Sixth Proposit. That the whole Moral Law is changed from Moses to Jesus Christ; not only changed as a Covenant of Works, but as a Rule of Life: for tho the Moral Law as to the matter or substance of it perpetually remains as a Rule of Righteousness, yet not as given in the hand of Moses, Exod. 20. but as in the hand of Christ, considered as Mediator, who is our sole Lord and Lawgiver, Mat. 28. 18, 19. and that we are to receive the Law from his mouth, who is our antitypical High-Priest; And behold, a Voice from the Cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, hear him: hear him exclusively of Moses. The Disciples would have had three Tabernacles, one for Moses, one for Elijah, and another for Christ; i. e. they would have Moses to teach them, or be under his Ministration: but in this Transfiguration, wherein was a clear Representation of the Gospel Church-state (signified ⟨p. 21⟩by the Kingdom of God) in a Figure, they saw there was none to be heard as a Lawgiver but Christ alone; And when they lifted up their Eyes they saw no Man save Jesus only, ver. 8. Certainly their Eyes are not opened throughly, who go to Mount Sinai to know what their Duty is in respect of any part of Gospel-Worship, or day of Worship: Compare this place of Scripture with Acts 3. 22, 23. For Moses truly said to the Fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your Brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. So Heb. 1. 1, 2, 3. And again it is said,1 that the Servant abideth not in the House for ever: Moses was a Servant, and he had his day, and he is gone; but the Son abideth for ever.
Sixth Proposit. That the whole Moral Law is chang'd from Moses to Jesus Christ; not only chang'd as a Covenant of Works, but as a Rule of Life: for tho the Moral Law as to the matter or substance of it perpetually remains as a Rule of Righteousness, yet not as given in the hand of Moses, Exod. 20. but as in the hand of Christ, consider'd as Mediator, who is our sole Lord and Lawgiver, Mat. 28. 18, 19. and that we are to receive the Law from his mouth, who is our antitypical High-Priest; And behold, a Voice from the Cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, hear him: hear him exclusively of Moses. The Disciples would have had three Tabernacles, one for Moses, one for Elias, and another for Christ; i. e. they would have Moses to teach them, or be under his Ministration: but in this Transfiguration, wherein was a clear Representation of the Gospel Church-state (signified ⟨p. 21⟩by the Kingdom of God) in a Figure, they saw there was none to be heard as a Lawgiver but Christ alone; And when they lifted up their Eyes they saw no Man save Jesus only, ver. 8. Certainly their Eyes are not open'd throughly, who go to Mount Sinai to know what their Duty is in respect of any part of Gospel-Worship, or day of Worship: Compare this place of Scripture with Acts 3. 22, 23. For Moses truly said to the Fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you, of your Brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. So Heb. 1. 1, 2, 3. And again it is said,1 that the Servant abideth not in the House for ever: Moses was a Servant, and he had his day, and he is gone; but the Son abideth for ever.
- 1Joh. 8. 35.
