396 The nature of Yu.Flification proved One But the offence intended was an (Waltz! Tranfgre, fion of the Law; fo is 71CI P,70,, a fall from or a fall in the Cóurfe of Obedience. Wherefore the AL4i0,ux or Righteoufnefs muff be an acivalObedience unto the Commands of the Law, or the force of the Apoftles Reafoning and Antithefis cannot be un- derftood. (q..) Particularly it is fueh an Obedience as is oppo- fed unto the difobedience of Adam. One man's Difobedience, one man's Obedience. But the difobedience of Adam was an at1ual TranfgreJon of the Law; and therefore the Obedience of Chrift here intended, was his active obedience unto the Law; which is that we plead for. And I (hall not at prefent farther purfue the Argument, becaufe the force of it in the confir- mation of the Truth contended for, will be included in thofe that follow. CHAP. XIII. The nature of yui fication proved from the difference of the Covenants. Hat which we plead in the third place unto our Pur- pole, is the Difference between the two Covenants. And herein it may be obferved ; i. That by the two Covenants I underhand thofe which were abfolutely given unto the whole Church , and were all to bring itel s7oHO,,, unto a compleat and perfed State; that is the Covenant of Workr; or the Law of our Creation as it was given unto us, with Promifes and Threatnings, or Re- wards and Punifhments annexed unto it : and the Covenant of Grace revealed and propofed in the firft Promife. As unto the Covenant of Sinai , and the New- Teftament as aCtual y confirmed
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