I66 The Covèrunt of Work! Chap: t 6 .1- the Whole LaW, and there explains himfelf that to deny a man to be a debtor to keep the thole Law, may be taken two n ayes , ei- ther fo, as that to do things againf the Law were no fin, as though the Law were abrogated. This he confeffes Proteftants do not fay, and in that he faith there is no controver/ie : or elfe fo, that juflifcaiion or falvation doth not depend on the fulfilling of the Law but only on the mercy of god by faith applied , this he makes the Proteftants errour and fo bi ings in ¡unification by the Law, and utterly confounds the Covenant of works and grace together, only (I confeífe) the bufineffe feems much mollified by the explanations that they give of thofe words, fulfilling of the Law. Firff, curtailing the Law, in taking off the firft forces and motions to aduall finne,yea even all that goes before con - fent of will, making it no fin at all, as alto multitudes of actions, force of them foul enough, as not within this verge, fuch which they call by the name of venial fins, which are befides the Law, but not againft it, bending, (as force merrily fpeak) but not breaking the Commandments, though they would never give us a catalogue of fins mortal, or venial, nor any certaine mark or charatger whereby they might be diftinguifhed. All thefe are pared off as no breaches of the Law, nor (in their own nature) deferving the fentence of eternal! death ; and the temporall punifhments due to them after death is holpen out by their In- dulgences.. Secondly, fo helping them:felves out with diftinâi- ons (at leaft force amongthem) that keeping the Law with them is no other then the grace of fanc`tification in the very fenfe as the Orthodox hold it forth ; He that pleafe may read what lan- renitw hath, cap. ;87. of his Harmony, oppofing Luther for his denial!, That the firf and great Commandment in the Lan' in this life cannot be fulfilled ; and charging it with blafphemy, Lu- ther having Auftins authority in feveral places (as lanfenius con feffes) for to fecond him, affirming with him that this Command- ment in this life cannot be perfetied or fulfilled, but it is to be fulfil- led in the life to come, giving his reafon, a As long as there' is any thing of carnall concupifcence to be ref rained, god is not *ith the Whole heart loved. The good Bifhop knows how by diftin &ions to falve Au- 'flin,and maiktaine his doctrine to be good divinity,' and de- nying Luther that favour, leaves him under the brand of b1af- a Nam cVnt et? atiguìd coma?* toneupifcentiæ quad vet conti.- Hondo freenetur, non omni,in ex tote anima di iigrtur Dens..
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