3C2 The Liff,of Faith. Ifchcy fay, that the Lam wits not made for a righteous man, i Tim. a. 9. Tell them that the words are expounded, Gal. 5..23. Againff fucb there is tno Lam. The Lawwas not made to condemn and punifli a righteous man ; becaufr he feared the threatningair, and fo fell not under the condemnation. If you (peak of the Law ofChritl, or any Law which fappofith, the tubjeC righteous : There is no Law can bepleaded againft [tech to their damnation. That there is no Law againtl them is but asltcm, 8. e. There is no condemnation to them. And we grant alto, that in that meafure as mens fouls are habituated with love to God, and duty, and hatred offin,they need no Low to urge and threaten them; no more than a loving wife nerd to have a Law rt forbid her murdernig her husband, or abuling him. But withall we know, that no man on earth is perfcd in the degrees of Love ; and thereforeail need Lawsand fear. tiff all Gods penal Laws to the ends that he appointed them, to quicken you in your obedience, and regain you from yielding to temptations, and from finning, and then your own bentfit wiW reconcile you to the Wifeiosn, Holinefs, and Jufico of the Laws. Direct, 6. Rememberthat all Cierifians have filemnlyprofejfed their own confent, to the threats and punifhments of the Gofpel, Though God will punith (inners whether they confent or not ; and though noneconfent to the execution upon them/relates, when it comes to it ; yet all that profcfs Chrittianity do pro- fefs their confent to the condemning, as well as to the ju¡tify- Ing part of Gods Word. For every Chriftian profefleth his content tobe governed by Chrift ; aid therefore he profeffeth his confent to be governed by Chritts Laws : For ifChrift be a Xing, he muti have Laws : and if he govern us at all, he go- vcrneth us by Laws. And this is Chrifis Law; He that be- .iieveth, and is baptized, (haltbe laved ; and he that believetb not Pail be damned, Mark 16. I6. He that profcfß th to begoverned by Chriff, profofíeth hisconfent tobe governed by this very Law: and therefore he profcfieth bit confent to be dantnedif be belione not. Chrifi told you that you mull confent to both parts, or to neither : and will you grudge at the feverity of that Law which you have profcffed your menfent to ? The curfcs of the Cevcaaast (Deg. 29.2 r.) were to be repeated to the people of
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