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Ans. It is the Mosaical Jewish Law, as is all along evident; and not the Law of Innocency, as made to Adam; though consequently à fortiore, it's certain that we have no works by which that will justify us (either personal or imputed.) The words [He that doth them shall live in them] do not mean, He that is no sinner, according to the Law of perfection: For 1. All men were sinners before, and so this Law should have been only a condemnation in the form of a promise. 2. And this Law prescribeth Sacrifices and Prayers for pardon of sin; which the first Law of Innocency knew not.

Cont. 32. How and why then is this called a Law of works? Which justify no man?

Ans. Because it imposeth strictness in a multitude of laborious Tasks and Ceremonies and rigorously punisheth the breakers of it. 2. The heretical teachers had falsely separated the Law from the promise of Christs justifying righteousness and grace, which was the sense and end of the Law: And Paul proveth that without the Promise and Christ, the Law is but a carcass of fruitless works without a Soul▪ and cannot justify. 3. But yet a believing Jew being justified by faith in the promised seed, was to obey Moses Law sincerely as his material obedience to God his Redeemer; as we are now to observe the Sacraments instituted by Christ as part of our sincere obedience, necessary to Salvation.

Ans. Because it imposeth strictness in a multitude of laborious Tasks and Ceremonies and rigorously punisheth the breakers of it. 2. The heretical teachers had falsly separated the Law from the promise of Christs justifying righteousness and grace, which was the sence and end of the Law: And Paul proveth that without the Promise and Christ, the Law is but a carkass of fruitless works without a Soul▪ and cannot justify. 3. But yet a believing Jew being justified by faith in the promised seed, was to obey Moses Law sincerely as his material obedience to God his Redeemer; as we are now to observe the Sacraments instituted by Christ as part of our sincere obedience, necessary to Salvation.