in the Ep flpei of St. Paul, &c.; 533 ' of his own, wherein he might rejoyce, and on the account whereof he might be accepted with God (the thing inquired after) or elfe he had parted with all for nothing. Wherefore he who had no defign to make any referves of what he might glory in, plainly declares what his judgment is concerning all his prefent Righteoufnefs, and the ways of obedience which he was now ingaged in, with refpeíì: unto the ends inquired after, Ver. 8. 'AAT tcs vyti ñyxi, The bringing over of what was affirmed before concerning his judaical priviledges into this Verfe, is an of ed of a very fuperficiary contidera Lion of the context. For (t.) there is a plain av nms in thefe words 'AA2,Ì. w:yxt1k He could not more plainly exprefs the heightning of what he had affirmed by a Proceed unto other things, or the confideration of himfelf in another flate. But moreover, beyond what I have already afferted. 2. The change of the time expreffed by gwo.o., refpeCs what was paff, into wherein he hath refpeC only unto what was prefent, not what he had before rejeáed and forfaken, makes evident his progrefs unto the confideration of things of another nature. Wherefore unto the rejeCion of all his former judaical priviledges, he adds his judgment concern- ing his own prefent Perfonal Kighteoufnef . But whereas it might be objeCed, That rejeCing all both before and after converfion, he had nothing left to rejoyce in, toglory in, to give him acceptance with God; he affuresus of the con- trary, namely, that he found all there things in Chriff, and the Righteoufnefs of God which is by Faith. He is therefore in there words , Not having mine -own Righteoufnefr, which is by the Law ; fo far from intending only the Righteoufnefs which he had before his Convention, as that he intends it not at all. The words of Davenant on this paffage of the Apofile, being in my judgment not only fober, but weighty alfo, I lh 11 tranfcribe them. We cleat Apofiolr1s quenar iiLl juiiti a
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