of Sa!u:Jtion andVamnation. them, feting heb•th ••yiedonththuf/•fthe liuing G•<. Pf>lm.•3.6. Doobt"ff•, k,in4n•ffi •nd"'"'" fh<N foO.t>mt.O th•dtitJ •f mylife. Conferred withverft,>.3,4· Que{lion. Whetheris ittftifyingfaith com– manded in the law? A the lirClmomenrof concepti<ln, moClwonhy to be ble!fed with eternalllife. Therefore by all that obedience which he performed afier his conception , Chrift merited aothing for himfelfe. II. Forvs,namely,forthefaithfull, he fulfilled all the righreuufnc!fe of the lzw, and hence it is, that heeis called the end •ftbe l~w vnro rightetJU[neffi,to ruery tNe th4t bdeeneth, Rom.to+ rMancommcth to this high degree, after the fence,obfcruation, and long experienceof~· Gods timourand loue. Anfw<T, It is commanded in the law of fJith,namely, the Gofpell, but not in the law ofworkes,that is, in tile moralllaw.Rom.). '7· Thereafons are thefe: I. That whichthe hw renelleth not, that it commandeth nor: butthelaw isfofarre from reuealing iuflify-' ingfaith, that it neuer knew it. II. A:i•mhad · fully, befure his fall, written in his heart the B moralllaw : yec had he not iufrifying faith, ] which apprehended Chri(r. Obiell. I. Incredulirie is condemned byrhe Heremaybeobie~ed: I. ChriCl asheeis man. is bound to performe obedience to the law for himfelfe. A•ifw. HeisHotbound by nature, but of hisowne accord:for he was not ameere man bur God and man. And albcic Chrift did ne~ uer fuffer uor fulfil! the hw , but in that flefh which he moke vpon him; yet by reafon of the hypofraticallvnion , this his pafsion and obedience hath r.efpe& vnto the whole per– fon, confidered as God and matJ, and theriore his obedience was not due on his pare, and fo was without menc tohimfelfe:yea,in that the flefh of ChriCl is vnited to the perfon of the Word,and fo exalted in dignity and fanchry, a– bone all Angels,it may feeine to be exempted from this naturaU obligation of performing the law. law. · An(w. That it!Credulitiewhich is towards God.is condemned in the law; btitthat incre– dulity which is againfr the Mefsiah Chrifr Ie– fos,iscondcmried by the Gofpel. For as by the Gofpcll, not by ;he Law, incrtdulitieinthe Sonne as Mediatour, appcareth to be afinne : fo likewifcnot by the la-vis incredulity in the Mesfiah condemned, bur bythegofpel,which commandeth vs to hcare him and to beleeue in him.Mat-17.5 .I.loh.>·•>·Thus it is plaine t]lat this finne,not tobeleeuein Chrifr. is ex– pre!J:ely and difrin~ly m1de manifelt,& can-. demned by the Gofpeli.And albeit the kn<>W· ledge offin be by the law; yetnot euery thing wllich doth reprooue and declare.Come finne, is the law ofworkes,or belongeth thereto. ObiifJ.· H. BUt ccrem~nies belong to the decalogue. . - Anf•m. Ceremoni<:s maybe as examples referred rotbedecafogue,but indeed'cliey are appendants to th.,Gofpell. - CHAP. XXXV-H.· Ctmmni»g the ftcond dtgret if'the de– cl•ratio~ if G•ds· !ou_e. ... \ l!.Obiell.Ifrhen Chrifr performedthe law for vs, we are no more bounden to the obk:r· uance ofthe fame:as we do not vndergo eter· nal punifhments for our fiQs, the which Chrilt in hispcrfon did beare vpon the crolfe. Anfwer. If we keepe the fame refpe~ of c) performing obedience to the law, the confe– quence is very true, otherwifc it is n0t fo: for ChriCl performod obedience to the law for vs,as it is the fatisfadion ofthe law: hlltthe fJithfull tl1ty are bounden to obedience, not as it is fatisfaltorie, bur-as it isa doc0m~ntof faith , anda tellimony of their gratitude to– wards God,or ameanes eoedifie their.neigo– bours : ;epen as Chrill fuffering eterna\l,pli:-:. mfhments for~urfinnes, we ~lfo fuffcr pu1Ji01· menrs, astheyareeither trials, orchafiiremcnts vnto vs. · .·· , · ·• I I I. Ohitfl. Thehw a~d iufi.icc of bo& . dot!] not' tog7ther exaefboth, _nan~ely qpe<#:, 1 U enc~,~ndpunt!hment. ) '"'i~. ~ 1 •0 A•("?· Inmansperffd efrate, the iUfrtc.t< THe fecond dcgree,is luO:ificati0n,where-. ofGod re,quireth onc!y obedience :but inh~ . by fuch as bcleeue, are accounted iuO: liedlare corrupted, he requi~csboth obedience, fore God, thmugh the obedience of Chrill and punifhment. Puni!hme~L,a~ the la\y isyiIcfus.z.Cor.5 .>x.Hehath m>dehimtobefin for tolaced: Obedience,that legallmfl:ice may be VJ,whicbknewmfinne: tbat rotfoouUbe .,,.J, the pe~formed. Gal. 3· 10oltis therefore plaii1e, T~~htwfuf!,ofGod in him. I.Cor.I 30. Rom. that notonl~-Chri!hpafsi01i',butalfohis l<sal 5 .I 9· A1b1 one"'"'"' d;J,bedi•·tet nORnJ "'""' m•dt obedieuce,is.our righreoufi1es before Go<L fin.eTJ, f'bJ the o6tdience ofone (tb<M i4, le[,.., IufrifiptionhathtiVORatts: Remifsi,Onof ChrJ(I) ftun """J•If• be m•de right.•o/(4. · :fins,and imputation ofC:hrifrs righteonlil.c~ · ,."l.,••fl· , Wheth<;f did Chri(tperforme full Rem101on of fi~es,_ tsthat pattofi•Q.iliob'edience to the l;aw,for vs men.alone,or for catton, .whereby he thatbelecueth, i1 free<! ! 11iiu'lc!fe alfQ? ~:·:r . . . ·, · fro~thegi~ll·~~~d punifu~~i,~ offume, by rhe ~ ,,vtn[w. I. N'ot:forhimfelfe, asfomenot pafstonofChnCl.ColoiT.~.,i·,,,.rauh••hh< j fig.~tly would h~q~,l,lim:for1\'.\',fleq)ofChri(S. now Tftonci/ed in tl>t bodJ of hi. fiej/J tlno~.~b beemg hypoClmcallyvnmd to the word, and · death, '"""~' yo11 holy.mtl vnbi•me•ble 41td fo·~ 1_· n_is .. fc:.:.el:.:.fe'-'-fu'-l_.ly...Jp>=a<' n"'<t"ifi::ce:.:d:.:''-''"'"-"a::.s _,~u=e,"n-"fi:;:(C\::o":::'c:..._:tt..:: ·i:..: rh"'":c.t fL"c.c".::"cc"':.::.hufight. , .Pet. 2•24.wh/,in ki! -=-~~ c H 2 o~\Jnt'
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