Ver.8,29. the Epiflle to the Ramánes. 8 i 1 Le T I M. t us bear now more fully the to the Lordwith purpofe of heart ; the d; rence between one that is a true Ifraelite, other is wavering and unftable. The and one that is a counterfeit: by confequence of a true Chrillian and an hypocrite. S t L. The differences are many, which I will rehearfe in order. i' iris of all, the true Ifraelite loves God for him - fell; the counterfeit loves God for his benefits. The one loves the word, be- caufe it is his word, and the food of his foul; the other, becaufe of knowledg, which delighteth him, which is a natu- ral! thing. The one loves Gods children becaufe they belong to God ; the other, loves them for fome carnal! refpe&, as for profit, credit, kindred. The true Ifraelitefeeketh the praife of God ; the false, praife and reputation of the world. The one delires chiefly to have himfelf and his doings approved of God; the other chiefly defireth this, that he and his works might be feen of men. The true Chrillian looketh as much to the manner of doing, asto the work done; fo doth not the hypocrite, he looks to the all onely, being carelefs, of affe &ion. The one doth rather de- fire to be, then to teem to be ; the hypo- crite is quite contrary. T he one cleaveth one is led to good,or to fhun evil!, with regard of favour or fear; the other that he may pleafe God. The one c:mhplai- neth of his infirmity, rather then he will praife his good deeds; the other, delighteth to hear of his own good doings. The one faith little, and doth much; the other doth little, and talketh much. The one doth cloak bad a &ions with good pretences, fo will not the other. Ti M. What further obfervations and infiru£fions from this Text? S I L. Firft,upon this Text is groun- ded the diítin &ion of the inward and outward Sacrament. Alto of the vifible and invifible Church. Secondly, that Son)! tooee as every Sacrament hath a figne, and a. 3aor,me thing hgnified ; G, theft two are ever 'ahnd rh.. j oyned to the right tile of the Sacra- ctte s .' ment: the one taken outwardly by the nh<<h roc; nn fenfe;the other inwardly,received by the tea mó' fpirit. Laffly, that grace is not tied unto the arhing, nd not theSacrament, which fome have with - ',s,ar,methnr. e out grace; and the benefits promifed, the thing of the Sacrament, is separate from the figue, to all beleevers. CHAP. III. DIALOGUE ]l. Verts 1,2. r. What is the preferment of the Jew? or what it the profit ofcireumcifton ? 2. Much every way, becaufe unto them of truff war committed the Oracles of God. T Imo THEUS. N few . words lay down the femme and order of this third Chapter. S t L. The Apofile frill goeth on, to prove the Jews to be guilty through fin, of Gods wrath; that whatloever prerogatives they had on Gods part to grace them, yet becaufe of their unbelief and other tranfgrefiìons, they were no more juft before God, then the finfall Gentiles :; as he confirmeth by fundry authorities divine, out of the Prophets and Pfalms; wheretipen he inferreth, that by the works of the Law, nonebejuftified in the fight of God; and fo atlaft,conclu deth demonftratively, the main and principali propofition of this Epiftle; that all cleft fhnners, be they Jewes or Gentiles, are justified without che works of the Law , by the faith of Chrift. Touching the generali parts of this, Chapter, they be there three. Firff, is a' confutation of divers cavils and calum -' nions Obje&ions,which the Jews might move on their own behalf,' =out of fuch things as Paul had written'utitill verf.9. The fecond from the 9 ver. unto the 21. wherein
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