Fourthly, It is an eternal Law, without limitation of time or place, giving a most absolute and perfect direction for all ages and times of the World, before and since the Fall, and binding to a perpetual observation of it. So in the rRevelation we find, That no unclean thing, nor which doth abomination or lies, shall enter into the new Jerusalem. And Paul telleth the sGalatians, They which do such things, (the works of the flesh there reckoned up) shall not inherit the Kingdom of God: for which cause the definition not of Righteousness only, but of every Commandment is so fitted, as the same may be a perpetual rule to serve all times and persons whatsoever: for albeit some special duties of certain Commandments shall cease when we come to Heaven; yet the substance of every one remaineth: there shall be no Seventh day set apart unto Gods Service: for all Eternity of time shall be taken up for it, and a tperpetual Sabbath; no use of Marriage, but upurity and perfection, like to the holy Angels. And the like is to be said of the other Commandments: for seeing the Image of God, witness the xApostle, standeth in Righteousness and Holiness, which are the two branches of the Law, it must needs tie us with an everlasting love, who were first made in that likeness, and whose perfection in Heaven is to be fully and perfectly renewed thereunto: which perpetuity of the Moral Law was ynoted, by engraving of it in stone.
Fourthly, It is an eternall Law, without limitation of time or place, giuing a most absolute and perfect direction for all ages and times of the World, before and since the Fall, and binding to a perpetuall obseruation of it. So in the rReuelation wee finde, That no vncleane thing, nor which doth abomination or lyes, shal enter into the new Ierusalem. And Paul telleth the sGalathians, They which doe such things, (the workes of the flesh there reckoned vp) shall not inherit the Kingdome of God: for which cause the definition not of Righteousnesse onely, but of euery Commandement is so fitted, as the same may be a perpetuall rule to serue all times and persons whatsoeuer: for albeit some speciall duties of certaine Commandements shall cease when wee come to Heauen; yet the substance of euery one remayneth: there shall bee no Seuenth day set apart vnto Gods Seruice: for all Eternitie of time shall be taken vp for it, and a tperpetuall Sabbath; no vse of Marriage, but upuritie and perfection, like to the holy Angels. And the like is to be said of the other Commandements: for seeing the Image of God, witnesse the xApostle, standeth in Righteousnesse and Holinesse, which are the two branches of the Law, it must needes tye vs with an euerlasting loue, who were first made in that likenesse, and whose perfection in Heauen is to bee fully and perfectly renewed thereunto: which perpetuitie of the Morall Law was ynoted, by ingrauing of it in stone.
- rRevel. 21. 27.Reuel. 21. 27.
- sGal. 5. 21.
- tHeb. 4 9.
- uMat. 22. 30.
- xColoss. 3. 10. & Ephes. 4. 24.
- yExod. 34. 27. 2 Cor. 3. 7.
