q'he orderofthe caufes God£ couenanr, is h1s contr.1ltwith man. A concerning the obtaining oflifc cternall, vpon ac~rtaine condition. Thiscouenant confifis oftwoparts: Gods ptomife to man,Mans ptomife to God. Gods promife to man, is that,whereby he bindcth hi:nfdfe to man to be his God, ifhe performe the condition. Mans promifotto God,is that, whereby he voweth his allegeancc vntohis Lord, and to performe the condition betweene them. Againe, there are two kindcs of this couc~ nant. The couenant ofworkes,and the coue. nantofgrace.lmmie 31,31,32.33· Belnid• the d4Jts<ome,foitbthe Lord,tb•t I wi/1-f<t • new coutnAnt \11ith the boufi oflfr•ti, anJ 'With B the hsuft ofJud11h ,not 11Cf9rtfmg.JI the C~Ht1f111Jt, l•.,dettirhtheirfAthers, whtnl took! them fly the handtobrint. tbemoHt ofthe i•nJ •fEg11t l tht -which my CDHtrtlfntt/,eybr~tk.!,t~lthoNtb 1 'Wifl ••hmb411d to them,fAith the Lord. B"' thisJh•l be the caut~unt, that I wiRmlf~t 't)ith the h{)Hft •flfr•eJ, .jttrthofi daies,foitb the Lord,! YJ<iD put~») 14-w ir~ theirin»>•rd pttrts, 4ndwrite it in their hearts,11ndwiN betheir God,,otdtheyfb411 b< mypeople. •The couenant ofworkes, is Gods coue– nanr,made with condition ofperfect obedi– ence,and is e<prefii:d in the moral! law. The Moral Lavr,is thar part ofGods w.ord which,commaundeth perfect obedience vnto man,as well in hisnature,asin hisatlions,and c forbiddeth the contrarie. Romanes 1o. 5. Mofts thHI def..-ibetb the righteo•fnes \11hich i.s •fthe i•w,th&t tht m••,which dith thefe things, jl.. a liuethmby. I· Timothie t. 5· TJ.e md"f theC01Hm411demtnt, U kue gut •f 4 pHre heArt, (jo of•goodc•nfcie~t<e,•ndf•ith vnf•ined. Luk. t6.>7.Thou fh•ltlo•tthe Lordthy G•d, \11ith •B thine heArt,with•Otbyfo•le, •nd wirh•llthy jl'mgth.Rom.7. 14·Wek_oowth<t thel•w;,JPiritHall. , I. In the negatiue,the affirmatiur rr.ufl be vnderfiood: and in the affirmatiuc,the n< ga– tlue. II. The negatiue bindeth at all times, and ro all times:and the affirmatiue,bindeth aral times,but not to aJI times:and therforc ntga– tiuesare qfmore force. I I I. Vndet one •ice exprdly forbidden, are comprch<nded all ofthat kinde; yea the leafi caufe,occafion)or enticement thereto is forbidden;as t.l•h+t5.Wh•forutrb•tethhio hrother,il• mlf.t~-flAJtr.Matb. s.zr .to the end. Euill thoughts are condemnctl,as well as euill actions, IV. The fmallefl finn~s arc enritukd with the fame names,that tbat ftone is,wbich is ex– prdly forbidden in tha tcommaund..nt, ro which they appertain<. As in the former pia. ces,ha:red is named murther,and to lookeaf– ter awoman with 3 Juningeye,is aCultery. v. Wecmufl vnderfllnd euery comman– dement ofthe J.tw fo, as that wee annexe this condition; 'tlnltjfo q~dcommand tbl "Ntrt~ry. For God beeing an abfolute Lord, and fo a– boue the Jaw, may command that which his bw forbiddcth:fo he commanded lfo•c robe offi:red,rhe Egyptians tobe fj>oiled, the bra– fen Serpent to beercetcd, which was a fignre ofChritl,&c. Tbe Dccalogue , is defcribed in two ra. bles. Thefumme ofthe firfi table is,that ..e Joue God with our minde,memory,affettions,and all our firength.Math. u .37· Thu ;, thefirfl, (eowit, innaturea~d orde-r) ttnJgrtllt ce,.. -.ienunr(namrly,mexcellency, acd digni. tit.) CHAP. XX. OftbeJirflcomf11andtJJOtot. r H B lirfi table bath foure c~mmavndements. The firfi teacherl1 vs ro haue and choore the true God for our God. The words :!re th~:fc. The Lawhath two parts. The Editt,com– maundingobedience, and thecondition bin. ding to obedience. Tbe condition is erernall lifetofuch as fulfil! the law, but to tranfgref~ fours,euerlafiing death. The Decalogue, or ten commandemenrs~ is an abridgement of the whole law, and the couenantof workes. Exod. H· 27• .A11d the Lwti(4id1J11tOMofts, WrittthoHthe[e words, .fort~{ttrthetenold ~fthrfowords,lhllutm!Jfdt 4 &(IHtlflllfl "'iththee,4ndwith l{rAel. Andhe"'"" there with the Lord [DHrty d4ill And [rntrty nighu,ilnddUIHeirl;~r e;ete breaJ,nordrin~e lJ'4ter,ttruJ !te ~rote i11 the tii;Jes the Y'lords o( tht CDNtrunt,euenrhe ttncomm11ndemtnts. I .Km.8. 9• N1thi"g WM in the .Ark!,[aue the t\.\lotablet ufft•ne, which M•fos h•ti !"' thereat Hmb, whlrtth• Lordm4de ICCDUt:114ttt with the chil– Jrenoflfrae/, when he brought thew••t•f•h• l•nd •f Eg7pt.Mar.».4o.On theje t\11• ciim4/1. de,.enlt ···~eth the wholeU\11Andtheprophets, ,I •m leh•n.1h thJ G•d;whichbro•ghtthu oHt of D the land •fE.I(JP',&••t•[the h••fi of bowdage.· I Th'HJblllt baHtnone other gods bef•re myjlf&f. Tht Refot.twn. Thetrue mrerpretation ofthe Decalogue, mufr be according to thefe rules. l~tn~. Ifanymanrathc:riudge, that theft: words are apreface to a}J the corr.maunde. ments, then apart oftht firtl, I hinder hin not:neu~rtheles,ic is like, that they areaper– fwafion to the keeping ofthe firfl commaun- , clement: and that they are .fet beforeit, to make way vnto it; as being more h::zrd tobe receiued,then the r<fl.And this may appeare, in that the three commaundements oext fol– lowing, which are ldfe then this, haue their feuerall rearens. leh•••h.Tbis word fignifieth three things. l. Him who ofhimfelfe, and in himfeif<, was fromaJlcternitie.Reu.J.B.wh' is,wh1 \\14sJ& who is tD co»Jf, I I.Him which giuech being to all
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