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Show The fecind Bookeof thefirst part "68 HAPS ee -- Wherritis oppofed to theGa/pelhthemitis taken forthe Law > - a and Ludiciall; as,Therefore maconclude,thatia man ts inftified by Faith, without the works of Rom.6.4. Gal. 3,18. John 1.17. Gal.3.23. Luc.16.6, Heb.g, 12.8 Ior, Rom,38.2- Rom. 7.23+ Crika itis oppoled to.GreéeJit fignificththe declaration of God s wrath,and ourguilt of condemnation yor the extremity of thélay,andfun ins: as, Forye are notunier the baw, but vader Grace, \ ; ‘Whenit is oppofed ta the'Truth, namely; where the Ceremoniesorfignes are taken forthe thingsifignified; asthe saé¢rafice for Chrift,arid thelike : then it fignifieth but thadowes and figures3as} The Dawmasginer byMoles,bungrace Crtruth camebylefus Clnif -idsaltlywhen ivis oppofedvothe timelof Chrifis comming, it fignifieth the whole poli-t cy.ofthe Zemes Common-weale; as,Beforefaith came, we were kept under the Law,@.0r the:-Lawoftheorder and inftitarion ofthe-Aaronicall Priefhood 3a8,CAthe Prophets and the Law,or the Priefts.propheffed-vnto'tobnzAnd ifthe Priesthood be changed, the Lawal{9, towit, ofthe Pxiefthood; mutt needs be:changed. «The word (Law) is fonrerimeal(o taken by the Figure Metonymia, for Intereft,Authority, and Empire,or for conftraining force} as, The Law ofthe Spirit of life, thelaw or th force offinneand death, the enforcements of concupifcence,cxc, onBur thewaitten Law of Mofes, or the Law ofthe Olde Teftament , ofwhich we now fpeake, is thus defined. The Law is ado@rine, which wasfrit putinto theminds ofimen by God,andafterwards written by 440/es,,0r by him repeated, commanding Holinefle Taines 2.10: and Tuftice, promifing eternal lifeconditionally, that is,to the obfetuers of the law, and threatning death tothofe which breake the law in the leaft. For, according to Si zames, whofeentr {ballkeepe the wholejandfailethin onepoint sis.guilty ofall. he definition vied by the Sehoolemen; in which both the Oldand:New law ate‘comprehended, is thus'gitiet. Lex dinina eft diuinum decretum,bominibus prefcribens modum necelfarinm vt apte peraenirt pofsint ad fupernaturalems beatitudinem, gue cf wltimus humane vite fins 3 The diuineLaw (fay they ) isthe decree of God.preferibing unto mena nece/[ary meane, whereby they ms) aptly attaine fupern aturall beatitude, which isthe laaft end ofmans life: Thelawof. Adofes hath three parts : Morall,Ceremoniall, and Iudiciall. The Moral! partcommandeth this orthat good to bedone,and thisorthar e auoided,in pa ticular'; asal{oir declareth; for whofe fake itisto bedone 38, euilbtob Dothis, for Lam the Lore; whereas the law of natire commandsit butin'generall; Againe,the Morall lawenttea- tethof vertue and-goodneffesthe Ceremonial! ofdiuin é feruiceandof holineffe,(fore® ternall worfhip,andthe order of hallowing our feluesvato Godis called Ceremony)4 the Iudicialreacheth the particular gouefiment,fir for the Commonswealth of the" and prefcribeth orders foriufticeand equity. And'therefore was it {aid of Saint Pawl,™" Commandementis infholy,and good: iutt; oriuttice being teferred opholinefletottieCeremoniall 32004; ot honeltto the Morall tothe Tudiciall : holy The Tudiciall part isto" chingthe gouernment ofthe Cominton-wealth of the fewest which many things mu needs be propértothat eftate)as fach ds were inftituced ¢icheriti telpea of place orpet" t fons: <i bernacle,Tem > {uch tcumcifion, ‘the Pafleouer, and ite ats 1 ¢ not eae prohibition of certaine meates, 25° tocatetheblood andfat of beafts:o ae r in fome other outward thin fyings,aondinting'; and.attire gs,as in wafhings,purl: > 4S NOt to.wearemixeoSarments'of Lin nen and Woolle?: as _ it prohibieth other vnnatura I lland vaproper'comniixtions.as toge Tho {halt not ch an dd ther tn a PlouS Oxeand an Affe, a ae orcaorctt Affe, at nine in ledifeed in i o field talf to natu‘uralral! cor oalo exho Te compnaffion,andfo ext rbiddeth crucltie eve= nto b : ve e plants,wh i s and cafts, bird thecreatures of God mightbede whe ftr oye wit d houtaayprofirto fnan, For fo fome e thefe Precepts,Thou(bale te nor kill the bird itting on he 2 yet bw nor beate down the fi & OX es tonehis the Ceref citheristhereanyof the ¢thre iignj f all Law. e'parts