Obedience unto Chrift, through Chriil, on the Motives of the . Love of God in him of the Benefits of his r"1ediation, and the Grace we receive by him; whatever is othervvife done by us is not acceptable un– toGod. They do therefore for the mofl: part but deceive them· felves and others who talk fo loudly about Moral Duties. I know of none that are acceptable unto God, which are not only Materially, but Formally_ fo, and no more. · If the Obligation they own unto them, be only the Ori– ginal Power of the Moral Law or the Law of our Creation, and they are performed in the firength of that Law unto the end of it, they ·are no way accepted of God. But if they · intend the Duties, which the Moral Law requireth, procee– ding from, and performed by Faith in (hrifl, upon the Grounds of the Love of God in him, and Grace received from him, then are they Duties purely f:vangelical. And although the Law·hath never loft, nor ever can lofe its Origi– nal Power of obliging us unto univerfal Obedience, as we are reafonable Creatures, yet is our Obedience unto it as Chriflians, as Believers, immediately influenced by its con- . firmation unto theEvangelical Church in the hand ofour Medi– ~tor. For, 2. God hath. given unto the Lord Chrifl: all Power in his name to require this Obedience from all that receive the Gofpel,. Others are left under the Original Authet'ity of the Law either as implanted in ,our Natures at their firfl: Creation, as are·the Gentiles, or as deliveredhy Mofts, and written in tables of frone,as it was with the Je1.vs, R om. 1.. r 2, Ij,I4. But as unto them that are ca11ed unto thG Faith of the Gofpel, tbe A uthority of Chrifl cloth itTimediatelyaffe& their minds and confciences. He feeds or rules his peeple in the j}reng;th of the Lord, in the Maiefi.y of tbe Name of the LB-rd his God, Mic. 5~ 4· All the Authority and Majefiy of God, . . lS
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