68 juffif, through Imput. of eh, Right. cleared from the N. T. C HAP. g., the law but by the faith of Jells Chrift : and this fufticiently evinceth that the Righteoufnefs of God , here fpoken of, is the Righteoufnefs of Chrift , which faith feeketh in , and goeth to Chrift for , that it may be im- puted ; for faith hath no other end or errand to Chrift , in reference to a freedom from the wrath & Curie of God , but to lay hold ona Righteouf- nefs , in which the poor felf condemned firmer may appear before God. B,efidé that the following words vers 14, 25, 26. where the Redemption & propitiation of Chrift, which was His Surety-righteoufnefs , is mentioned, may Satisfie us , as to what is meaned by this Righteoufnefs of God. Sure, there is not the leaft appearance of Paul's underftandingthat Mean & Me- thod , which this Excepter fuppofeth to be the onely Method to wit. That our faith , conldered, as our A&, is that: as if that were the Righteouf- nefs of God , & could conttitute us Righteous, in the fight ofGod , and were a Righteoufnefs had without works & without the Law, & received by all that beleeve. Secondly. Korn. 3. laßt Do we then mare void the Lam through faith ? God for- bid: yea tweeflablish the Lam. 'i'here the Apoftle, preoccupying an ob- jeaion., afherteth; That through juftification by faith , he did not make void the law, but rather did e(lablishit; the ground whereof is this That by the Gofpel-way of juftification , the law getteth full SarisfaEtion , in all points , becaufe Chrift not only Satisfied for the penalty thereof, which we were guilty of, and did lye under; but did alfo yeeld a perfect obedien- ce thereunto ; that fo He might make up a full & compleat Surety- righte- oufnefs, by the Imputation of which unto His own , or the Lord's, recko- ning it upon their fcore, when they receive it by faith , they may be juftified, And thus , though finners, (who have broken the Law , & fo have forfei- ted the reward, promifed to fuch as ohferve it in all points , & are come un- der the Curfe , threatned to Tranfgreffours)be not only freed from the Cur- fe , but receive the rich Recompence of reward; yet,the law is nor made null & void , but is rather eftablished & confirmed in its full force , both as to its Commands & Sanction. tohn Goodtvine excepteth I. There is no nece/fity, that by the Lam, in this - place, should be meaned prec,lèly the moral law; others underflandit as well of the Ceremonial Law, Anf. But lure , Paul's doctrine was not for eftablishing of the Ceremonial Law in whole , or in part. The Law , whereof the Apoftle is fpeaking is that Law, by which both Gentiles & jewes were convinced of fin , & had their mouthes ftopped, & were become guilty before God vers 19. & that Law, which maketh a dilcovery of fin vers 2o.. comp. with fZom. 7:.7...& by the deeds of which no flesh shall be juftified, in the fight of God vers 20, 28.. It is that Law, by the works whereof even Abraham could not be ju(tified, nor David Rpm. 4: I, 2, ó, 7, 8. 2. He laid. It is much more probable , that Paul should here a f'ert' the effabli- shing of the Ceremonial Law, than of the Moral I. Becaufe the jewes n'ere more tender and jealous over the Ceremonial L a , placing the far greatefl phi rt , if not the whole of their hopeof lufliFcation and Salvation , in the obfervatioñ thereof 2. Becaufe the Doilrine of faith did not carry any !itch colour of oppofitionto the Moral ,. t as to
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