them duty ,ut fpe is de iehtfull. Now fuch though they mmcct^, p4,;hehavenoth

in ^aycr, they have no co*>verfe with him ; they have to doc with nothing but </«;/induty; yea and not with that nei-

thcr. they have to doe with the wM with fimic in duty , not dnty in dune, much Icffe with God in duty: therefore

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eves whom he labours after in prayef,,

thouch he cannot enjoy him.

X The one hee doth duty out of ««-^.fl»«.of confcience, the other he ^oth dutyoqt of Che propenfions of Nature. Many mcnwhofc obedience iis their p«-alt not the.r pv^a^/r^hohneffe thc.r Uw, not'thca nature ; man/ men who are con-^..«ff^,whoarc notfowfrrf.J- ^^^V ^'.^^'^ are convinced, this thev ought to doe, they ourhc topray,who yet want W^/ toclole vvuh thole things they are convinced of, and doe. Meerc conviftion >» rather a ty unt then a king ; it conftra.ns, it doth not t,nnim\* pcrfwHdei it forces, it doth not move and in-Yoa.o.um cimc the loul to obedience, It u buta^i^-«'"' ''i" rln^ not a ftformtni light, it iUrts a man *"' f;", not to fm. it iares a man to doc dutic.bat :ir- enables not a man either to h.u Cn, or r«(; M le- love duty, all that they doe is out of.««« gls ,pf,us convidions of confcience, not out ot pro-i"g"'*^^- penUons of Ki.t««. Confcience tells you, !*''"•'", t!iat you ought to doc thefcth.ngs. but ^Z!! a es\.o nrength to do them. Meerc con-Z Sid.on doth but Mhver the way. tell you

Calvin. „,[,at to doe,but it doth not carry the loui in it; Like a <?««Hetup tn the way, it fliews ihe waytothe travttter, but gives rjo ftrengtb to w^lke in it. But now where

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there arc principles, where there Is grace,

it is in the foul as a F'tUt mthefhip, who

doth not only difcover the way, but fieeri

at & carries us that way it doth difcover.

4 The one hee lookes for fdtufaBio*

in the duty (>) the duty ; the other hee

lookes ror tatisfaftion in the dutie h

Cbrift, Ivsc works above the dutie for his

fati«fa(fVion.

5 rhe one contents himfeltc with the M, the other no content without the /li/?4«««; the one goes upon duty, as the »(4*es ot C<.mmnat>nwith God, to fee God and enjoy God, and have converfe with God in it, the other goes upon it mcerly to/4t«^«the grumblings and cjnar-

tels of bis cor.fcience.

6 The one doth them, but hee looks to live by thsm; ask mmy a foul,that prayes, bow hee thinks to come to heaven, hee Will tell thee by prayer : But now the other doth them , and tver-Uckj theni, looks alone to live by Chrift; bee lives im duty, but not hj duty, hee lives»» obedi-ence, but yet above his obedience , / Avf, yet mt I, bm Cbnfi inme. Hee looks for as much by Chrift, and from Chrift, as though he had never prayed a prayci,jft*i a teatc; Though he have done this abun-

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7 the one doth thefe things colM) and fortna/ij, the other fervently ; andyec Iqueftion not.but there may be coldnefs in a godly man, and earneftneffe in ano< thcr. h'Baals Priefts prayed to their IM (o earnetlly, much more a naturall con-fcicnce to God. A naturall man may pray csrneftly; there is no queftion but J(W wasearneft,&c> A condemutd man may cry earneflly for a pardon. A natural man may pray earnt(ilj at times, when in fearc ^ndhorrour, under/>4M^/ of confcience, hec may now cry eAmefily^ but not htltt-w'»^//. I here may be much afeBiamia a prayer when there is but little/4iV/r,fleflily affedions, naturall affedions. laifcdaffc' Aions, efther from convidions, feares, horrours.thefeare but thecr;« of nature, jof fenfc and reaTon, the cryej of flefti not of faith J the affedions vhich faith rai-feth, they arc not lend, yet they arc jiroun [though they are fli/l , yet they itcdeepi j iliough not fo violent, yet more/wfrt, ■norelafting.

8 Againc, one doth duties by way of 'nhfeTvitncj to Other ends: that which

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mAn And others In duty* 217 -iakcs duty defireablc to one is fome re-peas , dutic is deftreable but onely m a Si; And you know things which yet Kherwife are lookt upon as evilt may be lefired in a Cafe. As the Merchant calt-nghis^M^/ cut of the fhip, hce looks up-on the thing no way defireablc, he cafl? away his heart with them, but yet in this cafe he fubmits to it, to fave his life. So they dcfire duty , and hlinejfehMt onely in a Cafe, they looke upon fK;i;*r, upon obedience , mortification of their lulls, &c. but as fo many hard tash'y and im-pofitions which they wxiifHbmit to un-dergoc if they will come to glory; Buc the other doth dofe with thefe as his \>tmn, as a part of his happineffe, apK« of bis glory—-he doth notclofe with thefe things out of fn^miffion, but out of Mfht, thefe are not his finance , but his |i.r;,his defire : As the one he parts with finne, not becaufc it is not dsfireaOle , for hteweepes after them, but becaufe it is tUmning , He parts with finne as facol^ with 'Benjamin . becaufe othcrwifc hec (hould ftarve: or as phaltiil.wxth Miclul, becaufe otherwife lofc his head ; or as the Merchant with his goods, becaufe other-wife lofc his life. And lo ^«c/«M vv.th

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but b"ccaure this he muft en^Hre if heewf > ♦^"Vi; "-. u becaufe hcc wants

come to heaven. But now the other b|l»» "« ^'"^'° '

|>4rri with flnoe as psyftn^ as an accurfc

thin{; which bee defires to be rid of, agl

floftth with bolinclTe as his happinei

which be thirfts to enjoy, and to be ft

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fuB man feeds, not meerely out of rn^n^ but out of defire and delight in it. Or cht one he doiictb with dutie, as with phf-ficke, not/W, as with a meiieiiu, not with meM, there is reluiUnte againft it. it

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khUnew«*r«r*-,<othathec4£?.h.. ,; nature renewed, m.S..?obed,.

Kc The eve needs no command to lee, the earc to heare. it is the.t nature, the land is in it felfe,the/-..«ftj offeemg the command to fee :fo far as the heart «««d it is as «4r-r4//font to obey as the eye to fee, the ear to hear, and to in obedience, as^hcii^ in the water,

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in the water, orm a glalTc, fothei« i^^itcafter itasaftef aCopie. a thing and tlic command^ the command IS fr« and vou have worke indeed,

Jcril^cd into the hart fjlence it is tbi Ugc* fai\hihee will write them in the there is fo much delight m obedicnee, tx . ^f ^^^ j^^rt. he will tranfplant them caufe ic js H4tur4ll to obey, fo farre as th .^ f^^^^ whereby they (hall become Af^rr is renewed. Ant is nstHrall hrt\i ^^^^^ Jnd then obedience (hall noC eye to fee.the earc to hcar^fo for thei{« . ^ , ^.;^ command, a Law without roobcy, lofarreasit IS renewed. M ^^i/ut obedience (hall be a naiuraUfci«^, pral.40^. hence comes ^e/ig^,W-4pvS-^*/^« hw within \o\x,y out nature; Hence is to dos thy mil.Oh my (fed, and wherein W! ^^^^^^^^ of delight in the Law, as thi5^/#r. hee (hews la the words fol ^^ fceintheii9T/4/w. upanddowne. ]omn^,thj Uw uia^riffhf4rt.&c. ThcK j^^^^j^ ^^^^ delight in obedience to it, was tht:grtrnd, the La v^ was not onely his ^^^^^^ ^^^ ^j^.^. ^ ^^^ ^^^^ mature, and fo emmnl bat his HMtm; fo long as the/« ^^^ ^^ ^j^^^ ^^^ ■^^ ^^, ^ith <if/iji&J. is your iommatid oncIy, you camjot <^f/.jti ^ ^^^^ ^j^^^.^ ^ 4,^ ^ ^j^dc of »rt<-iodo.he»iZ;ofGodiyoudoeduties,bu; . ^ ^^^^ j^^,oufne(re in us at times, youannot^if/.-^^^f inthem, unlcfle 11 be ^ ^^J ^^^^^ ^j^j ^|(^^^ ^gt are nar looking upon thcra.as/ewf^A*^^ for glory, ^^^^^ ^^^ f^^jj ^^ ^ttigbt; though it We /««i/»/.;«^ for Hf4ve»: but when once tbc ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^^ ^hJ^t wbcrem Uv^o{ God becomes your «4tffre, then ^^^^^^^ ,)!,«„«« «mr wf-rr; of (ttii^. you come to <^fAgJnn obedience, and in j,^^^^,^ fj^jth, but that is to be under-ihewayesof God. , Joodofancyethat isfoundjtofif theeye

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light to doe

And this may aiift from divi grounds.

1 Either their hearts may he da. with carnall affeAions. 3 Or they miy pulled haeie with the prevalles of conn (ions. 3 Or they may Jr»t/* l>Mf 1/7 undi fome vextni, and long temptation. 4 ( in cafe of the fpirits mthdrdwmtnt eithi in Poenall, or Probationall trials. 5 Orii cafe of RtlapffMg into fmne. Yet in t gredtefi unwillingnefle, take t Saint at cl worft, hee bath a ftronger "Byoi to G

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conflift, in the other thefe may be fo(

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1 A bondage to iinne, which is nl 2 It is a bondage to thccurfe of u ^

preffcd in the 3Ti>. g. fr« wAict wwl which is, i An fxff^w^/i'* and umvcrlall

ftmtimes foeli/h And ciifobedient JervHMmfe ; curfed inlnulc, body, eltace, liU

t^vtrs litjis. So in the Rom. 6. 30. f J yer, gold, rebtions.as you lee m the 29 of

iv^fM jdU vfire the ftrvMts of finne , ^iil Dmteronomy. ^ ^

jure Jrte fremrigbteoMfneffe. And lohniM % And \t\smuna'v»yd>Mle<:\xx{e.;im\S

->4. Heth»tcmmittethfinne^ t6thefervtM^l[.ml^h\c to obey in all things, and

lf'anyZVttz-i9» ^hilt tbtjfromlfetkm\\\t\^(oxc ttHavoydablj concluded under

Lkertf thty thmfdvtmrt the ftrvanuM the malediaion and curfe 5 as the Apollle

r«rr*i»*. I «afon?. Gal. ^ 9.1 o, 11. .^/ »w«; 4/

2 It is a ^«»^-«g<to54//i»;hcisGo(is|<rfWfr *^f mrks tfthe larv, tkj are un-

fdjler , who holds downe poorc fouleJjfrjAf curfe : and how proves hee that ?

under W^w barrcs, and iVw gates; not! f«r .7 « wr.V/fH, C^r/e.'^ « ft/tr; s«* that

to be broken, Ephef.i. 2. //« « /i«<i li| AfUcf s^ry »«-// things rvr'utentn the tock^

rule iuthe henrts of the children »f diftit-Mtf the Uw t» doe them- Where there is

jig^, I the impartialitj of the cui (e, to every

3 It is a btnMe to the Law. 1 hi one, and the (everity of it. 1 Who eves

thtri£Uir, a Inther«r/f of thcLaw.

1 A bondage to the rigour of tht liw.which requires, 1 hard things: ii» fcjfihlt things: ^ yea, and that in fuel fevtrity^ that it will not accept of the mol f»i»iii«»» endeavours withtnt performance: 4 Norofo/'rJ«»«inrauch, if you failein a little: 5 Nor will it admit of repen

tkjHbt. 2 Obey not in every thing; nay, though hee (hould, vet one oitiiffion and failing in this life,- would conclude hint under it. 7, Whoever continues not to

obey in all things A nd this is the fir^j

the /4fe.bondafie, os bondage pripirl) iJ

called. .

3 There is » ^4rrj4ilf or^r^i^i^-Tbori-

anttie: 5 wor will IC aamif ui ivt^-j * ^MViw w . ^-.^ ° . j «* WJ

taoce after all this failing j one brtM ilagc, a bondage in part; 6r i bondage fu

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And fo wee (hall 4Ji>fr this in two condufions. . ^. .« , r

That thc/wW"*" of thrift,or tvMe that are made/rw by Chrift, (hal^ et finnethcmfclvcs into the firfi-ioUigf a. eaine; they (hall never finnc thcrok.vM into that «»mr/4//and fiate-hondzgcM that is once Chrifts /r««4s (hall nevei againe become Satans b<mifl»ve. i Het rhall never more be a fervant to fir.nc.tbc promifeis,7?ow.<i. H- ^o" '^' ""' *7; tfe /<in', but under grMt ; rim/flw /» M have n» mere tiuminitH tveryeu. Sin maj have a tyranny , but never a foveratin-ty: you may be carried Mpfjff, as the A-

poftle faith, /?«»»• 7-2? ''^'^'''i "•"

cApive but you (hall not be wH

captives; you may fall into fmne, but yoa (half never he ftrvMts to fin more; your earcs (hall never be bottrtd m token of viUing and voluntary fuhjiaion to

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to Satan more, Satan may get the 4^*^

M^*of him, but he (hall never become bis »»»7/*i»j fervant more.

5 So he (hall never come under tha Uwtaote. 1 Not under the r»p«r of ir, J Not under the c«r/eof it; the Law cart take no hold of him to condemnation. And this is the ground, k is mt mkt thi l4tP. hut under grace ; if hee can finne him-Iclfe from under grace, then indeed he la againe under all this : But this is »»/>#-bk, therefore the other ; and fo much tor

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Though xht freemen oi Gbritt cannot 2 Coti^ finne therofelves intoa#rf»«of bondage f//<>«. againe, into an temverfail bondage ; yet may they finne thcmfclvcs into a grAduall partiallbondage, which we will (hew intwoparticuiirs.

I The freeman of Chrift fliay fmne hmftlfe into bondage in refpeftof com-ftrt, Tbus you fee David did, Pfalm 51-Rijiort to me the jojes of thj [alvatlon: men that will not foUoy* thI dircftton of the Spirit, (hall w**^ the confolation of the Spirit; if they will doe wr^« ot darkenefTe, they muft looke to walkc in darkene(fc. Though promifes of Grace treabfolate j yet protnifes of ftace and comfbrtfeemciobeconditiflfnall, not C^a th«

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thtmfehts into hndage. 229 him that rc'pyctth atid rvi krth rightiuj-»fjf«, him thdt rememhtrs thtt U ihyw.'.), ((fc, Johni4. iS'^^^'i. JjjvHLveme, keep my Commandemcnts, avd I mS pray the Fatktr , ai-d he Pm/I ^ive Jit* amther Ctmforttr^ TCfh» [hill a'nxe with yjH f-jr e-wr, vcrfe 2^. He that huth ntf Crruntm-Imentsand kscpeththim, u he th.it lovith me; and be that loveth me /hJi Oe luv<.d if my Father, and I will l<rjehi>», and m.i-nife^my fvlfe to him. Where you Ice it feemes all to lye upon condition: fo Gal. 6-16. As minj as wjlk^aeccrdmg to this Rule, peace be uptn tkm and mercy, and Hftn the whale Jfrael of god. So that if raeii walkc not in the wayes of ohtdlence^ they may w4«f comfort, they may want

ptace.

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^L,n Cut you Will fay this is our weaknel e, ^^^'^- fi.r the'free men If Chrift they are l« *Doaor locfe to enjoy th, free Jpmi of Chnft, c?An im that is to fay * they, to h*ve/m difcourff, Chr.(t a- free/../«; vvith the 5;,.«ofGod.ancl lone c.ali hearc all the gracioMi \^t\e,Wgcot f d.p.M^r Gods ,kcHihts, yea, and with apphcation

httdige in refpeH ef amfert, 13 1 foonc as he comes warme out of rmnc

This is our tf>eak»tf indeed, but a pe-nail weakneffe , ancjik^^effe which is a (htjti/me>*t of former wic JiedncfTe-

There are threcfelddefe'tion.. 1 C""'

fiiwutf, for prevention of finne, as 'Faftl

fcemcstobe. 2. />yi)£ja-)M.j;V tortr;all,ai-d

i txirciCeo^ grace, as Johs. ? 'P^n'^f. fpr

i ckftlftment of fome way of wickednellc.

In the former it is our weakncile in-

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The Spirit oi God is a tender and </^-licatc Spirit* if you grievehim , he will •/^.„„f trieve you ; if you will not follow h^s iraclstuc mnfiU and commands,you (hall wont his« «"J-«»/»rr/and joyes : n«r i.iqmtteshave'''^^^^'*'^. {mrattdbetmenyen and jour god. Tlitugh finne make not a totall reparation, a finall feparation, between us and Gud, yet it may caufea mth-drawment ^ and bleed a diftancc between God and us, tt may caft up fuch a cl^d, thai all ihef^uk wc have will not be able to fee thrcttgo 0.4 '^.

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ir, as you fee in David : you have a paf-lagein Ha. ^7-17. provesthis, For th iniqmty of his covetinfnt^e I tpos rvreih^ I jmaii htm and hid my face ——And you fee how frequently upon the admijjin of finne, though perhaps of an ordinary ii„:uref<io, what troubles the foul hath, all tlic former rf/r*«^ places for the foulc are no relf to a man, all his former evi-(i^ncis are beclouded, and hid in the jiark, he cannot dilcerne them. Diitallthij you will fay m his wca|incfle too,as DavU laith, Pial.77 10. This nmjinfirmit)^-A grant it is our wcaknefTe to qucftion for-jrisr/iz/j/, if ever God did grant us i^ ^rcnidcdc\\d,inctoi a pardon, and our inccreftmChrift, tocall it inqueftiona-iain Due it is fuch a weaknefle as doth ac-company wickcdndfe, fucha weaknefsas inne will bring on yea ; and God fuffers t to he fo.for his fatherly ends to humble L15 the more, and therefore,

I Ciod doth not lotk^ now on us as ic ■va''jiowr.

J Confden^e doth not now ^he In e-/itjertc as ic was wont.

-,' ic may bcc Satan is let loofe to empc us too.

^ ic niiy be the i'wV//of Cod is wi/A-

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hini»gt in rtfptB of comfert. 255 |r4r»« coo, becaufe you have grieved the

)ly Spirit, and then no marvell if there letrouble, if the foul wantcomfort- -

But you will fay ; It is our work, at this ObjtSi, fiinc even after f,«»w>/7i-«of finncto be-leeve, and if to belecvc, then to be comfor-

1 Comfort is the (rmt of faith, and Artfi*-therefore it may be our vork, to bcleevc.

And a man may be able to bclceve.and yet notable to take comfort; A man may reftupon Chrift for fardon, and yet upon ttpam is not aU!c to evidence hee doth reft on him. and a man may be able to todifcerneof his own^f?/, and yet «w-/jrfmaybe fulpendcdforatime.

2 Though i? be our wr^to bcleevc.yet ^^^^.

is not fo properly our wori to take com-^^ ^^^ fort: God would have us to take eomfsrt „^, ^^ in an orderly w/yr.goc from beiccvtngand „,,fif,,T.. mourning, to joy, and comfort. Gods workings arc orderly workmgs: It ts now yourwork.as you have finned afcclh.lo to belecve <«/«/&, and mourne afr?(h, and then to receive comfort. . c a •

Yet ? you may becomforted,nrlt,m refpeft of your former juftifcation, this new finne doth not overthrow y^^lJ\ .. mer pardcn, though inierrupt and ditturtt

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your prcfcBt f:ace and comfort, and ft. condly.you may be Gomforced in this, thitl ilicrc IS mtrcj enough in God loctver^^m Grace enough in Chrift to cure this freft finne : thirdly, and in this you are to be ffw/om^,that God doth notfuferyo^ to lie in Hn but bath tiifcovered it to youJ&i«» ^/fdfyouforit, and brought you over to Chrift, in whom you may reufw youi| p«tce> and regaine your comforts.

But then you will fay, that if our peace M4J be interrupted by our walking, theq our peace and comfort doth not defend up> ondhrifl, but upon m/* fehts^ notupoo Chrifts doing, but upon our vdlkjiig.

I Some didioguifli betweenc a feut wtl&CTo^andapeace ifith onrfthesi tk futetmtb God cannot be /e/?, but peace with$itr/eives miy be forfcittd.

3 Others diHinguifli betweenc a ftta f/conrcience,and pcMte mth confcience. Ai wicked men may have peace mtb confci* ence, but no peaci of confcience: So thi Godly may have/>M(f «/con(cience, and yet want peace vitb confcience. Con-fcience raayobjcdt and qQarrell.anddif-put(, when yet the foule is tiuely at peace*

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peac^

int» bondage, »3S

ccandanapprchendedpcace-.tbcgod-

ijv have reaU peace m rcfpcft of their

k and condition.and yet want thefcnfe

Kii^fpcftof^heirowncapprc-

teersdininguifhbetweenthepeace #..«^ »nd peace/.oj^ Juft^^^^^ a. the formerremaincs fay tbcy tn Jiandun-inicrrupted, even when he Clth neither fee not feehts wonted

folationsafoM-7^M49.S. b^^^^^ 'other may be interrupted and diltut-

idbv our walkings. . „ ..

c Otherslky, there is a peace of 7«/f.^ iioH,.5daV«fcom5-«S;/J^-"«»J ^rmerlfay^hey.doth^.^^^^^^^^^ «M,ou« walking, then our "i^^^^f^^ Efcdoth; but the other doth dtptnd Totre«avvalking;Goddo^^^^^^^^

i^m peace whilft we ^^SJ'^'V''^^

16 JsfMny as walk,4CC»rdtng to tbu rnU^ :t;;rfci Go^ddothftmc^^^^^^ 1 his r^ork both of peace and hol.ncflc m

w. and helping the other.—

rin a word, 1 conceive we may ^T?*"-

Lift between the foundafion and t««| ot

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wel-being of it. The fonH^ation of t Clirjftian peace, is not»« w, but in Cm not in our hsliiefs, but in his rhktemfmi not in our wdkingy but inH ^/ed aol fufFcring, who is the /p''«»j or our pea and»"« w/?6»» w« have jxAce , John 16. ^

a There is a ^m« which flowes frc)m le foules Communion and converics with lod in dutic. There is a peace as well as leetncfTc in every pitce of hulincffe, and II) fme a man may finne away. AH that Hitntfs and adaptation of fpint in duty

^m iHTCf horn vte have pe*ct i \om\ 6. xW' c a. ; ;nrri fintiB

and who .s (^^^tohl.Hrfe.ce, Ephe I'"'^fi'^^JT'; r T fZlw^-14. But Che fl.Hnlhi.g ar^well-bcinglndno* the .oul formerly .»,»^^^^^^^^ this peace doth much ^.;,.«iuponthelrr"ptedandd.Ourbedm all u.-;p..-*fe« trcife of our Graires, and exaft W^J'i'l'Of "*"*^"hh.m. I

. , ^ J T • / A J L .u I. j« J There 1$ a pf<i« which flowes from

with God, It >s ewcirfc^/f^ by the obedi ^J ''"^.V %>,'^ . , . j;„,„ ,,.,mii , cnce of another, but muft be cherifhd^ ||ce«rc.feof Gra.e.y^^..^ ny m-you

ourowneobedience: And indeed it dot *nnotexe.c.ic »"y^!"^^«' ^J^^'"'^ fo far ^.;.«^ on us. that if we do not waii ^^^ P'"" ^"'^ '^'"^^^ '" ,rV.Tco be rA;.f7/;,?hough w^cannotfinne awayo. '. When you eKemte y^^\f^^f'^J^^ /..^/pardon, yet we may finne awa 0. l«vc and clofe w«h Chr.rt, ^on jc^.^'

t -r-L r 11 J. tnT^rn mnurnefor iin,- tnereisiome

prefentBd-rfff. There 1$a sfeU-peace^i »nce to moumcu . , ^k^ „/-„/.of

c Lin.'c-i.i Mice fome cowforfi that is, the rr/»«oi

amanmayfinneaway.the leaftofwhici pw"« lomc ion^«», „mo„finn»«-is worth a world «hclc exercifes. Now a man may linne t-

iswonnaworiJ. „»« this «w/"o7» vour/rfj% Imne doth

I There IS a peace which flowes froii ""Y r"^"'"{ ' ^ rh-*r«rr;fi» aF the «-/;«./-bearing of our confcience inoa '^•--^ «nd dittutb you in the «crafe ot ,V.^.i//andexal walking, fuchapeic, jour Graces, and ^^efore jour com as HrA..6 had when heel-aid, Lordn ^^"^b.ch flow from fucheWesm^^^ mml>er \^ I h.ve r^aiked before th . «cds be .nterrupte<f. Nay.'f * «*" ^^J

f,„ceritj and /».«/had the fame fi""=-^:'-^?'"^r "'frhLSBof

I Tref 2.4.5,6. Rcm.i.9. andthat;.. Grace,thofe«^.>^.>wh^haregou^^^^^^

weraayfinncaway, when wee fall int« a mans owne '"'P^?^^^^' .'^"Xuld frefh finnct he cmforts of our former walk may he finne ay^.j bis peace which (hould ing will not bcarc us up. "'^w from them. ^^^^^

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There is a peace which>w« front f««f w'hc ObjeAionj, and the ftnliBi

fcnfc and knowledge e/ godt Gr^ew planted in thefoQl,vvhenaman isabit tvidence the works of Grace implanted the foule, there mart needs be peaceo

finiK away, hce may finne away the fa and Knowledge of a work o(Grace in bin he may fo darken and obfcure bis evid CCS by fin, that he is not able to read th

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of the firft particular, that the ]retmtit or Cbrift may fin therafclves into bondage Inrcfpeftof comfort. i

J A Chriftian may finne himfcire in*-

comfortinit. Now this alfo a manm toW-^Mn refpedof themanncrof his

obedience : Though hee doe novf fcrve God, yet not with that meafure of wil-lingoefic; not with that measure of free-dome, cheerfulnefle and dtMght ; not with

cesDvlin, tnaineisnoiaoiciu'raMiuM-—. - - ■=».• V r ^

nor Ifcetne that work of Grace in him Jthat inlargcdneffc of heart v vh.ch formr^ may now finde fo much grace as to m hce hath done. T>av^d after Im finne bim^uc not fo much as to cmf^rt hia,adefired that hee m.ght have the M Sp.r j lifth was not diremvt before, and ititJof Go^refioredto h.m ; hee had not /»/?

mivt now |«. '^<^ ^^^ ^f'"" ""^^ '" ^'"^ • t

s There isa peAce which horns from tl|w»«^ that former freedomc of fpint; he affurance «f God at peace with the foDllwanted thofc operations and workings of A peace which fl owes from the fenfe Jit; he wanted that comfort mrj^^t.ce^nd Gods favour, from the affurance of Gol that freedotiaetoM.««'A.cfchehadbe, at peace with us. And this peace may J fore ; th«: wheels were now taken of, and forfen andlofe, though we cannot finnel he went Af*W;, and fadly on in the wayes ^ZyLf^erfarL^jc, may we fi Jof life- Though it be «-'«-fj<> ^he «ye away our frefJt f^acl] nay. and finjtofcc; and earc to heare, and that where-

away the fenfe nnd cmfort ; yea the h»^ ledge o( om former pardon; which niiy be implyed in that ot the Apoflle, a Pet.i 9. He hath forgmtn that he rvoi fti^l^ from hit eldfinnes.

And thus much (hall fcrve for the An

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in it doth delight ; for aftions of nature they are aftions of delight: yet if chat the eye be fare , it may breed a tedioufnerte and burden in the doing anions vf nature: Sohere.ifthc pr»«ff/>/» whereby he obeys be wounded » it may worke an irkifiote-

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mAnney of sbtditnce, 2 m

of the manner of their obedience. And ^ this (hall ferve for the Anlwer to the fourth Query, t'/« whether tin fnemm if (^hrifi^ nttty not finne themfelvts img l/ttuiage. VVc come now to a fifth Query.

IVkether thu may cs»0 with cur chri- 5 J^iA' p»H freedoms to do dutus rvtth refpcft/« Reward.

There are three Opinions concerning tliis Quertion.

Some fay that we are to doe dutj^ to ^ Opln. wiike in the wayes of obedience, to merit heaven and glory : we muft faft,pray,and doe good workesj and all this with an Eye * sinrft to glory, a»* wages for work,and as dtjert mm cjj. de» of obedience. And therefore Ao they doc ^'-'', ft^ all their wri^f. they faft, pray, penance.2'"'"•'» ^ and aftiift themfelvci, in reference to the ^'''^ ** '^•» purchafeof heaven and glory by all this. "••^*«f'«

Bi.u »*».^."^ , "b—•, The Councell of Trent doe denounce "'^^^ x*'*

(oul^drivaheavily in the wayes of cbc af«r/i upon thofe who fay, Thata j«y?»-X'«P"-dicncc: hee goes now to duty, asa>Wif</perfondothnot merit eternalllifc hy j^,|^|^^.,*'^' man to meat; not as a hungry healthtaljhis obedience. And what would not the XriJcnr. man to his food : he doth duty rather oMfroHd heart of a man doc, if by deimg hes,,^ ^. offpirittiall reafon , then out of naturJMighi merit Heaven ? What torments Cin. j.j delight; and thus it befalls many of thAavcthe very Heathen iadHrcdt out of an Saints in their rehpfes into fmnc; ihtmfinim that they ftould comcto happi-finnc thcmrdves into bondage in rcfpe§Jcfle by thcra i? And what would not o-

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cum Inn thers doc ? 1 have read U was the Ipeech co.enn ^p ^^^ I vvouid fwini through a ^>.i of

f :l;, to Heaven aclalt. Menwouldbe ac grca. /.O mhU paincs, and i'pare bx no coft,ii what they «7«,/ era- j,(i niiglit be /o^.ilj''i upon as / 7<»?J out tot n.itqiuM Heaven, as the/p«V<;i.«A of ^''^•'V' ^^ *' r'""It y»azes for worke. The proud heart ot ^";.5E man v^fould faine have that oU.h, which co,o,uu, God hath decreed to be ot 0^*c*; and de->«,)« wf'f''fires that to be ot" pftrch^fe, which uol i«j Auji. hath intended to be of free^'Z/t. *>''/.'; But thefeareco be catt cue of the en^ f^:Z quiry. Certauily though we m.y d. good qnta ego works, and walkcin the »»-;« oi obeJi-</ig«;/i i«iencc,withancyeiO the rtcempence of re f^?"^.AiiR^j^j.jj . yjt nrjiie of us ifl/i, that thel« in 4?.lMai. J j ' j^, be ^,«, with reference to oui ^S?;:C"^ofit.TheApoaietclsus,th.. Ho^ fir00-It ii njtof*dehJm$fGf4ce, Kom.4.4; ■'■:m(i\i.,„- AndinEphcf.2.5. By grace mart[mi> ■ diim^jid (^^ ■^^ j[^^ 8.9,11 verfcs. And thtgtp] fii.iiim ...... /^i-

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,.. (7ffd.fr/^.«*JiZ/i/«,Kom.6.2i -Glotvii dc notthe»^^«of afcrvatit, but theinbf ritance of aionnc. And indeed, i'what are all our work^

, ovir^ ciA I r>umgh/t^m ? Bern, ^ttd pcffumoi digmmfM^ ^4nf,W,f'k-.'J?Amb.inPfaI. ii8.fcr.to. T^OHfuatc»r

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whh rtfftci to rtwnrd, 54? tothac glory, it sH our fuffering^arennc wrthj to be ecmfand 10 the glorj t!;St (hall be revealed, what then are fur do-j.^; ? It was the c fpeechof Jrldtnt, is ^ ^; -">'» amanfliouli fervct.-od af/;.*/^; J vcers,'/ ■;;. he could n.'vcr by \.\\^lierv^ce uitCive hnii ,, , ^,. ... n day : I fay^ not one moment ot f/ws. m . i;,. •,■; that eternall Glory. „ ^ , , .'^'r^' And therefore wee will caj} thcle oiu - ' ' > of the »*7«i^j. leu tooCfoilefor cJmI-'_:;;• ftian earei : the ApoOL- tel> "» r'amelv ,,, ,. Titus 3. y Not by wirkjifrijc}iiroUJnc][er ,-,■■< which wehavt d»nt, bnt accx'S^f^ to ^«';";-

mrcj he faveth m- Not by vvorkes .-1,1^".;^^

of righteoufneffe, that is, out own r^rks, ^;J^ ,:^^, though wee fay of them, as tome o. the,, y,„^^ mote moderate of our Mvirfaric: doe ; :>„,, ,.,k t our ownc vvorkes * fpnnkjed vvi h the ./.tr.^-bioiKiofChnft. Allareim«m« to grace ^j;^ ;■;;;; For ^7 Grace wMrefavedi and grace, is;,_;,_. nowayesgr*:*, if nut tvery way Grace, g.,.,^, j

But let us leave them. <■«'•;?"■; -*.

