The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel College in Cambridge, now preacher…The vvorks of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, now preacher…

Answ. For Answer, Ye must know that the word Law, in the new Testament is taken Two ways: Either it is taken for the Covenant of Works, thus: If you keep the Ten Commandments perfectly, you shall live for ever; this is the Covenant of Works; Sometimes the Law is taken for the Ten Commandments, the Rule of mans life. In the first sense a Christian is dead unto the Law, and is freed from it: but in the second sense, a Believer, a Justified person, is more bound to the Law, to observe it as a Rule of life, than ever he was. Only you must know, there is a Twofold Bond: There is the bond of Love; and there is the bond of Fear: as there is the Law of Love; and the Law of Fear. Love, and the bond of Love; is stronger than Fear, and the bond of Fear: for Fear is servant to Love, Fear is the hand maid to Love; for ye never Fear the losing of any good thing, but what ye first Love; Fear is the servant to Love, and therefore Love is stronger than Fear, and the bond of Love stronger than the bond of Fear. Now though a Justified person be not bound unto the Law, with the bond of a servile-Fear; yet he is bound unto the Law, with the bond of Love; and so he is more obedient, as the bond of Love, is ⟨p. 35⟩stronger than the bond of Fear. A man must needs be obedient unto Christ, that takes himself to be none of his own, but Christs. Therefore says the Apostle,¹ Glorify Christ with your body, because ye are bought with a price, and because ye are Gods. So long as a man seeks to be justified by works, and by the Law, so long he looks upon himself as his own: but when a man sees that he is justified by faith alone, then he looks upon himself as Christs; that he is not his own, and so he is more obedient unto Christ than ever be was before.

Answ. For Answer, Ye must know that the word Law, in the new Testament is taken Two waies: Either it is taken for the Covenant of Works, thus: If you keep the Ten Commandements perfectly, you shall live for ever; this is the Covenant of Works; Somtimes the Law is taken for the Ten Commandements, the Rule of mans life. In the first sence a Christian is dead vnto the Law, and is freed from it: but in the second sence, a Beleever, a Justified person, is more bound to the Law, to observe it as a Rule of life, than ever he was. Onely you must know, there is a Twofold Bond: There is the bond of Love; and there is the bond of Fear: as there is the Law of Love; and the Law of Fear. Love, and the bond of Love; is stronger than Fear, and the bond of Fear: for Fear is servant to Love, Fear is the hand maid to Love; for ye never Fear the losing of any good thing, but what ye first Love; Fear is the servant to Love, and therefore Love is stronger than Fear, and the bond of Love stronger than the bond of Fear. Now though a Justified person be not bound unto the Law, with the bond of a servile-Fear; yet he is bound unto the Law, with the bond of Love; and so he is more obedient, as the bond of Love, is