A discourse of the true nature of the Gospel demonstrating that it is no…

IT is now very easy to answer my Reverend Brother's Arguments, and with one gentle Stroke to wipe off all his Citations, since they all are established merely upon the Ambiguities of the word Law. Such reasoning is very fallacious, to endeavour to prove the Gospel to be a new Rule of Duty, fortified with a Sanction, because we find it to be named a Law, both in the Scriptures and Humane Writings: for the Sum of the whole Demonstration amounts to no more than this, a Law is a Law, the Gospel is a Law, therefore the Gospel is a Law; which is a pretty way of arguing, and without ⟨p. 42⟩doubt unanswerable. But the clearing the Sense of the Terms, answers all without any more to do; which I think I have done, and the more largely, because I would do all the Justice to a bad Cause as could reasonably be asked, and allow to it the fullest Scope and Play possible. I have therefore offered Arguments for it my self, I have considered what might be alleged, I have produced those Scriptures which with any colour may be urged to prove the Gospel to be a new Law, omitted by my Learned Brother; and yet as aware that they might be summoned, I have brought them in, and endeavoured to clear their Words from that false Meaning which might be fastened on them to so ill a Purpose. I shall now particularly consider those which he brings, and show that they do not prove the Matter in Dispute.

IT is now very easy to answer my Reverend Brother's Arguments, and with one gentle Stroke to wipe off all his Citations, since they all are establish'd meerly upon the Ambiguities of the word Law. Such reasoning is very fallacious, to endeavour to prove the Gospel to be a new Rule of Duty, fortified with a Sanction, because we find it to be nam'd a Law, both in the Scriptures and Humane Writings: for the Sum of the whole Demonstration amounts to no more than this, a Law is a Law, the Gospel is a Law, therefore the Gospel is a Law; which is a pretty way of arguing, and without ⟨p. 42⟩doubt unanswerable. But the clearing the Sense of the Terms, answers all without any more to do; which I think I have done, and the more largely, because I would do all the Justice to a bad Cause as could reasonably be ask'd, and allow to it the fullest Scope and Play possible. I have therefore offer'd Arguments for it my self, I have consider'd what might be alledg'd, I have produced those Scriptures which with any colour may be urg'd to prove the Gospel to be a new Law, omitted by my Learned Brother; and yet as aware that they might be summon'd, I have brought them in, and endeavour'd to clear their Words from that false Meaning which might be fasten'd on them to so ill a Purpose. I shall now particularly consider those which he brings, and shew that they do not prove the Matter in Dispute.