There arc tm other opinions which are !i::iccjc^ai

K) be debated. . t,,i uvf''-

2 Some fay peremptorily, that wee ^. ^^.V

a,,r/kft «^4 W««ii^ «<>» f'««f'^7^« ^''^f'2!^^ ^^-''''^:''**

m.'lUDa()^r,t.^v^. ' Opera rwUrn Uyunc un^U nnu^, Qun, »n!h modi f^rM, niji wnt mao c-.^u. Avg. R 3 tT^-ui^

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muft have no eye, nor no ufpell to Hea-ven or ghrj incur obedience : But wee muft walke in all the »<i;f/of obedience, with this freedome,carrying ho refpiil to the recempence of reward at all: and that it is utterly inconfiftent with the fneifi-fit of aChriftian, and fttfimUivt to out Chriftian freedome, to ^otauty with w-fftEl to reward.

3 There is a third opinion^ that faith, tye may dee holy «Clio»s, and wee may ,%alke in the vajn of obedience , and ma<y alfo in this doini caH an eye, and have refped to the reccmptace vi Re-ward-

Thefe two lad come to be examined by us; we have r«)^ tut the firO, as incon-fidcnt with the mMtitrt of grace, and the fretdm of the Gofpel; but both ihele cko are held up as r«fi/y?(»( vvith Grace and ChfiOian freedome. And yet thefe two lal^ fecBie to fland upon cfpofite termes.

1 One faith, we are to d»e holy J^titu and may not at all caftati eye to the rttm-p«r» of Reward,

2 The other faith, wee may have re* fpedtothe recompenccof rtwttrd in the doing of chem.

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to have refped to, the ritomfunce of re-ward : Itleemcstobe ftren^cliened b/ thefe argumcncs or rcafans

1 Bccauf this ove tlirowes the xaure of our obedience, and mikes that mirce-narj and fervile, vvhicti lliuuld he fon I\t and free : for if vvc doe obey God in re-ference to Heaven and GlcKy, then we do not obey/r f/j, not God for hiniirelfe,bac (crviltlj and mercenarily, that obedience being Icrvilc in the pr»«of/f,which is mer-cenary in the end.

2 Becaofe if fo, then wee overthrow the »xf«re of Grace, and make that man* furchdfr^ which yet is freely htftovr^d of God, which muft needs orerthrow the nature of Grace.

J Becaufe all thefe things they are the ;4rr/ofthc Covenant made to ui : 1 will ftrdon your finnes, I will give you Grace, I will give you Glory. Now we doc not obey that we may have fjtrdon ; nor obey thatwemaylaveC7rrf« ; and why the o-ther > why flwuld we fay, that we obey, thatweniay have^/sr;, feeing thefe are alike prormfed ?

4 Becaufe all thefe are fully punhjled by Jefus Chrift.and prsvidtd for in Chrift. Therefore they are not the purchaf; of us; 113 we

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i hu^ miv the fuft Opinion be managed. M Tl.^ fecond, that we may have «-/ru'i to the rtcompenceof the y^iwr-J m cu obvdicncc. • i r 4 J

le iuiv be thus managed and defended. Tia^'wl'ith God hath fro^eu^^d as an iucmvc to obedience, we may look upon ,.1 cur obedience. But this God hathlo pva.';,;^f^: £r_^«. Or thus, Jf mtUves may be taken from them to ^nickeit ustoobc-a;ence,then may we eye them in our obe-dcrcc. But motives maybe taken from th m to ^mcke»us in our obedience, Ergt, The Icond preptfiticn fccms the mam to b • cleared ; and it is proved thus ; ,. ' Thar 7ph>ch God hath ufed as a motive to rucken to obedience, that may beulcd as a mocive, and confcquently we may eye ir in our obedience.I'-ut God hath uled 4.yand Heaven as a motive to quicken us to obedience : this is proved, i?««».b. , - Ifyvnlive4ur th ftcjl^H JhaUd^f, brttlrr^ ^' ihcjfirltdo n>ortifie the dic^ ,.ithc nin^, thtn )on Jh<*ll hve. And m tM i t.i'i's.laa. Jifircfcre he pdl4, <»'-* ' -' 5r.t).';

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ta^es >ii>j'fndi''i^ it the ivork^cj t'-Ji Ifd, \a XAiKC in the Lo>-l So, z I'ci-1 • n. to die

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Ut» i^eavcns anl tnw hartii, be dUi^act

\m )c may be /■u'iJnf h.m micice, wi>.h-\

\,it fpot arid hUm'Lf. And Gal. ^\ ^,9-

BtthM foweih to the fi in, (hail ojthe fi ;h

rufe corruption ; (ust hi th.%t Jcivtth to the

ffirit , /h.ill if ih lF^>-'t ^(■■'pf ''/« *'^'^'^^' \pi,g ; 'Be mt wt.in »''»<// d/ir.g, fur i-4 kiff^on ye pjA.'i rap: if ye faint n.t. So^ :Tim.a. 1 2- ^h^'^ jnjf\rmihhim,we pya.'s xlioreigns-afitb him. nnd therefore God having propounded tliis as an incentive ot obedience,' we may eye ic.and have re-fpeft to it in our obedience- ^ ^

That which the Saitits and people ot, ., „,,.^ God have eyed in their obedience, wee may eye alfo. But the Saints in their obe-dience have eyed the reccmpeytie of re-ward : therefore, &c. That they

have eyed it, you fee Ahfes, Heb. 11.25, 26. He MevAtherto fnfrufftiaienuttk the people of God, tkn to enpy the pleafures tf finne for a feufor, ; ejtamtng ihe reproach ofC hrift greater riches then all the treafHrcs * t,i 7it t/Egypt, for he h.idrcfpcn * tithe recow-imUt-fcncfofxcmtd' p oJoswr-

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But you will fay, J/o/ci was a man under the Lavfr, and hee had not fo fnt a fpii it in fervicc, aj thofe now under the Gofpel.

Butro tliismay bcanf»^7ercd-

1 Hee was a fonne, though under agt, and had the fveeffirii of Grace: elfc hee coii'd have had no Glory.

2 T<ini commends this ^^ of Mofa, flicwing the greacncfle of his failh and obedience, and fo makes it imitdli Co us.

^ Butthirdly, welhallfindethofewho were under the Goffd, who enjoyed a-hundance of Gods free 5;><m,tbat yet had an eyi to the fame rccompcnce of reward in their obedience. You fee/"rfw/who had as free and ingenious pr'mciplet inhimaJ ever man had ; yet hee faith of himfelfe, in Phil. ;, I J, 14. / forget mH things that art hihind., sxi reaching forth nnto thofe thiKgs which art htfort , / frtfft hard tt the markt, forihe prictof the high caliini ijGid in fefm Chrifl. And fcc Hcb. 12.

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bus ydU fee the fevcrall Opinions, and the chiefe jirength whereon they iUnd-

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(iDgdowncthat which 1 apprehend the uth in this Controverfie : I I wifl firft (hew what is meant by ^»rd. I

J What by eyeing of the Reward. 3 Whether the Bjting of it be any in-\mgemtMt to Chriftian frcedoroc [

For thcfirft. What is meant by ^e-,,'ards. Rewards may be faid to be of a \hriefeU nature. 1 Temporall 2 Spiri-[uall, 3 Eternal!.

I Timpora/l, and thofe arc all kindc of .lercies we enjoy in this life , whether ,trfmall, or relative, and thofe poftive. )r frivative, health, comfort, food.ray-lent, houfe, harbour,ri£hes,freedomc de-liverance.

a Spiritual!, and thofe are all kinde of 'ItffiHgs conccrnc the foul-' Juftification, lanaification, Grace, increafe of Grace, iftory over our luftscomforc,pcace,joy, communion with God.

3 Eternall Kervards, and that is the maine in controverfie ; ghrj.immrtali-ij.life.ms the Apoflle fers it downc, Rom. 3.5,6,7. kViio will rtttdtr te every man iccording t» hit w»rk,t, t.othtmrvho hj pa-lim continuoMce in Tvtil-doing /eeke fer 'Itrj, and h»ntu>-^ and immrrtalit] , tter^ ' nai

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Hill lift. In a word, this ctcruall rcwardis the eHJt^autttof God, of Chrift of tht Spiritjtt is pcrfcA frcedomc /rcdifinnc, i; isperfeft holwfs, it is indeed,grace ^/. rified, this isthatetcrnall reward. Ani this (hall fuffice for the firfl.

3 What is meant by ^jri^*^ of the re ward. It is the phrafe which the Apoftle ufeth of AUfes^ Hcb. i r. 2 j, 26. He t-fittmtdthe rfpr$Mhcf Clm(igrt^ser rick then 0II the treafurej of Egypt, for he kd refpeil t» the rcctmpenceef reward. Wee Will a little expiaine what is meant by it. There is athretfold Eye. I There is an Eye of knowledge, where-by a man fees and knows the Excellency of a thing.

1 There isanfytof Faith, whereby hebeleevcsihe tmb of it, and his inter-eft in it.

3 An Eye of He;*, and thereupon oi patience, and waiting, or cxpedation for the enjoyment of it.

In thefe Rtfptlis, M»fts might bee laid to Eye the recompcnce of Reward.

1 He Syed it by knowledge, lice kneffl thofc things which wfre/«.i^ up forhini, he faw him that was invifibU, as the ne« vaftttclsBSj and he faw tbofc rewards

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vh God had laid up for his people; ;;ftobepreferredbeforethepleafurcs

'h had an eye of f««fe; Whereby 'l^MdUh of thecruth of . Gch things were referved, arid of h.s :Sem.andthathec(houldp»jP/. I

"fJe had an Eye of H.P^ to wait and ;ftchecnioymeatofalUhrsw.hpa.|

S'low'hVeuponhee efteemedche ,t^i of ChriQ above all the treafare

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, to the recomfente ef reward. What s a/(hall we fay. he had r.Mto that

pLvvbichheen.ouldp«r.|f.orc^^ Ry doing of this,or tor 4o.ngtbs?

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I hope for it. and e.pea \J^^'^^^ vMdtfDire all the riches andplcaiores f^cworld,asnotworthytobecom^ irtDC wouu> .J yvh.ch arc

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have faid , for k^owmg^ yelitving, kpu

cxpeAing of that Glory Godhachpi

nicnc of Chriftian liberty, to doc duti

tp4jtio( obedience, love and tcrvice

God,a»iheApoftlcfaith,C<!/.^a5,24' ni wt4» ivtr joH (.Le , doe heariily to the ffi, k^wing UtAt of the Ler^ jfou (bail

mifcd to US; then I fay, it is ao infrinj f,j« the nvard »/ the inberitdnce. But

by eyeing of the rccompence of re-

with an eye to the rccompence of thet jrd you meanethus, whether we arc ward But rather contrary liay,that hen jtto i* duties, in reference to the o^-in our Hberty dotli confift , upon twilj^i,! of fpirituall, temporall and eter-W/#, Faith,Perfwafion, Hope, and Ailmerciei, thenl itiull paufe, andan-peftation of that Glory,which God haiftcr you by fotne diftindions. rifervediot us, thereupon to be enconnl if then the ^ntftion be demanded, i of gcd and quickened in our obedience, anBmporall good thmgs. frhtthermay not thereby made free indeed in ourobefluM^ duties and obey God in reference

enceof him.

In briefe, tbenif you take this f;<ii of the recompence of Reward as I ha faid, then a man may doe duties with eye to the recompence of Reward. A indeed wc ought to doe them with fu

Gods htfibffiHi of tHtvmrd mnies and \]tjmints upon him in this hfe. The affir-latiue whereof, vii.. (that a man may l«; God with an tj$ and refpcA to Gods tjiating of outward mercies, and good

iingi in this life) is held up and main-

an eye to the recompence of Rewardftjned by holy and learned men,fuch as I I Upon knowledge, faith, perfwaiionldeeve Joe carry as little eye to tbefe that God will blefie us, and never depiiftings as any doe, in their obedience, from us, from doing us good, a Aimn(i ti^is is maintained upon the former upon knowledge, faitli, perfwafion, thiirounds, becaufe God hath propounded God is oar Father, that our finnes iilltere things as tnotives znA incentives to pardoned, &c. ^ And upon the liiAbediencc,aBd the ^f/? of Saints have «;«< knowledge, Faith and perfwafion tha| them

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by them.

The Query is, trhttber t man mti do deities Mndolpty God, in reference to 0 SffiomngtemporAM gcck things en him- Fi the right ftatingof the Query, 1 concc llrU, that (i».j»)inthe^r7, muft taken for Chrift^n man, or man »» ^^( for tf it be i^okenoi CarnaH tH*n^ he d^ neither shy from right frincifUs , ui

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ight grounds, after a right manner,or for ,. ight ends: we may fay of all his obedience, J,,'^^ I"*, " •iat it is but carnnU.lic hathcarnall frinci- pl'^^l'.'r;. js^ and grounds and ends in all he £loth.y;,^ji^yg. It tnay truly be faid of him,wkat God faid if the Jews, when they farted and prayed> hey did not at all doe this to God, They \^tmyied themfelves far Come, And W»w, ^ni^ji belly blellings, /-.//is th» ground, .^ ind felf\i the end of all. They ferve not ..^J^^^ 3od either »»«r/)i or mtunly forhimfelf,^„„,-j q-^ri juifor themfelves; they feek not him,but religionn/i L; they follow him not for the miracles, </'- ««'» ^ut for the loaves: Many ihoufands.who ^^^"^^^ ire moved by no in»*rdffring,on\y thefe Jj^ ^,^^^ mwtrdmights, which taken off, like a f;„,,^.,,,«. \ki they ftand fiiU and cannot ftir. It is chsni. jhe voice of a carnall heart, «'Ao wiSfheno ^ any good f they count ^<«7j»«/i no gatne^ f they can make no gaint oi godlineffe; if nfteadof _5<ii«#, thc-y have /o/ff, inftead 9^ 4clvantaie, they meet with ftrfecntion ; if in (lead of a ^oJ namt^ they meet with tfrMch, for Chrift, then they prefently .iy?(,jf religion and obedience, they own-td it meerly to ferve their ownc ends, and for theirM^/doe difclaime it. Hee that 'ill Arz^f God for fom«hing,vvill ferve

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And therefore by [ Man ] in thc^«r|| I conceive is meant Q Chriftian nan ] Man in Chrift.

2 r.y j^ good things ] bcrelconceiv is meant, e«/w4r<i good things, andthol fuchasthe wo^yd doe reckon andeftecn to be ^«o<^ f'i'ix^/. as riches, honour, great nefle,applaufc; at leaf), a eompctencj ai fufficiency of temp»r4il and outward goi things.

3 And by [fervingGod] I conttivi is meant all the 4^j of obedience, noiOQ Jy oHtvard conformity , but inw^ird ful jedion to the Laires and commands oij Chrin.

4 And by [ Eying ] of thefe temf»i good (hingsinfervice, 1 conceive, isn meant the aw4ib"«^ thefe things, either t' mcct or maine grounds of his obedience nor the fupreame and primary indt ar aymes of his fervice, for that were »b minable, but carrying arcfpeft untot injojmeMtoi thefe thmgs,as a fubordina ground to fct him on workc.and a mei to quicken him in working. And thw have rcndrcd the bcft fenfc I can, of tho

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particulars in the Quei v,and the qu Jlion being thus ftated; I fliitl nowtomero [the Anf'/>'er- In which I conceive 1 fnall have the grant of three patcicuUr* toU llowing

I [hat the enjoyment of ihcfe ^ad things of this hfe , is not the ground ot aChriflian mans obedience ; the/ are not that wliich doth put ui on woriie, thoir^h they(li.)uld be ad'tiittcHo qvmkcn us in working, they are not the Ipringofmo-Rion,atthemoft they are but cyle to the wbcelcs to kecpc on and quicken motion-

conceive there arc thefe gronnds of obc-

lience.

1 The binding grounds : and thofc are jcciufc God hath commanded, as Pf^l. 119.4,5. ThiU haft commanded ta to kf(^ \hj frecepts , Ob that my hurt wert dirtHtd hk^fpthj ^MHttS.

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3, lm;.iHinf grounds, and thofe ait motives rather ■ i F.ccaule C«.Vis good, 2 Becaule he hath been ^m-^ to us-^ (jo^s goodnelTeisa motive, and his Grace li our (hengih,

2 The ef]ojrnei*tot thefc things, tticy are not the mar end of a t hriftiansobt-dience, then would it render us to be let-vile and mercenary in our obedience, and not .y#«-/«^ and free Indeed tlicie mif bethe »««r*»<^/of the obedience of cat

h,gher cads then thefe z^'lhefe are too low for the Noble and nj^ll (pints ci Saints.

h refer erne to ttmp&rah. 259 A Whether it can be faid to be th?/fc4-trinrnte end of a Chriftians obedience :

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I Jt fecmcs to bee the r^aa^ogj ot the Law, in which time they lecmed to be carrycd by tcmporall Promife: in the vvayes of obedience, and (jodfee-* Bied to propvtiHd to them as men under age, the promifes oitcmporull good things to f?w;tthemon to obedience, As you fee in DiUt.19. Certainly, the enjoyment of thefe temporall things was not the mere end of their obedience; though fomc of them might have the fpirit of the Stidnces. who faid, they kept the Law,

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bethe ».«r*«^/of the obedience otcat- c^mnces, vvuui«.u, ^""y "^r "'; V7> nail me^ but not of the godly, th.y have and obferv.d it, that God m.ght^/./. ?* I"^^"'. i". r^.f. . ThJo Mre too them . and that it might goe well with

them , and that it might goe well with them in this life •• yet^// were not of this fpirit; nor was the enjoyment of thclc

. They are not the m4n end. of the. things, the «««* end of their obedience

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obedierce , they have higher ends then thefe ate ; A Chriftian hath a moic»*

lo farre all agree.

y\ll the controvetfies is about the next which 1 dcfirctoptpow^^^in modcUy," tliole who are of dirftKM judgements.

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nomorethcnof ours: It was but % fnh-Draiwfecnd, God Mietproftmdedtt, nor

. A Chriftian hath a moic»w iruwie cna, ^^u n^^^--r-r'""-—" --^ fpint, a more/«.-^.r« foule , then;» did the godly .;Mt. as the ^"•^"dof makeanvZiroutof Godh.mfelfe, t!« their obedience. But God deales vv.th «1 end oThis obedience to God. Ani hem as m their infancy, as under age,aad w^,» enu or. 1 eades themon. and *ii^««jthem by fuch

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a Bccaulc it feemes to prtjertbe Liai and limit God, not fubmlttjngio his wit doraciiidep')ialsious.

^ Bccaulc it teemcs to propound thit tuhkh God hath not propounJ.d.

4 Efcsufe ihii end may taile, and fo cui-obedience too, at Icalt, fomucha! thefe things were the titd of our obdi' ence, fo much obedience will /.if/nn the failiijgof them.

5 Jc is hard to carry an eye to things »[| thii nature,and yet our fervia be free

6 1 conceive it is fafcr to take up <r. gumtnts to quicken us in our obedientt of God, from the mercies of Go^btpw td, or made oars in the proraifc to tasth, then for to take up arguments to obej from the expedition of mtrcj to be b« flowed , or to gaine mercies by our obe dience. It fcennes better to fay, thatw are not to obey that God may bijiov bk fines on us, but rather upon the kpowleil' faith, perfwafion of Gods blclfing ofw here and for ever, to be quickncd ftoit that to obey him. Andthc Apoftlcfeem CO Ipcakc after the fame manner to us

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I Cor. 7.1. HdvtHjr therefore t'-ufe preei-mytntifih let m cU*nfe ««/• ftlvss fi-tm a flthixeffe kth offl;fj anJ fpi^t^:rf,St-inihilinejfein t'^fe^reefOad. He; argajs from mercy to duty, no: from duty to mercy here. He realons here from the en-joyment of promil'es to the performan.c of obedience ; (^.^viug therefore fn b pru-miffSyUt laoti^. So in Col. ^.i^ 2^. -^"J wLtfoever y >H do ^ dn it heartily at to the hrd, <$nd Hsit t» rn*n , Knwii^ that of the ItrdjoU Jijtt recdvethe retv^rdaf the in-kiritMace . where you fee he taUs n^y u'lc argument, to inftircc the duty fi-xa -^lie^ knowledge, or fa.th ani pcriwanon of thatreward whichGoiw.l' j/f^?./; be-now on them. So Hcb i o. s 4- -^^ »*»^* jijfully the fpMt^i of tkir i^oU^ kfomii in themfelvis that thej had »« Heaven , <* kter ^ And 4» endnnt^ f*'jfi.:nci. But I am not here to dcale vyich eterr.iJi, but with temptrull rewards, and urg; thtfe places no further then to ftrtngchen what Ifaid before,thatic f-emes beiter to fay. that wedoe not ol'tj thit God may he-ftow th-fe outward blc'lVmgs on us, but rather upon the kj^i^/edi^i faith, perfwa-fion of Gtdt blefllngus bere,and ior ever, wee arc quickncd to obey him, and in out ^ 3 obedience

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fpert vou have to thcie cutward thingsm vour le.vice, the more w.U God reipeS & reca: d your Icrvice, the Icffe you make them Che .r^ of your working, the more will God make them the end ot youi work ; Indeed the enjoyment of outwam things fteme to be too low for a ChriituB to eye them in his obedience, thcApo-ftlefaith,2Cor.4.'8- m lo^k notutik tlm.u which Are feme , b»i at the thtr,^, rrhich are not [ten: for the things which m (nn are temfvr*ll,hm the things whtch art nH lien are ettrnall. ,,

But you will fay, God hath promifedall r-ood thing* to obedience, as hee tells us, I im 4- 8. G^Mim^e hath the j^rom,ji « th,j nfi,an^ of that which u to com , and therefore wee may obey with relptaw the cnjoymentof them.

Before I come to the anfwer o. this, 1 will frcp.u»<i one thing, and ^uerj two-

I l hat which 1 propcand is this, VV hC, thcr it wtrc n<'t better expreil,to fay, God proniiteih to the .obedient all ^^c*^ things,! rachei- then to fay .he promifeth it to c^'^^'"

in reftremc totcmpsrals, 26^ ,^f^ Efpeciallyif ihacb^-a triicth , thac lods IVomilcs unda the Covenant of jrace arc not ra ade to die vfcrkf, but to hirvirkmAHi nottotiie uUioh , but the \(r[ori. 1 am furc our Divmes have m .dc to one difference, between the CoveriiiK )f Workes, and Grace ; that in the Cu-^ininion^orkj, made With ^^^^r», the Ptomife was mide to the wjrh . and not to the virfoK. iiut in the Covenant of Gract- the Prom.fc is made to the pcr;o», aninJttotheivfl/A^. 1 his lonely pro-pound : Now I will cinery two uv.ngs.

1 Whether that which the ApoUiecalis I, the frowi^ofthislife,! «nd that Which is cxprefTed in the O^^tllon under the

nimcof i:8>o'l'hi"8vl ^^^ ^F'-^'^'"*'^ ph.afes, both exp^elViag the lame thing.

2 Whether by I good things | btc meant thole things which arc g»oJ \n the \»camt of men, or ihofc things which arc Ld m the efteem of God : or if you W.IU whether thofc things which a>c ^W m themfelves^or ihofe things which luOods wifdome he knows good for us

If good ihi^^s be taken at large mdtji-

nitelA the finl part of the 0^}fto»is

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I crKC all good things- It is his promifcJ rf:il.l54.n Pla'mb'4. i r, iVo ?^ooii thing -nill hewM 'H held fnm thtmif^hew^lk.t{prlghcJy. Nay,

Ici. 31.4c.3,^j l^is (Covenant, Jci. ?2.40. Iwillm-vir drptirt Jrim yoh from doi^'g jon jjod, I'll: if you doc dcrcrminc and reftraint pjood things either to thofe thinf;s which arc fffitvclj good, thole vvjiith the world i-y/ffWigOiid, and doc not take in, w.i»'r/,as well as enjoyracnts,j?rif«V/ as well -as JK/Hijfi, puveriy as well as pe/ptWfV to be ofthc number of thole good thing!; then I fay thai God hath made no kk '!i,',':l, pnmife to us,nor can wee truely interpret ir.i' ; .'./<-tins frtw/'/t'after that manner. Ifitwero p,on;ile made unto obedience, and God-lineflcand the promifcwere to be inter-preted after that manner, ihenfurcly chi Apoilles (hnuld have been fharcrs init liutChnd tells them , iLtthey /htulm , hand of iill mm for his N*mis f/tke, m ppu/i h hcuifit btfore Trir.ces, ii*fi'm '^■'^ trijiiii, perfuuttd , find thtfe whe aidtm I lit-Ii. jh-y-l'J thtnks thtj did God gtsd ftrvtct, n. Ai'd the ApuUlc tells us , That l>u>idiO»i

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,.2^ And therefore certamly if by the ^^^'9'h iromifc of this life , be meant the good liings of this life : and if by the good things of timlife, be meaui outward cn-oyments, then ifay thercisnuluch/)re-l/« made here to obedience. If ii be faid, that the Scripture faith, // liN will ke willing aud ekdient jou [hall e*t lit |wa of the Land. And Therefore tcm-lorall kleflings are proraifcd upon condi-tion of Obedience.

If it be admitted that the Jews (though they were under a Covcnanc of Grace ) veie yet under a different Covenant from us : a fubfrvient Covenant, as 1 live fliewed, wherein God prcnufedoui-md mercies to obedience; and thi eatned Upaions to the dilobcdienc ; then the

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266 Whtthtr we may not okj I in ufereme u ttmponh. ^ 2 6-] J^^.^^ ^^^^ their bre»d: for outward mercies whiciln one f."/f of this prcwij* ft»all faile^^^, ,,^. j,^„^ wc.c the conditions zxyv.iyic<l to their ofo^K^- liut you wiU fay Jf ^'/#*i^,»c ^■''^^''^.'', bcd,cncc and Gods part ,n tlic CoveuiA promifcd to obedience ; arjJ . ^^.^^ '"'^^tw,;,,. uled not to/uiA-thcin ihiiwHlkedin the J«ardeth not obedience, then by tuc luic.' y-^ -^^^ But whoever it was then, it isnot[f contraries, pumihnicnts are n^tt/^«t- v^^-.,^. now; thole who are mlUn^ and obeJili againft fmnc, nor doth t^oa /«^*y<'^;.„.v;« •nt doe not eat the good of the Land: noT'"-" " n«'if^

It may be they are m the greatefl: ouuxml trouble and neceiruy; and the) rrk ypiiktdiy, do proffer.

And where IS it that God hath nuii fucha peiwi/enowunier theGofpel?

fo ; why is it not mivirfali and i«f4//ALiwii«L v»ww ,. ---.- ^nedcuita ma-

why doe not thole who are willing>n§u5,m Ih\^ 171 :• /^^"' >/" V ^l.^.c,..-obedient enjo7 it? and not onely loratli wfc«t « c»mr»Ayiiiii ^J''''^'/' , _i'-«/:jf, of them, but ^^ of them? for pr*w;;var§p/?/4^/« /./-yj^^i. -'•'i j VtiAvjln'•*"^^*"'*' not made to particular members, buttl^^W ir^ ;c«r ^^Cr^"^'- ^"Vj 'ot ?!!»:? ""' the whole body of Chnft. Jndeed gA fin, wee doe that which we (honld no « te'.Uusnow, ii r/.4M«7//r..H(r. H oe : and therefore may God pumfhthej--^ fMffer perfecutm : And, t)b««r^/) w«i DC. and yet not reward the mtieriuc ^^^^^.^^^ rn^«/-/iW n.. ««y? enter into the Kni uni(hmenc of our linne is but he julU^- ;,,^,,^ i^me of He.ven. But y et ihis is firmc in all mt of our eviU ; but the ^c^jdof ^^r r that God will never depart from us, ho« bcdieoce is tl^^A oH;. owne m^c^-.. J^^

jS' Not to fpeakc much to t^;«^^;''if"» ^xionhere,whichhe.opcnenoneh/^;^^g;^

iuft exertion: ^ for God ^^^ f'^'f . ^.J,. inc and yet not rtw*rd obedience- In ^^^.^^j,^ It obedience (if it were ftrftn) wcioe,:,„uium et ,twhat wee fh»nld doe.as Chnll hints it obedumm

rA;:«Vfpc'-ak« /» mud, when .,« ,«. «4-

ells US, rk wAgfs oj finne u atatb , tut^_ _

doing us^ofl<;/; he will never leave U'^, no forfakeus. In blefling he will blcfle m Jll thiwgs fhM/l work^ togethtr fur the ^«

t,f them wha lovi Gad. And this ilani j^.^ii^a^ipt^f,^„,^.. «,.. - .- ,

fiimcani mmovenblelo all Saints; //« loi.chaimcr. a Rom.6.i3- i« «Vsr, Itaa^ii J''* """f

t,en and earth (hall fooner pilte rfn-^J w,«. .W Wp.--^^-^. ri^t^^^-T-'-i O'""*•"""«"'

,^«|i/i cfgodisitcrnJtil Itfe throtilh jrim'^^^^^^,^^ .^natea,qu^J^'imcx offia„ dekentur, fed h,c»,r'U m'-'

blind.

rl

tionnffa gfitiiam mifificnrs

f.itt'V ? tt quimadt tffci pifli-ru, nifi

p'XCCJfit-

t u\ rtdd - ^ ^ ^ whether we rttty not ehej

rrt fiifiits Chyifi cur Lor J yKom. 6. 2"^. Man jitdexcnro- prtvek^ God to jullicc, buf cannot fn njm/in4)it God to mcrcy ; our finncs drawoDt jaftice, but his mircy is the iffueof owne heart. Wee can do that for whit Godmay ^^wwus; but wee cannotdi that tor which hce may favs us : ai thcvefore you fee though the parts granted to be true, yet the connexion '^f^Ziifqux open to juf^ exception. But fceondly, j»ikficjt is granted that hUJfingt are prcmifti jmpium ? obedience, and puniftiments are thret

TdJnT f'^'jr'''i' ^""^ ^^^ enjoyment of temfm fur, nifi ""d outward^fW things: may not /ojj"«l p/tm itia bleffings as well a? enjoyments ? and mij mdithua. n Jtfwjs/flWMf/be panifliments, vvhcnyi !"!'''''"'«; '^^ire bleffings? Certainly, they mij ,„-," '! f>e fo in truth, thout^h not in nAme > thi ni(t«fl»n«f'T'*y be loin Gods intention , thongnw , i.nie djm- in our apprehcnfion,'' And tofpeakrx Hts,mhd nothingisrfji/fr/i; but what doth «i/?*| Hn/fefd- our<Ter»(«//happineOc; and nothing pr(

*M. Auk. c , ■ . ■ I . .„ ,

Atnxidcn4 'Perous, buc what t« advantagtotu to i|

eon aliunde kite hahef, fed ipfccf} i'./!deam.tt, ct tdiovcbcm^

tint amxt--- Bern J^uomada cctifcret dcuf opnt naflm mtvci .^ di^fa, nifi quod iniUis nHodpxna dignum i(i immaif-t beni^i i tiit\ab»'em? Atig.b itivtraliiqi.iviliinni, qkidifl adveyfi* ^ niftquad nobis ttb^ac ad teUraaifi falicitium pifpcumiitu

quidprofpcitm, HJji qKiideo cetid'*(it } Confu! Suifl,(id'

ntdi, L$ad) nb SxcUf. Vi'aUch. cs-iftiiff,

ml

in reference to temptrals. 169 I

ibirdly, »£ ^ granted »gaine that God [oth reward obedience, and fim^tth inne: but it is one thing for God to re-[ard obedience, and another thing for jn to r;« reward in his obeying. Jt is [tamed to be the tnii of the mrk_i but Li is dilputed, whether it (hould be the [nd of the workjtttH, and upon thofc con-iderations pcopouoded. And though lod doth reward obedience, and punifti inne, yet as wee doe not avoid finnc.be-anfcof cemporall punifhmcnt j fo we do lotperformc duty becaufe of reward :— I fay, reward, asic is reftrained here to cmporall enjoyments. 1 would have no-Ihingtocomein as a motive to the obe-lience of a goily man which ii either ««-»mW#, too low, or uncertainc : buc cem-porall rewards fecmtobefuch: i Uniu-;able and below his workc it felte ; and [ure below bis fpirkin working : and % incertaine they arc, for wee have no «»^-(i/«# proraifeof them: if there be lucb promifc, why is it noE univerfali and in-fallible ?

