A fourth volume containing one hundred and fifty sermons on several texts of Scripture…

yet they are not exempted from Duty, or from a Law, They do his Commandments, and hearken to the Voice of his Word, Psal. 103.20. Earthly Kings may free some of their Subjects from their Homage; as Saul made a Proclamation, He that doth thus and thus, his Father's House shall be free in Israel, 1 Sam. 17.25. But God never made any Creature to be absolutely freed from a Law. But if a Man be right in Doctrine, though he hold the Obligation of the Moral Law on a Believer, yet he may be an Antinomian in practice, and abuse and wrong Grace; as thus, If a Man slacken any part of his Duty for Grace's sake, or lets loose the Reins of vile Affections with more freedom, and saith, God will not be so rigorous, he wrongeth Grace. If Men be not so watchful, and so strict; if Men grow more careless, secure and negligent; if they be not so constant in Duty; if they lessen ought of their Humiliation for Sin, or strictness and watchfulness in their Conversation, they are as a Spider that sucks Poison out of Grace. A Man hath never the more carnal ⟨p. 9⟩Liberty for being acquainted with the Gospel. This is the great thing which puts us upon Duty and Watchfulness, and melts the Heart for Sin, and awes it, and disposeth it to Obedience.

yet they are not exempted from Duty, or from a Law, They do his Commandments, and hearken to the Voice of his Word, Psal. 103.20. Earthly Kings may free some of their Subjects from their Homage; as Saul made a Proclamation, He that doth thus and thus, his Father's House shall be free in Israel, 1 Sam. 17.25. But God never made any Creature to be absolutely freed from a Law. But if a Man be right in Doctrine, thô he hold the Obligation of the Moral Law on a Believer, yet he may be an Antinomian in practice, and abuse and wrong Grace; as thus, If a Man slacken any part of his Duty for Grace's sake, or lets loose the Reins of vile Affections with more freedom, and saith, God will not be so rigorous, he wrongeth Grace. If Men be not so watchful, and so strict; if Men grow more careless, secure and negligent; if they be not so constant in Duty; if they lessen ought of their Humiliation for Sin, or strictness and watchfulness in their Conversation, they are as a Spider that sucks Poison out of Grace. A Man hath never the more carnal