Chap.4. theppijlletotheqttlatianr. 275 they:and thisfubiecliddlstHcirli6~rti~. A-j,A aoumed _a chil:l of God 1_ accordin& to rhe gaine, the law mufl be c7~tlder~dua gr1elaw,•udgmgan~condemmng lumfelte. uous yoke which nO"!l'e can beare.lti~ ayoke The th1rd pomt IS, what IS the pflce wherthreewaies: firfl, becaufe it did bfnde the bymenareboughrorredeemedfromvnder Church of the old T dlarrient to the'obferthe law I Anfw.Theobedience ofthe Sonne, uoriog ofmany and ifiar'verycolllr,ceremowhereby he floodinfubieClipn to thelaw for niesforrhc malnrenam;e ofthe altarat H ievs; as P•ul fignifies in the words immediarly ruf;lem was amamer-ofgrnr charges. Segoingbefore. It may be faid, hmv can the ocondly, it isa yoke &ecaufe it bin~c,s euery bcdienceofone man be aprice of redempll· olfendourto euerlaflingdearh, Gen.l. 17. on for an other I Ianfwer,we mu(! conlidcr Gal. 3 .tJ. Thirdly',ir'il a yoke as it i/it(e'a'ferh Chri(l norasa meere mao, but as God-man, Gnne,and as itisrhe flr'errgth of (t,r.Cor.15. and by this meaneshis obedience is of in fistS. Rom.;.zo. and7;8. And it increafoth niremeritand eflicacie.Againc,wemu(l conliane,nor asacaufe, bur as an occatloii; For fider him nor as a priuate, but as a publike the wicked nature ofman is, the more to doe perfon,reprefenting all the EliiCl in his obeathing,tbe more he is fotbidden. Thi:lfraedience to his Father. And by this meanes his llteure bidden to goe on to Caaaan, then B obedience feru~s for all that beleeue in him. they like Egyptwell. They ate forbidden to Again,it may be alleadged,that thcla.v fatth, . goe to Canaan; and commaunded to (lay in Thou[halt IDJu,th•u/haltnotl•ft,&c. And,The the wilderne!Te: butthen they will needs goe (oil I<that(innu ,thatfoule fh•lldie,Ezec. 18.zo. to Canaan. Circum:iGon commanded, was And, A m.<n{hallnot rcdumethelife of hi! brolorhcdofall nations: when it wasabolilhed: rher.Pfal.49-7· An(w. The law requiresthat then men of fundry !lariom imbraced it as cuery man performcobedicnceand make fa, needfulltofaluuion. To be vnder the law tisfactionin hisowne perfon, and the la~• then,isto be infubie6lion to it, as it isa burknowes no other obcdience.Butthis mu(! be den and yoke in the rh!•• former refpeCls, conlidered,rhatthelawisbutone part ofthe fpecially to be fubietf to the curfe of the reuealed will of God:and thatthe Gofpell is law. - ' ' • an other di!linct part, reuealing more then Thefecond pointis,who arevnder the law. thela~v euer kncw.And the Gofpel teachcrh A4{wer. Thciewesbcforc thecomming of aTranflationofthclawin refpe6lof obediChri(lwere vnderthelaw in rcfpect of cereence,from ourperfons to the perfon of the monica: and all men naturally arc vndcr the Mediatour:ahd 'thereby itaddes an Exceptilaw in refpectof the malediClion and curfe C onto the law. ' ··. thereof,allbeeing borne children of wrath, The fourth point is,who are partakers of Eph. z. 3.Here comesa lamentable mattetto this Redemption? An[. They 1vbich(ce,and beconlidered. Very few in refpeCl, know feele, and·bewailetheircondirion rharthey themfcluosto be in bcmdage to rhecurfe of arevnder the law, and Hie from the fentence the law. Fortheythinke it an e•Ge matter t" thereof to the throne of grace for merob[erucrhelaw: anditisvfd fora forme of cie. Chrif/ cam' to f••• (innm 1 Matth. 9, prayenvhereby men vfe to blelfe rhemfelues that is,fuch as are conuiClcd by thelaw , and morningandcuening. Learnethereforethis know rhemfelues to be (inners. He offers one lc!Ton,that thou art by nature in thy fel(c ea[eto th'"' tb•t trau<ll and ar< hr•uic laden. vnderrhe curfeoftlielaw, &: forthine offen· Matb.rr.z8. Hre preachrth ddiurrance to capcosby it bound ouerro euerlafHng death, If tiuer,L:•kf 4.18. Here wee are tobewaile rbe thou !hould(lbe proClaimed an ouda,v·, or miferie ofour people, that know northema writ ofrebellion 010uld be ferued ori thee,it Celues to be vridel the law: nay they loucand would make thee at t,hywitserld: 'Now bed~light to bevnder ir. Forthey alleadgefor hold,th:ta~v procla~m~s thee a trattor and re- , rliemfelues;rhat they fay their prayers duely bell aga1 n(l God,through heauen an'dearth. P and truly,rhat they meanewel ro God-ward, The law fhu:s heauen •.gain(! th~e:itCers hell and cleale truly with·men:and therefore they and death wrde open forthee,and lt_armesal thinke Godwill 'haue mercy on them, and the creatures ofGodaga!nll'rhe~.Therefore haue them excufcd for all their offences. it flandstheeio hand rb looke aboutthee, &: Thela(! point is,what benefits :iri[eofthis to Rie from the fente'nceof theiaw! ro the deliuerance frdm vnderrhe law 1 Anf. They throne ofgrace formercy and (orgiUene!fe. which turne ro God, and beleeue in Chri[!, It bathbmthefa!hl~nof all holy men toacreape foure benefits hereby. The fir(! is,lhat quamtthemfclues with thli onelelfon, that no finne !hall haue·dominion ouer them they were by naturevnder the law, fpecially Rom.6.14. Here marke by the way,that the; then when they I'/ ere to humble themfelues. which are in Chrlfl, cannot wholly fall from , in the prefence ofGod. 'Danielin his prayer, grace. Foitheywhichwholly fall ~way,arc 1 . afcnbes flame anJ coofulion t.o htmfelfe, vndcrthedominlon offinne. 'D••-?,accordlng to the voiceand crie ofthe The fecdn'd is, that God\vilaccept rheinlaw: an? theprodigailronne confe!ferh,that d,.eauour to oliey,for obedience,becaufe they he hadhoned a31in!l his farher 1 and again(! ar~.freed from the rigour of the law. Reade heauen,andthathewas vnworrhieto be acMalac.3.17. ' ·· ----~The
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