But thus much (hall fcrve for the irft pare of ibje Objeftion. Wee come tothefecondjwhichis inferred upon ir ; ;hat if God have promifcd all good things

to

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j.o whether we m^j not obt) ¥ iff reference to temptr^h: 271 Jobcdicnce, then may wcr obey with Jnotin the J«^. mi.ris "'^^thcrc. r.; ^Hi to the er joyment of them, &c. Irifv'«not there ; hue mrcy but a hUJ' ^^" apr"erby wayof denyallof thcX is there. And for tf^ other I con-frnucnce andfay. Though it (houldfl^e that .t w.llbe a farrc greater 4i-XStGodhad pro'm.red ., l».^e toobed.ence, and .ncenc vc o. thrncs f Jo interpreted as lefore) to ollurrc to quicken us .n .c and to u ; to dt? y t d"'h it not foJlo. that welnfider the ,.«,,/.. made, an «.c ar to.^.,G dwi<hr./;.fttothe enjoyrnJotto .^.7/hat wee ^7 /^^-. the pro-ofJhem. Should we grant that by [gXle; but hav.ng luch prom.le., how

TndTClZ of tL lifel were mX we may have the prom.fe or them ; :,i^Jd thinis :^nd tUe H t*-y weo^j; chat wee may have the

promiTe : but rather hav.ng th.s protniflo part, not lo much as a p. oit^^jork: we mud be quickened to obej. Certai#«yi«P of a gracous foule ; ^hey a e too the Apoftiesrealonipg .s the beft reafJ. to move one -Y^-lL h v a"e ing,aydhereafon.thi.^Cor.7-*-^

vif^ thertfon Hck prectoui frorUifes , jfito;/. .0 the ^nee e wn i ^ ,^, ,^^^^^^

us ^cUanlemr felj from Ih fiUhintI, nn.of motion, ^"^ ^.^^^ '" "^^^ ^;;«-;,F''.^«' L.f7?'/^ .4-> •• he doth not lay.te le thmgs of ^'"^^f."" Xdt ncelt '""' usdoe th,s that wee may ^-...fochpto ;^8^«"^^ "J'^^^^'tvluh,^^^^^^^^ inifes- but having fuch precious pro^i f a gracious/.M^r, they neither/«(us oa "let .^ ober Doe not thinke that -orke,nor doe they continue us m ^ork. wLdlknalhnaiansdeed.norwoul 'S-^he^"'^V'"^"^^^^>=^JJ„^^l " Zrhdrar. the fe.el, much leffe caft w.t« ^ ^^f/" "f^^^^'f.:; f, Zo^c

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2'ji Whtther we nuj tut obe) enjoyment of them. //' thtejt he fn^tt, whole bieij m light. — And (oon the cj trary.ifthe^^eoedouble, ifouraimnjiii ends be God,and oac (elvcs,if they bc« hie, the whole man i« darkneffi. In brie the lefTe re(pet}: wee have to thefc thin in our obedience, the more free and di] bic is ourobcdicnce. As wfc fay o^ dt[ife\ thar defircs th:6 for thtt , doth not ' fire thti!^'.xt th*f^\c that dcfire* one thi« for anocher thiiig,doth not defire thi$od

aliiid Kicker.

fcad cfifiie- thing, bat ihcethir; or not this.but/ortlii ■'■•itlfei of^f^ tiling. Sohethatotf;; with refpej to o'jtward things, cither wottld nat o^ or would not lo cbtarfHiy obey, if the were not fuch refpefts to be enjoyed -ohiiB. But you will fay, wee raay;r for th«le omwArd things^nd therefore ma/ <J« Jmy with rcfpcd to them.

Jnfrp. It doth not follow. It is 0 thing to be the nutter oi oar ducy , an thei thing to be the ground of it. W grant that eutvp-tr^ thmgs may bee iW m4tter of our prayer, bat yet not tl« ground of our p.aying. Btfides.itiso thiui to be the ground or the end of a P«' ticular duty, anjcher thing to bee t' Spring of the whole frame. Some oat ward refpcd may bee the ground or t\

in referencett temporal. 2 7^

J this or that particular duty ; wee may

lawfully goe to Prayer for this end, to

lake known:; our temfirall n.-ceiTi ies ;

Jay, and our p efent wants may be the

wjH and particular ground of doing this

articular ducy at this time ; but no due-

(»rJ reipea^ mult be the hinge upon

hich the whole jrAme moves ; 1 iav, they

jay be the ground of particular ^ff/, but

,iot the ffrmg of he vthJe ; they may be

[he particular r»<^of this p4rttcular ducy<

fut not the general end of the whole sdh.-j*

if uur obedience, .

And this (hall'uffice to have fpoken of

Ihefirft branch of the ^^iucry; Whether rainmaynot(»^<7 God in reference to| jods heftoving of outward mercies and tnjoymentshere. And I fay, in a word; t feeraes m)ft agreeable to the Golpel^ ind to the frame of a Chnft.an fouie, to ly, that upon the knowledge , faith and erfwalion God will blefle us, and with-jold no good thing from us; we oug^t 10 wquickened in our obedience of hifri •, Ihen to fay, v*e are too^r; God, that wee lay game ihefe temporall good things ^your obedience; Certainly, the good Ihings of this lift, even the aflaranceof 1, fa farreas chcy Mcm«icoter itf

Dofl h s C alone citcil

Sic

2 74 whether we tfiay doc dnues

u-j, ?.r.\\ arc- r!o:ii \r:x U5, i!;ey arc not the < :• . ii'i . oi\"-ir i.bedicncc- tbcugii they liioiiM copi-^ in as iruttirtii'trfeyUs in our olx-Jiei c? t!■^v arc not the r{>nnp,,though ti.f ii',/i t(i?y utr nor ih-'grotiiids ormo-t/m. r!ii)ii{!!i V,i-c n>ouiJ ,h!wit them to c'lioein ss /.'-//7f in motion j and it not itiL- ailura'ft: of chem, then how cm the hnpcs<;t them which arc more uncertain, bel id co'.vne r.srheprownd'of our obty-in" ? thtinrh th<? nrraniioi' ih'.s prirticu-h^ r.rt of obedience, \fx lurely not the fp; ingot the ivhule. Hhall profecute this no further ; itin that I have (aid, t have dijj'md from others , it is not out of dif-relpeft ""o others vvhofc inducements I ho-nonr, and 1 hope an allowance may bt rtjfi/^T^irfuntomc, Jf Ihave <i;//t»f^^with reafon.

Wee come now to the fecond brandi

of the Qj^ier*" propoundei, Z'i-j: M'hit't'

we are not to do d.Uies with rejtrtnce uml

rrfpetl t^ th; ublAintng (f fpiritUAll j^'ioi

i:» things f

And ihcti "xre feme that fay , VVc ae

not CO propound any vc pefts or endi i'

^"!,''!''"' all in the doinj of Juty: by which thfy Jc

not mcane/'*t/? ends, or cars all rcipcrt;

or fuftl-ir advantages ; but they intend

if} reference tofpirituaU 2 75 the bi^htfi and nobkR emb : and teil us pUinely, that we arc not to huml>le our felves, tall, and pray , for tlie prevention of any evill,or the procuring of any good: nay, yet htf^htr .• that wee are not to doe duty with refpeft to the obtaining of any fpiritHJill good : either pardon, peace, jo\, afl"urance,the hghtof Ciods countenance, the fubduing of luOs , or for any other end ; which though it be an irrationall opinion, and doth denude men of rea.bn (for take away the end which every rea-fonable creature, 4^ reafon;ibl- profiarnds inaftions, and you levell hini with a beaft ) yet they that might fceme to be reafonablc in this fAraiix^ they give us two grounds of it

1 Bccaufc wee muft not thinke to ^nnhafe that by our prayers and clmies which is the punhsfe of Chrift ; Bii. Chrift hath fully ffirchafed&l\ilns for us. vU. fardoH, peace, joy, and every good

thing, Erfft.

2 Becaufcall thefc arc fufficiently pro-vided for us in Chrift: and God hathy*-fw^all thcfe good things for us in Chrift? and therefore we muft not thinke to eom-?/«lf* them by our prayers. .

Thefc are the Reafons that this,mail i T 2 fev.

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2 75 Whtther wi way do duties in fsy, wit'out offeree, unrearonablc and d. On ,d ve Opinion Ucmts co be foun-

deii on.

Certainly, 1 nef d not fay much againft the Opinion, U>r \f it bt but twice rr/iMrffi itw.Ubeas j:n<>dasa confutation to it — Indeed, if ti IS be itruih , we mull have another Bi^'lf to cou rcnancc it : V\ hat IS more frrqutrnt then this? CmU on m in the d.<ij if trinblt-, and I mltdihvtr flfee Ajl^e, Mnajuu {ha/l have ; Jttkft

And rtt fijuii ii»d • kyfi. a>*^ " y**^ *'

eptned: doth not the ApolUc dtflic thtm to pray for him , and tor what end ?hfe tells you; tliat mitrAtice m.ii^ht kt gitt» ^, , ^ him: Doth he not defire thehke. that i» '"^ " mtlh h dtlivtred from unteaftntihh mtn I lames T. Doth not Saint fdrnt* bid Hs, if wc be fitk, '<>'y- call for the Elders of the Church; but for what end!' to pray for us; and why pra\? that the fickperfon may be healed; fr^y fluf for Mnethir that joumttj ht hu-Itl Bi-t lam v»eary with this: where almoft can you looke lipon any place where a </«(; is commanded, butthereis an end propouiided i* And vvhai canbt mo: e deHrudive to Gract to Reaf$», then fuih an Opinion? It would be no mote

*yfmdiiy to realon, to lay, wc muft n^'

cute

4:

reftreKcetfifpiritud/s. 7'j'j

Mte to fitisnc our hunger, dnnke to quench our thirft ; feed to nourilh our felvcs: but wee are to feed out of raeere inftinft, and then as h^fis; and not out of rcafon, as wc arc men. tiut what, are wc to doedntj for no end ? m ty we not c^m-feffc finne that wee may be humbled, and made fenfibie of it ? may wee not hcAre the Word, thatourunderftand:ngsmay be bettered, our <jf j7»9«j quickened , our fiith flrengthened ? Sure ihey thtm-(elvci propound thcle ends in their pieach-ingj othervife why doe they take lo much paines to pcrlwade (I due not fay» convince) mens undcrftandings thar they treinanerrour? And may wenotoic Or-dinances for the increafe of "" graces ? for the nhatrmtHt ir\i weakening of our corruptions ? And may wee not do wori(j ofcha ity, to refreflithc poore? to re-lieve them who are in extnrmuies ? And arc not thefe ends f and are not the other kties? But if all thi> (hould be denied yec this you Will grant, that We may do duty^ and walkein thewaycs of obenence, to tdirne our profefllon, to divnifie the Go-fpel,to^/flr/jieGod,to btmfidhe <sainis, to winnc others: and are not thefe f»j<i/•' and were not thefe as much fmchaftd T3 by

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378 Wh-'thcr wt ma) dee dutkt bv Chrifl,and provided for by God as the thcr ? Sure much more God hath nu ,„f^of U',, though wee have of him ;hb GUr), hi-. CcfpeU \i\s CAHfe doth not ^fp?«^ upon us ; Godwo-'ld Advance this , aaJ nidinia.ue th^ orhc vvithuut us.: and ihci-ctoithovv/itr* oC rnen, how hide of God, howhccleof l?M.no,how hide of Scripture there i> in futu a itmnt, 1 leave to ah to judge.

liut vet that their pjiw of rcalonsmay nocgoc without an anfwr.l Oullfav^'*"'^ it is all I ftiall (ay, to them in a word.

1 Though Chrilt have punhAJed all food things for us, yet will God bellow ihemina way ot/ffi(y«jj •• you lee this in y <.ek: ?6- '7- ^'h'th IS lublcnbed at the foot of the moll free and ahfolnte promi-miles ; jet J wiU he inquired tocoHCtrninl /fe«,-^-though God prom.led to be-llow all this, and promifed like himfclfe to beftow all this freely without any re-fpedcoraan, as hce tells them verle 52. N''t fur yo'ir fakfs, te it known unto )oH, Oh hufe of IfrAil, will J do tins. No, it was forliisownc N->mis hki. And yet Ikc ttlli them, / wllytt for this h inqmni if hj tbj Heuft nf Ifrad to doe it jot

,/;f^ which pbinely Hiewes tliat

thoiifih

in rtfiYtmt to ff^lritfuu's. 275) though G^'d haili pro-i'^ -.1. utwS .v'>ni'.l. dj freely to adt^w t'..tic.'iin-,- oii tiic'ii- '-i^A Will he htjl .V til -in :.i I w,i; >' ' :v!i^.

I Wee la ' HC-'Agiifi.th. -'-> •.:• • ^ «'"'-Wi!l/'f/?.vn''ii ■'-'t lui ?''in ■•.-iv^t,' >>'. \-'.':rc-viiignnJ praying '.,-:i tii'?' ^.r ■ .10: .;•;.• p-«.--| fi^.j/eot oiirpr;ivci".-> , bu-r;u rii^c o- 'tii otvnemc'.cy, And f ../>•:■ !'. ioar.v ■-•'^-•! [hercvi;rthey hcr;'.'d :!ny conic ;--.tious iviif nifter co Gy: that praj-j-r *as the r/ienttng caufe of any mercy. i>;d ever an\ lay ili=.f: duty had anyC a':l..li>'ilni>ic^ 'iuu lixtomt-fijp'iff ot any mercy.'' f ath ic not lliU been held up as a .' ul^firvitm mean^s and no procuring caulc of any >ui.-c) fiofii ( 0.I' When God haih a f« -c/j./f to :',ivc,he fiir\s up the heart to I'ceke, and hi. Itirriiii^ up tde heart to feck, is an evidc>.:<- !iee hitn a purpole to Itjlow : who loves to hcfuw his mercy in a v,/^y offeck'n^, iha; 'Vee micLc beencour^iicdrocorae.anJ tolookeupon ouri/.tfl^wt/asihe/rvi/j (.fpraycr;SnJ p:i;-forniaiKeof promilestou:.

liiic !i may bt; it will t.e laid. If tlicfe oljMio'i. things bi /(ff/y promilcd , why is there then a condition rcijuued to the beflov^j-

ing of them ?

I Some there are tiiat iliy, V!iat though Arfwcr. Qo^i^promiffs a-s ii ->. i'; fieri, in reiiKift

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• 80 Whethtr v»e dee duties

K.v.ii.r

tt, I." (V\. t

dcftilan.

(jods (Jrace, euhei in makingor in ptr forming the promife ; he fells us, he wA f^ive to him that u athirfi. Revel :T 6 "licrc is a condition or qualificaticn, an( yet this doth not intrench upon the frer neffe of g ace '• Nlotwithftanding this out iification , he tells us hegivesio him that

in refertme to fpirhuah. 281

1; f

of the making of them,yct they are condi. jrtcc.becaufe that which God requires as b<)«(« « tionail /»/>«» fJ[^^m ref ed of the ptrtor. iibfcrvient to the promifc , i» n..t of our j^'^"'^' Hiancc of ihem,ti)ouph ihcy are madcoiii uingtng, till firft of Gods bffi.wi»g \ not '^^^^^^ \^^ of meer mercy,yet they are performed in ifuurpurcbafing, but of G;>ds gtving ,quidtinn relation t«. our fubicrvient duty : and ifwc iilio hath »»g<«5f^himfelfe by Covenant, jAfz.cwa/i? doe but fuffjoyne this to it, that the lubfet- lot only to s^ive the promire,but aifo what /'^ '*>': «*-vient condition or auty which is prerequi' «ris re^mredn neceflary and lubfcrvi- ^''!^^J'J^^^ red to the performance of the p omile,ii nttothc Promife; if indeed ^berehad ,^^|^J*j.^ nothing of our bringing but firft of Godi uenc any thing required which was of ^..^^,^ ^,ji tifiumngi I doe not fee how thi« may mr bringing, and had not fiift beencof <2;^j^i;;<j aiiv way intrench upon the freencffeof lodi^^y^'^wiwij, it would have intrenched ^r„c«£i«t

ipon G ace and alttud the nature of the ''" 'S'""' hine, and made that of purchafe which is '*',y';''''"' )f gift, though that wc hrtught did carry ^^^^^ ^^ nproportioM With that wc had for it, if but invtuians, • mc penny were required of u» tor the Tata qui-urchafe of a Kingdome , though this fall dcmqu^n, nfinitdy /tw and (hort of the w»rt/)of the '* '"^'"'''> is athirlt,and what can be freer then gift? hing , yet this<«/«rj the nature ot ^"^ pf^-^.^i,,^

hipg, and makes ihAtafMrch^fe, vvhich ij,.,n. Jt-' mthout that would be a gift. So here, \tdilig. do-hcre were any thing required of our w-^.p 9 5 • •

(rift you know imply s freeneffeof (yri«) And left any fliould obj.d anl fay,ho*is it a gift when God dothriqmre thirft;

^_^ure (his qunlificatixn doth nip y it to be )tipging and cowpaffi-g, which were noc

no gift, it difcovcisit iSH'ic of Giacf; thtref< re isGod plealed to ^Jpyne tothe forn.er -void (^ gift; this other ( freely) 1 mH (givt ) t6 himthii is athirft of tk ftHntaine of thf fVttttrs of Life {f^tt'ij] An j thcrcfurcdoth not tliis intrench upon

grace,

BfGods giving,and viftawmg, though the bingwerenever fo Imall, ytt it vvould liter the naiure of th.' gift, and intrench pon f\:c frttnefs of Giacc; but when rhat which IS of our i>tinking'\$ truly of C(>ds ^cw;»gand giving,this doth fliU hold up the nature ot the S'f^-'in^l 'Ji ih no way m^.

tr^fiih.

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282 Whether we doe auties \\» refcremto (frltuAh. 585

mnch upon Che freenefT.- of Grace.if gA are condltion.ai; 1 !ay thefe ktnde

doth require /^/V; ro ckft mih the pXiW'^^ they irecondihotuU, m reipect

mife, and gives us /.!»/; whereby wee nilhe performance of them, J^^^^ ^^^

be abkto come t»the prom.fe , ceruinlare m the nature of them. And tnerc-

th.s ,s ro7v.;;«.V. to Grace. I>i,h.U U are to doe dm.;^^ mblerv.ent

« nV/;,v, «M. ^«^ Iht'^gth. fMih tk rn P to the compafling of them; not tnat

lf4.^f.M.n/;.r;i!a.4 = .2^. Ri^huou/.>e(}} to thol )is the c:.r«A, orthat «thathOt«^//

[hat cun:c over to him, and /hr^gth to ,1 ucnce to the protunngof taele tiling ,

adieus to come; as the ^.4 fend. out», that it is a fubfervient '"'-';''' ^'I'.'J'?

urs to fccch us to it, fo G.^d Joth ;/«.^ 00 aining of thefe things wh:ch God uata

Arena(hfomh.aifdi^,t,)^r<jj^uscohini f«f/; promifcd : God "^jf^ rf"^

klf; Andloallisofgrtcc. wh.chcanii fethings to his people, and this is c.e

way be Grace, if it be not every w^y trui iwhe.cm God will performe tl.ern, a.

Grace. ttelUusIfai.64.5- HemcettthiHm>wi^o^:.i.t^.U

And if pn^w«/f/of Grace (though 4i/. ftth and mrknh rightecHMe : and /«/.andfrceinthemrclvcs, yetarccodi lln5-^•2^ ro^i»»r/..«o'-^f^f'-»^"^^.''-rfal.fo.^j tionallin refped of the performance c Utm aright, mil I fjiv^ theJui.'amn them) muth more may I lay this of pro ;J, and mthe 6 Gal,i6. '^^'"^''^^Gal.5. i^,

mifes of.5w>7, peace, joy- if vvhic kby thu Rate feacc he ^P''*"'"^' ^^

were acknowledp^ed , men certainel it you fee the rr^? m which ^.og per-would not runupon thefe w^f,that a bt mes thefe promiles,is inaw^jot omy lcevtr;ffjw^^.»rf/j upon the ad 01 finnt iobedience : and therctoremay we. may take comfort and heare God IpeakiB c duty with refpcft to the enjoyment 01 W4:t intht pi-omife, anJalithe gracioj tfepromiles.

/.,m«.^ge of heaven, as though he had no 0^]dt. Hut it may be it -.^ ill t)e lata , [ fi-uKd thewan-ofLheacknowlcdemei at can be no prfrf^V«^ condition to | f.f tln^SothnnavoyUlfCiYtymen upj ace and juftiticacion, wivch is a )Me-fuch A'.c/l^/ ; certainly.what ever die pro m f uit of Grue an i juitihcufon. yuc milcis,yett[icpirfoim.i.iceoftheicpra periorm; ^utj acccpcabiy is a j«^;*-j

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f ^i^

w

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]oh, ij. J. |ih. 1.10

in rtfertnct toff rituals, 285 Ue jMlHfi(d,haiv/e muft be juftifitd \ wee may 'rvtrk: And if to ibcm the ioripanceof duties cannot be faid to itie precetieKt conditions, feeing they (he lubfcquent fruits of grace and ju-iciiion 1 l.us I have i aifcd up this ol>-|iM, to the utmoft height 1 can ; And !bi$ htif^ht, I had thought to have (^ealt [bit, but that I Iteitleadsintofofra-L/riMrrdifputsiioni , which aie hitct 1 partitulai Trtati/e, then for the ^n-rtooncOt j'.dion; yet tf better and

„,..».." (t4hU hams doe not undertake it,

are juQ.fiei before wc can worlce.l ]^^^^^ j. mv earneft defire) then poffi-Scr pcure fcemts to hold forih plain; q^^j ^,gy ^gr^yj ,„ occofian to mc, one When It tclUus, 7 bit witknt CH 10 is the meMtfi of ihofc that labtur

2 84 whether we mdj do dutm

Monx efera^Hent fruic of our juaifitation, andw( U04 [>r£ce- of g-aceinus , and therefore cam it, </;*« J'''^-laid to be a precedent condition. Thi ^7'.'"" '*■ is a fubfcqufn fruit of ou juaificatK.nl U Sr have the concurrent Opinions of all elU learned and holy Writers againft the Aug pi(!s, in their Trcatifes aganift juihticd

J:u.mvis i)v«,„riis; and among othrr 4r|W l""' Tr th.i is ulcd forone. If wc- be j .ftifie^ l>i ^.ylt's^t can wo kc.then we arc not ;«]f,j u:miuq,,i by our workes,but WC arc juOtfied *(|

fiitxfina wecanw rke.thereforc Ard'hi;

bomme, Aug.

doe wAkng. And that w arc cm

^ , Chrift till wc have Union with him ; \

i^ol'5* IX /« thut hAth the -^onm hMh Uft.and k ( ' hath mt the Sennt hMh mt Ufe. And fo ne as there is life and un;on, thert JHflificattoH , for they are fimultanet eperrmur both at the fame ii>»e , though in ordo txiuflifi- H4 ure^ one may be conceived before! {'itio'"'""'Qi\^^^_ And it will be faid, if this IH ,Hh'.fic.x ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^^ ^,^,^1^ ^^ e;;;,6/ragainft

B.'r>r I'apifts, then muft we nut workc ih»'

the Gofpel, to fpeake foraething of

CMH doe notumg. mm i.ii"<- ">■ - tne«.''npri, n ,

inCh'tft ftfvu to good works. Andino i,,iubjtftas this is. Intheracanel fclves we are de4d men, and all our If j|, ^„^^^^^' a few things to be ftrioMfy from Chrift, and we can have no /i/*tr i(|,foughly confidercd on.

1 Whether thde thif g* laid downe, lynot hchoihprtctdtnt conditions,and 0 fubftqucnt fruits of grace; Efpecial-

[if you lookc upon them ascondiuona God* beftowing, before of our bring-!,tnd fo qualifications to grace, *s yet ^y are qualifications from grace , and rue themfelves, aod prcfuppofc fofflc t#«*f« of faith? „,.

f^

J 68 S^"'^ m:tnt

j-jupi X 2 Whethci- tliof: be ggod and fife| /«.'/./.;.I- pinnmsoi 4ua!ificacion ; \ Ihcg »'".'/"■. Rcat^^fis in ^vhich or by which a f( '^ ''"'*• cotr.es ro Clinft, (which are laid lo

4i

^Ni,.

loriftkr Alien? frepounded. 287

iJyr preparations to Chrift; by the one 5p;WtofGod emptying us of our fins, Jtlves: by the other begatin^r^ in us jlrM hunccrinp, and thiiOirc afctr cotnesro ^-"^.i, 1, ^ ^^ vvhcther both thelcdoe not

fenfeot need,.^.n "--^/"^ " VV f^^, ,,.,^,,,, ,„d being of and/tir/?; ipu.tuall ^^^'A^^^^^^^^^ ^ nd Chnfhn the loule. who hath U..) ^ ^^f^f^^^ ^iche (oule.asche/,,Ar;ncers .nt« thetouLnoUr,ft...:c »/"h. And I which doth rathei <i»;>.//,

thistheciuahhcanonsofGr , ^^^/^^hedarkcneQe. rather Ivcs

mitted, that thole quahficat onstogr, ^^^^^.tefore itc«ca. -are not ot man, though mrnan vVhetherthac bt a 1 ate diftinaUn.v,

5 Whether there be not ome , ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ ^ ^^^^^

in order to Gr.r. which may be ft^ Y ^^^ ..r Clirift. And/^'

be/r.«,theSpjr.t.butyetarcnon..^^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^.^^ ^,^^^ ^^^^,^^c

Spirit. Y^I f^^^'^f2:ilnl^^^^^^^-^ ^'^-^-^" —^ '''"^ •' '"'^^^ tion, and yet not -'^/''^jf "^^^^^^^ the Hvlr. man . ece.ve* f..d, and

m.^ A5ihe /.^^^ ^^l^^Xnl/ l«b-rrhe o«.r^ay be called the/.«/.. thcSunne,vttnormrfcthcSunnc. t ^,, ^.^^ ,^^,f^ /^jthc otkr tht m*-

4 WhetherC^r/cojenot ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ .^,^^,^j,,.

fore he ^^«"^^-'-";'J.^^^^.r^w, I' '"^ny of thofe ^.hich are laid to be kmdeoN,i^./..«»Chr. bef^^^^ doe not H^pvof^R^^.

[niXLreondy,orwhecher^^ terefj,^thouglithe«..«./.i?...« of ^^at ,^^^,, inrelpedof /«^..if.A-.-'o«tous,orbci '^""^'^^^^^^f^^^^^ Qrder of vvorking/a",;?^,

in nduytut uHi^ .-airftions v '»y "ot d#r from that which is to be

5 Whether tho e ^ "inft 0 J J ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^j^^^^,^^

hold of 'iff^^''^^* ai^d f';/»Ol^ ""'^^ ••- —

afitv.t

:-i;e

there

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^«

jgg Some matne

tlierebe not fome nft to be made oftlii dinin(ftion,or God» ordinary and hist: traordinary w((»J^<"^Jon mn.

« Whether upon the lame ^rcMnd\i on *hich all preparations, previom vo ings, freceltntall ad^ of G d to ju.liiit tionatcdcnycd.fi*. ton. ft oiioffin and difcoverj of hrift, even upon t fame ground f^th it (elfe m ly not b- J t\yjiii^'< precedent to juftificioon, if lothi certainly boch, faith and juftiftcatioii,d f«p///< of another lenfe, then the wi ture fceras to hold out, and alfo then th have been thus long received

And tlicrefore it would bealf)WOt our paincs, to fji-nd fome thoughts i\y the fethngofthctruc«««rt"t faith-jultificMion i and therein to in4uirc; i the nature of faith ; And that,

1 Whether faiih be propeily or tm the infirument of jullitication, or only tf tvidence we are jufhfied ; whether it d liuly give us intertft in Chrift, or i$ ont the mamftRation of our interell; and i that which may be ufefull to (uch & bates: whether that faith which doth)i ftirie us be an ail oi rccHmbency and reltj ing on Chrift for intercll; or a ferfm} and atfurance of our intcreft in hiai; ai

l"

thofe places would bee well weig!i;dj jvihci-C wee arc faid tc» bee ju l.iici !)y Ifjiih—Aew 5-'-^ — ^liom.T,.^)^,.

