I 34 · Uin Expojiiiono(Chn's1s . 1 M,•tTi•.;. --- '1J,I7• ,~,hich oucrtu~·ncs ~ll r~lig~on,b~cing .rhc caufc A by num finrH:;b11t fuch a diffolmion,:1s cakcth I of many woflc p011HS m Popcnc,·whlch coul.d I from it all v_crmc and power, whereby it is a not tland,,fthcyv\'OU~d acknovdcdg:c a true dtLl\v : and lo to dejf,·oie the Prophert, is to put nc:lhr,,d.~ HinCtion bcrwcet~c the Law and the Gofpd. an ~ndc ~nto them,. fo as they ~wnld nothing I lulbf.l.-t·-=-3· They r.~y for thctr defence, that ;;he precepts ~n~ulc, Clthc\' to the mtcrprctauon ofthe Ltw, I I ofborh, arc the fame in fui;>.Hancc:thar both reor to rhc foretelling of the flare of Gods quire rightcoufnctTc, both 1non~ifc life, ~~nd ~hn_rch vndcr rhc.G.ofpel. Bur to fulfil! illt'm.] I c:hriil fuJfi;. threaten ~lc:uh;bqth comman<l fa,th}rcpentace Chn~ fil~fillc.th the Law t~rcc \·\~.ics; by his l le~!, the h" and. obcd1_:.n~c;and thcr<:forc th£,Y arc the fame. do~rmr, u1 }uo; pcrfon, and mmen: Byhis do- }··\:tlc~. Anftrm·. hnl_, the l:twcs and prc<:cprs.of tl~c 1 Urme~lcfulfillct~lth~c;Law,twowalcs?~~hby taw & Go· I...aY\' ai1d Go!pcl arc not the fame;for Adamm rcfionng vmo 1t h1S'propcr mcaniJ;lg q.qa u·uc ~~~~~~Y;.rin his innoccncic knc'-v the Law,bm hcl<t~cyv no,..,. vfcs as we !hall fee aft~p ..(ard, whc1~c he corrcthing then ofbclccuing in Ch1·ift: and though I Clctb the corrupt l~~~rprl=tationsthcrCof by both rcqu1re rightcoufndfc, prqtnifc lif.t;., ~}.d the Pharifics; as alfo_, by rcucaling the nght thrClten dcath,yct themaner is farrc diffcr~l~t3 . way, whereby the I;.a!,'-1 may be fulfiH~.d. Se-- as before was noted: So lik~wife thcl d1ffer 1!1· ·B 1 condly, inhisperJOn he fu\filltth the J-aw two the commanding offaith; for the Gofpcl c~~~ waiCS": Firll, by bccomming ~ccyr.fcd /;o the I mandcth f3.ith, not as a workc done, ~s.thc~~wA Law, in fuffcring ddrP, vpon thC"'t\Oifc for VS! doth;but as an inllrum€t layi~g?old on.Chrij,l-, Secondll, by pcrformiilg i prr~cct , .eQcdicncc Againc, the ~av<J. commands faiFh gcncrtl~YS: vnto the Law~ doing all [fiat \h~l.3\'{_tcquia~ to belccue i!) God, anq to bclecu.c hi~_ ..Yord r~d, for t~ejouc of.. Qod,. q,r of his n~gpbour; tol;>~.uue:butJ~.cfi~es this,the Gofpcl requires in whi~h refpcCt: he "'1\'lS fa,idc, et to ha~te brrne d G3l.f+- apartitub.r faith in Cbriil: the I}edcemcr, 'Y~e· 'l.mde.r.'tke'JLAt"P. Thi.rdly, Chrift fitlfiHct:i thi! ~claw ncuer kncwc. Third~y, th,c Law c9u1'- Law in mm: M~nbe of two forts, EfcCt, and man{icth not repentance, fo·r the %no.,\·lc.dg~ Reprobates. In the Ele£f hcfulfillcth thc•Law qf the.Law was i~ Adamshcart,whcn he neetwp wait?: Fi"r.f.l, by CtC'ati11g faith in their ded no repentance: true r~pcntance thcr.efore hearts, wh<?rcby they lay hold on Chrift:, who i.? a fa!ling grace, wrought and commanded, for them fulfilled it : Secondly, by giuing oncly by the Gofpcl. And fourthly, for obedithen'> hi• O\\'UC fpirir, which maketh them encc; though i~ be c6mandcd botll by the Law endcauour to fulfill the Law; whk~ in Clll'itl and the Gofpcl; yetnot ·iuth_cfamcmanncr,: C is accepted for prrfeC} ~bcdicncc inthishfe, The Law commaudeth obedicn£_e euery w.ay. and in the' life .to come is_perfeCt indccde. In pcrfcC\, borh inp~qs,& in degrecs,ond allo,wvnbelmu:r.