umrrn~'ll'J(,lCl'J'ICTI • ~::Ju~~~ly will. Bnt forne will obiett, that ifthe loue ofGo<l confill in ofGod, the keeping his ~OffiH1andements, then it fhou}d feeme, rh~t bfeh~o- that none l!.JUC him, becaufe ·in"many thin2s wee offend erso 1.. · .., . will. all. But, for refoiuing of this doubt, know, that there is a 'The ditfe. great difference becwecne thefe two, To keepe Gods Com. rtet~cekbec· mandcments, and to fulfill his Commandements. Fer keewlxt e - ping the ping noteth a truth, fulfilling a pcrfcetion: this C~riH only ~eo:e:;:~- had; but that truth cucry Chrillian mufl haue. For, euery a_nd fulfil· ChriHian man mayfo farre forth keepe Gods law, as that he ltng them. l11all beaccepted and alfo rewardedJthough not for the me.. rit ofthe worke, yet for the rnercy ofhim that accepts the worke:but this truekeeping muH be knowne by thcfe not~s. • 1 · ·Firfl in keeping, we mu!l ayme at all; there muHbea full "tfr~ke D?,tes purpofe, and true deftre to keepceueryone. For' ifonelie in o eeptng , the Com.. any linne,andbreake any_Comnundement wilfuHy;thewil. maunde· full and knowne breach ofone, makes-him guiltic ofall. · mcnr57 I hb d b , Second y, t ts o e ience mufl e done willingly, with a r.Chron. free and chearefull heart: as Dauid bids S11/omon ferue the li•.9. Lordwith awillingmind. J Thirdly, the end ofnur acHot1s mull be g~od,to fhew our· loyalty to God, to approue our hearr~ to him, in obedience to his Commaundements; ·and not for any other end or in ... tent ofour owne, as to b~magnified ofmen, or tomerit by thcm_or fuch like._Hee that hath all thefe things_, keepeth the law ofGod. Indeedno man can fulfill it, neith~r is it required ofGods children that they fhould, hfcaufe they bee·vnder grace, ~nd not vnder the law, as touching the rigourof.it. Bur, for thofe that bee out ofChriH, this concH. tion is propofed eo them, \.Vione it, and weare it: kccpe the law in full pe.rfeetion,and haue happinefle in full perfe~Hon; but breake it ir.t the lea~H title, 3ndJofeyour faluation: tho(e which are not in Chritl are rhu~ bound. Bet thofc which a.re his members, ~~unl are n1ade · one with him by faich, _ arc vnder grace, there is a more eatie obedience required Rom.6.i4. of them, :Not rb fulfill the law in the c:xrremitie of it, but, . , to .,keepe;the law,· in the.vprighmdfe of their hearts, - an~ do fo mucli, 'a·s.Gods fpi rk r which ii beHo'A=ed dn them~ - ' g~ues them power todo·. B.ut now to returne.to the do8ri~e : It ~· • I
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