And fur JuUiticacion, u would hi :learcd ; _ |

Whether it be a fartin ^ or an irKtrn^ \mt a^ in God ; whtther \ b; an nci -it God in time; or wlr-ihcr that vvhitii i« done in time be not mipropeny called ja-ltificacioi(,and isrutltti thi. (fj.i/ii'f/-fi,;>to Ksiifwliit Gjd tiatii d'ii.t: iruHi sji cttr* Hity- And it would bv ex;'.n.ioe^ by thtin, (ko hold this lattcrjwhether a d.Hiriliun It the leverall ptnodioi junificati.wi mighp IOC be adinicccd for the further ticaruig jf this truth. As 1 we may be Jaid t»j ha IHJiifcd in decree, and fo we arc ;;<//» t4 otQ everlartiug. 2 wraie/i «J^',.lnulo we irejutlifiedinthei^j^f^or ^^-hiift, he laid lovvn then the full price tor the payment if our debt. 3 Aclually, and lo we are K^i^d when wee doe come to bclccve. [ Inthc^fl«r;of conlciencc, a.idlowc \K]uJiifieii to cur feives; wlan wee con^e to be M^ftrtd. 5 'FerfMly,3ind lo we are;?* ^(d whenwec Si.e^Unfud, when <- bnft ull prcfent his ^p(.»ilc w.thout tithff ^^ttcrwi inkle er ai.) jnch thing, whetj ^kQmrch ftiall U (ot^* I'ffkhr^, ^li iim^

''if,

291 ThtOhitSiimAnfwmL without foot or finne-if which be net admitted, the Order of Scripture w.ll feetne to be Uvtrtei; and wee (hall run from Gods rtvuUd will »<> Gods Am. Will: yea, and amanmay ftatid ^^«4fl; iuftificd by this Opmion. while he ftands .ff«.tf; under the ;«..., '•^'8"^and rage

of Saumtii finne Thefe things

have only fuggcfted now to coufider of. but had intended out of thefe to have frmed the Aniwer to the Objeftion which in regard it would have been too large, I have purpolely waved. Leaving thistofomc more particular TrtM'^ better hands (which is defired . andof which there is need ) doe not undet-

take it. . .,.,

For theprefent, I fay no more thti that thofe Sffofiiicns and qualification which are prercquired doe no wayes« m«.i!;upon the freeneffc of 6r*«,feeii they are from Grace: and are of Go* btftowinf, not of our furch^ng ; they an notofourbringing>tfirftot Gods « ^ini. And we fay that no qualificati on mansp^rr from man are rcqu.rcd.i vet there may be fomethingoQW4«i^-from God. And I will «ot fay that th' who doe dtvj preparations to Chnft,

Ihe ehjtStivm anfwerei/. 295 jnakindrdenythc neceffitj oi the means ofGracc to them not brought m : vvhac if we (hould thus argue? ,

If preparations to Chrifl are not nt- Ar^^ 4arj, theft the www of Grace are not Dtccirary tofuch. But the ».«4»/of Grace ^^^^^^^ are neceffary: It is faid fanh corns bjhea- ,7^ m\ and ifthew4w be notneceljary, then may then W«v« and be juftified be-fore ever they have heard of Chrift. But I know the Confcquent will be dcnycd : which may be thus proved. r. -'■^,

If bv the »«4w of Grace, God dothy,,^. prtparc/^cibfor Chrift ; then take away preparations roChrift,and takeaway the L«, of Grace tofuch. But by the «f4j. of Grace God doth frefm us for Chntt. In them he •^ns and difcovers ouri«./*-rt; in them he makes us fit our finful-iffe, and need of Chrift -.In them he Li and difcovers Chrift and the pronji-^tous. and K^niles in the foule a jb-Ireand thirft after him,earneft M'^i^foJ lim ; which is the mmlng of Grace, the J^;,W, of faith and converfion ; and foch as are the h^rbingtrt of Chnft. It » aid of Un, who ffas the frodrmtu or i4r%/r of Cht.ft, both into the''«;J^, ladmtothc ht,rt, Itis faidofhim,tbat

i

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J'

Lnrfnotorfinne-if which be net|inaklndedcny the ««i777 of the means

admittea J"^ ,. ^ ^,^,1 ru„ I .f ^^ (hould thus argue ?

l"';;^ Cods ^rr/wi 1 to cods fu.\ if preparations to Chr.ft are not n^-Ar^,

w.U ^ea and a^a^Ly ftand MnA^arl thefi the «.-«of Grace are not

• rl fi K ' rhit Omnion while he ftands I necefrary to fuch. But the rn^ns of Grace ^

^ft under hcC; r^.g"^ »"d '^gJ »^ "ecekry : It is fa.d fanhcmes hjhea-,,,

wfl«^tf; under the pi^er, r & hints lILr and ifthe>w4«/ be not necelFary,

of Satan and finne I heie tnmgs ii „,^, ^na u u.

h.v.. onlv fuescfted now to confider ofj then may tntnbiUtvt ana dc F"' '"=" Wh?3 in ended out of thefeto havJ fore ever they have heard oChr.ft. But fL^ the An^" to the Obieft.onjlknow the Confequent w.U be denyed .

F ;T.i:ri;:^vS sfe^x^^i:^KJice, gc. doth s::^

which there IS neea ; m ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ Chnft-

»hoiloeA»;prep«raiioMtoChnfl,*u«lintotliel..«.u«uiooi , ^^

t \

if

hi'

191 *thioh\tiiUn Anfmrii.

he was to nt»ke read) , or ;r«p4re4 p^pkl Ur the lorl Luke T. I7- and how vva. ihat, but by his Miniflry? Chnft will haveVow* goc before him to prepare fot' his entrance It is faid of the feventi{ difciples whom Chrift fcnt out to preach that he lent them to tvery C*') *»dfUu wiither ke himfelfe wcti'd come : m wherefore did hee fend them hefore, bm to prepare their hearts to the receiving ol Chcift vvhenChrin{houldcomc?aswi feen by the Ttxt he gave them to prtJcl upon. Co <i»<i fay mto them, the kinikn oi Cod u erne nigh unto joh , as ycu fee Luk. 10.1,9. verles. It is with Chriftii his entrance into the/t«/<, as it is with Trime coming to a place, who you knoi hath his harhingtrs luch as goe before, b Ciurtot fuch a» goe with him,and hisai tcndants, or [mh as are his /o/;owfn am come afccr him : So hath Chrift, the bti bwgtrs of Chrift, they are thofe prepat jtory workings, convidionof finiie,# njtry of Chr>fi and the promife>; e4m\ longinp.ihirftingand feeking after hiin his '. /lurt are all the Graces of the ^pm which tie works in his fiift entrance intl ihc/*«/«, and^his attendants or fnllo» «.s ihty aie that puce whuh paftethal ■^ under

the Oh]e^i6n anfaered, 2 p 3 Jerftanding, Phil. 4. 7. that foy un-fpcikablc and glorious in the holy Ghoft, 7fM .8. Chrift may be encrcd into the y»/ibeforchii/«i7»B'frx come in : there jjy be faith without afturance, tnd^grace i\\\.hout hy ; there can be no true joy [viihout Grace, but there may be true

itace without joy 1 will proceed no

irtherupon this.This ftiall fufficc tor the Kond branch of the Query, we come low to thjc third and laft ^rdwi

J whether we may not do dHtiei am t] God.rvuhrifirenctand refpe^ taeter-

Rewards.

And this is dcnyed upon a double

round.

1 Some that deny it upon this ground, fcaufe that Chrift hath purchn/ed, and iod hath fully providedtieiycn and glory rus: and therefore we are not to have fpeft to it in our obedience 1 ndccd it is ie,we are not to have refpcft to the pur-lafing of it by our eW/V»»ff,but we may ive relpeft to the poflcflionof it in out jedience. Wee may have refpe<^ to the ijoymcnt of it in our obedience, ihcs*gh tto the obtaining of it ^; cwrobedi-«. To have an eye to our enjoyment of inoHr obedience is one thing; and to V 3 have

H*:

not any I refpe^ to eterftAllrewards. 797

Bfl«4»F»vrag6 Vfhitherv .^ j^l „fpcftof pc.fo.mancc,but<,.t of <^fjf

/""'.^'^ have an y< to our obtaimjg u hj^'^* 1% iiciu.ft in refpcft of^.p.'«d.m ? Kg«»,««» .f„.. :.-;nnthet thing. Certainly,thole|8na'n^^u ^^^^ ^_^^^^^^^^^r^^^^^^^^^^^

mm

/""'.^'^ have an y< to our obtainiRg u ^P*''' 0* I'" ^ -^chnd in refpcftof V'"^^"" ?

S";;dien.eUanother thing Ce^^^^^^^^^^^

;ik ' who ;«..fc obedience and M^^^^ tollevvardis

^-'t::;S:^lu:^»o^^^ .he.becha.deny .ha. wee

t;;l«f .^ prefence. r« w^^L*/« //-Tcol t Jwirds in our obcdieace, buc ic is upon an-

uta\d.!c- the inhritarce of the Satnti i» i»g f, ' J^i,„ g,ound : Bccaulc this ( fay they ) P^m.,. J,, Ncctffary they are, but j;^'•"'''. |„ours not o^iG^fpel and ingenuous ipi-aVV" of ^'''^'">'^"^'"^'^f ^r^^l'it, but rather of a mercenary and (mile

:;:;■ r..-^ord.iut.on = "^".^i tJ^^^ LL m- ^.trW ^r^d Cjkrh^' ^^e Apomc ^^^ I j;,„gh there were no Keaven , nor hell, iiLao,- 5. to rm«*astheprepmiion toifj^^^a^^^^^^^^p^^^^^^^^ ,.us «o. asthe/rmt«»:inrcfpeaolpieien« I ^ j^^^^j^^ ^//.^fgdaflory ofa^.. '^O;;"- fay works of righteoufnefle and hol.nenj ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ .^ ^^^

tK - are required ; for "^"'"^^^^ m l^nd; and w^ur la the other, and being Xv/n. nonc^.p/»^ hereafter,but Vbomhem^J^^^;^^^ ,^, Shec

r,^,«|,'m.i w^here, he brings none to uurj. J,„f^ered, with this waut 1 will cfH^nch ^11

^«^ ntrcf the Me to Heaven-

r;«^;S of ■?«#...ndCauf* „KcrvibcJ»<lownt,andf.y,vv|thil

Mu^^^' wee cry ibcip downc, and »ay ^^'^" ,^„^ |^ ^in appear before 1 have d. me, that /i*/^";'-^' Aponie,Titu?3.5. mhjimrhotR^ „rr,inl« her. wanted c/m*-conceptions of .J';: uLfncjfewhul. we have done hm 4m

La,!... this ever m your ears; Doeallr.ghiec L,,;,... «i ff. anti learn lo /J^/J m none, be in«*

>^../.i-'^,',C- '

bucit will appear ociuic i ua.w «■..-, —— certainly here wanted c/m*-conceptions of heaven & glory,if (he had conceived artght ofcliat, there had not needed this exprel-fion. There is nothing in heaven that a V 4 glortfita

i

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^#41^

%()6 Whttbirx»emA')»»tetrr')

|/sr»^f<<f«iul<? can tell ho^to parrwitliilt; tlKioii rochiui? to be burned up there; tlif re is nothing but (^od in ^rAce, 'and in C/'fr^: a* 1 fluli (hew anon

./

refftli to ettrnd reivirJi, 297

ord, for Chriil. And as the/ (ay for re- Noh am.u ' .fts, (0 they fay for grounds' and ends '.tediimiae ,j: Heaven & gloiy are not to be thcM'^i" ^;'«"'^

, a,. ..M..,..cw« rounds and ends of our obedience : ^^\u,uqHod

^ { here n A k-c md Opinion, and that|«they to be th; fnfreAme grounds and ^i r<^-^tc-t ii; Tint a p.J/K man ma/ doc ^//^, andldsof our obedience ; we may cany an u a>».u. rr- ]/(' in the % n ot obd^ence with a rr/prfllMO them to fjmcken us in our triotion ; A"g t„ the retomin.c of lU-ward. But ihs|tt»^"'e ^^ "^^ ^'^ \'^"-^^ 8^"^ "'^ """' on,n,o., is fo m,d.>^ fo temp-red and ./.|.v.ng : this rnay be the ref. cftuncnt .n /Ivrd, that it IS a vVcmder that any n.oald|r "'.ir: but this is not to be the fdi tDk<:cftemeat,t. loundof the undertaking of onr jour-

A5 1 rhtt<^h vvct may have Rerpeflfc: the ApoOles phralc may lecme to •■' • ■ "ijiic fomething fur this, Hcb. 11. 26.

UirefpeEltathe HccompiKVt cf Rtvtarii

is not £fA.'»st. butttwifAtTt) he cajr an i.vvhcnhewas on his j )urney, to cheer

t 1 Heav?n ami g'ory and our falvation yft] thtfe mnf« not be ihc (npream and priiiu-ry R-fpffti, butondy lecpndiiy andin'l tenour Re 1 efts.

^ I hotc' mufl not he refpcfted' finglflm in his tr^; , to encourage htm m hn andr/*/?, bat «.;««flm.> and joyntlylurney, leH hclhould thinkc ofthegrcat vvuhUmlsv^lory. ling* l^^e had r^«;d andbytha:the

7 Ihcfe mud not bee ^/;/i/«fe R^I/&n^ou d reafonand cehhim, hehad 4 fnc.*t^ hut llelpcfti with /«^«.-di^4t»«|rdbargaine,therefore he j?M/n a lookc to Gods olorv. It was the mcdiratfon oi|m Glory ; he goes to h.s CM, hefi on^. Not f/f.,t,« Ohlord,bnt(;r;:iu*|(^sanf|etoiherccompenteof Reward, r/.^/4f".--arhcrten thoufand times cMli by this hermirihis firengrh , gets ... vv.Etiout Heavt,,, then freavcn vv.thoutlw ,nd ficfti encouragement ro goe on • chri'i: ; hut icc.ng thou haft joyned chemltiis way: he makes not this the ground '^ toccther.l.ac Icannut frj.vonr, exceptithe undertaking his lourney, but a '' HiavGthe och€r,thenb(HliO f.o.d.butlcaneuoq'iicken him in the waJ .-not not J H? ror Heaven, bu: H^avc^, OIc Ipnnsof his motion, but the ^rMo

L Old' "'*

•ti i

3 CO whether wt may net cm) the wheeles whereby hce might raoy nioiecheercfully.

And yes fome there are vvhodiftii rut(h bctweenc young beginners, ai growne Chriftians. Ac the firftencia of a foule into the w*jts of Grace, fa] they, a man loch upon Heaven and hell the o*ne to drive him out of finne , th«c ther to perfwade him, and draw him inn the wAjes of holincffe: but when onct ibuleisentredinto the w4;»oflifc,h findcjfo muchfweetneffein God, andlif rvayes, that now hee fervcs him with more free and ingenuous fpiric As tl Samaritans faid , Now wc btluvc .

btcaufe thou h4 f'*i<iif > ^«^ ^"^f*''^' havt heard him . and k>t»iv thu u the Mt, Gxt that jhould come, John 4 41. 42. S now we ferve thcc, not for fearc of pi iftiment.or V of reward; but becaulew fee thofe beauties in thy fclfe, that fwei oeff; in thy »-i;«,that if there were no ther heaven this were heaven enough. And there feeraes fomething to ffcal for this in the prodigall, Luki M-' ^ When firft he was awaked and convinci tuV I?, of bis mifery, hce faith, He mil retnn 18. ij. bis father, a»d faj. Father, I havefinnn

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tmntt worthy to he called ttpfo^ne.

^,„«<*io«*/'»<';Cb>"d:Ar^-'Y Sr he would be a hired fervent 5_but af-

Uee came to his Father , and faw tl»e

,t«V and indulgence dibis father, how

iwns to meet him i and embraces him:

ijttlkes no more of a hired Icrvani-; hce

iflow overcome with love, and rhercj

theconely rematt^irt the wtckeAtijje

Ioh.4 4f, 41-

d-^ne, and abhorres himfelffyr. tu^^^ U faith , Father , 1 have finntdagoinjt iMret and hejm tket , bee names h^red Uants no mor*. So when ftrft the foule awakened to fteilnne, »nd mtfery by „c. then bee fay«f, Ob make rne as one , thy hired fervants: feareof hell, and tefirc of Heaven, are the two great p/«»-tr; which moYe him : But when once ^tf.Hlc comes over to ChrUt and the pro-life' when onceic hath tafted of his (ercy in pardoning . \Ky^p^d^ep m re-ceiving of him ; thendoth he fff^l^^ ,ndabhorre himfelfe. a» .t's (aid there thofe whom God fettled thcprom^es .pen, £c.i 56.51. And now all be de-L fe to ferve God for himfclfc •. he /.., Lucb^.4«rj. hath tafted (omucbmer-W that if he hadtheftrength ot^an An-|ell,it were aH too little to be laid ou^fo

J11.

i

500 whether we miy not cany, ^c,

him : Ic is not the lifoni within hb veines, the y/»><>i within his arteries, tht life within bis body, that can be tooditrt to be laid out for him : now all the con-tcft is, not what will God give me, but v4iat (hall I j^it/fGod ? ff'hat (hill I un-der Utbe Lord ftr^ihu goodnejfe ? hccis mll'tHg to goe through a fu and throng}) a m/atmef, ihrcughroany difficuUies.Mi duties; and all he can doc it falls infinitely ftiort of his heart aod.gpod will to God; all his expreflions they arc but a little off his larger affcdionsiq him | and though God flioujd never doe wM'^r for him. yrt his heart doth ^Kr»ewjth fuch affeftions to God, that he coppts ii// he can doe for him, but a little of {f)^t much hce could betccmehira.

And now though I did not need proceed any further in this, yet givcras leave, becaufe this is themaincin Con-trovcrfie, yet to proceed a little further in the clearing of it to you. For anfwer then to this third branch of the Query, VVhtthera Cbrifiian man Wky mt doe du-ties with 4tt eye te the RecompiHce of Re-ward ? Or with refpeft to Heaven and Glory. 1 zafwet fiffirmatively 1 and in tppefnion to that contrary Opinion, Iftia" ^'^■' las

Tfvt Pojiticrts frcpctind(J. 3 01

in downe and evidente thefe two Pofi-

tionstoyou.

I Pofition. That ve may my Cod

h Re/pt^ t9 Heuveit and glory.

1 I'oHcion. ThAt we enght to have

(te[i to Htaveie and Glory in Mr ibt-

*Ct'

Thcfc two 'Pifitions I (hall endeavour ^t^dlijhto you, though not upon the ime grounds,whereon the lawfulne(rc of yeing the Reward in our obedience is «-iiif; built : T (hall labour to fettle itup-infuch fpirituaU ind yet true ground*, as herein yon (hall itc the reafon of our dif-mting to the firft branch of the J^werj. iVe will bcginne with the firfi, which is

ibis. I

1 Po(i. That it is lawfullf and we may

itj God with RefpeB to tternaU Rewards,

htiven and Glory.

I In the handling of this, in regard I >rf

Ithat thofe who have maintained the con-;ary opinion,have grounded that opinion • ipon miftakes, and /j//e conceptions of ihat Heaven and glory vs : I (inde they iavcraadc/4//e draughts o( Heaven, and lave too mwchpenfitdit out after a carnal nanner; a way farre below Heaven and Jlory. And ihcreupon I conceive , have

grounded

1

'304 WlMt it nitant ly Heaven. grounded'th.5 opinion, that we may «, eve «ci« our obedience. I (hall thcrefoi in the fi-A place (liaving in the entrin, upon the i2«.a cWcd what u mea,

bv R«=lpc<*, or eyeingQf the Reward) downenow vvhat^Aee conceive is truel

meant by Heaven apd^^lory- ,

And here 1 muft firft tell you.that .fyc| dotfabftrad or feparatc that/ro»» Heave which a crnall heart doth conceive tol heaven, that is Heaven to aged yraai Carnallmen doe fanc^ Heaven undcrci nail notions; they loo,ke upon It a, .£ wkeretb.rcis/m^««fromalln].N and where there is fulnefs of all plcafu^

and happineffe ; b^^bo^h^^/'^^', ^f fery and the happineffe, thefrecdora « enjoyment; they fancy ma way fuub

and complying with their "rnall on,a«

rallbearts.Vh.Mndeed.sar«.^.M

ven, but this is not a Chnftians Hi

vcn; indeed. w« read Heaven feto

]Uvel.M>-»P'«^/ij cousin the Scripture Re«

^^,icHS thenoj 4r» garm/hed mth aim

/ 'i.rSr and the ml

Uatts M* tmlve Pt^rla, Ibusoi

Wbdt U meant tj HeMtft. 305 pleafedto fenfil\x. out, as if he would pa a worldling, and even corrupt fenft ftlfe which (hall neter come there, to ik the enjoyment of it. Butthefe you ift know are m.taphoricall Speeches, .caufe the Glory of Heaven cannot bet njil'd and limb'd out as it is ; tbcre-)fe God doth condelcend here to our ftakneffe, and even to fenfe it fclTe; d fcnjils out Heaven and G lory by fuch ngs as are known to men to be picci-5, Not that wee aie to conceive th« liVcn is any fuch thing ; nay, or ihic tre is any fuch tking in Heaven ; if you inkc fp, 1 (hall /pojlyout heavens before have done; Certainly,

1 God needs not to be beholding to jnes, though precious ftenet , to make leaven glorious,no more then the Sunne

ti% to be beholding to the Starres to jke the day. God himfclfcj?/^ heaven rith Glory, and makes it infinitely glo-ious. God in Heaven is the Glory of

laven.

2 To what purp»fe (hould there be ich poorc ixggerlj fenfitivc things, to lofe who are ai fpiritiv^A glory? thcfe ings are^f/iwthefpirit ofa godly man

ittc J be Mih a more ntkh fpint> he •=*° ' ^ - now

h

now r^.i«^/« upon j^fl/t^andfilver, Pc^rl and BUmands : and if his fpiHt be ab(j thclc things here ; what arc thtfe to k in Heaven ? if thefc be hetow him wbii hceis here hl»w; what arc they thci when he ftiall get above ?

5 iiefides, thefc are but beggerly ?/« to the meancft glory in Heaven; youihil lurneyour eyes no whither, but hehoUi farre greater gLrji then thefc arc ; ever glorified to\x\e fh*U be more gloriotu then i' ^«« in its glory : alas, what are pwi. 'ftoncs,bui^e^W< ftones, \UmfArdiot glory of a glorified Saint ?

But to proceed no further, upon ttii miftakc. I conceive in briefe, that by m «<//Rewards, is meant what ever ougl to be the utmo^ of the defirc of a rene^ cd and fanHifiecl foulc: Not to fpcake it in that largcnclTc which * others b»v| Burrovrs excellently done.

of God.

2 It is the ttijoymtnt of Chrift, t' Pwr^ of price.

3 It is the tnjojmnt of the Spin the OBcly Comforter.

4 It i$ th? ffifeaioft and fulnefle

Grace.

5

MdeterttdB rtrvArd, .50J

S It is an Etetntll Sabbath ; a reft,and

reft in ^ehtvah , in whom there is all

(ft : it is areftafiher all motioMt ; all

earnings after him , arc now Refts in

liiDj and in him as in'yoor C^^rr, your

;oper fUet of reft; it is a reft with

ilory, though here they feldome, yet

iheaven they perfeftly meet, and that

It all eternity

And tell rae now in this little I liave lid of it, whether a Chriftian may not fire all this ? whether a Chriftian may It eye this,and have refped to this in his trvice and obedience ? I May we not defirc and have refpeo; iothe enjoyment of God in our fervicc ? "rtfi<i could fay, fyhmhuvel in htdven Jthtc^ mUh tarth I dt(irti» cmpari-fmffthet? Pfalm 73- »5- The enjoy-DCBt of God was the utmoft of his defirc inheaven, anditia fet downe as the top priviledge by Chrift, to bring us to God; i7rt, 3.18. and may we not eye it here? Certainly, the more refpcd wee carry to the enjoyment of God in our»bedieDce, m more Noble is our obedience j the pore eye you carry to the enjoyment of God in a dntj , the more nobU are yonc to in duty: and may wee now pf«y

'k

.06 we may dey with

and-doc duty with refpeft to get a littl| communion with God and Chrift.witt out which rcfpeas your duties arc ni faiKd: and may wee not jVr^* Godthi with yi/pdh to the full enjoyment ai Commumon with him? how abfurd

this ? , ^ i-i a I

o And may we not tirftre Chnlt, tnl

obey God. and [ollorv after him m tb

r,Js of holineirc with refpcfts to thee

ioymcntof Chntt? indeed, not to pi>

chafe h mby our obedience ; buttojoi

rev to him in our obevlier>ce:yea,a

to walk in iv.^yes of fervice vviih refpc(

to the enjoyment of him ; notasttij

mrit of ouL- fervice, but the endm

feeding. . >/• ,1

:. And thirdly, maywenotaf/rdl

Spirit, who istheoncly Cmfirter ; f and lerve God with rfffeBs to the en)0' mcnt of him.who is the comfornng, w is the fana.fying6>/n*, who is now Hi, but wee (hall hereafter be tn hii As it was laid of j^etw, which was the pi occupation of G/tr^, he wm in the Spnt tbeLordsci.<y,l<.t\eli.

4 And may wee not obey Cod, ai fervehim with refpeft to petfeftiona /«/«f/i of Grace. May wee here fei

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lim with an eye to the additions of grace, id may we not el>ey hira with refped to ibieffe of Grace? may we now pray. i/^ in the ufc of Ordinances, and in all le wayes of dutic with Refpeft to the [tting a little more Grace, a httlcmore lith.lnore love, more brokenneffe of irt?—— How much more may wee nit God, and obey him with reipefts ithc fulncffe and perfeftion of Grace i «is that we ^«4/A after, wc pray for, te hope for, even perfemott , /ajisfa-i»n: ^'he» 1 awAke, faith 1>4vtd, I jhAU [AtMmth thy likenejfe, Pfalm ij.u uidcertainly, that which is Samts latii-ftion hereafter, is Saints defirc hercj which they heAth after in all theu: ces as their fatisfaftion, may be re-ted and eyed here as our duty in aH .fer vices : if thofe<i»f«« are not well ine wherein you have not carried rc-tftt to the Communion with God ana trift, and improvemenis of grace ta the [ingof them; then furely we not only Li, but it is our d»ty, and wee »/»/? eye ife things and have refpeft to them in irdoingof them.

15 And fifthly, may we aothavere-'" lOi ftrfta Sahhtb in 'hcdoing^of

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^1- ■♦i *

apg Wentdjtbejmth

omuls mo- duty ? What is it but a Seft f is not ri tu( tcHilc jiig end of all laboQr,doth not labour tei td'iuietim. j(j jgft > And is not this a reft ? nay,an from finne, a reft in God, a reft vvii prayies and admirmgs, glortfjings God to all eternity ? and may we labour with refpcd to this reft ? may not doe fcrvice with an eye to the obtai ingof fuch zSMathi where wee fti reft forever, and reft from fiti. Nay, in fervice, reft in God. Evtnftr thu t jve labour and faint »or, aCor. 4. i6.

And tell me now by this little tl hath bcene faid, jvhttkr m may »tt f« God rvith RefpeHs to ettrnall Revin May not a Chriftian ferrc God with fpefttothefcthings? Nay.isheeaCI ftian who doth not *(»/</«/> thefe refpei in the fervice of him ? Why, what itii vation, what is heaven, what is glory, 1» all this ? I wonder what draughts f make of Heaven, what you think of|l r;,«nd falvation, when you fay, wef not CO eye thefe things; nor to have fpcft to thefc things in our obedienci certainly you conceive of thefe thingsn dcr falfe notions; you make falfe dra»l^ of thefe things: you looke upon them the world dotb, carnally, not fpiritn"

refpeil te Heavtnl iop

/bow none will ownt that heaven as his ippineffe,which he may not havercfpcft ito in his fervice ; Nay, make his fcipe, ,4imein his fervice: the Apoftlefcems i CorM.iS limply fo much in the 2 Cor. 4. 18 • fTfSww.'r-In^ nrt at the things which are fetn, I'm rotp rd (xi thi things which are not [ten: the word ;3m-iplics, we make thefc things which are«i<i«r*— )t fun, our fcapc, our aymt ; and if fo, -< '*>=« • «n ccrtainely we may have refpeft to««»»«. ^em: let us be aftiained to pcnfil out that '^^^ irhcaven, which a godly man may not ^-^^ xtimitttd to eye, and have refpeft unto ^^^^^j^ jhii obedience; nay, make his/cof* at»d ^^r^ ad. idinobeying: that is,not htavta fo much qnam ;:a. |hichcomcs^7 God, as that ^^^^^^'f Ideed which lyes in God: ifwcefpeakc';«^^» ' [(heaven akfiraaivtly, it is but a notion: .^i^i^^,^. lis can never make a man happy : but if DO fpeake of heaven c»njfin£Hvtlj , hea-ta with God, and heaven in God, as it is ir happincffe, fo it is our holineffe; and )this we may carry an eye«ndrcfpcft la

lour obedience. ,- -^

And by this may a poore Chriftian be »'^' '"

dsfied in thofc doubts which are ufually be refults of a jealom mifgiving fpint. [h, will fome fay, I doubt my lewicc is fpoctiticall and out of ftljc-lovt, for I

:^^-^

.f5

Jy.fmr.

I T

i

t

TvNi&i

fJJatoHeaten and Glory. To which J

"^I^VV; never read that God cW.

anv for hjpocrifio who had refpeft to tfi«l

Weed, he bath .W'^thcn. who hav

"adrepeastothcvvoad,andtothe

hingsherebelo^^

•L la eyli • but never charged ad :;ShTpo&anddoubleneffeofd ntwhohadancyeandrefpeatoH«|

^^ritJ^SieiSofHeavenu^e. W.fc. notion, rnake true ^r.«|fe. of H«

ven ; looke upon Heaven as Ihav J forth; tnake this thy Heaven wh.chl«^ liT.«/tobtaChrift.ans Heaven then thou maytt carry an eye and rl^

to it m thy obedience; nay .the more and refpeft thou carrieft to Heaven*

defer Jd . certainly the more/«^^^^^

the more heavenly thou art. In ihu t" doftnotaymeatthycorrupfelfebut

^,/?fclfe: andnotthy felfcino;po^

toGod,orfeparated from God but

AV",^Gc<^; thou/./^i? thy felfemh

refpe^ to Hedven, 311

](«</(? thy felfc in him, when thou fhaU :fvaS$rveti up with his likencfle. And here will be the anf^verto ano-2 yfcrmU too: you (hall hcarc fome J 1 feare my deftres are nor true ; for I [fire not grace foricfelfe, but^r^fe Lt ory, grace for heaven- |

To whom 1 might alfo fay, conceive a-!ht of heaven; looke not upon it with a wZfeye, a phcc o? frecdemg from a ifitive mifery and enjo- menc of fenfi-! happinertc and pleafure : but looke in it as a pUce wherein thou haft com-mion with God, enjoyment of Chrifiy ftUioH and fulneffe of grace, frecdome .m all finne, from every corruption,and itituall imperfeftion ; and thou mayefl ffire grace for Heaven Indeed if you Laid look upon _5r.j« and heaven as two ■jthings, you might cire in dcfinng ;j for heaven ; but looke upon heavuu ilKfnlfiefe of Grace, and then

Scrap.

Jyifa>*

jumayft defire grace for heaven- Thou

Vjfidejire Grace here as the beginning

heavcn.the earneft ofiLrj, and as that

jich may tKtis/e theo to perfeftion and

id/Ww/ffof Grace hereafter-

Inbriefe, he ^ho tiejlres grace meery irglory, and lookes upon that^/t'-v, as X 4 <^>v»ri

!! ?!■

m

mi tettnii-tath fcmi-Hifauun-till-, Sfl/J-{iifcatio ,[l g'.ari.t ]-a cho at a\ gli\i>^i efl fa/uc'lifica-iiacoiifttm-m-tta. An

fcfi.

^\% rhdt we 6ught to have rtfptSl divers from Grace; his defires are n right; but ihou raayft defue grace meer for heaven, fo long as thou defireft httj vcnmeerely for Grace . and the racM inlarged thou art in tho(c Jtftres, the moi gracious and fpiritual are thy principles, And thus much (hall fcrvc forthefirl Pofition. That wee may obey God witi refpcA to heaven and glory. And indw we cannot conceive of heaven fomeani if wee conceive aright of it j but it may eyed even underthe meaneft notion of i But we come to the fecond.

