Thus he lived, and carried himself until he was about thirty years of Age. In this course of his Earthly pilgrimage, he had opportunity to obey God in all the Commandments of the Law. The whole System of the obedience of man, in walking towards God in holiness according to the first Table of the Law, and in righteousness towards man according to the second Table of the Law, was performed by him, and he never failed in one jot or Tittle of the Law, but did perfectly fulfil it. Such particular commands as his Sex or calling, &c. gave him not opportunity actually to perform, those h• did virtually and habitually perform, and that was acceptable to God; for Adam if he had stood in Innocency should not personally have performed the Commandments peculiar to Children, yet should acceptably have fulfilled the whole Law. And the times that Jesus lived in were such trying times, as did put him often upon most eminent acts of obedience, […] he came to the Church of the Jews, when they were at the worst that •ver they were, and under the deepest degree of Apostasy, which filled all men with trials and temptations, and rendered it a difficult work, to keep true and upright in his obedience to God. Yet Jesus kept his integrity without the least spot, blemish, or stain, 1 Pet. 2.22, 23. he came also at a time when the Jews were subdued by, and subjected unto the Roman power, which condition did render the times very difficult to keep a good Conscience, and to walk with God in truth and sincerity. Yet notwithstanding these and such like difficulties, Jesus Christ held fast his integrity, and walked in all obedience to God, and towards all men with perfect Innocency: In this course of his humane life he perfectly fulfilled the Law of God. And all this he did as our Saviour, and Mediator, and Surety. The first Adam ought to have fulfilled the Law, but he did not, he fell into sin before he had kept the Law, therefore Jesus Christ the second Adam, he undertaketh to perform that which he left unperformed; he hath perfectly fulfilled the Law by his active obedience, & this perfect obedience of Jesus is imputed unto believers, and God doth account it unto us, as if we had performed it, 2 Cor. 5.21. that we may be made the Righteousness of God in him, and Rom. 10.4. Jesus Christ is the perfecting end of the Law for Righteousness to every one that believeth, Phil. 3.9.
Thus he lived, and carryed himself until he was about thirty years of Age. In this course of his Earthly pilgrimage, he had opportunity to obey God in all the Commandments of the Law. The whole System of the obedience of man, in walking towards God in holiness according to the first Table of the Law, and in righteousness towards man according to the second Table of the Law, was performed by him, and he never failed in one jot or Tittle of the Law, but did perfectly fulfil it. Such particular commands as his Sex or calling, &c. gave him not opportunity actually to perform, those h• did virtually and habitually perform, and that was acceptable to God; for Adam if he had stood in Innocency should not personally have performed the Commandments peculiar to Children, yet should acceptably have fulfilled the whole Law. And the times that Jesus lived in were such trying times, as did put him often upon most eminent acts of obedience, 〈…〉 he came to the Church of the Jews, when they were at the worst that •ver they were, and under the deepest degree of Apostacy, which filled all men with tryals and temptations, and rendred it a difficult work, to keep true and upright in his obedience to God. Yet Iesus kept his integrity without the least spot, blemish, or stain, 1 Pet. 2.22, 23. he came also at a time when the Jews were subdued by, and subjected unto the Roman power, which condition did render the times very difficult to keep a good Conscience, and to walk with God in truth and sincerity. Yet notwithstanding these and such like difficulties, Jesus Christ held fast his integrity, and walked in all obedience to God, and towards all men with perfect Innocency: In this course of his humane life he perfectly fulfilled the Law of God. And all this he did as our Saviour, and Mediator, and Surety. The first Adam ought to have fulfilled the Law, but he did not, he fell into sin before he had kept the Law, therefore Jesus Christ the second Adam, he undertaketh to perform that which he left unperformed; he hath perfectly fulfilled the Law by his active obedience, & this perfect obedience of Jesus is imputed unto believers, and God doth account it unto us, as if we had performed it, 2 Cor. 5.21. that we may be made the Righteousness of God in him, and Rom. 10.4. Jesus Christ is the perfecting end of the Law for Righteousness to every one that believeth, Phil. 3.9.
