Vindiciae legis, or, A vindication of the moral law and the covenants, from the…Vindiciae legis, or, A vindication of the morall law and the covenants, from the…

But many interpreters understand it of Christ, that he was the Mediator in the Law, and indeed the words following seem to approve of this; for saith the Apostle, a Mediator is not a Mediator of one, that is, of those that are one in consent, and accord, but of those that dissent; now Moses could not be truly and really a Mediator between God, and the people of Israel, when God was angry with them for their sins. Besides, the Law, as is to be showed, is a Covenant of grace, and Christ only can be the Mediator in such a Covenant by way of Office, because he only is Medius in his nature. Beza indeed brings Arguments against this interpretation, but they seem not strong enough to remove this sense given, neither doth this phrase, by the hand (which is an Hebraism) denote always ministry and inferiority, but sometimes power and strength, but more of this in the explication of the doctrine.

But many interpreters understand it of Christ, that he was the Mediator in the Law, and indeed the words following seem to approve of this; for saith the Apostle, a Mediator is not a Mediator of one, that is, of those that are one in consent, and accord, but of those that dissent; now Moses could not be truly and really a Mediator between God, and the people of Israel, when God was angry with them for their sins. Besides, the Law, as is to be shewed, is a Covenant of grace, and Christ onely can be the Mediator in such a Covenant by way of Office, because he only is Medius in his nature. Beza indeed brings Arguments against this interpretation, but they seem not strong enough to remove this sense given, neither doth this phrase, by the hand (which is an Hebraisme) denote alwaies ministery and inferiority, but sometimes power and strength, but more of this in the explication of the doctrine.

Obser. It was a great honour put upon the Law, in that it was delivered by Christ, accompanied with thousands of Angels: There was never any such glorious Senate, or Parliament, as this Assembly was, wherein the Law w•• enacted, Jesus Christ himself being the Speaker: and by how much the m••• glory God put upon it, the greater is the sin of those Doctrines, which do d rogate from it. Indeed though Christ gave the Law, yet the Apostle make the preheminency of the Gospel far above it, because Christ gave the Law only in the form of an Angel, but he gave the gospel when made man, whereby was manifested the glory not of Angels, but of the only begotten Son of God. how careful then should men be, lest they offend, or transgress that Law, which hath such sacred authority. It is a wonder to see how men are afraid to break mans Law, which yet cannot damn, but tremble not at all, in the offending of that Law-giver, who is only able to save, or destroy. For the opening of this consider: First, that Jesus Christ is the Angel that gave this Law, as the chief captain of all those Angels that did accompany him: For