2 Pofition. Thst we ought to refpe^ to Heavtn 4nd Clary in tnr «y ence. In the former, I told you onely thi you m/iy ; here I tell you that youm*i|! (you may ohey God With refpeft to heaven] but you ww/refped heaven in your ob« dicnce : It is that which God hathf( downe to fottifie out hearts againft few of any troubles,and to bear up our heir under the fenfeof any calamities. Youfi when Chrift would arms his Difciples gainft all fearcs and evills they ftioul meet withall in this life , he takes the er couragcracnt from hence ; becaufeG would give them a Kingdome, Luke n FsArt not Utile fiockf, j^r it n p"

FMW

tfihtdvenineirokditnte, 315

Ifi^htrs will to give yoH the Kingiomt : he

brings the harbour into the fea ; the rtfi

liitothc Uboitn ihe gltrj into the tren-

\il,: and this encouragech a foule to goc

tbro»gh all. And (hould wee not eye it,

lind have tefpcft to it,we (hould be found

Ik, (lifht the encouragements of God. As

it is a finnc to flight the confolattons of

God./o^.i 5-1 1. So it is no lefle to make

Itftiof the encouragements of God. All

Ithefc God affordeth to help f^ith agamft

ifenfe.to furnifh fdith with arguments a-

eiinft the carnall rcafonings of the flclh;

and to encourage us in the greateft ftraits

lind diftreffes the world can brmg upon

ui. And you fee it was that which the

SMHts have eyed in their encouragement

in the greateft ttraits. It is faid of Mojes,

Heb. n. a J. That he ch$fe rathtr to JHpr

\4fliaion with the people of God , them f

\my the fleafures of finite for 4 fedjoit:

L.,^»r, faith the Text, to the Recompenrt

,f Reward : that Glory, thai happinefle

iwhich was made rcall aod vifihle "«* ^<* ,

the eye of his faith, did encourage hiro to Za®- -hw

hht\\\ the greatneffe of the world:. ^W/.©-

♦ it renders all Trcafures on earth toe ht- x^Tiffi-

tl, for his fpirit, and his fpirit t»o hig to be ivt<u.

d^HHted with all the difcouragemeats mBaliL^

■t^l

!.*

Cnnfm

^ 14 That m ought to have reffeSl

the world. And ic was that which was

7>4«// encouragement too, 2 Cor. 4.17,

18. HtwM trtublecion tvtcy fide,—but

io,;».. yet laboured and fainted not. Why ? Be-

Bcz.»» loc. caufc ottrligk afpaietis which are hut for

A moment , workethfir hs 4 farre morttx-

ceeding And tteritaU weight of glery , while

we looks not unto the things which Are [ten,

but At the things which Are net feen. So that

you fee from hence the Apoftic tooke

his great CorM^U, and encouragement to

gee through all his troables and diftrcffes;

hcc looked above thofe things which arc

fecncandconfidered thofethings which

arenotfeene.—

And to be briefe, i Would you waike thankfully. 2 would you waike chetn-fully. :? would you be ftrong to do. 4 and Able tofufer. 5 would you fubmit to all Gods dilpofals. 6 would you rejojice\n yourfafferings, then youmurt carry an eye to the rccompcncc of Re ward. Brief-ly, to fpeake to them :

I VVould you walke thankfully ? The confiderations of this will make us bnrfl out into pvii/"?/ in our loweft conditions. Here is matter enough of prayfcs, the »PeM, Aponieburfts out, iPet.i.3,4. 'Bhjjd be the Go^ and Father of our Lord pfM

iohci'vtninmohedlenct. 315

.yid who hMh begotttmu again unto An Jitance immrtaH and tncorruptible,

0' onf'of thanklg.ving for his great--^^ odneffc-. ^io fc.»b«-^;«;r^ ;K.i....-^;^ld you walke cheerfully W<^ I be filled ^vith ,oy , vvKh conifor ; I Uem.dftof all your fad cond.cions?^^, , ,,. ' Sd you joy in tribulations? fetch con- ^ p„. ,.8. r,d rations from heaven , ^'^f'^j-■L tooke joyfully the fpo^hng of th»r 5 k^mwlg inthemfelves th,t they had Ckeaven a better and un enduring fub- , if,,. Lr t U reported of C4^r, that when c.j.n-bas/L, heeufed to fay tohimfelfe #.

^Malthou art C^far: D.d he thmke P.W greatneile was enough to W

uphis heart in any trouble? how mucn more (hould the confideration of tbeie tea things referved for us, cheer up our arts and comfort our fpir.ts m .heM '^Sion^ Hethat Uves much.^^^^^^^^

iughtsoi heaven to '""Itjfullv hcavcn,that is. thankfully, and cheerfully-

xtm

f

31 6 That we iught to hdve refpeil The Pliilofophers fay, if men were above the feceud Regio» , they were above all fiormts : there is nothing but ftremty and clearencfle, It is trucoflhofeye*// who can/»i/nn heaven, they have re^ in la-bour , cdlmes in ftormes, tra»^miUty in terapefts, and comforts araidll their great-

eft diftreffcs.

1 Would you be ftrong to dot the will of God ? You mufiktch ftrengthand encouragement from the confiderationof ihefe things: the Apoftle brings in this

Co). 3.13, asanencouragcmentjCol.5.2 3,24- fVka

»4. tver you doe, doit heartily k»6T»ing th»t

if the Lord pH fhaU receive the Rewariof the iithtrit*tue. So in the i Cor. 15. ult. Be ulrrajes sboetitding in the works of tin Lord, for tu wtHchiu joh kjtowy thatym Ukur IS mot in vaine in the Uerd: and yoa

Ji'*'°' may read the like in 2 Pet. 1.10,11. and

iPct.j.i4.in2Pet. J. 14.

4 Would you be able to fufier and re-joyce in fufferingsPWhy, the confiderati-onsofheavcn and glory will be great w-cDuragemints & inableracnts to you,to iin-devgoe any thing. You fee this in Adtf", Heb. IT. 25, 26. In the PrimitiveChrifti-nnsjHeb. 10,24. andinffe^. ii.35,Hf^' 12.1^2. To which 1 might adde ahn-

dniKl

iCoi.15.

ulc.

u heiven In our tbtiicnce. 317

i^t more. He who eyes heaven and glo-Ifo, will be ablcto walke through any con- ?encuu ditions: while Tf^r held his eye upon""* ''^/>»-Chrift, hee walked fsfely upon aftormy^^^"'"" jndiempeftuousSea, but when he tookCj>^,^j^ ,|Tiis eye from Chrift.and looks upon the ♦ mu'vi-llorrainefs of the Sea then he finks ; whWe^Mum we have an eye upon eternals, we are able '"'''or, ni-towalltcBpanthe moft terapefluousSea.'^J^'^"^')'-wecangoc through any itormcs; we are ^/^JJ*^ too bigge for any trouble; but if we once ^^^^i.^^, alie our eye ojf Chrift and heaven, thenjgw e>. the leaft trouble is too kigge for us — Mcrux,in-wiiihefpeechof* 'Bafil. I care for xiO.^'*:'fu*bt-^m^vifMew iuvifible, that I mayi«gl(«'«? Chnft} let fire, letthecrOiTc—let break-^^2«,«,-ing of bones come' nay, let the torments ^^(^j/ ofthedevill come upon me, fol mvj %tx. mmbrorum Chtift. Such a bleffed magnanimity did«?-/«pp'»-the confideration of thefe things/.»t into '■'^l^^l^l^^, him,that he could (ieight and contemn all '^',f ^ *,j, the evills of the world- This is certaine, y^y^^^ be that confiders thofe cternall mights of chn^um glory, will not thinke thefe Ught afpilitns acqulram. which are but for a moment worthy to S«fcb. l.j. be compared 10 them ": he that fees vifont ^' 5>-of glory will not matter with Steven , a jbowre of (Iones: he that confiders eter- , nity at the end, doth aotdread togoc ,

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318 th^tmoughttohAVt.O'c. L,,,,«,fl/,/,. Andallthishccandocby <^ui ater- through any troubles in the way.-— ^hm^\^ccoHjtder4tian of the great and |/*ri»w m^en, confidcration of thcfc things will rendct|i)ings yvliich God hath rclerved for him. tnenti £-'»-all the good and evill of the world ^00/.«/J^„(j therefore you fee the neceflity of cefit,nuUi,i j-^p jj^^j fjj^ip^ eitiiei- to tempt or threaten living refpeft unto heaven, and glory in

*"Tr„ outouhcwaytsoflife.

^''"'''^■''^"' 5 Wouldyoufubraitto all Gods i^. tofalsoiyon f Theconfidcrat.ons of hea-ven and Plorv will make the foul fubmit

venand glory will

to anything here : hee can be content tobepoore, h:c knows hefhallbe rich to be reproached,he knows lie (hall be fe. „oMred ■ to be ^fli^ed, he knows liec (hill hecmfortid ; to be impnfoMed, hee knows he (hallbi brought into a UrgepUai to fit at Dives doorc,he knows he (hall fit in Mn^lMms bofome j to lofe all, hee kiiows he (hall findc all at the other yiJr.Ood will be rf*. and wo'-f then^fltohim. He knows It is but for a little /m/aw, a daj,in hoHre, a moment, and a fmall moment; hereafter there are etemall embraces; he mmhthicc&n fubmit to Cod to vvorke his owne TfeT vvorke, and vvorke it his owne >..;. and

our obedience. And thus I Lave eftabhih-tdthefctwoTo/Tfww/.

I Thdt rre may ohej Cyd with rrfpcQ tt ^tAven and Glory.

a That we ought to have reffttl to beAvtn, tniglorj in $nr thedience.

And in thcfe two , 1 have fufficicntly anfwered the third Branch of the fifth ^uery, t/it. lyhtthtr a ^'hrifiiau may mt kdnty with refpefhs the recompente of Re-md. I (hall now haften the reft.—

Wee are now come to a fist .^uery, rvhich is: ffhether this be a pnrt ofourfretm hme hy Chrif} > te he free frem ohtdience wu man ; or whether to obey men, be any infringement of our liberty by Chri(t.

Now before 1 come to the Anfwer of I muft tell yoUjThere are fome pla-

utjn 4ter- worke it after his owne manncr/o he vvil ij„j ^■^^^ Chrif^ian libtrty to be obcdi-

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p/w/e to bring him to glory at Ia(t; and he can fay, well-come thiz fonotp that tends to;.; ; that trouble that endsm cmfcrt : thofe cro(res that prepare for crownings J and that .-/f^fA vvh-.ch ulhers

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(sthat feemeto fpeake, that it doth not

tnttoman. We finde in Scripture (as I hewed you in the beginning of this rieatifc) a double rA4r^f. » That man see the

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(hould not /i/i<r^ m»fter(hip. 2 That Jirce mufl Co fubmit out fclvcstothc4«-

(hould not undergoc ferviwde. mirity of man, as that wc do not thereby

The firtt ycu may read, Mm. j ^. ^.iMpfi^h our Chriftian Hhrty which wee

l^r'tmi. Be JOH ntt c^tled * RMi, for cne ts p lavc in Chrift, and we muft fo m4Wtai»,e

mmvocar, Ma/ier. cvin C^rifi, and aU j» *u% wChriftianhbeity, as that under «/.«>-

tnagillfum ,hyf„^ and the like in the tenth verfe. if it, we ncgled not our Chnftian dntj.

ut tUipwt- jijj fecond, that we fhould not undt mbmit your felvcs, faith the ApoiVie, but

clpabtacem fg^vitude: you readc in 1 Cor. 7. 1 1 fne, not as JlAvtsy but as free-men fbU

"?£" TeMrehouihtTfithapriceJe je ntt tht {i ibtnit, hit te^htth no fuhmiJfKn which

«,m,,«* vMnts.fmn. ujiye^hoHrClmfiUnfrtedom. In

deo compc- Nqw contrary againe to this wee tei net then, there is a two-told JHbjtttton to

"^•Aqui". Rom. i?.i. L« rmjr /o«/*«M»S un. ^. ^ ^

f"ri!/ thehiihir powers, fer thire k no fowri i There is a/«^;f«,o» which w-; bee

TapMc"<>fG<>di I powers th4t are, are orM tdded Wrrkhe prefer vation of our Chri-

PrLiihcc Gd : and in i Pet. j. 13, 14, 15- ^'^ li«nUbcrty. |

decreve- jour ftlvet to evtrjOriinanceof m*nf»\ 2 There is a [nhpaisn which can-

rmt ere- jr,^j, y^t,, y^hether it be to tht King M /fot be yceldcd, without impeacbmctit

Ziinftl- tertyfor a cloakf of maluioufnef,, b0t ^| For the firft. That there « a fubjeaion lud BeU^r- [crvantsofG^l Ff^V ^^ Y"'!**'*?. ^'^^ the preferrat.^

,;«,, dibi- Now how (hall theft two be rccoofnof our Chnftian liberty : That you fee

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implyediathe 13. Rom. i. andi Ttt. 3.RcMn.ij.f.

3,14. ll'ct.».IJj(

And there is a fubjeAton which can-'** otbe yeelded without impeaebmenc of

„ ,._ ^ . . ' .as is fcen in the contrary places. Beye\ *^''^'

nuntiir ; non enim more d»{l»m, quaknm ratio fuMdecJe'^ ^ j^ Jervants of men : and Call no man Mat.9. i**

mam eccU-rj Ordinance of man. But the meaning

Jia^ictritm,

& HOM dubittremumiu fehabeant ntcne, q»< vobis prtf

tiam fuamvobhfiOfonuntcredeKdami fcdm*ie judicisw m Ktcefftnt. utetuiun imfanum.

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The one is the [HbycUon of the *««(• „„Jm.n..uh.n8^Uwtull, the othens

the rub)e':ti..n of the in^»rd man, the Ajjl ^dco!.lcKncc. and in thmft* unlaw u.

- i\ft:onmlut,ordinaaontoGod. and tot

' heZ-,d;M^asrheApoalela.th,lP«.

" Ty . rhcucheri.au.v/c/«r. lubjea.onJ

, ,,„,,. a fubjcd.on of our /.«/. and conlcicnce.

; ;;;. Jormns fake, or upon mans.uchor.ty«e

4--'"^ maYbelubj.ftin relped of theoutwat

-i--'' maLnth.ng^lawfuh: butforcurH

'"t "ir' and commence*, a. we have no faiheT5,lo

SLt wehavenomaaers.baconelyourf-.-«

,.,(.;ww and ^/^^'•i" heaven. .,

himm ul You may fee both thcfc plaml/ , itjoi

'fr'"'" compare thele two fUas, the one is, M"

Which two p!a"C5 being confide.td, d^

furniin as With this diftinaion. There ai

L;.i/.. maftcrs according to theji.yJ,and maje

".:S:m'x,. according CO the/pH;: wee have m^

U:.id tu»,i. ^ccoruii.g to the pp^: that is. fo tatrei p^»P<-/.7^. aopertainsto tbee«(w.irrf man in ouc^^al 'P.u-v.na ^jV^^^j gyj. .^g i,_ivj.no maftcrs accotdii

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may heyetlded to men . 5 :i^

to the //>*>»', we have none to whom vvC are 10 fnbieEl omi fouls and confciences, hut onelyChrifti as inthisfcnfcwehavc no father, io we have no Matter upon earth-

Ob. But you will fay.Is it not lawfull for a Magiftratc to imf^fe fuch things upou mens praftice ; which doc concerne thcic confciences ?

Aufw. 1 It is not lawfull for a Magi-flrate to imftft any thing ■' h»Uw(uI to be »^ obeyed : thisisto fet upanau:hotity a-' gainft Chrifts <i»W;or.r)r, thepowcr of ruan^,,_ ;...,:, , againft the power of God. I qnu p -.-

2 But ytt a Magitirate may require (if;,., ,j thofe things at our hunds.wtuch are cliA>- I'lrfe-in-Ij revealed to be the will of G >d, and in '^';l^'^^' that wee 6^«;God in man, and not To.;^;^^.^, much man as God. In this caie wc may fcripth^iem lay as the Samaritans did. Not* wee be- acjitftuHm

jiindiiri o-fortere in verba divino, Iqnt ft abberraverint, lilnd. ApofloU vtleb'n,DcofotiUi ebidtre oportet, quam hemini. Davcn. da ludic. et Nor. 75. p. lmfntmelletfaailegumqutc<}Hidhuma-Mjutere jnflituHur ut difpofnio diviita iiolnm. Cypr. Coa-Biva priHcipis ptteflas nonabfolute ligut fubdkum,ji:d fulum^' mdo fubcondinmelictu. SubdUleuiin noiidebeni lUu con-la Deum abcdire^ ct qui abufm p»teltath refiftit, non repfiit ordinatienidivira. Gcrfom. Confil. de pace. p.nt. i. Ruanda rtges contra veritaUm coHftituunt malas leges, probanturvere (udenus^etcerenaniufperfeverantcs.hug. Hqui pr<tefi,fi 4' liquidpracipit p;<ttcrvolit>itaumdei,velpr*terquod m[ami [mplurU tvidmeip- *»{"'«>> fro /*'/« '«/^« babekitur. i , Y 1 I lit^' I

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■''"'^^hAve heari hi>r, oht [this. 1 conceive,

^"/' f;. S rb.tweene /«Aj.O»» in order toa-w/Us, /;;- a»^ _j nhl.^lence to oncasthe/«-hn].vn If- nother, aad obedience li

'W' \ --' Km we obey in lubordmanon.or in or-'■"7'"-; d CO another; and thole a'^^^rf ^"j '""r "'^' Ue s in whom our obedience r.i^ffj, and CIS uu in- ucr^ in w refolvcd ; ^ tor this

i..f«,. ino whom It IS /f'*^//; ^^'^^'^.ta doArine Kclar. laftWind, which i« the R^fn,lh doamt,

H-i"- urc^ neither A/.- nor ^^^^.^''^'\Xl

p;.Utos tn^foH toi any «/ < ^j,^^

W'»f«- for any to ^/x/^ It; if ^°l , 'y,^A,,.r.

W-' ^'-L(7mporal thingshur -q-r« us co^..^ »"'•'?«'"« m^n a.infubo>dmationtoC.hnlt,i;p'»^ '"'"' "'^ ^ntl "' M Muchleffc w.ll heallow of untJ. a hrt*"^ roafter .n fp:ritual ci.ngs Luther. tainlY,ic .sthe h.gheft piece of ^*ver) and Fphcr. ^.7..Xilaj'^' i" thc-.vorld to ,«/^upourcon. *^'''- ^ • '^' fciences to the n-i// of any. 0^/7'';'^'; J

J^^... -M-r-^'^=-'^'^'^^ tfbL-fcopW*- fentences=determ.ncit.on*ufa.,ybucno«

U/e.v». I,, ci,e other fcn'c,l conceive that men my fmm jjj nuners& *<= may he (dr^ to them m

W4y ^ yielded to men. 3 2 j

Jmrdi»4twH to (j 0(1 and ^.^hiit. ■'^no , -.^.j^,, 1 furcly if you look into the old leOum^iit.t'-c'.;/; rrgi' it doth plainly holu forth l'i's > /«//5>-'fi'•'•.■-i'^ >'«« ««iiof obedience in f.-ircaall tiiir''«, '• ch'- •'" "-•' ■""*" people were bound coo^ev - 'i. >-'f'^-j?r<«tr/when lie timnmant'ed o»fui-ncc co ,'_^ f,^ th at which (Jo^^ haa i omni.in -u ; Mri: r > , ,;^.,, r^. obey them Iconci'ive no: us- chcv v ■ : ^.rus.ii-types ofChrift,(a>Tome imag.n<-,«iis' ■•^f r-. i..L:i;s-iheir pi>wcr Was to cea.e, and to end '"!},rj„'^'^*^ Chrift, as the great King of his Church &",',,' in whom alone all authority over his feo- b sif^ats fit was to be fliut up) but 10 them as il\cy [cap: u)m vicrc tempoTMl Magiftrates, and were the'^^ t. '«-/■wfMofthcworlhipafvJod : So that ^{['^'^'l^': I conceive a Ma^ifirate without any i»-'ttaMurq:ti U/rffWM* to the authority ofChrift,ori»-rf5/«« del [friitgement of the liberty of confciencc may c»/.((« fw require thofc things to be tl'tyeJ which are /"'"'"' *"-{It4rly revealed to be the rvUi and mind <^f|i"/^'/r'.. Cirj^, \ii in this be is bai ifmlfordiiidte, ^'^.^^j^.^ d chri^ is \.\\cfHpre»m Mal>er,he teU yt>u -y.u'uhaHt, I what \iG$ds will, not what is bn: if he tell 7"» deU-you it is ((»0 tio, it is becaufe it is Qodf firft.''' •'''"""'" But it may be Objcfted againe.though ''^^^^"-.^ it (hould be granted, th:t a ^'«^»/2'''«ff N.V.'rfgei lnightcommandor jw/j/e iuch things as/cTrera.r-

itUMKieretrice V.p.'.nlsy.u.ifen,tali funf^dibucunriii^r,iefplatii-l^et/fi/sif,-iii.i/ft.^i ft^^,,•;/.:/; cri:hii:ii bri'taic. 'Day.d:

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i;.,.."« beinqu,«d, «h«h« '^^'^JSroubt-/,V4..«.'« tullcomc "'" J conceive, ether ,,,,,,;l.5 thcmlelvcs 1 ^^"^floU i^t^\\.otimf»^ W^ua, ne- they (hould not be '"'W ^^ -f' ^^^ ^te q4wi«"Y^^ with aUtendcrnefTe. But »r tucy ^•^f ^' ^'' onelv doubtiuil to me. they "^ay J ^c

o,a«««- fully cbcjedh'j me. ahq

../<.!:.. a As fome thmgs ™7^^^„f Simpl "^"" '" K<.«pd which may not /4«';«/0' t>e ni»l^

law m.n to, /i'^*'''*' t<> 1^

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more, a rj-pf of chnil; and theret^-^re .^/^,^^^.,^.,, ji*^/?<i, whether they mifiht .'>b{'y rf\.v / ,,^x-i command or no ; I fay.inthiscafctr hnd :■ 'j^' ■-'', not been Uwfittly olicycd by luth, ''^''"n''•';,•;;/■■''''; it might be lawfully ammanJed !)y He-'''-^'^^';^'' Ll(it,h Ceriainly. iheiearcmaay thuv'>. " ".,., Lvhich may be conimanlcJi and it V"'J . ■>

kave rf/prcf? .>nly to the thing* commano ^ . - i^lo Id, m.y be lawfully obeyed, which yet if) 'i^-^'-Lou have rcrp."<ft to [he psr'fon who u t a o-bty, maybe unUnfulUo be obeyed. A jraan m this kind msy both linne u\ d'>ing, fcr an erroneous confcience bindcth,and Lmay finnc in not doir.g, and be g-tiltj Sfdifobedience. ^

I We might run into a /^frcfJifpure up-on this [nkita; but it is not my intent at this time; 'another occafion may be fif-jfrMfi ill fome other Diicourle to treat lOiC largely upon it; wherein thts que-tion may be rightly Oated, f^ithiully ixamined, and [MtsUilioitmvjhttnAt^-loured to l.e given to the multitude of icruples and Objcdions, in which, this »»f above many, I had like t^bave faid iny other, is abundant at-uiuuictull. In fhemcanetime, 1 ftwU ilmw^ this An-Wciy And having iVnikento the mc.ine '^uciics which arc m connoveilJc con-Y ^1 ceimng

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In the firft place then. Is it fo, thi Chritt hath ^wrcW''/and inrtated Belti vers,and bclccvcrs only into fuch a prm /<;^pthcn what a fearful! condition it is t( bean unbeleever?you are flill in bondagt.

I You arc in bondage to finne- 2 In bondage to Satan. 3 1" bondage to thi fjorv: and who can expreflc a more raife-rablc condition then this is ? We will dif

cover it to you.

1 Ycu arc in toKda^e to finnc.not onl in bondage by finne: that is, by finnew pofed: nay, and bound over to all evills /piritftali, umptralt,^^^ eterH*U,hM)» arc in bondage to finne,you are underth CBfHtnMdj of every luft. Every finnc is tyrant in the foule: Chrift t«ll5us, jsh-l ^4, fVhoever cemmitteth finne u the /ff' vantef fifne. Firft, you entertaine finn as your fr.ienl and afterwards it teem your maftcr; you arc the fcrvants of nn Sem6. lo. Tou are feldtofinyis the ApoJ ftle faith of his naturall condition, Rom.} 14. I4M carttail, and fold under ft»nt, 1 deed, wc ate all of us fdd under finne ** * natur

Unhtlwvm ire in Bendagt. 319 Unrc, but here we fell our fclves to fin ; Ias it was Taid of Jhah , Hie fold kimfilft \\t mrkt mckfdnefi : fo it m-iy be faid of 11, wee arc not ontly f^jfivdj content to levaflalsiofin.but Wf cyyuihvl 'n.'ea-rtur to vaffall our fclves wca.e il^ive-L willing to befinnes /Z^^f^^ra-lu-: tht'n LbeGods fervants. It isUc Jo«!:c as the charaSer of a man in his raturall con-dition , He is difoheditnt ftrving divers

]ui,^ Tit'l.^. hi« obedience to fin

bno't ftrctdy but fi-ee, not voluntary , bat naturall and with dtllgk. Hence it i« faid, that finne rtignes in them ; Sinne nth a feveraigKt), not a tyMnj in them: iey are the profeff'cd fervants to finne, \i Vet Z.I 9. Like thofe who chtfe tV.cir Matters after the Lords ]ubile was pro-claimed ; whofe cares were hoared in to-len of perpetuall fuhjedion

Andtbisisyour rcr dition, youaiein bondage to fin. AnJ thisi? a fearfullbon-(lage,tf you confider but thcfc paniculars. I It is a foule flivcry. The condition Lfthc Jfra0liteiun(iei7^araoh,^r\d thoic Ivvho are now uPidcr the Tuvkifti Gal-Itycs.is very fad ;but ihatis but the Unduga of the body ; but this is a foule flavery.

lihe bondage of the fuu'.e. What is it to

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have our ^wVa vaffall'd, our *//4<«inni. vcd, in comparifon of our fmh ? Bcuetj to be unJcr the tyranny ot the molt m-pmoH4 man, then under the viiflaiUijc sni flivc.y of Sii:nc and nur o^vne coi lupuon. This IS che uc-nolt, the />'«.'2'«>»^ conclu.| dit,'=> ftrolie of God to Rive a man up to Lis linne ; to lay, Hh thut Are filthy k filth pll; anti therefore the wortt o of iudgcfacnts. i

2 It ib a f.nfelcffe Havcy ; a navd that wee we.c not fcr>fiblc of; we lay ii^ nature, that thofe dM^s are moft moc-tall that deprive m of lenfe : now thisi a lenidcll lla«rery, wte arc in chjiina am fecle it not, wee are under the w»g^t> « finnc and arc not fenfible of it; God doil often bring us in bondage by fin, he cUf us under the fears and terroursora .elt condemning conlcienccand all this is ik be might deb ver us out of the bondage finne, Wc fay a bBtning Ftaver is moi CMifcms hopefulUhena Z.f»W^7 5 ihcPhyfuui nihil cfl mi-doih (ometimcs caft his Patient into fernji. non f gavcr to titf-f the I-ethargy ; So a wou mifamiie. j^j ^^j troubled condition, is better thti a fecure and dead condition; The /?«»

this is the milcry of this bondage, you * pnfenfiblc of it. ^

. Itisan4f?.Vf flavery ; A man vaf-•d to his lofts, will drudge or take any Ltofatisfiethem: fuch a man will Jhispaines, his ftrength. his health ,t(latetoo, to[at4e\n^ lulls; though " V think every thing M9 ntncb laid out IrGocJ and Chart : yet they ihmkc no-L too ntuch to ^«^upon their luas-isan^cfmflavery. andycttnore, Litis a wiUifti navery : they count Lir {l*very freedome, their M^ge li-rtv their c/^4i«« of braiTe, to be chaincs pcatl; they are voluntaries willing ints to finne. How often hath the )rds Juhihhten proclaimed ? how often hChnflr tendredto fet us free, and iwehavechofentorcturne to our 0/^ ifters? and therefore juft vv.ch God ith«€ (hould hire our eares tn token ot mall pvtpy to finne and Satan. 5 It IS a 'bondage out of which wc not4^/^tohclpeourfelves. I Neither can we rcdecmc our

tlves by vrice. ^ . .

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rMn.M.9. thort; ihey have but.y« to fervcthci

felvcs: It is fctdowne not onely as t'

proper worJk; of Chrift, but the sreatd

vorks which Cbrift hath done, to »

<i«whis people from finne: Indeed

did It by price.G^M-;. hce %fet

out but it was not by filverand goW,

I Pa ..18. Petlr tells us; the Rtkmpionoi oxxik is more precious.T/-*/"' 49-7.S' °»'"" by the kUnk of Chtift.

2 As wee were not able to redeci

our felves by r^('^ ^^ *« ^^'" "*^'f to deliver our fclves by f<wtr •• ^ « ficner.and to be without /?rf»g»*», w ate all one in the ApoWes phrafe. Km. 6,8. And theicfore hce tells us th^ Whik we >r<re [in»trs , «>«<J ^fit w»» Itnngth, Chriji djtd for ut. Indeed, cou'd doe nothing to hdpe our felues 0 of this bondage ; wee were not able wtpt, to pray,to workeour felves out

this condition It is with us as rrn

in the ^Hkk'fAnds, the more ihey W ' the deeper ^hey Me themfelvcs s

I the more we flrive by our owne fireng-

/ he bofidsgt t$finne. 333

our owne power, the more wcedoc ,Weandchaine our felves in this con-[ion. And by this you may ktfcmahmg to this mifetable condition; but yet this lot all: and therefore. I

Ij We are in bondage to Satan, not that im-J him any thing; wee were onely ^td to Gods Juftice; but bee is Gods i/jr, who holds poore foules downe [under l>rtiK.in barres, and iron gates not be broken ; if a man were in bondnie, feme lelicfetohave a TnercifttU ]ay-; but this addcsto the miferyjthoa ia frw//Jiylor, the Jaylorof hell is [e lithHchA(ine<.K,<ir who will take no twirds, hee will not be bribed^nai per-to let thee free. Satan is a ctuell irant, ycha rules »» the heart of the chil' \uf difjbtdieHce, Ephef.2.2. And you Eui^^w captives at hu wHl.is the Apoftle [ius,i Tim.z-i6. Indeed.he hath forae itarc more royj/l flaves then others '• le hee keepes in arHa cufiodtA , dofe nets; holds them downe with many ;ifx and chaioei, under the raging sec of many lu^s and corruptions j pfom:hekccpcs mlibtra cMjiadia, pt^-[ersat lirge ; he fuffcrs them to wdlk^e Hit: they hare the liberty of the pri-' fon,

4

■^k'

' ^^ ;.«r oo at his pUafuAft'ons in bondage ; thy vcry/>mf is in a

fon. but yet arc cUp up a^ n^'.^W ^^ ¥^„j,ge. thou haft no ffirit of frecdoroe,

Hrrd to hesrc, 7«^^ «> Pf"^" ' ^ 1 ^nj this is a fad condition: In this hath hM oi^^^^l^^ ;;;;fc\h. Alond.tion thou art till Chnft let thcc free:

y/tn^ them back vvncn ^'^v ;„kJbut vet further,

thatisafecondparticular.VOuaremb|«^y^j^^^ ^^; .^

dagctoSatan; And this .,J,ndthat i Tothe .

1 It is a crucll bondage ; a '"""'»f ^i^^ Law bondage: What is ^he^^"^,'S? «^^^^^^ , Thou art in bondage to the curfc of .„ rt,...«fc in coropanfon ot "^" " Ij,,^ Law ; ro the penalties and forfeitures

5 1 nou art in bondage to the Law, mdthat I Tothec«r/i: 2 to the rijr^Mr

lUl

to Thsraoii in cotnparilo

tan ? And, .

2 It is an ^nivfA'/^ bondage verfallinrefpeaofperA«.,foryouj

.llborne)2-.». ^It'^Univerl^^ n fpeftofp-rM,youhaveno^4r»free,

Cnce, theyarcallin^W^.^ll'"

vcd to Satan- .,, . /-^oi

3 And it is Un.verfall in refpca;

if the Law, the Api.ftle tells us. Gal- 3. 0. tAs m»ny Murt^jtht vorkrs of the .,w they an under the cnrfc And why fo? hr it is rvriittn , CurfeJ u every one who ith fiot ctoiUue Itt All things which Are

\tttn in the Books: of the Law to doe them.

1(1 that is impolTiblc : and therefore you mil needs be HHavoydnhlj under the

:urfe.

And if we ftiould now take this in pt-

2 Ana it »» """ . -e,

.sL and performances; thou canft

perforrae one 4^;o» as a t'«f" ' ^„^and (hew you bow much lies m tne roaift performe the »monso\^ irc ^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^ . ^^^ ^^^y jhcn fee fuch adions as fice men Qoe ; u lourmiferablc condition. It doth com-

w.and (hew you bow much lies in the n»{//of thiscurfc : you would then kc

lucu aciiui" .- .— - ni^ourmiferablc condition. It doth com

canft not performe them as a free n.-

thouprayefta«anave,notafonne,t

weepeftasanave.notasafreeman. rreforfearcofthe/.^cbenfor^

offinandloveofGod;allthy-ft'H

xhend »a miferies tcmporall, fpirituall, ladeternatl. It is

1 A comprebenfive curfe, an ftniverfAll wfc ; you are curfed in evtfy condition:

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3,^ UnbtUiutrsArein

in voar^«/^, rilver,rclations; in your ver, mercies where oihcts arc blcffed in tbw afflia'ons,you are curfed in yoiu raetcia As there is a blejpng hid in the vvorf ihinssto thcgodl-y •, ^JhftH^^ ^cb neffe, in poverty, in croff«. loffes deit'

it iclfc So there is a curfc in the be

things to wicked men ; a curfe in youi cold and lilvcr, in your comforts and tn

ioYmems.-Itisan.rx«-/?t;«curle. 2 It is an Mnavojdable curfe ; as th

art a fonnc of ^ J4«, fo thou art borne

fcfir* to this curfe.

