That which hath a Precept making Duty, and a Promise and Threatening, instituting the Retribution by Rewards and Punishments, as an Instrument of Government, hath all the Essentials of a Law: But such is made by Christ: Ergo—
The Minor (which only needs proof) I prove by parts and instances. 1. There is a Command to believe in God as our Reconciled Father by Christ: 2. To believe in Christ as Incarnate, and the Mediator, conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, fulfilling all righteousness, dying, buried, for us, justifying us by his blood, rising, ascending, glorified, interceding, that will raise the dead, and judge the world, &c. We are commanded to believe all the Gospel: And to give up our selves to Christ in the Covenant of Baptism, to trust in him, to pray in his name, &c. We are commanded to believe in the Holy Ghost as the Spirit of Christ, and to live in Communion with the Christian Church, to observe the Lords day (the first of the Week,) to preach and hear the Gospel, to receive the Lords Supper, to imitate Christ, to receive his Apostles and Ministers, to relieve his members as such, to take Moses Law as abrogated or ceased; And do you that are so strict in condemning all humane impositions as bold additions, believe that Christ himself hath made no Laws for Ordination, Sacraments, Preaching, Worship? and why fear you adding then? can one add to Nothing? And what a lawless sort of persons are you, if you will neither have Christ nor Man to make Laws for you?
2. And as to Promises and Threats or Penalties (of a far sorer punishment, Heb. 10.) I am ashamed to stand to prove them to you. [He that believeth shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned] is sure a Law. How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? ⟨p. 245⟩See that ye reject not him that speaketh—Heb. 4. & 10. These mine enemies that would not that I should reign over them, bring them hither and slay them before me, Luke 19. 27. with abundance such.
Pardon here that my indignation suffereth me not to be longer or colder, but shortly to tell you further, that to deny Christs Law is, 1. To deny him to be a King, and to be Christ, 2. To deny his Kingdom, 3. And his Government, 4. And his Gospel, 5. And his Officers power, both Kings and Pastors, 6. And your own subjection, 7. And all duty and obedience to him, 8. And the being of all sin as against his Laws. 9.
That which hath a Precept making Duty, and a Promise and Threatning, instituting the Retribution by Rewards and Punishments, as an Instrument of Government, hath all the Essentials of a Law: But such is made by Christ: Ergo—
The Minor (which only needs proof) I prove by parts and instances. 1. There is a Command to believe in God as our Reconciled Father by Christ: 2. To believe in Christ as Incarnate, and the Mediator, conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, fulfilling all righteousness, dying, buried, for us, justifying us by his blood, rising, ascending, glorified, interceding, that will raise the dead, and judge the world, &c. We are commanded to believe all the Gospel: And to give up our selves to Christ in the Covenant of Baptism, to trust in him, to pray in his name, &c. We are commanded to believe in the Holy Ghost as the Spirit of Christ, and to live in Communion with the Christian Church, to observe the Lords day (the first of the Week,) to preach and hear the Gospel, to receive the Lords Supper, to imitate Christ, to receive his Apostles and Ministers, to relieve his members as such, to take Moses Law as abrogated or ceased; And do you that are so strict in condemning all humane impositions as bold additions, believe that Christ himself hath made no Laws for Ordination, Sacraments, Preaching, Worship? and why fear you adding then? can one add to Nothing? And what a lawless sort of persons are you, if you will neither have Christ nor Man to make Laws for you?
2. And as to Promises and Threats or Penalties (of a far sorer punishment, Heb. 10.) I am ashamed to stand to prove them to you. [He that believeth shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned] is sure a Law. How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? ⟨p. 245⟩See that ye reject not him that speaketh—Heb. 4. & 10. These mine enemies that would not that I should reign over them, bring them hither and slay them before me, Luke 19. 27. with abundance such.
Pardon here that my indignation suffereth me not to be longer or colder, but shortly to tell you further, that to deny Christs Law is, 1. To deny him to be a King, and to be Christ, 2. To deny his Kingdom, 3. And his Government, 4. And his Gospel, 5. And his Officers power, both Kings and Pastors, 6. And your own subjection, 7. And all duty and obedience to him, 8. And the being of all sin as against his Laws. 9.
