78 'MCDtfphhp of Off4tougi Ozarc t Or, ¡ m.3.3 z. Do we then make void the Law through Faith ? God forbid ? Tea, we eftablijh the Law ; be caufe by Chrift we attain a perfect Righte- oufnefs, being interefted in his moft compleat and perfe& Obedience to the Moral Law, and by his Spirit to live in more exa& Conformity thereunto : Mir Brethren, Is it not our Duty still, and as much as ever it was, ro love the Lord our God with all our Hearts, with all our Sàuls, and with all our Strength, and our Neigh- bour ass our felves ; not only fincerely, but per- Matt.6.28 fealy ; nay, to be perfect co our Father in Hea- ven is perfect : Tho we are not able to do this, yet the Moral Law ttill remains, and requires us thus to do ; true, we thall not be Damned for want of thisperfect Obedienc, becaufe Christ hath in our Nature, and Read, kept the Law perfealy for us ; and fo he is the end of the Law in refpe[t of Righteoufnefs toall that believe. Chrift did not come to engage, or undertake as a Mediator, that we fhould perfectly in our own Perfons,, keep the Moral Law, and fo be Juftified in God's Sight; nor did he come to undertake that we fhonid fincerely keep any other Law to that end ; much lefs, leave us to the exercife ofour Natural, or Spiritual Abili- ties, to keep fuch a Law, as the Condition of our Jultification, and Acceptation with God; but he came to procure for us fuch a Righte- oufnefs by bis own Obedience and Suffering, that the Bonnet's, Juftice, and Law of God Both require of us ifwe are Jultified with God, Apf.8,z3 for what the Law could not do, in.that it ways weak throug . the Flefh, God rentfsrth his Son, &c. Tis
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