, It is an unfHfforubletmie, vvhid

,«r.nor^«|f/iareabletobcarc:you

the AntcU themfelves they lye under i and cannot W,,therafetYes: the yvrit of man may be borne, at leaft undcrgonel it is but a wrath reMchethto the body; bi" who can bcMre the wrath of God ? it « career., wrath reachtth to the foule, and wb iUe Gchen- j^^^,, much leffc who can bt»re the po» »'""• of this wrath?

4 It is an unremvetible caue: »« looke upon any thing we can do: it 0 /4r it on,it is not ah the power and wit men or Angels that can take it ott_ none can take Beleevcrs out of the h*

Tarctpre-t$r impe-

carcntfy

of Gods mercy ;(o none can take un

iinddge to the Law, 357

\]^trt out of the hdnds of his jufticc. And lit is the firft Particular • you are in bon-(geto the curfc of the Law.

2 You are in bandttge to the rigour of leLaw : which requires in the rigour

)fit; , ,

I Hard things, <tjj?f»/Hhings: looke

Dver the duties commanded, and fee if

ley be not difficult things: Nay,

J It requires imptfiblt things in the \gion wherein wee are i It is a )<Mf vt

tfut»blttthtar,kei% ij.io. We might

well be fet to move Alenntaitiis^ to ftop jeSunncinitscourfe, to fetch yonder \wrt from heaven, as to doe what the

iwcomraandeth.

I And yet all this it requires to bee lone of us in the *;c4£?«/j,and according

the<x«a>»«i>of the command. It re-

ires pfrfrff obedience, both in tefpeft thevriMcifli, and in refped of the mat»-•5 and in refpeftof the tn^t it will «-

|m nothing.

4 Ye», and all this it requires m oat ne perftns' It will not tulmit of obc-iDce by a furety: not of performance by

ler.ihatis GoZ/w/; it requires all m .«w»p«r/i»,Oal.3.io.

5 Nav, and it will not scetft ot the

' ^ IDOit

\W

%

-.^ UnbduutrsArtin

in voxxxgeU. rilver,rclations; in your ver, mercies where others are blcffcd in thw affliaions,you are curfed in yom mercta. As there is a hhjpng hid in the vvorl)

things to the god!r,>^^^j!/^''y"'?;;.

neffe, lO poverty, in croff«. loffes de»

it iclfc So there is a curfc in the bel

things to wicked men ; a curfe in youi

cold and lilvcr, in your comforts and en

iovments.- It .san cxu>»fivt curie-

2 It is an Mn*vojd*ble corfe ; as thoi

art a fonnc of Jdam, fo thou art bornea

heire to this curfe.

,Iti»an««/i»/>porU^/«carfe,vvhKl

»«.nor^«|r//areabletobeare:you

the Anfcls thcmleUes they lye under i and cannot W;.therafelves: the Yvr,t

of man may be borne, at Icaft undergow

it is but a wrath rcMchethto the body; bi^

rat,r « who can heare theWrath of God ? .t 1$

Ta'Xm, wrath «-.fc.rfe to the foule, and wh

iUe Gchen- j^j^t, much leffc who can bure the pow

Tarcipre c$r impe-rattr, tu

n»m

I Hi •.V*-

of this wrath ?

4 It is an uHrmovctble coxk

ifw

looke upon any thing we can do: it G Uj it on.it is not all the power and wii men or Angels that can take it ott_ none can take Beleevcrs out ot the*-^*

i

of Gods mercy; to none can take um

' kev

hnddgt to the Law, 337

\^ttt out of the h4nis of his juftice. Ani [bat is thcfirft Particular • you are in bon-

igc to the curfc of the Law. 2 You are in htndAgt to the rigour of

leLaw : which requires in the rigour

it;

I Hard things, ^J?f»/r things: looke

iver the iutits commanded, and fee if

ley be not difficult things: Nay,

1 It requires imp»0lt things in the \(tun wherein wee are : It u * yokjs vt

tnotdletti>tar,hSti ij-io. We might

well be fet to move A^oHntaines^ to flop acSunneinitscourfe, to fetch yonder \\trrt from heaven, as to doe what the

Lwcommandeth.

3 And yet all this it requiret to bee lone of us in the «Ar4i?>««/i,and according ithcrx4S»«/i0f the command. It re-ires p«-f«a obedience, both in cefpeft ihevrificiflt, and in refped of the marw r, and in refpedof the en^: it will #-

U nothing.

4 Yea, and all this it requires m out utt ferftns. It will not 4Jmi$ of obe-ience by a furety: not of performance by

ther.thttis Gofftl; it requires all ii *nwiper/i»,Gal.3.io. J Nav, »nd is will not steift of tnc ' ^ moll

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for performances: thts is GolpcK 6^ It requires «H^^rj .nail this.

.W.man^he.W.U.chewM^

„««f to obey in every thing. --

^ NoiwUbftandmg a^l this eA?<ni from voui yet it will not ,fWyona,

Sh nor luffcr you to 8« ^^ l« Scn^oumnftbearey^bur^^^

lone:Itlayes/«^ionyou;.mporth«

ty and confidcrs not your ftrcngth;

l^illaffordanytoyou:itbjdsy^^^^^^^ itas well asyou can ;UWillbavcuciq

^8 AndhercagainetsthengourofJ that upon the '"ft (-.■««! v^^^f'."^

arc ^.^^/^-^ tnd made uncapaW eve.cipeftinganyg;«^byU:yo^^^^^^^^^^^ forever. Upon .<i-«»ifirft finne^l ^e.ofl.fcbytheL4i.«ras/o.»; t^ God had not propounded a CbnRjM bcenc/./? forever. Why. buc you

/oik rigour of the Law. ^ 5 7 f„mi8hthcenotbc.t/rtodoer».uja» thgoodasheehaddoneev.il and o Ccamendsforh.stormerfWrfNo.

licr make MVtenas ror it, m"" *■ ,

Uat the Law required , y« au iiiou

ten 1 would «..r ".'k"";'"",;:

Luld never »* "P 'he form" "^'> ,„„,«, word w"h an «?. of praiOT ,

:;r;wSrheUwS.of.V |«r«,myrep£nnoceforroyia"«

(twill not 4iimit of tcates. or re^ pcome in; this .s^/P'^^^^^^^^^^^ f thou/-y^n the eaftp«^^^^^^^^

Lieventhyr7"0"^°f'^*^"'^ V

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3,vo weArttomilMAtnt alUhi* vwiW be no rduj^ to thee here : iht| I aw Will *-U« of no repentance.

Andthusyourctthcw.M'Con<l, tiont.hc.Bhond.ge-.wh.chnuvefpo. ken t!,rurpcr unto. rofcr/ife/« and com Lnd thi. great pn..7.^r/of freed ™

tovau. Weuletoiay. *<^"''»''" ^oc iL luO rate one aaotber: I hope then by/Jj M,thc«ifcr»blccond.nonofbe.ng

bonJacc N-cuwill be better 4bU tocen ce cfcblbleffed fe free by Chrm. All Tvh.cU 1 have J] doLealurgein the entrance mto^J d.fcourfe ; and (hewed vou how ebl hath fmd us from Sinm , from Sgi from the Z,.^'; to which I refer you, And fav^et further. .

You whom Chrift hath i«j?4^^Jt«|

this high and^/or«»«privilc<Jge. it' vour wof kto maintaineit,y'«'-5-^.^'' /^/ irt the Ubtrtj where vith Chrtfi »'

ni»(it jfM free. ,.

There arc two ^rMt things wb

Chrlft bath intrMfied unto us, and wcifl

Coprelrrve them inviolate. ,

I ThefirftisChrimanMi. «rfe

of ?»ae , 5r« //>4/ ye earneftl)> contendf« (>

w^i»w»*««o/ the fMth, which w^6nct

RvmitatheSMnts. _ ..

2 1

DurCbfiflidnlihotj. l\i i The feconi is Chriaian liie.ty.

,;,/!, fhrift h^th mide yon fm •• bvcry anlhouldbe /4,»fe>/nn thok-things

.herein hee is .W,>./d; U-d h»th .--

mUed vou with p^ae^i things. Lbu-an rife, and Chriftian/.W:r: <tnd

towcarefulUhouldwebetomi.nt.ine

hera> Cit'.5and«orpor^llM'>'*"ih^y

very r'^'"«^ 5 l^^*' '^^^ '^^ '"P'' urfelvesnowforourhberties.anl.ur

«edome», aqainft thof.' who wr.uld at-"ru?ofth^ru?And.ndeed.lKym»v

Lftlv be ertcemed they are men ot ^ jdt Lds that would for any cor.lidcrauon forgoe their fr«damcsa..dUbtrt.cs.

' L. the i^P^r^K. madealevcreO»-,li;whcrLbeeM;^Ume..ihe

Ui„. and all n>e.^ ib.c f'i'-.' ^'. "'^"^ dLcs,:Ulcenun.g.m,dn.(Te.on^^

L,4r( with bis trecdame. And .t C i ..I cd"Usarelop..c.«.,a.atob.nr>a^n^

Umctbeueedom.bvCr^? ;^ [reedomc fo dearcly furch^ied bv H c L'ofC.hr.ft. You ef;eru;eyoiK£, // Lom« the better in tUat^th^'^ omuchofthc^'/.«iofvour ^-,''-^;^ lo^paO^ihcm. Iti^bikuclk toU r,--Z 3

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jVeirettindwuin

""^ 4 « \ ■ hu bv the bUud of Chnft, iauh „mo us by the i>,..> ot '-l"'";'"'"^,,

^'V Maintame your Chriftian H ov vour liberty vou have.a Cfcr./8.^ dJu^w. neither looking for y«^»/.^^^

Vive in'refpeftof your p^a,/. and

^ienc» a$ men not to be c*^ and co £n;d,oracqautedandjnft.fiedby Iaw;It.»ahardlefl-onto/mabove law,andyectOTr./iinthelawJh.s«

U^on we are to learne, to «p*/t m theU inrefpeaof^«7,b"M'ettohvea

the law in «/p.« of comfort, neuhrx ,rc],«/ favor from thence in point ot ot 4icnQC, nor fearing rigour trom thence

ciLrChriftanllhirty. 343

•nfftf failinc- Let the Law come in to Smtryouoffinifyouf../,butluffer ;?rL'«/you.andd.ag8eyou.nta

siHCiHrt to be tryed and J'^^^f^ f""_y^"^ las this.stomakcz..;^Chnftand Sndeed,wetoo much/.-... as though weretoArSlifebywoikes^andno Gacc.Weareto.^gnnourfelves

£wedoewell,andcoo/ia/..r;Chrft

our failings: Oh that we couU learn to ;;i£^inourfelvesinourftren8th

'adrobi.//inChnft.nourweak.efte^

Inaword, how to »^/i >n the Law as a J,Xaifica.on,andyetto/,..upon

Kift and the prom.les in poinr ot juttifi-E The Law is a R. of bondage as

r, 1 it and they who look for ngh' ^trimt calls it^anu mcy

L ,.nke who draw and toyle, ana wiic<« Chavido-Aeir/.U-(l.iiWer : So thefe when they have en vour d hard after their..«. nghteouf-

VZ doc m/J at laft in their j4 ^o"' nelle, doeprnj/? « thefe men the

mfnejfe, ,''»'*f"/ Vr7.J Proud Nature 'UerlghteoHMecj Cod. I rouu ^^^^

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344 WeAretomAinUine would faine doe fometbing for the ^i c)b>./^ of Glory, God will have it of Grm and wee would have it of Dtk ; Gof would have tt of qift , and wee woul have it of T>Hrch*fe. and wee have to much of that nature in us; wee goe t prayer, and lookja^n our «/«tw/ and tcari. as fo n-iuch good money laid out forth' purchAfe of heaven and glory,nay, thougl wc bring no money, yet wee would briq money worth.and plead our own iMlifi cations and difpofuions to iittirefl us in thi promife. This utterly cnfftth Gods de figne.he will have all of Grace, and thoi wouldft have all of Debt. It is not now Co thu and livt ; but bcleeve, and thoi (halt be faved ; walke in the duties of tb Law, but with a dfpel fpirit, let the La« come in as a Rule of Sanftification, bui keep it out in fointof Juftification, an' thing taken in here, one flaw here fpoil( ell. It was well faid of Luther, Walkeii tlie heaven of the promife, but in the mm of the law; In the heaven of the promife, inrefpeft ofbeleeving, andintheearthd

the law, in refped of obeying,and fo thoi (halt give the Law its honour,and Chri' his Ghrj.

2 Maintaine it againft men, Chrittia

liberr

nrCbri(iliyi0ertJ.

345

HO'U-

moiia-

lerty is a preciew jewcU, fuffer not any „^you of it. Let us never furreadcr «'» '/ ipour judgements or our confciences to "^^'^^ ^,<. ; difpofed according to the Opinions.and ^^^tundh be fuhjeflid to the fentcuces and deter- adhibendu. linations ot men. Let neither power or cjl .x.im4, lici force or fraud roh you of this preci- cj it^li cum jcU. Khallfpeakeonly to this lat-^^;;--:.ltl not fraudind policy; the /^poltle ^;^,;^,„,. lith, fiandfaji *ndhenot intangled, let us ,j„,;„ p,f,bi It returne like rviUing flaves into our u.^cnurii «magaine. Mt is a greater cviU of ^./-^n^ freeman to be made a flave. then to be a ^^^^l"/-ive borne; Therefore take heed, be not ^^^^^^^^^^ tpted to flavcry, as the fi!h into the i^^^^ j, let, be not infnated and over-whelmed ,W.jc,««i. the policies of men, wee are warned to \ns^n.

heed none deceive us, Sphe^nns ^-6. nc midice-../.4.8. ^Thefis- as .fit were inf«;^;^ iiiur power to prevent it.and fo it is.we can- ^^^^^ ^. hot beinfnared but by our owne def4i4lt. i^^,^.,., f^r. Me often betray away our liberty when vum ^eri lemight maintaine it, and fo become the ^»i«/c*--fcrvantsof men. And this arifeth either,-^^^jY^-I From fveahii of heac],or 2 from mcktd ■ wof heart; k is my^Arfc^rfrf^iow therefore jihat thofe who are the freemen of Chril>, iwouldf»4.«f4i« theirChriftian freedom. ^

js againa the Uw, fo againft ra^n •• be not i

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7' ■

2 A 6 The ofmiem of ethtr men

tempted otthrtAtnd out of it, be notW kd or friqhud from it , let neither /orci nor traud rob you of it, wee often keep. apainft/«r«,and lofe it by/>-«J; to whai a hmmbui purpofe is it to maintaine it againft tholt fiif incH.>%- who arc the open oppugners of it the I a-hitiii jibi ^^^ ^^^ fuchas would take it from us ca^u. Mi, ct V : ■ ^ Qur ownc hands,to the"

X .'^'^ more ufuall. and therefore beware: G^( c^^mv•enl ^^^ up your fetves to the opinions ot othci "\ ^ ■''•• men. though never fo Learned. never Id ^VTn holv.becaufeit is their opinion. It isih j:;/:'" Apuhlesdireaion. Try.llthi.fs..M qu,ff, de- f^jl to that i^hich « good, I Thell. 5.21. btt n,n /-"/ofcen falls out that a high tfitm of otha >'^''^'"" for their learning and Piety . makemei mciud.ao jj f^^p from fuch,' ani

fe;."M^^chei^judganentstothcir^ piLxuUc- nions, and their confcicnces to their fu »"«»«"* cepts, mcnwillA/p'»a"uth'falyarit «S- .rt«-i« f^[^\ ij and therefore (hrift would n. Efi'It ownc the devils .c^L-^W.^f^'^ « ^'" r;;t. whcnhefaid. 7-ic« .. '^' W^' , j.rff i«rop. but they arc ready to l>ilecve an crroui. Srnp.Con- fi^fcndit to an untruih , if a" hmjti^ ff^r- Ui'^M manaffirmcit, what ever lu '''' '"^';- men (ay, it comes with a great deal ot -* ^p.rj &c.rte«7 intomensfpinisj Andyctiti5FJ|

tohee)i*ml»ed. S47

(i/a'or fuch men to miftake ; It is a moft Lcrous thing to h^ve mens Honsyn too C^4d«».V-ri.«,astheApoftlefa.chJ«J. S You know who tcls us. That >rriL^oK.

;i.p.rMCor.. 3.12. The beft arc .«-^^^^^^,^^^_ ^ffff inknowledg.tbemod learned,'an. ^^^ ^^^^„,^,

Wv Martyrs, every man hath need ot his ^^.,^^ ^^^ bL««, they arc but mcn.and m that;-,,/«,.-.//e-Kff to errour, though thefcthings may nuM,u>s [tford »roU/<rcon)eftures that what they ^^^,^_ Bid forth is a truth, yet thcfe are not i»- ^ ^^^^^^

Uibh evidences. Indeed, there is ;«*^*' to ^,g—, «. c Civcn to men of learning and piery ,but ,,^,n^c, icmuft notn.our ^a^rtotheiri^i;. wccm-f/u-Snat;^ t^ Ph-a(b is^in our/.^ up-M--)ntheir fleeves, wee muft not /«&;<« «"%«i,«)i;;-(iJcmcnts. refoheout faith into their ^«- g,,/^ac/<.-Li/» this is to make men t»4fieri of »>tr ^^^nuji m-U this is a !hn^d of that Garment, h.u w C4^^.U.sdimngmfhcdjamark-.^^^ Lfthc Koman Antichr.ftian Church to re- ^^^^ |^ ^^. Live our p»ti!' into the MiUntm ot men, ^^.. q,^^^. Jcthough It be notrequircdof you, yet 11 ,r.m,aitft Lo lefs done (though more finely done) i^i^^run. bv many. then by thole of whom fuch m- ^^;--« \vm faith,& blind obedience is required. ^^,^„^^ ,,,^,

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dlrr.t.on; w.e mart ne:thcr M«7 ou

1" .en, cl.msl. learned and^ ho V.e. ^vUh/.Wiu.gemcnc nor rc^ oe

s.lUnullfpMkttothcfecond W)l

;fo;.Chr:ibanr.be.v Weecorne athud. vvhichisnolcir. .faPa-»"i|

,,bcrvi3aprrn.;«il..ns; anithern.el ;.ccou^^,them,.recarcnaccaabule ;

J^ om tlnngs doe u(c to be .«!»«.-f;" w,thw.UorCauuua, .bnn^»

^::,!^ ual!a»cd,andn.rolullvM-t,r.uti<.n,.ndro conclude. U^.r.

Clrifiian liberty, 34P

itheayre, thcie are fixe waycs whcrq-.ChrilVian liberty is abufed. I Wee abufe Chriftian liberty, when the u(e of it wcfeanM others: liberty ,j5 pnrchafed for the ctmfort of our (Ives not for the affliftion of others ; btv abufe it indeed, whofo ufeit, as to thers */M«-- We re ade of forae young hriftians of Ortnth would eat meat M to Idols, tothatendonely toyi*» itir liberty : But the A poflle tells them, liCor. lO.H- *^^ '^'"i' -"■* /4wH>r H ht^Utinngi *rtmt ixptdtciu. Aoa iiint T^l IS frequent in inftruftmg itm, r.owto excrciie Chriftian liberty ncafeof/f4«^//, GaLj.n. iJr^ifcrw ,,»i4w ^«« csli«^ ttHtt liberty, mIj »/< M ;»^(rrf f^r 4» «rfj/#» tQ tht fitfb, bfU i, /,z/, ftrvt *« <«'«'»^. Chrift hathta-lenof our former yoke of bondage, not [hit wee (hould be more wMtf» but lore c^^fHll : Indeed for the cmfortot m feUes, but not to deftny another, as k Apoftleargues,!ror.8.iI. p'^f*

hwhmCbrifidyi»,6cc.

' But l(htllhaftento»coBcluftoa.tnt

j«f ifotc Will y*w »p «|l io » word. *

■y ; >r

5 CO chrifiUnlihtrtjM''^-

^ There is tA««^ way, whereby w, doe4^^ourChriftianliberty; andth

will fay ibcy have Chnftian hberty . ai The efored rc^«r««upon any oHero,

•rcuftome* »ndgeaures, although j, uons, tui V ^ Ijij indeed,

vcrp^-rM« .abythe w^ra ^

rhriftian licentiouineuc, ""•■ i

wou at larce. when wtc Uta'i ;*«£« » "^

in f;e«w»t«fi» from letvice, Du>^ • j L"oift thatfcanisyetln^^.-^^^^^ wb doth not iudge/*n/i« his ttberty.

^out ■ftive^m^t.i^^ that art! W«/yt S e-/.tMBg to run,e frotnufe to aba

of that Ep.ftle : Thm m ctrtatfie *

ChrifiUnlibtrtjAbufed. 351

L(nyingtheeM«»i«to UwjmII AmUrity iBthings lawfuU upon pretence of Chri-llian uytrtj : which i$ indeed to make the world levell, and throw downc all L/^fl Authority.

6 When wee will be t;«rf to nothing,

L»<Jto nothing but what our owne

hirits incline us to : of which 1 have fpo-

(en at large : and therefore I (hall «u-

(/«^ all with the werdiol the Apoftlc,

in the I Peti 16. Tcu are free, jtt

u/t n$t Jtur UbtrtJ for 4 cUakf

efmMlicisnfHtjfe^ int m the

ftrvMtts »f ^td.

FIN IS.

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T .

''4 I

I'-' •'3 ■■

A Preface to the enftiing Di^i. coiirfe of the Learned Joha Cameron-,

Chriftian Reader, ^onnmt^

OodHtffe antiUght are t/^ ,;;^;,y;,,j,» diffufive nature, Birds w>jm ,,;. they com to a fnll heape cf u.U^nda «4, T.'iSchirp Wc.//i>*-^^'™-

, fcarch /think i kivejonnii ■, -^..t^ciuKi

U full floore, W fe-iT'* un»oc»^'f »^^ '^7'j f'V'-" ■ C L brought It /.«& to irtvite ethen to teed ci.«i. y-

\dfmou4 Divine Mr. John Came *on, .^^^^ ^^,,^. C.»«rm»? tht three-fold Covenant o/G«d ,.^. ^ ;;^.,^^ U,»4». /t«t*«Key»rfc^Gofpel , W-^£.v««.1 LMrefolver tii^t / We «ft ^^thallcf ..,o,.».^ ^intricate Controverfies, W D.i^«.-J^-j;;;^^

Lipturc t/;^ tib« Law was * Covenant, ^^ ^^,^^ Wmore fret^Hcntly am»g Divines, t^^f ;,,i,v..u.g.

(,.-«free frm thcu^ ^ ^^^'^l^;^ g^:;;!/..

^»rry/«* ^fc^^ Covenant rfc;.jv4;,i^»fe-.;;^;^^ . « keen the worke <)/ «*»; ; /^^'J^ '^^\ un^cc^rf-,«4 Covenant./ w.riL^, ^/-*;^=*f,/...■«,.^.-i. tt/4m«ife« foregoing 1>ijcMsi andi, ,,.,Kjfca;,.i

' A a *

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355

4 Covenant e/Grace, fcew are we faidto h freed from it ; »» »^^ eniuing T>ifccurfc thu doubt M rtfolvtd ; and hcin^ thertkj in fome geed meaftire latisficd my [tife , / have here annexed it to do the Uki for their It wMfirfi written»» Latine, and for thek fakes who MfidtrftAnd not that Languaie, 1 l\\ought good not onely with Sampfon, u impart the fmetnelfe, i>Ht,yfhtcb wasmn then he would do, unfold (^f Riddle slfo 4ndto render toyotuhefe excellent lahonr (tooprecioHs to be any longer concealed, c hid under the ftiell of an unknown tongue . ittjoHrewn t\m\clangH4ge In which {j farre as that rcftraint wshld not darken tk fenfe) I have kept me to the propriety. the Language. I VfiU ktepe thee no \on%t ejf, i>Ht Ml now give thee leave to fell thy filfi apon h^i phnty , hy vchich (ash' the labours of the Saints) that thou mx grow up in light, and lovcj Grace and life fj the earned prayer of hint.

Who-is not his o!VA;,if not thine in the fervice of Chrift,

Twofold

S.B.

CERTAIN THE

or,

Pofitions of the Learned JouM

CAMhRON, Concerning tbethree-

fold Covenant of God with

Man-

1 rhefs. Ovcnant in Scripture, doth ^ ^^..^^^^-^ fonaetimes figmtic the ^p-i Abfaluu. folute Promife of G-'d, without zny reJiipuUtion ; as was that Ow»?-«» which ^^^ God made with ^ No.b prefently attcr^,^ iheFloud, f^tc\y promfir.g never to de-ftroy the world againe by water ; of this j,Heb.8.ia kindeM5thatCm«.«r in which God

promifeth to give unto his £^^^; f^^J^ and pcrfeverance: to which ro^.^ih"^

cannot be ..^ai-'^^^ny ""^T/!^ Z nexed , which is not comprehended in the ^

promife it fcifc- I

But it often falls out that the name of ,j^ «• A a a . Covenant

IMll

254 certAtmPofniQmof I the threefeldC3vm4m. 355

invc Ctvenm is To ufcd in holy Scriptures, asl 4 r%7r. _

•;.iu, it is evtdau thereby U f.on.fied the tree! for in the Ahfolnte ^- venan., there w -- ro:mfe ot Cod ; yet with the rf/;.>//>i-|nothing n the creature t?>at doth ;»>,m« ' tkrto^ ourducy,w!iichoihcrw»lc,th..ugli|G()d either to pram/f, or to pf./r; m; tliere were no {\xc):\ intervtmtig proimle Jwhat he hatli promifed ; Eut m th..tc<;-■' irmid»tboth^<?yf'?«'Vfdc/God, andailo »«4«Mo which a n/?/p>i/rfn-oa is anncy-■ ^- ■ -..'--.-- u„ ...... jj ^ Qjj ^^.j^ 1^1^,1 what hee hadi pr..-

mifed, bccaufecheof^ «'f hath rendtrcd vvhac'is rcq'urcd ; And although God

lui* «,».«—" i h^thmadc lucha C«w«^-f, 'vhcrcnhe

devcnd upon the d,/?*»««o« of the love oi hath promi'ei io Rrcar thingv upon co^dt-J . "^ . r .■' _. 1-,-..„f /-. ^r^ti,. ii^^ yf ma'-s performance, ycr ail this

proceeds from the Ant^-r-knt love of

(if it fo plcaicd God) ought to be/jfr/sr-w^ of the creature.

This etipuSlien of the Covenant, doth

Cod , and for there is Uve of d d to the creature ; from whence evciy thing thaf IS good in the crf4/«'-e bath wholly flowjcod.

ed and there is the ^rc^wrVAffwr love of GoJ ^ Thifs. ^

in'ihc creature; and this the creaturJ So great things, 1 lay, beciu.e to;yc-hath received ; not lor any thirg from ■M[^,:(,i a c mealure or rcard,^ is an a. «;«, m ic, felfc but from Cod, as it was ^^/^^ witfof ^ ,noft free vv.h n^: of Ofx^.s nature^ i_ that fi-,/? love of God; that love,forbetl,h»n yet <i to nrJ(r^tiythr^^inrcv>ard-^ -terundciftandir.p. wee call Gods fr,«<rrf due fervice from the creature and to • or-nlccedenc; this, Gods /<cW4r; o|p„,Y, chat, dotli altogether belong to conftq-i nt I vo : from that wee fay,dotit>,e c.nf^pfm 1 >v;or Gou, whi.-h .^not depe»d both th? p^aioH and fulfilhng o|„nelv -cc/;f'!f.2'-> love, burs r^r/iv.'^ pro-tteahfolute Covenant, from this dcpendlperty in Ciod , who cf his .i.vnc proPtr the tulfillirg of that CsveMMh to v^hlc|nJtui-f d nh »nr/*«r to the rr^r^r^ct goow is A^mxidA rel>ipulation, not fo the pais eo the p«;/^«f»for cilh when the dioii, for that we fay, <ifpf»<iion thcfirllncecedeiitloveof God is altogether vo-

6.

love.

4p4

iliintary,

\a5

-^ e-lhcfis.

v^

^¥'

356

CeruinePefttimof VVc are here to treat of this Oz-.-Td b caute u .s HOC one/.W. Covenant

liwcOiall ftnaiy fA;.»r>,«e what doth :;Jtoeverv!ande%nd in what manner

fc'^#r among themfeWcs.

Wee fay thereforeVhcrc is a roT/.«<«t of Nature . another Oz'^"^"'o^ Grace,

.Vx^.s.-,\,t^Oli^ov.n*nf) ^nd thereto^ n^- - , w.lldeale with ^hat.nthclaftplac. gi iiir^ct..Ul, „• - .he fi./? place to the C^venmt ot SrcandofV.«; becaufe they arc S'efe and becaufe they have no re-

Eot deny the 0.---fNat-e tl.scorrupr,onof our nature to be >H

/i.^,ir-f t(. the Covenant of G^^ce . a . do^w«/Z.«ethemmdsofmenw.tht

14-a.-.: Seeing this .snot the J «P f 4-5 t;;.-;. Uut Covenant, of which we (hall fpeak ^=- mote largely ' hereatter.

8 ry

«H.b.S. »3-

//&« threefold Coven*m. 3 5 7

The Cot'e»-»»» of Nature, and the O-J"''^^^',^^."^ \vtn»nt of Grace doe agree. Covenant

1 In the |e«M// end ; Gods g/07 of Grace being the tndo^ both. and Na-

2 They 4£r« in the pfj/ox/Covenant-tut'--.

ing, who are Godzni AUn.

I They Agrtt in the f a-^ frM4// form, in that a reftipf(Uti$» is annexed to the both.

4 They <a|rf«inthe Nature, in that both are unciiangtable.

9 Ihefu.

They differ, 1 In the fpeciall end ; forxhcdiffe-tbcrw^of the Cez'fw^Bf of Nature, is ihcrcncc, kUration of Gods juftice, but the end of the Covtnant of grace, is the decUraticn of

his mercy., , , . r

2 They differ in the foUHdatm ; tor the fomdation of the Covenant of Na-ture is the creMioH of Man, and tntegn-»;of'mans nature; but i)^: foundation of the Covenant of Grace, is the ndtmptt-wofmanby Chnft.

; They differ in the ^nahtj, and ffx}ffK' manner of the Terfons covenanting; for in the Covenant of Nature, God the Creator doth require his d!4t, or right, of man pure and perfed ; but in the Cove-nant of Grace, God as a mrcifull ta-hcr doth cffer himielfe to a finner. woftn-^ Aa4 ded ^

?S'

en.

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It

it

A'

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r.ii c

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^5S CertaryeTofitioniBf

'4ea wiih the confcience of finnc

4 They ^<jf<?r in the Siipulatiori; In the C"ve»*^t of Nature, nAturall ri|ihtc-on'nf^c\%nqulnd, but in the Covenant of Cjxxccjaitk alone is rc(^aircd.

<y They differ in the Promifc ; In tie OtvH.jnt of Nature, (ff-w** and hkffcilifeis promifcd, but vet nn'i »-■ wsoZ/life, to behved in Paradije: but in rhe O^m^vf of Grace a k<iw«/; and Ipiricuailliicis nromifcd.

