A practical exposition of the X. Commandments with a resolution of several momentous questions…A practical exposition of the X. Commandements with a resolution of several momentous questions…

It may be noted also, That James here doth not, (as neither doth our Lord, nor any of his Apostles, when they cite the Law) give New Authority to the Laws he citeth; but supposeth them to have it already; and maketh use of them, as Confirmations of the thing he pressed; which could not be, if their Authority depended on, or flowed from, the present Citation of them

Thirdly, we reason further thus; Either there is some Moral Duty, contained in this Command, and laid on by it; which is not in any of the former; or there is but some Ceremonial thing in it, reducible to one of them: For, the Perfection of this Law requireth, that all things needful to the Worship of God, should be summed in it and the Scope thereof, which is, Briefly to compend all requireth there should be nothing in it, that's needless, superfluous, or that might have been left out.

Thirdly, we reason further thus; Either there is some Moral Duty, contained in this Command, and laid on by it; which is not in any of the former; or there is but some Ceremonial thing in it, reducable to one of them: For, the Perfection of this Law requireth, that all things needful to the Worship of God, should be summed in it and the Scope thereof, which is, Briefly to compend all requireth there should be nothing in it, that's needless, superfluous, or that might have been left out.

Now if the matter be Moral; not contained in any former Command, then is the Command it self Moral; seeing a Moral Substance, and Matter Denominateth the Command so: Yea, it must be Moral, other-wise some-thing Morally necessary to Gods Service, (such as the Determination of its chief time) should be omitted. It may be assumed, yet further: It must be Moral, (be it what it will) to eschew a Tautology in ⟨p. 198⟩