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An elegant and lively description of spiritual life and death Delivered in divers sermons…An elegant and lively description of spirituall life and death Delivered in divers sermons…
An elegant and lively description of spiritual life and death Delivered in divers sermons in Lincolns-Inn, November the 9.th, M.DCXXIII. upon John, 5.25. By John Preston then Bachelor of Divinity, and chaplain in ordinary to the Prince his Highness.An elegant and lively description of spirituall life and death Delivered in divers sermons in Lincolnes-Inne, November the 9.th, M.DCXXIII. vpon Iohn, 5.25. By Iohn Preston then Bachellor of Divinitie, and chaplaine in ordinarie to the Prince his Highnesse.
London: printed by Tho for Michael Sparke, 1632London: printed by Tho for Michaell Sparke, 1632
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1To this I answer, that the Law is given to this end, to show us our weakness, and to lead us unto Christ: it is not given us to keep exactly, for that is impossible: it was impossible to keep it through the weakness of the flesh, Rom. 8.3. the Law was therefore given that we might know our weakness, not that we should keep it, but that Christs righteousness might be fulfilled in us by faith, Gal. 3.24. the Law is our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be Justified through faith; That is, the end of the Law.
1To this I answer, that the Law is given to this end, to shew us our weaknesse, and to leade us unto Christ: it is not given us to keepe exactly, for that is impossible: it was impossible to keepe it through the weaknesse of the flesh, Rom. 8.3. the Law was therefore given that wee might know our weaknesse, not that we should keepe it, but that Christs righteousnesse might be fulfilled in us by faith, Gal. 3.24. the Law is our schoolmaster to bring us to Christ, that we might be Iustified through faith; That is, the end of the Law.
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1But it will be objected: that in as much as we are commanded to do things impossible, ⟨p. 17⟩mans nature is destroyed, for man is a free creature. Secondly, the command implies an absurdity, and impossibility, to bid a man do that which he cannot do; to bid a man that is in a deep Well, bound hand and foot, to come out himself is foolish; ye may blame him for falling in, it is absurd to bid him come out.