446 The nature of the Obedience latter, in the firft place ; There is no true Believer but, hath thefe two things fixed in his mind and confcience. i.That there is nothing in principles,habits,qualitíes,ora & i ons,wherein he comes fhort of a,perfe& compliance with the Holy Law of God, even as it required perfea Obedience, but that it hath in it the nature of (n; and that in it felf deferving the Curie annexed Originally unto the breach of that Law. They do not therefore apprehend that its Obligation is taken off, weakned or derogated 'from in any thing. (2) That there is no Relief for him, with refpe& unto what the Law requires, or unto what it threatens, but by the Mediation of 7efus Chri.i alone, who of.God is made Righteoufnefs unto him. Wherefore they do not rent in, or on the, acceptation of their own Obedience fuch as it is, to anfwer the Law, but truft unto Chrift alone for their acceptation with God. 2I. They are both of them.doElrinally untrue; For as unto the former; ( r) It is unwritten. There is no Inti- oration. in the Scripture of any fuch Difpenfation of God with reference unto the Original Law of Obedience. Much is fpoken of . our Deliverance from the Curie of the Law by Chriut, but of the Abatement of its preceptive power no- thing at all. (2 ) It is contrary to the Scripture. For it is plainly affirmed that the Law is not to be abolifbed, but fulfilled; not to be made void, but to be effablifbed; that the Righteouf nets of it mug be fulfilled in us. (3) It is a fuppofition both unreafonableand impoffible. For -( r ) the Law was a Re prefentationuntous of the Holinefs'of God, and his Righte- oufnefs in the Government of his Creatures.. There can be no Alteration made herein, feeing with God himfelf there is no variablenefs nor fhadow of changing. (2) It would. leave:
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