6 They<^if<r in the manner oj ^ar.-Bion or ratification. In \.hcCivr'*Mtox\ Kacure there was no Midutour; hcrxc tlieVpvcnancof N^tt-'re was not promi-kd before it was fH^^liihed Kut the O-^-«.IH'^of Grace was firft promtfid, and long after was piMp'cd and ratified m die tWof lb? Sonne of God lo Ihcfls. Ta{>icc and Faith doe differ ; as ^(rivh;^., :: Jd rcaiving, for ?,.^ic. g.vcs to Go P( his due), r.irWeceives (frcni God

•-.ri Uat is not our due); >/?u^ <s pU" inthe««f».t//I-ovcof God,f^«f/nntli

F(r/7r./I.'»ofthe loveof Gcd but yc

rhefe ai e y.y^.cd in an unlcpai able tyc V«'

fo ac f ^*.'/.'doth precede, Love doi\^J^^^

ow, Fidih IS ihc Caufc, /-cxc the cfrcft

the threefoldCoveuMtit. 359

^Mfl and wcake Faith, begets love, lou«h lefTc fcivent : Ttrft^l and corn-tat" faith . begets l>ftry.in^ aff^d.ons ; crcforc nghteoufntrte, or jujiue pre-.Uttb (as they fay) faith : a;>d on the ntrarv /"'^^ ^o^^ ncceffanlv conclude [or prefuppofc ) love, as the conle-

ijntof it.

II Thfjti.

Whence there ar.feth a tlir^f^^'^ ^/?,D».. neither unprofitable, nor d.ffi-hlt to unfold. I VYhyinthc«ff'-«' f Nature God doth not in exprefTe ^

'armes requi e faith , but obed.ence and ,vc> ^ By what right/-«»fc and )uitice, riphtcoufneac are ep/wA^ m the fp-Jjf-„toi Ckace, feeing they cannot be k-toratcd > ^ Whether. and how that Lwhich .;..^ jurt.ce d«'b preluppofe ', the«t;f«4«» of Nature , doth d.tter :om that/-litfc which God requires in the

ivcnant of Graae ? |

II 7hcfif. . , ^ ,

Tothcfirft OHfjy^-weanfwer. ll^atwhy God J'n^verdid n,L faith of man, fave ;-b..c )nclv bv confequence. faith from

Firrt'of all, becaufe there was not any ^^^^^ fcmuch as roM caule Sivcn vnto ^n.of^//?'-/?"^,i"^helcaa.th;love

^%srt.

And why he exact-

ctl» ic ot

I,

I. -i

^60 CemltttPofitiomef

rand favour: of God ; for as much fin had not as yet fct footing in the world quite otherwife it falls out in the Cove nant of Grace, which is made w.tl ^cenfcunce terrified with the fcnfeof fi. and which IS able no otherwife to r«j upherfelfe, then by W/«f that cM is nothing at all that is r^qmrd of her bu onely faith ; that is, onely to prrM^ he| Idfe, that(hcis;«a9«< unto God, an< acccDted of him. ..^

Secondly, inthe rcv.«.«tof Natar, Isconfidercd vvhatitis thatman.si debted unto God, and that is jamcT^^^ h.m*accordingtothc^nff«*ir*and I . , .cur of juftice (for itu /«/?.« and H •><»t-tV^ ^ that he oweth.) But now in I -P'^- ::Li.of Grace [isconn^e-cdonc^ MK<u»f what God «c«K:i/f'i in h» Sonne, is wi l.ng to make tender of to raan, aodthi

he/fM^if'-J freely- , ^ I ^ Thefn. To the fecond Q^^tftioK wee anfvve; ., that/<iitfeinthe «»/f«4«rot Cj*"" 's; ^°r ^'.'therefore oppefcd to the nghttotiM' :etf;Sr. tn BecaSri formerly they were J, ;" ft'oablelo ««/!/? together; or for that tb ..c o,po. could not h together (yea verily a hj fed in la- J, c^ij ^ they mutually grant an

(lification. 0«

thethretfoldCdViHAnt. 3^1 jeach other) bur becaufc in one and

' cannot ro«.«r toRetber to he j«^» ■I ■ ,< ^( i min • tor in tnc

per ii>«- j c , 1 . Nj^ichcr is U

UJi-ani'f "° ■'h° M«« of juft.cc Lelyt««)ovcctothe (»««" )

iberetoanfwer.t-J I

lAlhifit. I

•in in tilt covenant of Natute pre-i ^ ^j„_ r",h in this ae««h with the /j"* „j„f ofrlh, I" ■";',*•„ ,(,£ Covenant of„,„.The

■'"" 'i„"tCo "a etmm God; both ^u,,«-

.(

L- »

'i

.Si Ceruln Pafitiom of^

ctb; and/..r^^lanfiu thing, '.ove do iangmlhi and/.«•//» cxr-ngmmed,!^

juftice of Naeure dojh/""/"/-P"/^ /;" L^uponthci.tlcofa^rAff Cieam

andLeforc,nowUhad.n.op/...r

thefallof^^.'«;fQr^^l^«^8\God1o

/oz/f the creature in .c fclf ;V«a5 It, s or

f;;/wichrn^rahefe.r«^.c:noonec^^^^^^

Je.sablecap.r/..^.h.mec' h

crcatare,(forasmuchasallhv nnne andforbvconfequencc ) ne. ber canl, Jml V nor vet lo peV^^^^ l^-in^feH e thar !u

t>onismadcmtbecr,....«o Gra J

r««,^Jupontbe rom{f^'i\'^,^Xnn Secondlv norvichaand.nfi botb arc Iron

^thc'L«.-''ot Nature pre uppe.. Ucod (ascbeSchoolcs(pcnU. way of Nature :^vhcr.nsthe^.j^^.c.

U V<=d ,n Che C..-« - l.-^: from God too; ^^^^^/'^ /'J fi,

which the fa.tb of Nature dot was «»«f-/V.; bccaufe ^'ff\^l whence that JuPacc or A.^'^.'^r/,.

</;< thrttfeld Covtmnt. ^6% Id flow, did ^f;)r«J upon a Mph^^i iiurff mutable: But the holmjfe wluth )ef4i»/» ot the cotttiant (f Gfacedotti Jt, isr^>-«4// and immutable, as pro-cdingfrem a;, eurn^lt and immutable

i,45^o^'^' ^^\^^r\^^rof

ourthly, the;«/?.«wh.chtbc/..rfeof fitu.c doth beget, notw.thftand.ng t L.rA^inicsk.nd;yetmtbe-W'7 ^d cxcellencv of ^tM fcS much M*t. that 4i„,ft wbicli M begotten by the /-«<"" hnft And whereas even the moft hoiy

this life doc fall farrc /^""^ o^^!j^^ ^'''^

i iuftice (orrighteoufneffe,) this lo omes to paffe from the penury and imnejfe of fatch .but herein tb.s place. \t doe underftand /-«.vfc >n the raoft«»»«

,r ( and fuperlative degrees ot fa.tb;

:h as it (hall be hereafter) mthehfeto

'°'** --L /r i

Here againetwo ^-"'»" «»»; t«/,X Dunded,thefirftis(ilis: i lf»Jf ?»'^

4e and faith of ^^4^ was rnHM, ho^ Phthebefaidtobe>f«rr?Andthcn fhcfecoDd place: a After what man.

.l/i-.|rmaybcfaidtobethe#ffof

nth fo ««»^ to it. that .u can be by .0 manes /-.F^r.r^^fro«»f^«h;feemg

» »,

' r

\m

TtT Cirt'i" reptm of

,1 K,r«fKr I in the lift to comt.tho

rn«/-fo"^"V"'•'''''''■"'"

;^:?/a:dZuauonoubcDmne£oo

foundcduponaP..^buc^f-^^^„,

/lUialrudy. ]l^" ^^"" .'former t'-^/Alo wb.ch therefore the AP

i;:,, andth? Covenant of Orw«.^e^

<A* threefdd Covenant. ^6%

ime oi/c»<ntj that is in it , there is need ijcwc explain it- 1

Wc doe therefore An^Mhtivtnly life The diffe-belU, ».W.A Chrifir^r, i^-f.%'%Zt ,t9eHj\ which is therefore called Hm- ,,^;„,,ii

:r

C"»M>-

MvriJ'. w11n.11 i» *uvivtv..v—."- ---^ Bnimnll

Ivw/y.becaufe thefirft 4Mtbti*r of it »s d tne m^. .,„,j » |/Mv«/y w««» •• and that (on the other h„vci,lyn Ld) wee call an animAlllife, whicb A- d xCot.ij. L lived before his fall, in P^radtfe i 47> 4«. U differing at all in i»ttnftc». but in tx- • Wflw onely, and durdtioit from that life ihich was to be ftrpctftated according 1

)l\ieperpttM4tin^ of his obedience ; and would have r^af**"*^**/unto allhisp#/?<r*-f ■ like as that Htavenlj life, the poflel-ion whereof Chrift is now entered into, ii> btloMg^ by right tfatloptioH, unto all m ilio^f/UwinChrifl. j .

The covenant of Grace either is confi- ^J^'Covc-Jercd as being promifed, or as being o/^»»/y ^^^^^^ taifHlly promnlgediad confirmed; itconfidcui uas »r«»«/w to the Fathers; firft, toy4-two maiy W S then to the Patriarchs^, and after- n" of urdsto thepetpU oflfraeli but it was^jy/;; )ptnlyand fully promulged, Ntwwhen^^ ^e fulntjfe tf timt T»at cme, Gal.4.4./Qin. i». Pcciai. '*•

^H%^

L#

How

'^66 Ctrtahe Pofitms of. .21 Thflis. Which wc do L thus explainc

: V TIk

the threefold Ctvefidnt. s 67 I men both teach , and were taugk ; the Chf*rch by him was rightly governed ;

r. ;<> was /• ^^!''^ TndThe "vv7.ai^^«rof' the c'l howbcit, the way and manner of his »>e ?ZlZ:f^Tnt^^^^^^^ was p.p«««^.<^ at the/If more

old iVlU mcuc.

but Citherns one to be '"/f ^«' ^^ ^j cruc'fied, and tobera.kd from the ^,.i

and /'«•«£ truly raUed from the dead

Mor never any bad his finncs rem^nedM

.. :nhS:Jho.syeaerday.andtoday

;Hcb...,„aEorcverJ.r^C.;f.^^^^^^^^

g Aft$i4 It

^ri^/r 5 tftifwards the force and ethca-cyof it became yec leffe : and Ufily, it redounded but to very few. \

zz The fit' Ti.-

To thefewewiW \pei\ie feverallj. lJ«-of it under fore the fir^ coming of Chrifi. That the t^,, old "ac ffeuChrilt f r«< vjou aiiiM way and manner of his >»MMfw» was reft »-

and for ever, p/ J '^j^^^^^ ^^ ^„„^,j ^ote obfcnrtlj , doch appecuc uk nr,

^•'^'" /;beMXL..i.o«. nocrfrom A.-.., viz. The r..^«i of the--^^ ^""L ll^lLZ hecwas no otheJBookes of the Sacred Volum., called the-f^^"--wthftandrng ^^J^" then as God .JoW Tefiament; in wh.ch are handled wife a ^«*;'^ ; . . andin,t tl[tho(e thrngsj concermng the perfon of to rake ^^\^2;Jyfi of our ijl^.^^, concerning the way and manner perform ^^e /vhol^^^^y heis called tJJf K^s execntion of h^ ojf^c of Mediator-dempfi>»j anj nen ^^ /, J/J,«;and herein alio is handled concernmg

^r^''^^:tIrU TJ^^^ fi^'|theW«itfelfeof J/e<iM...-y*»^ and the t^eVw by his'c-" > «^^n ^^ J*.«.)i.nhat flow from .W

Kn^clif'-^'^^""'- ,, Tfc.... I Thathisperfon ifdefcribcd.^M./^f-;:;;,

chc Mcdi- ^ ,.ui,^„c,hrheSo,.«ofGod,bcfolappeare« herein •• that although it wa8j^,,,ibcd .tion of ^"^•';W'uif'^^^^^^^^ rtr/7; was IL/y fignificd . that hce ihouldbe rr».„,„rcob-Chriftun- 5f 7"'^'^'^„JV"^,^;X^^^^^ W^ -L..;and'that alfo he is tr.eGd'. yetthefcurCy. gr Che Gods "X/efo aSt.t.«r beciufe|„.j;«£?«« of thefe two Nature, , mto a Sine'. ^"'^'-^ li^ hIeforeC/, through 4-4 of Perform, and the //,.«.* %«>«-^rfh« ;;^,' TnL ::S^y^^^ 4> J-of himfromthe..««/..«,unoe

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-58 C(rtaineP0fttions6f fo»p^«/r propounded, as that it could be

to be able toattaineto lucha La.)f/«ft J W..^^.ofChnft,asi.^ whohveu^^

der the iV.n' Cove^"*'' , «»»- ro»,«/^-..j andr.riMinthe^.-»fcanirr/«mS»«

of Chrft doe H.I.'attaine unto; hereto S'it; that h.P-A« is jo frequently

ftidowea out unto us under Ty^^and r-p. Neither is it held forth to be /or^r«».«,butasrfcre«gfc«^«'-25 1 hefts. So alfo, the way and manner of his JlC wee have it fometimes a.d

havewc It <lefcritcd more fArtwnUrlj, wehavcicvery./re«lhadowedLoutun.

tous]butinT;p«andf»i«»'".

The offices jiicrAme courfe hath the Sptnt ot| '"^ '*"" rJ taken in deicribing his l^^^tpi »"* '"•='"• £ If; :fr.« are they flgn.fif d by ^.r-i/. butrchcn>ore^.r^/;,oftet,are they

lhadowedoutuntous,butby lyfts.

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The 'Types whereby the /'^''/oV^

C/>n/? IS dclcnbcd unto us, are eitbct

Lir,..«,.; but thofewhe^bytbe^H

«..ofh..i/r^-r«««difcnbed^.^^^^^^^^^

W-

Tlhc way rf liisMc diacicn.

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the welfare of our foules.

But in .bat #»;«; ■ ic w;;^^^ fcf '„'• J^^^j;-

hovrfuUfor us »'*{7'f,'JC".vcn ■"' »"»-jiftinA Pradattotts. Betore tnc La\ K .

by 3/.|". t";P was given, unto the T"! frotn hetimesoftheFr^pt^rx,

' rf ?;JthrBaP"ft> ^»"r^^- >'"■ "P"" unto /o^'"^^7a l' theBaptift, ttwas

Che Pr«^«.^ ,^^'Ln of all «;.-M. -

now w^-/^' ^Lord lelus Chrift luc-vvhcn oncV^r l-ot^ J^' ^-j ^0^1,

ceeded?«fc«L.nprt^ionlw^^^^^^^^

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Vather , concerning the refi^ttm'ton of

Im Chmch ; whilert bee was in the exe-

citiHoi it,lcn"e dcarely ; after he had

txuHud it, moft ckarely : firft, to his A-

p,,ftles atcer bis rtfurrcdion, and then at-

tcf 1 is fifcenjhn into V^.eaven by the fclemne

J minionof the Holy Ghoft, ' of whuh in

its place.

2p Thefif. But here it will be dtmaudtd , In the firft place, why thofe things were fr(^ p,««^f«^morcobrcurely : fccondly,wbvfo Vnnch the more obfiurely - by how much • the times were fartheft difiint from the fowi«^ of Chrift. Thirdly, in what fenlc the tdithoi the Fathers might befaid to be UvUg faith , Iccing that Chnft was won unknowne to them,thenunto us. ;o Thefts. ! ■'^ Wl.ytl.at To the firft we AnfAer; That thofe 1,1 Mediation things were frofoundni more oblcurely.

) was pro- Pirft, bccaufc they wr« to come; and

prffhfjies , before the completion of ihcm,ought tube moreohfcure, at leaft as refpetti-Ag their manner of fulfilling, e-fpccially when it »s done amongfi thofe bywhcmthey were to be fulfilled. Se-condly, "^ the Churcb was then raw and in her i>^faKcj ; (he had not as yet Attuned

to

pounded moie cb-fcujely.

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de threefeU Covendai, 3 71 to her ripe age. God fo orderh^_ the mat-ter as beft leemcd him, in hi? great Wii-dome. Thirdly, foi thar it was meet to rtferre the cleare m^^ift,Uicyt of this Mvftcrie, for CiriJ} the great Propkt. Fourthly, ^ for that thdr w/W'Wcre ta ;gj be held up in expdUioo of Chnft : but myo thehm which is feen ts mt hope; in a way not much ualike to this, is our con-dition in the life to come, fro-^^»ndid co us here more obftutely. :; I Ihtfts-To the fccond we Ajx^^r : l\w mi- .^,^^. ^^^^ fierv was by fo much the more si-jcure/j ,,, ,,cob propounded, by how much the tin^e was ( ..jy by

Firft, becaule ly how much ''J-'^'T ^'^'.Nectar-coming of Chiift was at hand by lo ^.^^ ^j. much ibe n:o>c earmffiy oucht the mind^^,„t).-rom of men be fnrred up in cxpcet.it.on of hu .,. tim.of coming secondly, becajn. ^ hw..^^^^

much thofe tl^es were f^trth^jt ott trcm « the ..«;.«? ot Chnft •, by io much was God pi* 'nore ch.rely 10 nianifeft lumfelfc for others reafons alfo : he M upon them from Heaven, he AK^ unf»

them by his eX«i:^/., &c. ^"'^ ^'V/^.^^ much r.fanr ^ct the times '•pproM^o thecomrningofMeffiah.bylomuch'he

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C^rf 4/;»« Pofttions of 5*^^ , f^. tVinfe ver^ reafons, was

he P^^f/^^^^.'^hev Sere to make up this and therefore ^^77' . n after feme

^a,ermanner.ThrdV,^^^^^^^^

.,M/i., /^ ^^"^^^/.^o be .^/r^a.^ after a fl^ejandthe-etoreto -^^^^^, /;,.

^ore.mperfca manner ^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ , fore the Law '^/''j^ ^.«, it became

iMp.-. f«'^^7«;;.f;;,\obemoft

of all Jf^^n" a"<^ Che rvr.««^rdby the -^■-/h^^Trenl-C^ofthofe T..;t.r.; and when tn2,^,lhouldbv ''''"' ^"St be "ofe-^dently n,.^^

«o,d' upon them J^V . ^;^.i-y.«,thc

people had not as ) ci » i j^

^of the /'•->/7^'^^.>''!^'^>' 6;, and thofe

f;^^'^tA;^;thlt't'L.^«^,.

following.) A««"!,*ir UeinC but as vine by «f'"'*''fc'„^, of ihe <7>r.-

/^* thrttfold Covenant. 573

thev felt the w"?^^ and ^«['^'' <>|'M whLce wee conclude, that the Do^nne concerning the «»y/?.7of our Reacmpw r as much as concerns the perfp,cu^ty rnd:UAofit,wasnot.onecelUry

hforethcl^gi^en, as K»«'lhat the i--^ «,i «x/f» • nor ««w the /^w was given as ra1hfrime;ofthcT«pfc.,;an^n^^^^^^^^^^ vet foneceffary was It; m the times ot

?re'?r.,^e»,as,twasintheM^.<>/?^fc-

the'Bapt./t. Sixtly, •" f'""^,^!' ^1'.' hxiiJreeMe [unto /V^r«»-«1 that t^e ,lSu d be fo much the more oh-Ze ^nidarke, by how much farther (hey'appeared\t defiance from the n^ 0(\heSH»necf Rilhttoufnels. ,

To the third we anfwer. The meafHre of/:rlt;bethe^..^ofGod:andfo^

that to be true and /...«5 [-f' ^Jl^cne leeves all thofe things, ^^at hav^ ^ jne rcveaU and i» 'he fame manner as ^^^^V Lavebeene reveded, and theretorc mc

faith, as being that which ^.^ ^'^^ZZ {hofc\hings, which in »./.t..»t^^^ fed Go^ ft^ould be reveM ; and it d.a .* ....chemalfo after the r-^^^^^^^^^^^ wherein they were by God rm4«^^^^

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5.74 Certiifi Pofithfts of them, and wc count [ not that faith, but ] a JacriUgioits AudMuuftiffe^ for any man to be mfe Mve the fVordof Cod ; and to attempt to how thofe things rvhich Coi oafet pHTfofe hath propounded to us more hidden and ohfeurelj.

■i,7, Thefts. That the efficacy of Chrift promifei, Tliceffica-^jg Icfleihcn of Chtii\exhikitedby ma-ildft pro-ny degrees. Firft, r.,„,;y7/<,«of finnes al-^ cjlfed, was though \twis certaine with God. yet it ^i^■ choa was le(fe perceived by reafon of the cloud dtChiil of the law, hinging Las it were] bnween. -r. .._ I ^g^Qj^jjy^ though it was pirm'yfd, it af-forded lelTe comfort , by leafon of the yfe<ikfi»I< of finne (which needs muft be fuppofed to be in thtm^ to whom there doth not as yet appeare fo great a necejfit) of hearing of it exipated by the death of the Sen of God ) I fay, /# cemjort by reafon of the m^k^ fenfe of finne, and the dimmer knowledge of that ghry and life which doth attend upon remiffton of fins. Thirdly, the 5/>i>»> was poured forth in fcMt miafure on the faithfnil [of old,] as being a hntfit to be referred till the wlolmj, timsofChrtfi, -who, it was meet, SH. fliould fir^ of all receive into his httmMne

name all that hnndlejfe miafart of the

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fj&£ threefold Covenant, 37 J (wVjf", and (hould from thence derive «Ioha \mto 411m. Moreover, feeing the Zy-i^^-ifit of Chrift, was in thofe times Ufie mn unto them ; needs, by fo much le l4e inflamed muft they be with the ,e of God and Chrifi. Fourthly, the fpi-, if bondage then reigned, bccaufe xhf JI(eo( thtlawWuyciMntaksnff. i'l'ii ' , they were not carried on in a Jmef iiltfc to remifton of fumes, as appei s the/orweofthe Covenant, fiifi encer-into at the Mount Sinat ; afterwards .frequently rehearfed in the Sermonso( le Prophets. Sixthly, then the A«/e of .life to come was more thfcure; as is e-[ident, from the more offcure mention lat is made of it in the old Teftament, id from the horronr of Death, which meth to have reigned in them who jid before the fanaion of the New Ce-mant in the blood of Chrift. Scvciithly, ifecmednotthe Fathers \n\attAUed to at fame pitch of glory wee doc now at-linunto who</re in Chrift. Firft, for it iisbchovefull, that Chrifl (houldhira-Heb. i«. Ife firft enter in thereat. Secondly , be- JJ';,^ ^^ mfe while the fiift Tabernacle was bding, the fecond was not yet unlocked. "hirdly, for that there tught a certaine

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Ke SaoF the hfe to cor«e , in th.s l.fl^ of Chrift might appear the more And why . nthof that arc grown up; and betwelfent »ad confp.cuous m the cait.ng XcfrJon of the fame in the l.fc IcGcnt.les.Secondly.thatGodm.ght omi but this A«/. no*/ in them v. ,«,rc, upon all,»for hee hath ««c/«-.Ro..n. X; and muchmore .^M,, thcni allunderfin. ^herefojechathem.glK^ this day it is under the New Tenamen ,e mmy upon all Thirdly, that hee Fourthlv , ^ they were not to be ma( iht fiandioah a raort ^w«« T;/,. ot p,r.^.£? without us : even as wee our felv U in the Jewes, and «j.rt».« L or rc-r»e not to be made p^fefl before th .bationl in the Gentiles, to w>t, of the bkflcd day of ihc ftcondcotning of Chri( welt of God, and of Satan. ^

( wherein the t>odi of Chrilt. that is. il 5 S I ^'K- ^. .« :

Church, (hall be all over -^/iW; pe But yet'as ourLo>d /'/'"^Wy fed) although wee doe confiantly^ffiit I'-I "Pon him at times m-«./^^;^.was that the J^/firx, now that they are/.r «fed to appear unto the Fathers, that ibertv! ou ofthis;r.yi-ofchebody,d reby hermght as U were fore-aft h noWM^/lV'of ablefl-ed life; yettl J incarnation: fo.phke manner bu 8...we Caffirme moreover, ittob'e/. .of thcG.ntlUs. beforeth^^^^

leffe excellent, then was that, where ,rift. were ""•J^''*'"^^.''^J,„j L^a '\ . n r '., :/x u:„r-.f» A.A fi qJ, that hereby hec might ftaud forth 8

ilHdium al(o,of the future callingoJ the

entiles. , '

;6 Thefis. Thus much concerning the ^V^Acw^

our Lord ]tfJ Chrift himfelfc did fi

participate.

34 Th(^s. Tholcihat jj^g tfficAcyoi the mediation of C\ uZ"i exteMutMot'tmt, being at the firft

,....J.^unto fewer, being at the hrl . Thus mucn c°n " -b --^' ^.^^ ,^,

Cluift in ftraincd, and (hut up in the family.of i omifed. The beg'nnmg of ^^^c t^ovc ^^^^^^^^^ Sourc-Patriarchs,afterwards, as that grn.io .c Fon'fi^^.-'^^^l'^^^^ LTJ al "^ ^T

^ir-4 -re. Virft . that ^^^^^^^

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578 Cerumfofition^of from thcriWof his Afcc»rion; at w time, being iiftcdfipto Heaven , he^^« with his My thcrctnto , and decUr'h he had fcnt into the hi*rts oi his Apo(

the threefold Covenant, 37^

ner, that they no more now ^ait^ in of the/'*<^<»^o^iieoftheLaw , feeing are * t/tnght of God : certainly thas rj« concerning faith in Chrirt , could pr«;)«r//be called Cefptl (though cal-by that name) the LMofakaU worlhip

lie iiau itM>. i"<-^'••"-•"-•" - • fj ••—--—■•••/ -'-^ -^ -"j-.-^ww,, ,• .f-

his Spirit, the Comforter, at ihcfeaji iiing,and that too by the alIowarice,ind Pentccoft',inat^(j»^/«fiiapewith/je7( [obation qf Chriit, and thofe things

yet /«/^//d,which arc declared in the

ven tongues.

57 Thefi'. This will plainly appear to him tha /(rvtth iht Mntttr\nd forme of the p

mulgaiiun.

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[pel, ^9 Thefts.

Ihis very thing appeareth(o to be 11 the forme ot the prcmulgatioH ; For as that Old Covenant (of which wee llfpeake fomewhat by and by) " wasaExod,

For feeing chis is thc/«wwfof ml^Add, not without great pomp ini>'»o*

Gofpel, or Nmtsvemit, that alUi^, fii/ ' law giving of Ctrertwmis is n ceafed, and lo the nfe of the law, (un whofe cufioclj wee mre detf.ined evin the Faith , which puuhl afterwards ht

crticified, dead and buried , and afteri r.cai'f.Jinto Heaven. Firrt, thatnw; o» of finnes in his blood fliould be cb and openly propounded, offered, and llowed upun all, as many as by tr«; U

\

Mount Sinai, the people of Ifrael both

i»^ and beholding it, ^ and fw£aring&&xo.i9.9.

i: fothis Mevf Ctventint alfo fell ouc

be promulgated upon a fee and foltmn

, in a cotiventim of almo(l all nations.

rf.</J) wasaboliflied : Chnftleinpn bgreat fplendenr , fo asitwas, upon

.A 111 J I ',. A An/4 n fhor I i". £t J -,1* fl ^ ^/T.

/m/? day of Pcntccoft.

40 Thtfis. I

? And certainely, before that day, T)tElrine of faith was fuch, as men feeme rather tu be called to the King-

helecve that this Chrift is both Lord a leof God which fhtuld come, then

If ^1- .■ t-U . Ta. .'««.'* f\r .. ^^ ._J I .^ iT A.^'/^.J- *.L.^

Saviour. Secondly, that the 5>nV of

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«commanded to red fatufitd in the

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L^'llU.JI , / •— — — — -— -— -•..J 1^^ ,ij .

doprion (hnuld be fent into their he* ent fiatt of things : that WCC iffctad who doe thi« -, with firmc confidenct . " no

in;nd:- accjuirjif in and nji upon this 1

deem

'¥ .

a John I.

Luke }.I7.

Mar, 1.7,8.

Mat, j.iij

11.

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Mar.i.ij.

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^80 CtrmnT»f\tion$of T the thrttfeld Covenant. 381

no hic1i€r(for the thing is clearly witbljoched many things belonging to this

all controverfic) •* fohn the Baftifi fel|,ce, wee will for fo long defer the mat-

his hearers unto Chtift, ^' <^hritt iw|r, untill we (hall undertake to (hew you

men unto the'Kingdomc of heaven (tifip ccmp^rifon bctweene /fc« and the Old

is thci'T/rfM^f/'f"''^'^'"'"'^'^*"°"*'^ lovenant, (which we call by this name

Church ) as being that, that was c fuiffervkntCovtn&ai) of which lam

now at hand, and (hould (hortlji bc,bu ^^ ^^rpofed to fpeake.

vet was not p>-./.«' ; V" ver.ly , feem( ^, T^y;,. I

was even now raif(d from tlic dead, The Old Covenant, or the fuhftrvitnt j\,c o\A.

thouch YOU heare him eftnlj proftfll ;ovenarit, we call that, which God wfrd Covenant

tohisApoftles, ' 1 hdt all fower was jt© with the people of Hrael in thc*^'"'""*

vtnhimhoth inHedVt»*nd in Earth, \ ^„„f sinai , that he might p*/«r« them

commanding them »o prf*«:/» «fc«^« or faith, and that he might i^/Z^w* them.

nnto even creature, yet he doth fof „th a ^f/reof thepromife, and of the

W4>i<lthis, <^ ashcbiddeth them to -^ofpel-CovenMt ^ which otherwifc had

tea at Jeiufalem. the fdping of the p ^,^ jnd langui(hed in their mindes,

mife concerning \\\c (demne Mijfm hearts,] and that withall he might, as

theholvGhoftLun'othcm 1 asbeinf ,ith a curb reflraine them from theic

deed«^^jf»'f<ialr"<ly>"^*"*^'T^'' "i"'^'" » *^" "°"" ^^*' ^"^ "™*^' be inftat'd and publikely recciv'd v ,|,grein he was pw^s/d to fend his Spi-txtrMrdinar] fignes, whilftmanv ft»o it of Adoption into their/»Mrrj, and to both hem it, and ftand iMk^rson. niertie them by the law of liberty. 41 I'htfis 43 Thefts.

Here 1 now ] vvimld be a fit ; Hence we fuppofe, that it is not obfcure, why itis wherein to fpeake more at large conci ,j,yitis by us called a /«^/frt.«i»t Cove-"Hf^ ft>I>" "ne i\\ttxct&encj of this Covenant, ant,wel-necr inthefafnc/fw/e, wherein'"''^"'-feeing the w»tttr otherwifc m it felt is called by the HoljGhoft, the Old Co-ti^lMcttrt \ and tn aw/"<>"«'«i'^ 4;f»^>.^ not becaufe it is theyir/2 (as lome the Covw<iw<of Nature, we have altjoc furmiic) but in that it ought to t»4x

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381 Certain Pefitiomof iHcb.g.ij.o/f/, ^> and to give fUce t»a Itetter Covi-nant^ which is to fuccecd it, and fo itjdft at length to be abolifhed. 44 Thefit. The nature and condition of this Co 'verntHt, cannot be more certainly fought, or more t^fily found dour,] then h^ cm-faring it, fiift With the (Covenant of Na-ture; and after that, with the Covemnt of Grace ; for it will fo come to pa(Te,by this feareh^ that all tholc things being wJirW, wherein it doth aa^ret with thofe other covenants ; all its properties will bc brought forth to light.

4<; Thtfis.

It agrees with the CovtnAnt of Na*

The agree- ture. Firft, for that in both L thefc Cove-

ment of nanis ~\ the one part contr^Eling, [or Co-

the f"bfei:-ygnanting]isGod> the other is man; Se-

vicntCo- j.Qj,jjiy^ that both have iht\xfiifuUtien or

anTthc condition annexed. Thirdly, that thej?*-

Covenant puUtion is the fame, as touching the Mo-

•fNaturc. rail law. Fourthly, that thefrcwi/e is the

lame in the generall. Fiftly, for that betb

of them doc iead us unto Chiift.

