An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches

§. 30. So far is it from being true, that the Scripture is too narrow, as to the matter of Divine Faith and Duty, without the additional matter of Tradition, that indeed, as the complete Body of a Man hath more than his Essentials, yea, or Integrals, even Hair and Nails, as Accidents, so hath the Holy Scripture, as to the matter of Divine Faith and Duty. There is more than is absolutely necessary to Salvation, but not less.

§. 30. So far is it from being true, that the Scripture is too narrow, as to the matter of Divine Faith and Duty, without the additional matter of Tradition, that indeed, as the compleat Body of a Man hath more than his Essentials, yea, or Inte•rals, even Hair and Nails, as Accidents, so hath the Holy Scripture, as to the matter of Divine Faith and Duty. There is more than is absolutely necessary to Salvation, but not less.

§. 31. They that in peevish opposition to others, tell us, That Christ made no Law, and that the Gospel is not a Law, if they strive not about equivocal Words, but mean that Christ is not a Legislator, nor hath a Law and Covenant by which he will govern and judge the World, do deny all our Christianity at once: For Christ is not Christ, if he be not the King of the Church; nor is he King, if he be not a Lawgiver; nor doth he Rule and Judge, if he have no Law; which is so far from Truth, that there is now no Law of God that we are under, but what is truly the Law of Christ: For he is Lord of all, and Head over all things to his Church; and all power in Heaven and Earth is given to him; and¹ the Father (alone, or merely as Creator, by the Law of Innocency) judgeth no man, but hath committed all Judgment to the Son, as Redeemer and Universal Administrator. The lapsed World, and the Law which they are under, as rational Creatures, are now delivered up to the Redeemer, whose Law (as is aforesaid) hath two parts; 1. The Law of lapsed Nature, (commonly called the Moral Law.) 2. The Remedying Law of Faith; of which before.

§. 31. They that in peevish opposition to others, tell us, That Christ made no Law, and that the Gospel is not a Law, if they strive not about equivocal Words, but mean that Christ is not a Legislator, nor hath a Law and Covenant by which he will govern and judge the World, do deny all our Christianity at once: For Christ is not Christ, if he be not the King of the Church; nor is he King, if he be not a Lawgiver; nor doth he Rule and Iudge, if he have no Law; which is so far from Truth, that there is now no Law of God that we are under, but what is truly the Law of Christ: For he is Lord of all, and Head over all things to his Church; and all power in Heaven and Earth is given to him; and