eri. 5. Summe. vf. The former doetrine teethed:. tbatfaith properly taken, ja. ftifieth not, bat iaref. per, ofthe *Ilea Chritt,froat whom it hanh all venue and power. the Epifile to the R omans. 387 S t c. Thus much : whereas God ry of the Law , is not onely to give knowledg of our finites, and to be a di-' real to for our life and manner s, but to dire& us unto Chrift,as unto the proper end thereof, in relpea whereof the Law is termed our Schoolmaffer to Chrifty Gal. 3. 24. T I M. But how dab the Law dire& and bring us to Chri ff ? S t L. Not direly, and of it owne nature : For fo it threatens us with death, for every di(obedience; and pro - mi(ethettrnall lire no otherwife then upon perfeEt obedience, which we ut- terly want : but indirtaly and by acci- dent, namely by (hewing our fins, ac ruling and condemning us ; therefore it compels us to defpaire of our getting righteoufneffe and life by our owne ob- lèrving of the Law, driving us by that meanes out of our felves to leek unto Chrift, for the pardon of our ftrínes,and to be accounted perfe&ly ¡nil, !try his obedience imputed unto us. For as a glaffe by [hewing us the blots in our face, warnes us to wipe them out,and a dained to give life, Rom. 7.14. but by fickneffe being known and felt enfor- our own default,who cannot throughly ceth us to the Phyfician for help, and as obey it, Korn. 8.3. I hunger and wearine(fe compels ús to gave us the Law of the ten Comman- dements, to be a Law of perfe& righ- teoufr:effe, and men through weaken ffe are unable to keep it, therefore Chrift is now made the perte &ion of the Law, for that Chrift hath maclé per te& and full that which the Law could not: tor it could not pardon our Gnnes,n .1' give us power to fulfill it, but Chrift bath done both theft by application of his obedience, and fufferint;s to believers. T t M.Ißhat dot-trine arifete from this verfe thus explained? S 1 L. Firii, whofoeverdefireth per- k& righteoufneffe and eternal! life, mutt corne to Chrift, who is therefore called our righteoufneffe, r Cor. I. 3o. 3. Cor. 5.21. The reafou hereof is, be- caufe pert-ea righteoufneffe ( fuch as is required in the Law, and to which eter- nall life is duc) is to be found in the man Chrift only , and in no other humane creature whatfoever; and this commeth to paffe,not by any deft& in the Law,which is a word of life, and or- T I M. What profit if to be made of ibis Doîtrine ? S I L. It convinceth thofe of error, which will be juflified any other way,' ing punifhments, makes us runne to look for our meat and reff; fo the Law by opening our guì.ltinefie, and terrifying our confeience, by denounc- either in whole or in part,làve by Chrift Chrift for remedy, that we may be ju- only : for fince nothing that men doe or can do, before or alter grace, can be laid to be Chrift,and Chrift alone is our righteoufneffe; therefore, to truft in any thing for righteoufneffe, is to make that a Chrift, and fo to renounce him. Secondly,it teacheth,that true Chriftian ftified by him laid hold on, and received lay atrue and lively faith. T z M. What profit of this doarine? S I L. Firít, it argueth all fuch of great foolifhneffe, as leek to be juftifi- ed by the workes of the Law; for that is in (lead of a Schoolmafter, to make people be the only happy men, and it a father and a redeemer unto us. Se- How the taw cloth bring, co Chnti. only Chriftian religion to be the on- ly true religion; becaufe it alone tea - cheth the Doetrine of Chrift, and of righteoufneffe by him ; therefore all o- ther profeffions, betides Chrillianity, direaly leades to perdition, whatfoever %ewes they have. Turcifme, Papifme, Paganilme, &c. are falle and deceitfull religions. T I M. What is the next Dotirine ? S I L. That the chicle office and du- condly, it Both admonifh us how we may become profitable hearers of the Law, (to wit) by learning from the Law, being rightly expounded, not our finnes alone and the judgements due unto them, but by confidering Chrift to be our redeemer, and deliverer from fin and the curie due to them. There- fore fuch are here juftly to be reproved, as upon the heating of the Law prea- ched,do Ricke in the knowledge of their L 1 finites, I vf Much mor worthy of reproofe are fuch as be never a whit af. flighted' and griev by hearing the Threats of the law. there be far from Chrift.
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