46 Thejis. i

But they Mftr. Fu(t, in that the jfo-Hic dlSc-venant of Nature was made altogethet """'■'' with 4M mcn,t his oncly with the Ifraelitts.

Secondly,

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the threefold Covenant. ? 8 j Secondly, in th:'.t the CovenAHt of Nature • was prejenth made with man, at the injiat ^ of his' Creation, and had no pr^paratones '' at all untoitjthe Old Covenant long after, and had many pr<tparateries. Thirdly, haE the Coz^fw^"'of Nature doth oncly bmdc us by the Law of Nature anto due obedi-ence. The Old Covenant doth oblige us farther, unto «re«e«;«. Fourthly, feeing life is premifed in both Covcnams.m this,ic is defij'ned us,by the fruition of the land of C4Haa»:in ihiioi Taradife, t'^W-.<^'^«"g both covtnAnts ioc lead us unto Chrilt.thc tovinant of nature doth not this by it tclt, but by accident.ihc o/^/Covenant doth this by it fclf i for it is its true and proper Icope: For God made not the Covenant oi Na-ture with men, for this end^that being op-mff^with ihtr^eightoi It, they (hould Lath after Chrift, but the laft and mMn tndo( it is this , that men (hould rtnier up unto God that which is is a««; but m the rHhfervie>.t Covenant , God «q'^'rf» nothxs right, for any other end then thii. thatment upon cnvi^im of their ownc ^eaknefs, (hould flye in'.o the -.r^^^f Chrift. Sixtly, the Covenant of Nature, is founded upon the Creation and generaJl OnfervAt^on, the f«&/erz.i.i.J Covenant 1$ founded uponthe £/rf?.o«of the peopleot

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384 Ceruhe Pofiuens ef IfrAel. And laftly, upon their /mJ^wout of EcvPt, and their t»»/frt'-»'"» in the /^-JofCanaan. Seventhly, tht Covenant of Nature wa» therefore made, that by it men m.ght be drar>n fwt^tly .for it was written m their hearts, but ihc fnhferv,. m Covenant for this «»^, to compel men, uGaI.4.M.aforit did ^^i;f* unto hndage hightly, rhe r c^/w4«^ of Nature is ffer«4tf the oli covenant ^s bmtemporary. Ninthly, the O^/*"-"* of Nature had no regard unto rtfiraint from out\ward impieties, neither as touching the princip^ll fcope of it, nor ^ Eyo.io. vet as touching the lefs prmctpMlL i ne J/^ Covenant as touching its leffepri««-p^iff fcope hereunto hath regard. Tenthly. [\xtcovtnm of Nature was tniravemn the heart , whereas the old Covenant only intahlesoffione. Eleventhly, the C.^j,' n*nt of Nature was made in "Paradtft, the fHbfervitnt Covenant in the dMomt Si-nai Twelfthy, there was no Mtdiatow of the Covenant of Nature; the/w^A';-i/i^«f Covenrnthad g^MtdiattHr, that is to fay, O^tofa, Thirtecnthly , the Govt-nantof Nature was made With man, per-/r.-^ and in innocencj, the 5«^/*mf«t Co-venant, onely with fime part of mankmac being /^pM *^, .

»o.

the threefold CovtnMt, 385

47 Thefis. Here may be asked, ftrft of all, how we are drawn by the Covenant of natpre unto Chrift, by accident^ for we laid, but nov^ that it was not ordained mainly for this end. Secondly , how the Covenant of Nature may be faidto draw men fweetljy fince it doth compell rather ? Thirdly, fee- ^ ing then it doth competi , in what lenfe ot confideration,a$ touching this part of it, it may be difiinguipjed from the i>ui>fir-vient Covenant. i

Tothefitfl: I Anfwer. The CotfM«TlieCa«> of Nature brings men by accident unco "="^1 of Chrifi, in that it (hewed what man is in- J^^^J'^Jf^ kbttd unto God , and how (*re prtniih- ^,„_^ WMiabideth him, who doth not.p4; this ^haft. Jebt ; whence it ctmpelt a man to Io»k, to the CMediatoHr, feeing hee beholds himfelfc both MnaHe to difckargc ihedebt, and as w«4^/« every whit to tindtrgot the

puniihmeqt-

49 Tfetyi/. Ncverthelefle, it doth net this ahke m rhis U all men, for in thofe who are gnidtd onely doth di-by the light of Nature, by reafon of that vcrfc igmranci which is ingenerated in the ^^y"-mnd of man i it ptrfermt tbis more>-

Cf 1 ptr^ciallj f^ >

1^

.f

k

i

3

85 Certaine Pofttions of

*ht threefold C6ven Ant. 3S7

inlhe w^ «»/ ^'^'^ ^«« '^"'^ f'"* ''"' ^^■- ^ '' . - .

1.11 it [It

j..

/v'rff«rf ; or hear ic aniphind ; ii dot., wrjjs

mortftr.H^Jj •• Ii"t »» /• «^ "^^ P'"^'1 ' j/jt:/.-, wl-uie minds It d<.ih * htfpnr.kuAn cn'iclitenwith a fin'gu ai and fA-»/-i-*'J»-n^rylkht, to d.fcetne J..»r/;howniUfli it IS they Of*' a'^<i ''"^ littltthcv ' ave p.i^f<i; as alfo h'.-w Joren ptmihrnm ihcy have, upon iliac accoHHt, dimenitii.

Bn the Co- ^tt th:^ was not cne fvJof ihii Cove vinaat ot pant; neverthclcffe, in that the i .»'/-■? NacuR-, theriijviiLS not wholly t/i/m<^out of

!iXl ti.a for th.s.< that thereto un.,n'^i>c

men aie

tc

ficiin

' ftrvicedle, both to rtftiainc men, iudto /#4^ them unto Chrirt.

51 The^s. And alfo iV* very things, » hich bj accident the aw«-«« or iSacute doth .f.«. ycc it dotlyfci? them after ano^h^ ^

w^«r. then the SHhjtivie>.t Lovenani J^^^ ^^^^ ^^,^^J ^.^^^ doth. ' "

flowcs from rhc fn\lcrviM Coven.^.i did referrt) butt^.i tt .i,d, bifore 'l!'<;t ffilnefs of ttntts , for w^^^r or die JT^.i ;>, which ^^»/^ times d;d p.'.riaejt f:i , Aid fincethc promal^Jt:lo)-!or die Golp^i , u doth the /4»»t' thmy alia, lor iv,i-t ot ;r f. Spirit, which was pr.mifed u: t • ■ . V i,> Covenant. Hut in W'h?c th-; 4 • .^^izt'^ Covenant did nlirAvie , ttiat it dul, be-caufc the tirr.e was not as yet come : wherein Gcd would fe/id the Sprit of Adoption into the hearts of his laithfM/l

ones.

5^7 hefit.

For /ji^f;?/under the Nc^v Tcllamsnr,

the meafure of the .y^-mV is o-;e in iA'<iiie,

(i»of/.:?r m t^e life ra «»«/'; i > undo the

OLl Teftament, iherm-tfun of the Spirit

was hncaifcrt:-t thenfiom what h-j.-v ic

is under 'he Nov : and Lki m in ihac mea-

wliich i« hcftowcd im

infnc,

V'-W^

„, . life it IS fot bcn.twed p-'rf.a, ihete is

5»7fy»;-. .., needofacW't wh.rebv'tlie fldli mifht

Forfirft. in that the C«,/,«4«/ ofNa- '^l.^.j ^,{,ch .s'the 0^'^'--' -^ A:>dbytl,cturc doih rtftrarne men from «/«r«ji J^ ^^^ -^j^^^ ;,;.^,'«rMvhi.hcuu;.i be iui.u.via.t^-,,,^ il,,iUoth, nojfor anyj^-u.^ ofthi - ^^ ^^^ Co.cant, for as

Covcu-.K. j^^j^ ^^^^^ y^,,^^ under the iV*4^"^'^'''^" ^ much

iLi-ing in fb*

. •>•

h-^

\^

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^A^.'

K

-gg Ceriaiite Pofitiem of ^..chasicwas never afforded us frr/rff.

lor this cauie the ^>... both by the roU.«r.--Nature,/.^, unto us, and aUo

bv the f,ib[ervient Covenant , ^#«» f.U us, were «i?r.«J from rxr*.«-// linnes.

In 1 ke manner alfo doth the ceven^nt ^"""■c!" of Nature /«d us unto Chrift »«« way,

to thrift ,,,„^,„f of Nature hegets and )? rry «f ty 'l-'^ £/,„ /^ ,n men; which by Chnft *ppj(d, ei-

S^;^r'^ Sc;^-a4.i«,. could bc^

robicrvicnt^.^^^^^^r, ^n,,^,^, then by the cm*ngoi tovcninf- ^[^j.;q himfilfm ihcfiefh.

^6 Thefts. Therefore men, fofarrc forth as bemg

m.O on by the ccvenant of Nature .

Eare d^^^^^J -^h the H-^ of a

AJ:iMr.«//vet before hee was .vfc^^^^^

,.^ thcv d fire oncly an Affhcamn ot

uUn p.fr.A^ , but after hee was j.v-

;:vfe,^ud. But the iHbfavunt Covenar^

/;&< threefeldCovtriMnt, 389 did not fuffer men to re^ fatiifnd in Chrift, as one that was promfeti, * ut/«r-ther it did ««^*y»ethem with a marvel-kui defire of his camming in the ^f;'&. Juft ffcw under the Cfi/^*/, the Covenant of Grace doch caft in a dffire , not only of that maft^^t of Jefus Chrift, which will be tffurcieci\ii\nthi6hk, but it doth alfo^jc-cttt and fiirre «;>,inth? minds ofthego*/-/;, a mArvelUmciffire of thefl«/»/«»'o«of this body , and of the feconii commiitg of Chrift. I

Therefore the pws were brought unto Chrift by the Covenant of NMure, after i

mother manner from whAt they were by thc/«^/'f'"t^»'»» Covenant. I ^%1 hefts. Tothe/ffa«<l, Unlwer, that we co»/-wh-^nce it ^^>-the covenant of Nature, according to'^J'JJJ^^'^^ its firfi in ft it utio»,_ when it was infUtutei^^ ^^^^^^ with man, ««/»'•?,'and uncorrupt, and not j^h com-accordingto its acciientary u\e ^ the iV*i-psl!. r««of man being now wholly cerrufsd ind dtpravfti. j

5p Tib//?/. ' To the third wee have already anfice-rtk, (above, in Xlnjis 5 2. 5 ^ ) where wee fA:p/^;»r<i how men might one way be ^^^^^

^ Cc4 rtpAinU r^*

i

If

t

390 Certain Pfiftiom of

refiraitied fromfinne, by the Oventntoi Grace, and an other wa^ by the jHtJtrvKM

Cuvenanc.

60 Thefts. But bccaufc wee have already fpoken fomewhacof theCo^inion, that doth pro-ceed both from the Covenant <Sf Natuic, &sx\\oiyomt\\cffi('/trvnnt Covenant; u will.notunlikely, ^»«r the labour, to ex-fl.m what and how manifold that ca-

atluii is.

61 Thefts, oon By C^^ioH here wee underftand , not iki^. that whereby the members of man ase

htrrhd on imp tuoudy to the dotng ot thofe things, which by no meanes >.»/-liH<rly they would doe,but luch a kmdc ot Ct^ato^lio} which rhcre doth Co.-cHrr^ louic content of Will, indeed that co4tnt not ahjolm, and perrcft, neither vfcfuchas is aM^Mlcl furas nvaih a*to \fnt, and yet to be amfdled, arc repug-nant.

62 Thifs.

This fo comes CO paffe, when wha^ee h;tte in it felfe, cuf ^vtls doe yec mbraii, eitl'tr 'or the avoycUr.ce of fimithir>g' wh'ch ucc «orc hace ; or for tlie atchttve m»t of fomcthmg, the Uve of which

i iiiv li ti

the threefold Covenartt. 391

loth more carneftly f/^'^^*' "S ^^<^f '^''^ Aefc^irfJof that^ which wc yet ^jlr^.* Ifor the Atchievenunt of this. 65 Thtfts. , This kinde of Coaaion they f.-^/ ^^h--. ,t tver arc rcflruUed, by the fm«^»< 01., ,. Nature, or of that which is Mr^.v.«N --h^^.u from their oi*tward impieties; yet /o, as ^ b^ JitfirfM^ (orts of men, after a dtveri, ini ■ I different manner; for verily wck^d men, arc only fcmd from cvill, by the fexn of puniftiment, denomced in tht Covenant againftthem , whereas the ^fl^/j-are alio j <j,4n.« by the love of God Coz/f«^«rt«^ with them , notwithftanding , e/ ihem-klves thcy-are encUningunto <z^i//-■ now tha:, a man may call a fervile, this a loti-

hke filull aftion-

■' 64 Tkfis.

Butthe dlverfujoi this C.-^.-.« hath Wl.n« ^_ its dtvtnd.^nce not fo much upon the C»-^,«^«Mtfclfe, cither of Nature, or of^^^^^ thac thai \i fHbfcrvient, as it hath upon the renditions of the ftrf^ns concerned in

the Covenant.

^5 Tkfis. '

For the very Ow»>«"f'tfelfe, in this

corruption of nature, i»forcetb, yet fo, as

it doth It by a frvil coaition, m them

■' who

;V

^ f'>»A

,*

2 p 2 Cert at He Pojitms of

who arc defiitute of faith j but by a [Uull, in them who are iWWwith faith. 66 ihejis' It now remaines, that wc ampare the ftihftrvient Covenant (which is the Old Teflament) with the Cevtnant

of Grace.

67 Thep They agree jlrj? of all in ttnit. That God is the ^uthohr of them both- Second-

Thc agree

nicnt of

tlic Su'v

fcivicnt ij, ^'." , L • /.

Covenant, manconfideredashee nipntr

with the . . -. 1 - J

Covenant.

et Grace.

the threefold Covenant. 393

Secondly , they differ in the ftipnUtk^,^

or this is the ^ifuUt'm {_ or can'M^n'] of

he oi(^ Covenant, » Do tha a»4 hvc-, of^Gil.j.iv

he iV^w 1 ^ Believe^ and thju jhdlt not cowe b lohn j.

^to jHdimtnt. Thirdly. Oicy differ in i«.

;hcir-i«w«it; ;forthe/»^/"eryv«« Coy^c-^

laot was added c to the ^nm^a of'^^M-

Grace, which preade^ Vuurthly , they '' "•

iifferin the manner of ^i(c»ver\ni liane,

ly, that both of them arc

th. j»«ond- MrvUnt Covenant d.uh not

made vvich'»^'"^'" ^. .....;;... K.,r hu exoe-

Thc difa-pvccmcnt

lUl liiv ,».^j»' -"•"

-p.- J difcover finne primarilj A, but by cxpc-,i Kom?.

^"••■' y- , fi'„ ' rience of mans r^t^h^fs in the keepingdirou^h-

ly, that ^ot/. of them doc r»z/«/« linne. ^^ ^^^^ covtnMt; but the at-.-^-t of oat. Fourthly, thMhothoi ihemdotrijtmnt .rim^rUj ; '^ for it doth.Rom.j.9.

fromy?«... Hfthly, that they/.»/> do lead ^Ca«^ ./chat man is a finncr', and et f.i.r.^,,

toChrift. Sixthly,that«//.*risa^4<i^^ 0 j^'' ' ^^^ -^ ,^^,4 i„ ,,;^i^,„./,«.?-

the CW)!; of God. Seventhly that ^.«i »» Fifthly, the/«^^rz,/.«r Cove-piV.

ofthem were made through the ;^^. -; l^riith reftrLe frlm'^^'. but by/^^-^-^' ro^r. Eightly, that.n^«/Uf 'hem/./..=1 ^^.^^,^ ^j^^ ^^^^^„, ^f Grace, by a,^£;.;. promifed. llbontaneotts and voluutary inclination of^j^^^j^..

^58 Thefn. ^ ^. [^^ j^jj^jgj oimsn. Sixthly, in that m/vr|j B.om. 6.

""-"^'" . , ;•„ [heminaesormcii. oij

But they d.fer. Firft. m the fW-O ^.u lead unto Chrift nd condition ot the Authour; for God ^^.^ ^.^^^

• t3 f^'* in the Mrvient Covenant is conluler

"• . • n «r,/4 <ic nnp annrr.

ftl.

cd as rtvrovi»g finne, and as one «;)f«-,/»»gonely RighueHf«e(fe: but here now hec is ethermfe confidered m the Cove »jint of Grace, as one rmitting fmne.anil rep<iirini a new rightcoulntffe m man ^ '^ Secondly

uiJiii..—- tbe (ow»<>»f of

Grace, doth this dirtBty ; the fuhfervient Covenant, indirtniy. Seventhly, where-as UthiT^ a badie of the Church ; the Old Covenant is a cMrH4ll or outward badge onely of the fewii Church; bu: the CoveHdKt of Grace is a [pirituitl badge of the Church of the / w;, and al-

(

^•1

,'• s

J

,''t.

:;94 CertAtne Pdfitiom of '(oo( the Gemtles. Eighthly, whereas tltkr Cavsnant was made by a iT/f<^M-UHf ; the Mediatour of the 0/^ covenant is the 7»^» il/e/" , but the Mediatour of ^. f hs iV'>>', is not a' weak *»>*», hut Chrift

■^iM^fO-

4,

..ii. 8

- Jff««.«Ninthly, ' in the old Cove

narr. tUe fpirie of hmdAie is given ; but in

the Covmar.t ^ of Grace, the Spmc of

.-t/i/^pNow. Tenthly, the Old Covenant

IV35 the wf<j« unto, to the end; hut the

Covenantot Grace, the endit Jd[. tle-

venthly, the c/«i Covenant did terrifieihz

conlciences; the yVw doth cow/ort them.

Twclfthly,the cbjia of the old Covenant

is man de^din finne ; of the New, A con-

fcicnce terrified hi fmne. Thirtcentlily,

theOWCovenantdid indeed declare the

W4»«frhowto worfbip God in, but per^

formed nothing ; the New Covenant doth

ferjjrmt b:.th. Fourteenthly. the Uld Co-

nant is a * hand-writing a^aif^ »«. ' but

the New "■ IS a * hitrd;;hc.tfl if. 1 iftcenth-

Iv " the Old (Covenant is from Mome

/i»ji trembling \ " the New fiom SioH,

which hhuvc>ly,dtlt[tal>U^ Lvelj. Six-

tcenthlv, the 0/^^ Covenant doth fl:in out

the Gentiles: huttffc Nnv receives them

• in- And latl oFall. by lome this dfcnnce

is further added ; tliut whereas in iithir

life

thethreefoldCovemnt. 39^

life is promifcd, in that it fcemcs that life isonely piomifed to be hved \ntheLd»d of CanuAH ; hut in this is promifed a life to be lived in Heaven, 1

6 9 Thefts. Furthermore, tht Old Covenant waSj-heQi^ [ a n^eane ] unto Chrift j confidcrtd either Covcnini as it did rtdargut and reprove men of»« mcane flnne ; or as it did reftmint men from'"'*^-finne, or as being a Tjp ; and a fmtittttde '^^* of the New Covenant; the two Jorrr/er have beene expLined already) the ItUttr yec rematnes.

70 Tht^t. There are two parts of the 0/</Cove-^he ufc of nant, the Law CMorall, zn^Cerewomali,^^^^^^^^' to which aifo may be added their Tolitj: j„j ^crc-[ namely, the Judiciall L&w'] thefe, ifmoniall. confidercd in themfclves , did redar-gf*e and reprove man ot^ flnne: and in-deed the IferaM Law, as through the Ki-^k>^efs (f the fitfb it is impofible j fo it declares a man not to be fptrnMUiind it doih refiraine him from oittw4rd impie-tie*. through the intervtutHgoi the/pirit tf bonddgiv \ but now the C«'«w«»«';Heb.i«. did fee forth mans iimpmitj contradedj. by finne. But, and if we confidtr chem.a& lyfu, fo the Morall Law wae ib« Off

I

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of

r^"*^

■, .fc.

fe

>*?'

i'V

"gS CertdiIt Pefithm of ot our holincfle ; the Sacrifices fome of them, did fet forth the death of Chrift as expiatory ; the reft of them did figure out « Rom u. 1 the reajonahlt ftcrifiee of our hody and 5. ■ w»W, in refpeft whereof, ' weearecal-vRev.i.^, led Priefts : and thofe other cleanftngs & r- 'o- ^ did note out unto us the leall fatiEiificn-*«• ^' /«« of our foHls in the ^/o«^ and Sfirit of Chriji,

71 TAf/*/. Here two things will be demwdtd: Firft, how CMnfes could be fa >d to be a MedUtour of that Covenant, feeing hec himfclfc was one included in the fartji on the one fide covenanting. Secondly, why the Sacrificesy ISacraments} and Cere-moitks o{ the Old Covenant, are called m.h.9.io.carna{l r, the Sacraments of the Nev> ' Covenant not fo ; whereas Chnlt.or tne

■'' ^wyi/jofChrift were reprefented as well

in thofe, [ of the 0/^ Covenant ] as in tbe(e

they arc.

72 Tfe^/x. To the firft, I aofwer. It i» not af-ford, that both one and the fame, under a divers confidf ration, may be i'otb a A/e-diatcttr . and may yet be one inclttdei in party of the one fide , Covenanting. For intheiVfwCoTenanr.Chrift, though he

DC

Jiow Mt-

fCi could

beaMc-

diatour.

the threefold Covenant. 397

be a MediatoHr ; yet as God, hce likcwife is the Cither forty covenanting ; fo in the Old Covenant, Mofes, leeing hee was an Jfraelite, and a part of that peopk with whom God did enter into cot'f«<»"'*, after bee had taken upon him the Office o(J^ A'Jediatour, appointed him by God ; hee is no longer now fitiply to be confidcred as an Jfraeiite^ but as a Ahdiatour ; ma-king interceffwn betwecne God and the people of IJratl ; and thu wee conceive was done, that lb he might appeare to be a clearer and more manifert Type of Chrift.

73 Thefts. Eut from hence a greater and more weighty difficulty feemeth to arile ; for feeing God is infinite^ it may not abfurd-ly be demanded • In vthat refpeH could Mofes he a Mediatour betrnen god and man , feeing he himfelf was but a man ? To this weeanfwer : that Mediation is twofold. The o«, by the benefit whereof men are truly and effedually united unro God ; and this Mediation wee confefte, bclongeth to no othtr then to a perftn in-dued with infinite vertue and power; [and fo that the Nevf Covenant, could ad-mit of no other Afediatenr then of one ,

who

t 1.

t:

n >

1

t—V

^^

-pg Certalne Tefttioni of who muft be God, wc conftantly affii me; but then wee fay, againc, there is motkr MedMtion,whevtoi this oncly is the ulc; to fliew what the way and m^nnsr is, how God is to be vor/hipped in, and not to tKOjin \nio men a fircKgth and power topeffcrmIt', nor to uconaU men unto God • but onely ic propounds thBje thtngt whereby ic eafily appeares what need they have of reconciltathn : I his is the MeaiMun of the Old Covenant: where-fore we fay not*that the Auditor of it

T^T'htfis. Atwofoi4

The firtt difference is this, for that the J'(a^r«-tcrtfices, Satrments, 2iXKi C^rtmomsoV'^^^'^^'^^^ be Ancients had their carKa3. ufc, ovcFg^^,^. nd befides the Jpirittt^ll fifiiiifii^ation uKats cf

Why the Sacra-inencs ot the Anci-ents are called Cainall.

lut the Sacraments of the New Cove-the Anc!. ant have, by Gods appointment, noemsand tr»all ufp at all, now, but meci)y jpi-"'''''

\mati.

76 Ihefis. \

1 Nevcrthelefle wee deny not, but fore we lay not»inai mc /f-twra.." — - jven the Sacramtntt of the Ntvf Cover ouchtio have beenc o( infinite POW^^Lnt, by the injiitmion and cnfiim of feeii.g ihofe things are not of a powet L^^ ^ ^^y h^ve a c4r>M//ufc, but not any inhnttt, but finite, andfuch, as may Lc-tj.h prefcribcd them by any Wortl o^"

•J

long unco a crtatnrt

74 7 A*/?/.

To the fccond, we Anfwcr : That the

Sacrifica and Sacramt»ti of the Old 1 e-

ftament are defervcdly called camaUi &c

Thofcof the Nev Covenant not lo ; be

lod.

77 Thefit' 2 The fecond difrence is placed m hii: That the Sacramtnts, Sacrifices,tnd. Ueremniet of the Old Teftament did fct

J nuicoi «.* .--- ' btth Chrift,and the Benefits by Chrift j

caafe, notwithUanding theft as well as ,qj p^i^^rih-, but fecon^a^, and th»t >iba/#, as refptding the matter, may both „q ^^^ ^^^^[j . I^^it^ Sacraments of be called Mr»<»//, ind fpiritnall, both in re- jj,j ^^^^ Coyena»«.<lo ^^ew f^nl) Chrift fped of the figmfication; yet here falls m ^i^^^/^^ gnd (hat clprlj. a two-fold fl#>e»*« whereby they arc • ^g r^i^ jj r '

MiniHiJbtd eachirom other. So Circnmcifion^ p^^fyi, ^^f '^P*'

parate betweene tbe/«4riif^^'''««'<'^an^ 75 '^^'/''•Ihc r*# of lh?;y/i;io'«i; irjUi A*(« Pntw

; • •• ■ ■ ' W A them

*'

ji

/

Dd

tbein

.I>v

1-

i

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I

^co Ctrtahe PofitioNS of I Ihe EfifiltDtdlcmory. thtni thcMrfW; promife ; ftcondmlj, ilrho own them, every one is ;**> to re-did fignific <^"r fMUipcitioH. In likjceive them, and as ready to rf/f<fnhem ; manner the T/«j(/iot/fr , primarilj/y ihepsmat when once the vaytsoi <.jod come ftno tvercf the defireUng Angtl: Jeconho htthrivin^, enriching and ennobling d»rilj, Cbrift •• fo alfo the facrificts, aniwayes, and that rdigion comes to be of the cli4»l>^^s, they reprefented, primanlcmmoM meption, an^ reputation, then Ij^i ccnu'iuecarnallhiltMifi : ftctM(i*riljh\ciy ot\cis ready tojjirr entertainment they figured out chrift, and the (>mfitho ic; It is fomethtng for a man to ow»e of the New Covenant. the Arke when none will ow» it: indeed

The dcS-niiion.

many will twnt a profpering truth, a blelling Arke : but liee is an obid-Sdon*

Of the

Covenant

797 hejis.

And now! conceive/rf/?/;, it will no ^^

bearrJfTein thcplace of a <ro«:/«i/«», t( indeed, that will own a perfccuted, atol-fubjoyne hete, the Defimtiont^ of thof fed,baniihed Arke, threeCeveMaiits, concerning which we My Lord, you are this OM-Sdorn, bareraifedthis^.j;/'«/f. who have owned the Arke, when /<»

80 Tbefis. would owne it, that have efteemed it a

The CovcKAut of Nature is that bleffing, when others have 4/)p«if»iP!i:t» whereby God by right of Crcation.dotI curie, that have haked u^oa\i as your 'V'MTtu?.' require a perfh obedience of all man greateft honour, when others have ey^d it ' kinde. and promifes a mott bhffed life t( as their difgracc , that haveftdeJ with re-ts many as doe give it him, to be lived i ijgion not when you might live on it, but FarMd'fe ; but againft thofe that den when it was to/it/eon you, anduponthe h\mihisperfta6l>eMtnct, hedoth(ib»«». i^/? of your hterefis and enjoyments. tteruaB dcith ; and that for this *«», iha None that kmrnyom Honour, but kyows it may appeare to all, how greatly hec 1 this, that in the wr/? of times, when Re-in/«v# with z/fr/K?, and how infinitely h«li,gion was under moft contempt, and it hatetb vice. Ifcemcd crime enough to be godly, wheri

iiThefn. lyour Honour was not oncly a <r4rc/;<//

The Old Covenant it that

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praElifer, but a xjeAlom pyomiter of the

waycj of God * a fAithfnll contender for

purirj of doftriDC and woifliip, ijjdttr

to the Godly, a rc/^^etothcopprened, a

ftnce to religion, and eoanted godimllt

great^4Wf, when there was (if welooke

downward) no (raine to be nude of god-

lineQe. And fiTr the puhlt^ne they are

ftrangers in our l raci, that doc not know

y. urfc'-y?.<«fand unwearied labours and

U)i»^s t.uc tor it j And before ever th«

PHUia.ii' was tkuiht upon in publi^Mt

even as vw:, refvlved to run that hazzard

cither t.i hv. in the publique, or to dye f»

the piibliqie. And l%ijjj^ God hath wr

ryd on \ <mr fpiiit, and made you (trvkt-

fJA: to i'hcfc times of common calaraitv

n^>c i: cifths^ but Chronicles, without lut

jpitiun of fAmMUty (hall report to fa

■ tare fjenctations. when all c/o«<^jof mi

the EfifiltDull(Mt»y. worthy: It contain! dbw/ijf feme friendlT (ith4tts of fome opinions, which have hctu mmtAimdtigimfk the Law, where-in I have fo trndtAvaurti to hold up the Law, as not to wfrwcAapon the liber-ties of Grace, and fo to tfiitblifh Grace.as ,^ not to m»kt void the Law,nor to difihAr^e belcevers of any dutie they 0we to God or roan. And this tJi/fo^r/f though weak, yctfuchasitis, I make bold to prefent lo your Henqnr with yonr vtrtuom and no- -, ble Lady , and (hould onely ctnv$j it in-to your bofomes by prayer, did not my native Comtrej and place to which youc Homnr is related, ingagt me to addc ^Maachtjter few words. A place it is which above msBj others God hath hontHrid, both in firttigtiumng them to doe their duty, and preferving them in it, making them not onelya Rvck^z^u^^ their enemies, but a

r kc Ih.UvaMfh/and nothing but «»»/><.r refnge for their friends, the «/«^*r; of

, ri nv, I hP r.v.alcd m*"y Peaces in danger, and the ncoveurs.

"^ o^t m honou^^^^^^^^ as to oJ of t^af.y loft; It .s my earneft .,«./to

.ho!, tTb'cVfo ..-/.«.an Uf^ertor . your Honour as b.anng relation to th^m

, I c (V^,u Tv.-M'/inf rhriHii 'hat »Wf they are in cenpa ^ they may

/,/.rr,.x, this imall Trr-i^rof^^^^^^^^^^^^^ be e;.^and relieved j And when it (hall

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ing to adde to the honoMr of your name'

upon it, Tome further if4«« of honour to

it; Aqd |he God of all grsce and mercy

be ftill a t$vftr ©f proieftion to them, and

a /4>'«oftiir«ftionBDyou,thatyou may

kntwhow to wAlke In wifdome under all

thecba»getoi his providence to you, and

make your Honour yet further »*/?r«-

s»fMr<^, to advance his caufe, and fromote

, tis glory, sod when you have ferved him

inyour^fwx^/ww here, take you to his

j^Lrjf hereafter; which is the earnefi and

hearty prayer of him,

Whfife aH is i>Ht t» ftrve

thethreeftldCevettatit, 401 God doth require from the petple of If-tmI^ obtditnce of the <JMoratt, Certmoni' tU and fndicUU Law ^ and to as many as doe givt it him, he promifas all forts if hlefiugj'mihc pojfelfioH of the land of Ca»4aH ; on the contrary, to a$ many as deny ith'm. he denounces, moft fcvcrely, curfes and death; and that for this tnd^ that he might bring them to the Me£iM which was for to come. ,

8 a Tktfis. The CovetMHt of Grace is that where-by God, upon the Coudititn propounded of faith in Chrifi , promifes remifuu of ftnnts in hU blood , and a Heavenly life; and that for this «»»d. that he might /hei» forth the richitofhn LMtrcj. And thus much concerning the c*'^tnAnt>

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