of the Lawefyy i ein fom refpects,the famepower which it had before the comming Rosah eeMoral& ueth fill snoe M andi dusn otaabrogated orta ken away': fauing iq the ability oF inttifying of cot demning ; torthereinare wee commanded to lonéand Werfh ip'God:and to vice theNe tree,n muzzell the labourize Ox il fi thelik 3 or a _ ther esand Cw arias Sito, of the Fiftorie ofthe World, eee one towardsanother : which for eucr fhallbe required at our hands. ‘Therein alfo are we in particular direéted, how this ought tobee done: which power of dirc@ting by fpeciall rules and: precepts of life, ivretaineth fill. For thefe things alf-are commanded in both Teftamentsto be obferue d? though principally forthe feare of God in the One, and for the loueief-God in theother. The Ceremonialalfo liuethin the things whichit fore-fignified. Fo not deftroyed, but perfected; when the bodyit felfeis reprefented to v t the fhadowjs s. Belides,ir fill liz ueth,in that it giveth bothinftruétionand teftimon y- of Chriff, and inthat it giueth direction tothe Church; for fome Ceremonies and. T ypes.of holy fignification; which are to ftillexpedient though ina farre fewer numberth ambefore Chrifts comming,andin a far lefle degree of neceflitie. Laftly,the Judicial lieth in fubftance yand concerning theend,andthe ‘natural! and vninerfall eqnitie thereof. But the Morallfaileth in the point. of iuttification, the Ceremonial] as touching the vie and external! obferuation (becaule'chrif himfelfe is come,of whomthe ceremonies were fignes and fhadowes) and the fudiciall istaken away, asfarre arto theJewes Common-wealeand policie: forthas it was peculi- §.X.Cpropofallof nine other pointsto beconfidered, with 4 touch of the fine firft. $ for that which remainethin the general confideratio nof the diuine written Law; it mayin effect be reduced into thefenine points. 1. 2+ 3+ 4+ 5+ 6. The dignity and worthof the Law. TheMaiefty of the Law-giuer. The property and peculiarity ofthe people receiuing ir. Theconueniency of thetime in whichit was giuen. Theefficacieand power thereof, Thedifference andagreementofthe old and new Teftam ent. 7+ Theendand vfe of the Law. 8.The fenfeand vnderftanding ofthe Law. 9- The durance and continuancethereof. 1. Thedignity ofthe Lawis fufficiently proued by S.raud,in thefewords : Wherefore the Lawis holy, andthe Comusatidement ts holy, and inft, and good: whichthree attrib utes arereferred, as aforefaid, tothe Morall, Cerem oniall, and Iudiciall. 2-TheMaiefty ofthe Law-giuerisapprouédinall his creatures: who as he hath giuen all things their lines and beings,fo he onely gaue the La w,who could onely gine the end 40 Sc reward promif ifed to wit,the faluation ofmankind:but he gaue it not to A4o/es immediately but by the minif{tery t of Angels 2 asitis laid: And the Law wias ordain ed by Angels, iz Galath,3. thehand ofa Mediator :and inthe Adts, He gauethe Law by the ordinance ofAngels, 3+ Thepropriety and pectliarityofthepeople, recei uing the Law, isin three te{pedts. Firft, in thattheywere prepated. Secondly , inthar the y werea Nationapart anddiffeuered: Thirdly, intharth ey werethe chil dren of the promife made to Abraham, Prep ared they were, becau fethey had thek nowledgeofone God; whenall other Nations were Idolaters,. AN ation aparrand feue Children ofthe pro: mife they werered they were, becaufeof Gods choice and eleGion: ,for hisfeed : not ynto his edes,as to E/aw the promife was made by God vnto ‘abraham 8 and So gularly,ofwhom Chriit. Now toAbraha Jacob, butto hisfeed, asto sacdh; or Iradel fins m and his fecad were the promifes made : hee faith Gils, 6 vette the feeds, 4s (peaking ofmany; but tothyfeed, 4- Theconueniency of thetime, in whichit was 2s of oneswhich is chrizh, it was about the middle time, betweene the Law giuen, is noted by §, 4izu/line: that of Nature,and Grace : the Law of Nature continued from Adam to Mofes: the Law writte n inth by 4e/es in the worlds yeere 25 14.con tinued to the Bapti ¢ Commandements receitied fine ofJoba: from whic begun the Law of Grace, which fhallc ontunue tothe worldsend. Otherreafo h time, ns forthe conueniency are formerly given. 5- The fift confideration is ofthe efficacie of this Law,t he fame being a difpofiti onto, or |