3$8 An Expofition upon Part. 1 Doll. 2Dotl. Wanes, ano the fear of Gods wrath due tó them ; whereas they fhould be led forward thereby to tee and feel a great need of Chrift, that they may reek after him to obtain pardon ofthuir finnes, alío righteoufneffe and life etérnall by hint. As a man that is wounded, or one that is fick, runs to the Phyfìtihn for relief and help: fó the Law revealing fin and death,fhonld whip us to Chrift. T t M. Come to the fecund tart of this 7ext,cnd tell us what dollrine: Ile are to learn from thence ? S I L. Firft,that Chrifttogether with his righteoufneffe; are received not by workes, but by beleeving, as it is here written, [to him that beleeveth.] Second- ly, we learn , that the righteoufneffe of Chrift is offered and given not to the beleeving Jewes alone; but to all eleEt Gentiles àlfo which (hall beleeve in him, as it is written [to every one that be- leeveth.] T M. What follows hereupon? S ï L. Thefe two things : Firft, that the difference betweene the Jew and Gentile under the Law, is now taken a- way by Cbrì.ft, under the Gofpell. Se- condly, here is great matter of corn. fort for all faithfulperfons,whofoever, how weak foever their faith be (fo -it be true:) for unto fuch their fins done againft the Law, (hall not be accounted, and the righteoufneffe which Chrift bath done (hall be imputed unto them as theirown, to be ful and true blef- ffdnefle. Whofoever hash found mercy tobelceve in Chrift, he is freed from the maledi &ioh of the Law, his fins cannot hurt, p&lofes cannot condemne him; nay, he is Lord Over the Law, fin, hell, and death,beirig through Chrifis righteouf- fieflean heir of life. DIALOGUE V. Verf. q. For Mofes thus defcribeth the righteouf- netre which is of the Law, that the man which doth thefe thing% (hall litre thereby. Chdp.io T I MO'r li EUs. r OM what booke of Moles is this teffi- mory fetched,and what iT the fun) of it S 1 L. The teftimony is fetched out of Leviticus 18. wife S. The filmic whereof is thus much, that whofoever petteEtly keepeth the whole Law, (hall have that righteoufitcffe, unto whichas a due debt belongeth eternal; life. So as here in tilde words is a compa& be. tween God and man ; God promifeth eternal! lifefo as men doe his !tames perfe &ly; this is the covenant ofkvorks, made with Angels and men in their creation, and repeated in Scripture, to force us to Chrift. T t M. To what purpofe is this tef1imotty cited ? S 1 L. Firft, to prove that there is a righteoufneffe of workes, as well as of faith.Secondly,to prove that it isimpof- fible for any meere than to have this righteouf ne(le of works ; becaufe the condition upon which the righteouf- neffe of the Law doth depend , is not po(lible to be fulfilled: which is this, (to do the whole Law in every pointy) it being a thing which farre furpaffeth ihè infirmity of man s nature; and there- forewe may not Peek either righteotif- neffe or etertialllife by the workes of theLaw,but by faith in Chrift Jefus. T r M. Now route to the words and tell tic what is meant by[de(eribeth ?] S t t..Thusmuch,tofet forth athing in fo plain and clear manner, as that it may be well perceived and underftood, asa thing painted in lively colours to be Peen. T taut. What is meant by the [righteóuf nefe of the Law? ] S t L. That righteoufneffe which the Law morali teacheth and defcribeth., which elfewhere is called our owne righteoufneffe, or the righteoufneffe of works; becaufe it flicketh in our felves, and ftandeth in working after the Law, and not inbeleeving the GofpelL T r M.What lefon are we to learn from the firfi part of this verfe being thus explained? S r L. Thatallfuch Te7ttsof Scrip - túre as doe teach workes and promife life Sum. Scope. r. Doll. t.
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