2. It's not a note of a Legalist neither: It hath been the ground of a multitude of Late mistakes in Divinity, to think that [Do this and Live] is only the language of the Covenant of Works. It's true, in some sense it is; but in other, not. The Law of Works only saith [Do this (that is, perfectly fulfil the whole Law) and Live] (that is, for so doing): But the Law of Grace saith, [Do this and Live] too; that is, Believe in Christ, seek him, obey him sincerely as thy Lord and King; forsake all, suffer all things, and overcome; and by so doing, or in so doing, as the Conditions which the Gospel propounds for Salvation, you shall live. If you set up the abrogated duties of the Law again, you are a Legalist: if you set up the duties of the Gospel in Christs stead, in whole or in part, you err still. Christ hath his place and work: Duty hath its place, and work too: Set it but in its own place, and expect from it, but its own part, and you go right. Yea more (how unsavoury soever the phrase may seem); you may, so far as this comes to, ⟨p. 9⟩trust to your Duty and Works, that is, for your own part: and many miscarry in expecting no more from them, (as to pray and to expect nothing the more,) that is, from Christ in a way of Duty: For if duty have no share, why may we not trust Christ as well in a way of disobedience as duty? In a word, you must both use and trust duty in Subordination to Christ, but neither use them nor trust them in Co-ordination with him: So that this derogates nothing from Christ, for he hath done and will do all his work perfectly, and enableth his people to Theirs; Yet he is not properly said to do it himself; he *believes not, repents not, &c. but worketh these in them; that is, enableth, and exciteth them to do it.
2. It's not a note of a Legalist neither: It hath been the ground of a multitude of Late mistakes in Divinity, to think that [Do this and Live] is onely the language of the Covenant of Works. It's true, in some sence it is; but in other, not. The Law of Works onely saith [Do this (that is, perfectly fulfil the whole Law) and Live] (that is, for so doing): But the Law of Grace saith, [Do this and Live] too; that is, Beleeve in Christ, seek him, obey him sincerely as thy Lord and King; forsake all, suffer all things, and overcome; and by so doing, or in so doing, as the Conditions which the Gospel propounds for Salvation, you shall live. If you set up the abrogated duties of the Law again, you are a Legalist: if you set up the duties of the Gospel in Christs stead, in whole or in part, you err still. Christ hath his place and work: Duty hath its place, and work too: Set it but in its own place, and expect from it, but its own part, and you go right. Yea more (how unsavory soever the phrase may seem); you may, so far as this comes to, ⟨p. 9⟩trust to your Duty and Works, that is, for your own part: and many miscarry in expecting no more from them, (as to pray and to expect nothing the more,) that is, from Christ in a way of Duty: For if duty have no share, why may we not trust Christ as well in a way of disobedience as duty? In a word, you must both use and trust duty in Subordination to Christ, but neither use them nor trust them in Co-ordination with him: So that this derogates nothing from Christ, for he hath done and will do all his work perfectly, and enableth his people to Theirs; Yet he is not properly said to do it himself; he *beleeves not, repents not, &c. but worketh these in them; that is, enableth, and exciteth them to do it.
- *Believed for us legally, or so far as the Law required Faith; but not as it is the Condition or Command of the New Covenant.Believed for us legally, or so far as the Law required Faith; but not as it is the Condition or Command of the New Covenan•.
