( 286) leaft, as to a very great part of their work. But fo cloth the fore- mentioned Dodrine which weare oppofing : therefore. The Minor ( which only needeth proof) null be proved thus in its feveral parts. I. For the Kingly office of Chrift , the exercife of it over his Church confifteth r..In Legiflation. 2. judgement, 3. Execution of Judgement, 4. InRelaxation of Laws, ( or abrogation of them ) when he fees caufe. f. In Legiflation he 1, determineth what (hall be doe fromman, by his precepts : and 2. what than be due to man , in his Prornifes and Threats; and what shall be theCondition of thefe. r The great and eminent ufe of the Law of Grace,is to be Gods Inftrument to makeover to us Chrift with his benefits , of Pardon , Abfolution, Juftificarion, Adoption, Right to Glory, &c. All this is overthrown, by feigning that all thefe are ours already ; and therefore what need we any Promife, Teftarnent, Deedof Gift, Covenant, or Law of Grace, to make themours ? And if we our felves fatisfied inChrift Legally, then we muff have prefent Right in all the benefits iplofettlo. 2. Thefe Promifes and Conveyances God bathmade on condition offaith and Repentance. This ad of Chrift ( the Conftituting ofthe Con- dition) is alfo made void and vain, if not unjult, as being tomen that had an Abfolute Right before. 3. The Threats of non-Re- miffion, n-n-Salvation, &c. ifwe believenot,or if we draw back, are alfo made void and vain, if not accufed of flat injuftice, as Threatning men with the lofs of that which was Abfolutely their own before, and the word of the Immutable God engaged for it. 4. And it is a very great doubt whether all Gods precepts be not accufed of injuftice, or at leaft the keeping of them ofno necefii- ty to falvation ; ifwe our felves have (in fenfe of Law, or the Law. giver ) already perfectly obeyed them all to the death in Chrift, or perfedly fatisfied for not obeying them, 2. Gods Judgement is according to his Laws ' which are the Rule of udgement. All the Accufations therefore, that fall up- on the Laws, mutt fall upon the Judgement. When men have Ab- folute Abfolution before they were born, and Abfolute Right to HeaVen, to Judge them a new, upon Conditional Promifes, and adjudge that to them as upon that performance ofa Condition(of feeding, cloathing,&c. that is, loving and obeying Chrift-believed in) this feemeth contradiaory to the rules of equity. 3.The
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