4 OldIgoesdoenetïmproosa orsrre firm. 3 oç Scco ly,he obieaeth,that ifChrifl had redeemedvs out omrJatrrrg `in- ofthe thraldomeof finne, !then we thould not fillbeotter- to fro." t "a- come thercby,nor fo often,will we nill we,tranfgreffeGods 1Sat :erg,>,enot conimandements, Towhich we are to anfvvcr,that our Saul- redsrr, eat. our Chriahath.deliueredvs from ourfins, firíl in regard that CCol.1 4 I. for hismerits and fuisfaetion fake, the Lord bath pardoned and remitted them, fo as theyalai newer be imputed veto vs,, norarifevp in iudgement to our condemnation, neither iit this world nor ÿworld to come:fecondly,hedoth deliuer vs from our finnes, while + he dothgiuevntovshis holy fpirit, wherebyour finnes are in fome meafure mortified, and the íirengthofthem abated, fo that theydo not raigne and rule in vs as in former times,although wee cannot wholiyexpell them fromdwelling invs,according to that Roan.6. i a.Sznne Romer,. 'hallnot raigne inyour mcrtallbodie thatyoufhouldobey it in the ,o duffs thereof. And thoughwe cannot vtterly fubdue thisCa- nanitifhbroodofour corruptions, but that fhll while'{ wee continue in this life, theyare as thornes inour fides, alvvaies -vexing andgrieuingvs : yet by the helpe ofGods fpirit affi- flingvs,we weaken their force,abate their courageandmake them become tributaries ; and if at any time they rçrbel, we curbe them in,and giue them the overthrow; yea,though fometimes they gaine ground, and giue vs the foile, Yet we rife again byvnfainedrepentance,and recouer our felues,be- ing affifledwith the frefh fupply ofGods fpirit,tiIl at laf} by death weobtainea finali vi&orie. Thirdly,he obie6teth that weeare ftill under the law, andPeel.5. tied to the obedience thereof; and therefore Chrili hathnot That our obe- "freedvs from it:Ianfwer,that thoughChriP bath not freedvs thence to the from the obedience ofthe law, yet hehath freedvs from the no htweare curfe andmaledi&ion,as it is Gal.3 .13 . fo.as thoughwe doe net redeemed, not performe it in that exa- maner and meafurewhichGodG41.3.13° requireth,yet our tranfgreffion(hall notbe imputedvntovs; for he hashperfe6ly fulfilled the law forvs,that his righte_ oufnes might become our righteóufnes, andhehath fuffered .death,that byhis blood. he might waft; away our fins. And Rcm2 .3.4. thus 'rhea the la1%was irnpáfble tobeperformed,by reafonof the we&nes andcorruptions ofourflefh, the LordPent his Son in the X fmiliu«k
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