Ver. 19. the E pi file to the Romanes. and rule over all things. Thirdly, his in comprehenfible mercies towards his children. Fourthly,his judgments upon the wicked, and (harp chaltifements up- on the godly. Fiftly,examples of filch as fearing him, have been bleffed and pro - teaed. Sixtly, the great and precious promifes made to filch as fear God, as that they (hall be happy, he preferved and blefied in their goods,nante, polle- rity,fouls and body, temporally and eternally : fee Hal. 112,8e 128. DIALOouE III, Verfe 19. Now we k sow, that tvhatfoevor the Law faith, it faith to them that are under the Lam, th st every mouth may be flopped, and all the worldfubjeU to the judgment of God. Ti MOTFIE 1.1 I. Sefdesthe meeting \TVHatis the drift of thisTtxt? with this S I L.Ie is an anfwer to the fecret Jbjekion, it may wen obje&ion o f the Jews,which were ready to alledge, that the aforenamed Scrip- tures did not belong unto them,but un- to tome other. Unto which the Apoftle he, thata {teafon is given why I. the Law could not tuttise the doth anfsver,that the Law and Do&rine pew :, be- thereof being given properly to the caufe it condemned Jews ; whatfoever was written in the theta. Law, mull needs concern them, atleali principally. Ti es. Horn proved he that the things 'in the'Lam,did belong to the yews? S i L. By thefe three arguments : Firft, from the reference which the Law hath to rheni,to wit, the Jews,to whom it was given. Secondly, from the end, that every mouth fhould be flopped. Thirdly, from the teflimony of the Confcience,whereas he faith,[We know :] as who fhould fay, there is none of us ignorant of this. TIM. What doe we learn from hence? S I L. That befides the light of the Word, God bath feu up a light in every mans Confcience, which maketh him fee and know what is true and fit to be done, and what is otherwife. T I M. How is the word [Law] talen here ?- S i L. Not ftribtly for the ten Corn - mandements,asMac 22,366. nor yetfor the doftrine of falvàtión,as Pfahn 19.7. but for the whole Scripture of the Old Teftament , as appeareth by the fore- named fentences cited out of the Pfalnas and Prophet. Tt M. What doe we leant by this? Si L. That every lenience of Scripture hath the force and authority of a Law, to prefcribe, enjoin and command; and therefore with reverence and fiabmlfiion to be received and obeyed, T sm. What is it to b: under. the Law in this place? Si L. To have the Law appointed for our ulè and in(lru &ion ellewhere, it fignifieth to be under the condemna- tion and rigour of the Jaw : here it fignifieth to be nnder it as a School- mailer and teacher,to direa and inform us touching the will of Gód , and our own eflate. T t ta. What doth this teach ? r L. That it is a fpeciall and peculiar mercy,to have theWord of God allotted unto us for our dire &ion and cornfo: t therefore to riegle& ordefpife it,is more then uuthankfulnefs,even iniquity. Tim. But to what end cloth the Scripture condemn every man of fin? S i L. That every mouth may be (lopped, and all the world fubje& to the judgment of God. Tr rd. What it meant by having every mouth flopped? S i L. It is a borrowed fpeecla taken rant `he m Witing from fuch as have loething put in Scrripture, their mouth (ás a gagge) to hinder Ib the ortt, their fpeech ; by which the Apoílle ,ten, ro wi meaneth, that thole teflimonies of;th,tliau me° are nters; Scripture, which bear witnefs of our forrerhall fins, they declare us void of all defence, `non`hs` fo as we have nothing to lay for our fives, why we (hould not peri;h, but onely the pica of pardon and mercy, Pial. 51,1,2,3. T I M. Whom cloth this reprove? S i L. Firfi, the blinde Gofpellers, which plead for then delves, their fer- vice of God,and their owne good do- ings, thinking to merit thereby Gods kingdome. Secondly,the blinde .Papils which 95
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