the Epi/ile to the Galatians. Chap+ mandement,Thoss/halt not kill. And therefore they muff be ex- pounded by figure, thus, This bread is afgresfmy bodie. The like is tobe laid, ofother places: they mutt be takenproperly,if it be poulible: ifnot,by figure. Here then theyare to beblamed, that make thevie of Rhe- 5 Itoricke in the Bible,to bea moere fopperic.For to thispurpofe there is abooke inEnglifhheretofore publifhed. As alto they ofthe farrilieof lonearc iuflly to becondemned, who in ano- ther extremitie , tome all the Bible toan Allegoric, yea men that which is faid ofAdam,and ofChrift. I o Theyare twoTeflaments]thtyare,that is,they fgnifie : and fo Agar is Sinaamoaxtaine in Arabia , that is, fignifies Sina. Thus the Rocke, in thewildernes is Chriff, t .Cor. t o.4.that is, figures Chrift. Like to this is the Sacramental' phrafe, This is mybodie, that is to fay, thúbread (unifies my6odie. Great is the madnes of :15 men that hence gather Tranfrubflantiation,or the real conuer- fion of bread into the bodie ofChrift. Theymight as well ga- ther hence the conuerfion ofAgar into mount Situ. The twoTeflaments are the Couenant ofworkes, and the Couenant ofgrace, one promifing life eternall to him that zo ' doth all things contained in the law : the other to him that turnes andbeleeues in Chrift. And it mutt be obferued , that Paul faith, theyare two , that is, two in fubllance, or kind. And they are two, fundriewaies. The law , or couenant ofworkes, propound*thebare infliceofGod,without merde: the coue- nant ofgrace,or the Gofpel, reuealesboth the iuttice andmer- cie of God , or the iuflice of God gluingplace to his mercie. Secondly, the law requires ofvs inward and perfeet righteouf nes, both for nature , and action : the Gofpel propounds vnto vs an imputed iuflice refient in the perfon of the Mediatour. 3o Thirdly,the lawpromifethhfe vpon condition ofworks : the Gofpel promifeth remifíìonoffnnes and life cuerlaflingvpon condition that we ref' our fclues on Chrift by faith. Fourthly, the law waswritten in tables ofProne , the Gofpel in the flefhie Í tablesofour hcart.Ier.3 r.33. a.Cor. 3.3. Fiftly, the lawwas in 35 nature by creation: the Gofpel is aboue nature,and wasreuea- led after the fall. Sixtly,thelawbath Mofes for themediatóur, Deut.S. 27. but Chrift is themediatour ofthenew teflament. Hcb.8.6. Laflly, the law was dedicatedby the bloodof beads, Exod.24.5. &c the newTeft.bythebloodofChrift.Heb.9, i a. Xx z Here 347
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