Works of it, in the Epif le of Paul. q.O .. (2.) It is a wild Imagination that the difpute of the Apoftle is to this purpofe 5 that the perfetil works of the Law will not juftifie .us, but imperfelt works, which anfwer not the Law, will do fo. (3.) Granting the Law intended to be the Moral Law of God, the Law of our Creation, there is no fuch di- ftitution intimated in the leaft by the Apoftle, that we are not jultified by the perfeíl Works of it whichwe cannot per- form, but by fome imperfel works that we can perform, and labour fo to do. Nothingis more foreign unto the defign and exprefs words of his whole difcourfe (4) The Evalion which they betake themfelves.unto,. that the Apofile oppofeth 3 flifi- cation by faith unto that of works which he excludes, is alto- gether vain in this fenfe. For they would have this faith to be our Obedience unto the Divine Commands in that rmperfeft manner which we can attain unto. For when the Apofilé hath excluded all fuch Juftification by the Law and the works thereof, he dotla not advance in oppofition unto them and in their room, our own Faith and Obedience ; but adds , being juflified freely by his Grace through the Redemption that is us yefiss chrift; whom God path fet forth to be a propitiation through Faith in his blood. . 3. Some of late,among our felves, and they want not them who have gone before them , affirm that the Works which the Apoftle excludes from Juftification, are only the out - ward Works of the Law, performed without an inward Principle. of Faith, fear or the Love of God. Servile Works .attended unto from a refpect unto the Threatning,of the Law , are thofe which will not juftifie us. But this Opinion is not only fake but impious. For (t.) The Apoftle excludes the Works of Abraham which were not fuch outward fervile Works as are imagined. (2.) The Works excluded are thofe which the Law requires; and the Law is holy, jufl and good. But a Law that requires only outward Works without internal Love.to God, is neither holy, jufl.ram Good. (3.) The Law Condemns
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