The saints treasury being sundry sermons preached in London /

Fourthly, the law accepts of […], it must have it done in our own persons: like a severe creditor that will be paid to the utmost farthing, and by our selves. I say the law, in it self considered, looks for a perfect righteousness of our own persons, or else it condemns us, this is the righteousness of the law, That he that doth the things therein contained, shall live by them. Rom. 10. 5. He that doth: there must be doing, and that by himself personally, or not at at all.

Fourthly, the law accepts of 〈…〉, it must have it done in our own persons: like a severe creditor that will be paid to the utmost farthing, and by our selves. I say the law, in it self considered, lookes for a perfect righteousnesse of our own persons, or else it condemnes us, this is the righteousnesse of the law, That he that doth the things therein contained, shall live by them. Rom. 10. 5. He that doth: there must be doing, and that by himself personally, or not at at all.

But it may be, though there be much required, yet upon some endeavours there may be some remission.

In the fifth place therefore, such is the rigour and severity of the law, that let us endeavour never so much to obey it, yet all our endeavours are rejected, if they come not up to perfect obedience: Tis a vain plea of many people to say, they do what they can, and desire well, and endeavour well; It is true, this is somewhat to those that are children, and have freedom by Christ (as you shall hear by and by) but to those that are under the law, endeavours to obey, though never so strong, if the work be not done, are not accepted by God.