< Chrift fulfilled the Law, when cth none oth~r: b!Jt t~c Gofpcl commandeth, he exccutcth the curfe of.t.Pc Lawvpoo t-hem: and..jn Chrijt a,pP.,rC?OUeth il!lPC!fcCt obedience; for that is a part ofthe Law, and the execution that is, an indcauour in all things, to obey and and endurin~of thct.;urf~; is2 fulfiUing of the plcofc God: ifi_t,bc 'tl'irhout hypocrifie.Again, Law. And Ihus doth Chri!l fulfil! the Law; fo the law commandcth obedience, as a workc to thlt the mcaningofthewords isthis:V~hereas be; ~one,for the ebuiningof faluation:but the you thip).'c that I cam~ to ddhoie the Law anci Gofpcl requires obcdiencc,only to tdlific our the Prophets, bymaking them of none effect, faith and thankcfulncs vnto God. The Church you aredccciued: nay, on the.othcr fide, know of Rome therefore errcth groOy, in confountl1at the ende of my manifcfiation in the fldh, ding the Law and theGofpcl, which indccdc was to fulfill the law, both in my doCtrine and arc.farrc differing; and fO we muit bclecuc, if perfon: an, cl alfo, in the. pcrfons ofmen both we would come into, andholdthcrightw~y_, good and bad. · that lcadcth vnto life.· In thi• Apologie ofChri!t,for his bchauiour Now whereas Chrift faith, Th;nk,; not that towards th!= law: obfcrue,what malice fomcof I came todtjfroie the Law; by Lawhcc mea- D tfH!lcwcs,cfpecially the Scribes and PharHies, neth principally the Morall Law, :md in the bare vnto him: for Chrifl: _w.as rhe Author of fecond pla<c, the Ccremonia/1 Law alfo: Next thclaw, and yctthey mahoou£ly fufpcC"t and obfcruc the oppoiition that Chrijl: makcth ~echarge him \oVith a~rogati~:>n t~crcof: fo as he twcene the Law !l.nd the Prophers;thercby h~- is faine to deare hunfclfc 111 thiS bchalfe. nifying vnto vs, chat by the Law, h_ee mcaneth . T~c like bath bc_en ....e the malice of wicked that part of Go~s word, conccrntng Rtghtemen 111 all ages, agamtt th~ dcerefi feruants of oofi1e!l'e, •nd Iufticc, which Mofcs penned by God: AC\ .6. I4· Srephen IS accufed to fpe<~k.; Gods comm::mdcmcnt: andby the Prophets, hlaffrhemom words ngainft the Law: ACl. .zi. hcmeancth rhatp:trt ofGodswOl'd,which.is 28. J>_tm.fis cha~ged-withth.ef~mccrim.c.And cont<J.ined in the wricings ofal the Prophets,m fuch IS the ~allcc of the Paplils, agamlt all the old Tefiamcnt, aft~r Mofo.r; which books 1 Euangclicall rc~ormed Churches : bccaufc \Y~ ofthe Prophcts,containcd in thcm,cither an indenie lufiifiquon by _workes, therefore they terpretatiou ofMofes Law,or prc:ditli6s ofthe condemnc vs for _encmtes t~ gocd workes:and !late oft he Church in the new Tefiamcnt. A1 in many oth~rpomrs~_thcy tafien vpon vs notes gaine, by deftroyinj( the Law, vve mufi not vnof reproach, f~r hold1~gthe truth.Yca~arnong dcr{bnd a breachof the Law, fi1ch as is made our fclucs,the hkc maltce doth appearc 111 thofc that .·
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