312 TJae Life of Faith. »titters or emitters of fuch an a&ion contrary to the Law : or that our all or omiffio.n was really a crime or fault, 3. The guilt of punigarroent, reams pn2, vel ad venom, is the foundation of this charge, that we are by that Law which muff judge in, condemnable, or obliged to punifbment (or it is cur right) for the tins fo committea. Now Chrift doth not by j.ftifying us, or pardoning us, make us either to be loch as really did not do the fail ; or fuch as did not a culpable fats; no nor fuch as did nor deferve damna- tion, or to whoa it was not due by the firti Law alone ; but to be fuch who are not now at all condemnable for it, becaufe the newLawwhich we mutt be judgedby, doth abfolve us, by forgiving us; not making the fault no fault, nor cauling God ro think that Chrift committed it, and not we ; or to diem us to be filth as never did commit it; but remitting the pu- rtifhment,and that duenefl cfpsmiJhment and obligation to i t,which did beforerelult from the fault and Law together ; and fo the fault it felf is remitted as it is thefoundation fromwhence that obligation to punifhment refulteth,rcfpedivcly,butnot imply, nor as afault in it felfat all. When I fay the punifhment and theduenefs ofit to us, is for- given, I mean not only the punifhment offenfe, but of lofs al- fo: nor only the outward part, which is executed by crea- tures, but cfpecially the firft and great penalty, of Gods own difpleafure with the Fiction , and the withdrawing of his Spirit and complacential love, and that which we may improperly call, bit obligation in 3ufçice to condemn the fiinner. There was upon God, before Chrifls fatisfadion and our title to him, that which we may fo call a legal or relative obligationon God to punith us, becaufe elfe he fhould have done contrary to the due ends of Government, and Co contrary to the ifdam and Nice ofa Governor, which is not conlilient with ,his perfc6tion. But now the ends of Government arc fo anfwertd and provided for, that there is no fuch obligation on God to punifh us, but he may remit it without any dithonour at all nay, with the bononr of his Wafdo a and Julfice. We arc now non condemnandi, rat condemnable, though we are frnners. In judgement we anufi eonfcfs the latter, 'and deny the former ply,
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