334 of the Law, but the jitJccr.e ob1dienc1 ofth~Gofpel, al\ ·kin~k of Works .fr~m t~e bufinefs .ofJ.afiification, as appeareth by the fre.. ·quent dtf. Junchon, or oppofiuon, ofF~i'th •and Work.! thr:oughout ·the &riptures. Take thefe f{)r a tafie, E)phe~ z, $, 9. BJ gr;~ce Je ·arefaved~ ·through faith, and that :not:of J'OU'f' {elves.; 'tu t'h~ g·ift of God: Not of Wor k..f, left an];man Jhottld boaft. So B..om• .n .6. If by Grace,tben it u 1Jo more.ofWor-k§ ;-lltherwife GrAb( i5 fJ.omtJre CjrPrf!'e: But ifit be ofWonk_s,;ib:en 'tu no more .ojGrsce ; -.rh"Erwife')\.'ork_u no.more \~'Ot~ The tW(;) 1ways o1Graceand 1 Wmrk'S . . / . . -areincompatible; Amixed ami •patched way of Wor:ks and Grace ·tog..cdrer wiU nev~r be accepted of ·God. The new ck>th feweel. ()n:upan the old col!lndence m~kes the rent fhe worfer. 'Twas 1the ·Er.ror of chbfe, ·2g.ain0: whomP.aul dealerb in his Epif.lles, to reil: half upon {hrifl, and half upon Work.!; and t·berefore is he-fo .~'ell.louSIC¥ery where'il!l this Difpute : :G·alat. 5. 4 c hrift is beoome jif'rJ'rJtre tjfcil unto you; Whofoever ar.e justified .hy the Law, y~ r .are fallen frtJm Grace: For rthey did go.about tomiKboth.t<he ' .Covenants, and fo wholly ddhoyed their -awn Interefl: in that of Crace. Setoniily, 'Tis amatter of dangerous confequence to fet ·tipWorks, .oncl-er·what pretencerfoever, as the matter,or coneiition, of.(!)ur JuO:ifimrwionbefore Goq.: -it robbethGod •of hu g{orJ, ~nd .. ~eak.fneth t>i9e . (o-mfor.t~f the 'CrMture. .Geds Glorj' fuffereth. bocaufe as far "as we afcribe to.ollr fdves, fo ·mu<lh do ,we take off ftomGod·: Now when we make-our own Obedience the matter or~omHt>ionlof.onrRighteoufaefs, we glory in ·our felve-s, ·Contra– ry-to ~hat Ro»1.+ ~,. 3~ -and· d~tr.aet from Free-grace, by which a• \ <lotl'ewe:are.joitrlic,d, RDm, g. z4. ·and the Crearure futfc:rech lofs · ·. ~fC~mforr, wh~n:his.R:ighte0-Ufnefsbefor_e-Gocl is hui1t upon .fo . . sfulil~Q lfwndatien :as nis·ewn .Obedie11ce. The ex~mples of •the dhiltire~ .of1God, whowere illlway-s:at a'lofs 1a themfelv-es, thew f.!ow\tlan.g~ns' it·istQ ftan<!l '.upon.our ·o.wa·Bottom. -Take -a 1 feW ~~ .) .,,.. places>: if.8b·9· f2;i3:, flrm:{hllllla m~n'hejUfl· with.'Go}J,;? .Jf'ltei'Wi/1 ·e'on:t-entl '\'frti'l-h 'him~ 'he JI)MJnot ttnfwer -bsm on.e>of ·a \t'bv;!f~d. So Vc:tf. zo. rlf :1 ju'tlifie ,my.fo'fh •my oWn mouPh fbdll con-demn me ·:· If Jf-ay,l:1tm:perf-eil, 4t]ha.fi. .a1fo prtJve )me pet-v~t<fo. 'So 'VerC 30,3 1.. If I 'Wafh my.Jelf 'With [now 'Wa~er, ~~~ m.1k..e mth~nds never;fq clean,; yet -thoufot~lt plunge me m acl~tcb,myown clothes .. -· f: i ,. l }hall abhor m·e. So.alfo David lhew~th, t<hat.he"was.ne~er ,able to -wter upon this .plea 1 to.juftifie himfdf by .his ..own Obedience·: • - .. . . . . ~=: -...--- - - Pfol.
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