3'9° An Expo[ tWfl upon Chap. ><o. and life, it muff be imputed to a weak- away doubting and fear from the con - neffe in our felves, and not to an infuf- fcience ; and leaneth upon the word of ficiency in the Law, ltam.8. 3. Thirdly, promife, being poffible, cafe, and cer- it fendech all men, even the belt, out of tain ; and in all chefe it is quite oppo- thenifelves,andenforceth then to go to Fite unto thelegall juftice. ChM) for righteoufneffe and life ever T > M. Declare note plainly the film of Fhu Text. S I L. It is thus much : that the righ- teoufneffe of faith neither leaveth the confcience doubtful! of falvation, nor ftrikah in it any feate of condemnati- on; but flaying it felfe upon the mani- feft and fure word of the G-ofpell con- cerning Chrift dead for our iinnes, and rifen againe for our righteouCneffe, it of bel é vets, and drawech free confeffìon from their mouth, of Chrifts death, re- furre&ion, and alcenfion. T I M. What be the parts of thin Text ? S 1 L. Two:thefirftnegative,fhewing what faith fpeaketh not, or forbiddeth, with the çaufe and reafon why,verf.6,7. The other affirmative, teaching what it is that faith faith, and what manner of thing it is T L M. Whatdoth faith forbid, and why? S i L. All doubting about eternal! life in heaven, upon this ground, becaufe Chrift is aCcended thither for us. Secon- ly, it forbiddeth and tram bling,and fear of being tormented in hell, upon this reafon, becaufe Chrift being dead, hath by his death overcome eternal! death, not for himfelfe,but for his members. D I A L O o u a VI. TIM. Come we to the words, and tell m Verf. 6,7,8. what is meant by the righteou f neffe of faith ? Eut the righteoufne fs which w of faith fpeaketh S i L. That which before in verfe 3, ff on this wife, Say not in thy heart, who (ball is called the righteoufne of God, fta afcend into heaven? (that is to bringChrift °ding wholly in beeeving; or the from above,) or who fhall defcend into the upon byufaithe orCari er(onnúftifiedoby deep ? (tbat is to bring Chri ff from the faith i Chrift ;it is no matter which of dead.) But what faith it, 6-e. thefe we follow. T I MOT H BUS. T I M. But how may Mk righteoufnelfe be Paid for to fpeake ? j ] Hat is the fcepe of thirText ? S I L. By a figure called Profopopeia, S I L. As before he deCcribed as Rom. 8. 19, 20. Paul pucteth a per- the righteoufneffe of Law out of Mo- fon of a reafonable creature upon the fes, fo now by an antithefis, (out of Ma- juftice of faith, and bringeth it in (pea- ks) he fetteth forth the righteoufneffe king and declaring it felfe what manner of faith by the effeíts,obje&s, and pro- of thing it is, and what it workes in be- perties, plainly !hewing that it driveth leeving hearts. TIM. The Law humbleth us by thaw- ing what we ought to have, and yea haven not by our own dctault,auo nail, by belaying that he bath fulfilled «a ovo ás.- the Law for us, by his obedience and to er to 'edit. death ; and this is indeed the right me- ditation of the doftrine of the Law, when it fchooleth and fwindgeth a (in- ner unto Chrift,to fetch from him alone righteoufneffe and falvation. Now hereby fhall we know that the prea- ching of the righteouCneffe of the Law, hath driven us to Chrift: Firft, if we trufl not to the workes of the Law, to feek life by the merit thereof in whole or in part. Secondly, if we irive to or- der our workes according to the level! of the Law, making it the rule of our Chriftian life, Rill fuing to Chrift, for pardon of faults. Lally, learne hence, that if the righteoufneffe of the Law ha- ving promife of life, do conlift in doing things commanded, in all perfection; therefore Chrift cannot be the end of the Law for righteoufnelfe, unlefíe be- fde the paffion of his death there be allowed unto beleevers his active obe- dience and integrity of life, that in him we may clame life, as well as efcape death. Scope. Summe. Parts. Interpre- tation.
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