The promises

2 It should much ease ¹us to remember, that we are not under the Law, but under Grace, Rom. 6. 14. We are delivered from the rigour of the Law, God now doth not expect perfection from us, nor accounts us as transgressors, because we are imperfect, but hath received us to the benefit of the new covenant: In which, perfection is only required in Christ, and uprightness

2 It should much ease ¹vs to remember, that wee are not vnder the Law, but vnder Grace, Rom. 6. 14. Wee are deliuered from the rigor of the Law, God now doth not expect perfection from vs, nor accounts vs as transgressors, because we are imperfect, but hath receiued vs to the benefit of the new couenant: In which, perfection is onely required in Christ, and vprightnesse

1. 12 Of thy condition now under grace.2 Of thy condition now vnder grace.

3 We may be very ¹weak in strength & power of gifts, and yet very fruitful: we may do much good while we are in the infancy of Grace, which the comparison of the vine (to which the godly are resembled) shows. The vine is not the strongest of Trees, and yet is more fruitful in pleasing fruit, then many other trees, not of the field only, but of the garden also. Now the godly are likened to the vine, Isaiah 27. 2. to show, that all their weakness notwithstanding, they may be abundant ⟨p. 135⟩