The Covenant of Worlq Chap.8 The Law bindes ,'as de- livered by Motes. Law they will hold as they finde in the Gofpel. And we muft have a New Teftament text for a Morali Duty : Old Tefta- ment- Scriptures grow out of efteem with them ; Attay with hammering C- 2'Iofes, faith the Marrow of moderne Divinity: A morfell in which few Divines can finde fweetneffe. Nei- ther do I think the Tenent it feif is to be juftified; I am Pure 'Paul quotes it as from Mojes, i Cor. 9.9. For it is Writ - ten in the Lan' of Afofes ; I confefl'e it concernes not us as from Mofes to the Jews ; Neither doth Luker Gofpel, or his Hiftory of the ittls as from him to 2- heophitus; nor Taub Epiftles, as from him to any Church , or to Timothy or 7ittu : But as a Depofi turn left with the Church by his hand, it is of concernment, of equal concernment to us , as to the Jews ; if we be of the Church of God , as were the Jews;. when they fay Chrift is the King of his Church , is it fo in our dayes ? and was it not fo in the dayes of motes? The houfe was then Chriffs, when Mofes as a fervant was faithful in it. If CStifofes be thus negleóted , 'Paul and Peter will not long, be honoured. I have heard this defended by this fimilitude , and with great confidence maintained. Theft is punifhed in France with death , and it is punifhed with death in England; but not by the Law of France, but the Law of England : So theft, adultery, &c. were forbidden the yews, and are forbidden Chri(lians; but not by the Law given to the 7ews, but by the La* given to Chriftians: But they ihould have known that the Kingdome in 4lafes time and in Gof- pel- dayes is all one; The Kingdome of Heaven (hall be taken from you, andgiven to a Nation that will bring forth the fruits at it. As the Law in Wales bindes the Englijh fo the Law given by Mores to the Jews bindes Chriftians ; The civil State is diverfe, but there is one Kingdom; ours and theirs. See Burger Vindicia Legis, pag. 156,157. Others fay that it bindes us as creatures , but not as Chrfians. And then it is to be feared, that they taking themfelves to be a- bove creatures in that they are Chriftians, being raifed in a neerer relation to God then meere creatures they will take themfelves to be difobliged : But if the creature be caft into Hell for tranf- grefl'ion, as a túrunkard, an adulterer, a covetous perfon what will become of the Chriftian? but it bindes both as creatures and Chrifti-
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