180 THE DIFFERENCE 33LTWEEN THE {DISC- IY. L,iNenessthrougha.mediator, whichwas promised-under the title of " the seed of the woman," who should bruise the bead. of the serpent ; and which was typified by sacrifices, and intimated by God's favourable dealings. with Adam after his fall, and which promise was accepted and re- ceived by Adam's trusting or hoping in this grace. If Abraham is saved, it is in a way of grace and for- givenes which was promised under the title. of that seed of his, " in whom all nations should be blessed ;" and in that language of mercy, that God would be his God, and would give him an inheritance; of which Canaan was a type and figure. And Abraham believed, or trusted in this "- and it was imputed to him for righte- ousness;" Rom. iv. 3. i. e. unto his justification and ac- ceptance. IfDavid was-saved. it is in, a way of grace and for- giveness; Psalmxxxii. 1, 2, . -Blessed is he whose trans- gression isforgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man ,unto whomthe Lord imputeth not iniquity ; Rom. iv. 6, 7. I Christians are saved, it is- in a way of grace and for- givenes still, which was promised to Abraham, which is revealed more particularly by Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who came to confirm and to fulfil the former pro- mises, and to obtain this pardon by the sacrifice of him- self. And by his own perfect obedience and sufferings, he laid a foundation for the justification of sinful creatures. If they are saved, it is not by their perform- ing the law in any sense, but by trusting in forgiving grace, revealed and manifested through Jesus Christ. It is by trusting in another, and not in themselves ; as Rom. iv. explains, from verse 17, to the 22. It is not in away.of claim ofrighteousness and eternal life; but in, a way of humble dependance on grace. The Pharisees boasted, that they were righteous, and despised others. - Luke- xviii. 9. The young ruler, in the gospel; speaking of the law of God, said, " all this have I kept from. my youth ; Mat. xix. 2.0. The Jews sought for justification by the.work:s of the law, and re -- jected Christ. Rom. ix. 31. But St. Paul, " by the sight ofthe law is dead to the law ; i. e. to all hopes of righteousness and life by it ; Gal. ii. 16, 19. and seeks
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