406 What intended by the Law, and the Condemns all fuch Works as are feparated from the internal Principle of Faith, Fear and Love, for it requires that in all our Obedience we fhould love the Lord our God with all our hearts. And the Apoftle faith, that we are not juftified by the Works which the Law condemns, but not by them which the Law commands. (4.). It is highly reflexive on the honour of God, that he unto whole Divine Prerogative it be- longs to know the Hearts of men alone, and therefore re- gards them alone in all the duties of their Obedience, fhoud give a Law requiring outward fervile Works only ; for if the Law intended require more, then are not thofe the only Works excluded. 4. Some fay in general it is the Jeroifh Law that is intended, and think thereby to cart off the whole Difficulty. But if by the 'ewifb Law they intend only the Ceremonial Law, or the Law abfolutely as given by Moles, we have already (hew- ed the Vanity of that pretence. < But if they mean thereby the whole Law or Rule of Obedience given unto the Church of Ifrael under the Old Teftament, they exprefs much of the Truth, it may be more than they defigned. 5. Some fay that it is Works with a Conceit ofMerit, that makes the Reward to be of Debt, and not ofGrace, that are ex- eluded by the Apoftle. But no fuch diftinttion appeareth in the Text or Context. ` For, (Y.) The Apoftle excludeth all Works of the Law, that is, that the Law requireth of us in a way of Obedience, be they of what fort they will. (2.) The Law requireth no Works with a Conceit of Merit.(3.)Works of the Law Originally, included no Merit, as that which arifeth from the Proportion of one thing unto another in the Bal- lance of Juttice, and in that fenfe only is it reje &ed by thofe who plead for an Intereft of Works in Juftification. (ç.) The Merit which the Apoftle excludes, is that which is infepara- ble from Works , fo that it cannot be excluded, unlefs the Works themfelves be fo. And unto their Merit two things concur:
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