49$ ß, 4 Co»tmentarievpox in two refpe 13.1, - caufe by faith we apprehend theribzte-j oufne[íè ofChriif,and fo in him (who path fulfilled the !awe for vs)wefulfill it , and fo eftablith it. z. bccaufe havingour hearts purified by faith, we hue no more according to the ffefh;but according to the fpirit,and fo by inch. obedience s we fulfill the law. Laftly,in theend,in that both the lawe and thegofpel tend direhly to the manifeftation oftheglorie of God. Yet they differ in 5.things.Firft,in the mannerofrettealing: the lawc before the fall was perfeftly known by nature, and to tînce the fa11 in part,Rom. z.15. TheGofpcl is not known by nature,neither was it euer written in mansheart, before, or af- ter the fall,as Paul faith , i. Cor. z.9.Thole things which theeie kathnotfeene, nor the eare heard, nor the heart ofmenconceited, are theywhich God bathpreparedfor them that loue him: there- 15 fore the Gofpel is calleda my/lerie, Rom. 16. V.25, z6. Firft, becaufc the dotìrine of the Gafpe! was made knowne to menand angels by the reuelation of God, Eph. 3.5&9Se. condly, bccaufe there is required a fpecial reuelation,&worke ofgods fpirit,bJforc a man can yecida1Tnt vnto it. Therefore 20 Paul faith, We harm not recei.ed theffirit of theworidAnt the fpirit ofGod,that wenigh: know the things thatareglum tovs of God,t.Cor.z.t z. Secondly, in the fa' cî or dothinc it felfe, and that in two refpedis.Firft,the Law preachcth nothing but abfolute iuffice, to the tranfgre[Tours thereof :theGofpel the. 2; weth how iufhce is qualified with mercie:from allthingsfrom which ye couldnot he abfolutdby the LawofMoles, by hint., emery onethat beleeneth isiuflifed,Aft. t 3.39. Secondly,the Law tea - chcth what manner ofmen weought tobe,andwhat we ought to doe,tliat wemay come to eternal! life,but (heroes not hove 30 wemay becom fuch indeed:the Gofpcl teacheth, that by faith inChri(},we may be Inch as theLaw requires. God hathmade Matt to belinnefor vs , who kneweno (lime, that we might bemade the righteonfnesofGodin him, 2.Cor.5. 2 i. Thirdly, in theobíet,Tbe lawisgaren to thevalue & lasrlet, 3; vngodly, erprophane,t .Tim. i.9,t o.that it may thew them their i 'finnes,and thepunilhment thereby deftrued , and fdmay ac- .cufe and condemne them: the Gofpel is to be publifhed and difpenfed onety to thepenitent,which are contrite and broken in beart,&mourne for their finnes.Math.r t.Efay,s7. LThy {
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