An answer to the discourse of Mr. William Sherlock, touching the knowledge of Christ,…

Here we have the Author acknowledging,¹ that the obedience of Christ did contribute something to our acceptance with God: The children of Israel were blessed for Abraham's obedience; and why may not we for Christs? The consequence is undeniable; but there is a vast disproportion between Abraham's obedience and Christs. Abraham's was but the obedience of a man, and of an imperfect man; but Christs was the obedience of God: His Blood is called, the blood of God; and for the very same reason his obedience may be styled the obedience of God: Abraham's had not a jot or tittle of merit in it, he had nothing to glory in ⟨p. 472⟩before God: But Christ's was so richly meritorious as to purchase the Blessings of both Worlds: Abraham's was not imputed to his Posterity; it was little enough, and (without Christ's Righteousness to cover its defects) too little for himself: But Christ's is imputed to us, and is long enough, and broad enough to cover a multitude of Believers, and to justify them before God. The Covenant made with Abraham was the very Covenant of Grace; The Gospel was preached to Abraham, Gal. 3.8. And Abraham saw Christ's day and rejoiced, Joh. 8.56. And hence it appears, that the Covenant with Abraham was not founded in Abraham's Righteousness, but in Christ's; and therefore the Apostle tells us expressly, That it was confirmed before of God in Christ, Gal. 3.17. [Greek or Hebrew], before confirmed; The [Greek or Hebrew] tells us, that the Gospel was in Abraham's time.

Here we have the Author acknowledging,¹ that the obedience of Christ did contributé something to our acceptance with God: The children of Israel were blessed for Abraham's obedience; and why may not we for Christs? The confequence is undeniable; but there is a vast disproportion between Abraham's obedience and Christs. Abraham's was but the obedience of a man, and of an imperct man; but Christs was the obedience of God: His Blood is called, the blood of God; and for the very same reason his obedience may be stiled the obedience of God: Abraham's had not a jot or tittle of merit in it, he had nothing to glory in