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Rom.
4.5.
Luk.
17.10.
1§.Sea.4.
That
the
for-
mer
places
are
to
be
vnder-
flood ofthe
vvorks
oft
he
morall la
vv,
and
not
o/the
ceremonies
on-
üe.
574
That
lie
are
r'òt
iuf
iced
by
our
owne
workes.
that
I
may whine
Chriftt,
and aright
bee
found
in
him,not hauing
mine
owne
righteoufneffe, which
is
of
the
lacy,
but
that
which
u
through
the
faith
of
Chrijr,euen the righteoufres
which is
of
God,
through
faith
:
Phil.3.9.
And
GaI.3
.
i
o.
r
i
.
he
aírrtneth,that
a
many
as ref!
in
the
wor,
es
of
the
law,
are
vnder
the
curfe; and
that
no
man
is
iuffified
by
the
la*
in
the
fight
of
God,rt is
esrrdent,
becaufe
the iufl lhallliue
by
faith.
So
Rom.4.
5.T
o
him
that
wor-
keth
not,6ut
6eleeneth in hurt
that
it
flifieth
the
vnorodly,his
faith
rs
countedforr:ghteoufres.
And our Sauior Chrifi teacheth
vs
to
fay
and
acknowledge
when we haue done
all
to
our
vtter-
mofi
power
which
is
commanded
vs,
that
we
are Rill
vnpro-
fitable
feruants,Luk.i
7.ro.
But vnto
thefe and
fuch
like manifefiplaces,
it
is
anfvvered,
that
the Apofile fpeaketh
not
ofthe
works
ofthe
morall Iaw,
but ofthe
ceremonies
onlie.To which againe
wee
reply,that
no
fuch friuolcius
diffin6tion
can
be
gathered out
ofthe
Apo-
'files
words, nay,the
plaine
contrary euidently appeareth,
by
his
maine
fcope
and drift in
his
whole
difcourfe
of
our
iuffifi-
cation,
and
alto
by fome particularplaces. His chicle
fcope is
to
beate downe the pride
ofall, both
Jew es
and
Gentiles,to
the
end
that
the
whole glory
and
praife
ofour
iufüfication
and faluation
might
be
aferibed
to the
free mercy
grace, and
goodnes
ofGod
alone.
Now it
is
moll
certaine
that the mo-
rall
duties
are
in thetnfelues
farre
more excellent
then
the ce-
remonial], and confequently more
fit
to
puffe
vs vp
with a
fpirituall
pride,and to
make
vs
to refi in our
fclues
for
our
iu-
fiification,afcribing atleafi,fome part
ofthe
praife
vnto our
owne workes and
vertues:fo
that
if
the Apofile had only
fpo-
ken
of
the workes
of
the
cerernonialIlaw,mans pride
fhould
not
bee
beaten
downe,
neither fhould
God
haue
the whole
praife
ofour
faluation,and
fo
his difcourfe
fhould
be vaine,as
not
tending to
proue
&
inforce
that,for
which end and pur-
pofe hee
chieflie
vndertakes
it.
Againe,this
should
nothing
concerne neither
the
Gentiles
in
former times, nor
any true
Chriffians
fnce
the comming
of
Chrift,
forafinuch
as
they
did
not,nor
doe
not,
neither were,nor
are
bound
to
obíèrue
the
ceremonial)
law, and confequently
could
neuer once
dreame
ofobtaining
righteoufiaes
by
fulfilling
the
ceremo-
nies;