Practical truths tending to promote the power of godliness

Having cleared the Truth, and given a satisfactory Answer unto Objections proposed; he proceeds further to confirm his Assertion, that the Ceremonial Law is abrogated, and that Believers are not now bound to observe it. And this he proveth from the consideration of their Adoption, ver. 20. It is true, that Old Testament Believers, though under the Law, were nevertheless the Children of God. But they were like Children in minority, who are under Schoolmasters; when as now Believers are like Children come to Adult age, that need the help of […] School master no longer, A Child in minority, though his Fathers Heir, is under Tutors and Governors; but Children grown up to Mans estate are not so. Thus the Church before the coming of Christ was in its minority, and therefore might be under such a severe and grievous School-master as the Law was: But now the Church being come to greater perfection, is not so. Believers under the Gospel are to be esteemed as the Adopted Children of God; and that ⟨p. 96⟩not as Children under age, but fit for the enjoyment […] privileges. And that is evinced in the verse from the consideration of that Baptism into the N•n• of Christ, which his Serva […] Subjects of they that […] corpor•ted into Christ and made one with him; must needs be the Children of God. So are you (saith the Apostle) witness your Baptism. Men may be said to put […] Christ.

Having cleared the Truth, and given a satisfactory Answer unto Objections proposed; he proceeds further to confirm his Assertion, that the Ceremonial Law is abrogated, and that Believers are not now bound to observe it. And this he proveth from the consideration of their Adoption, ver. 20. It is true, that Old Testament Believers, though under the Law, were nevertheless the Children of God. But they were like Children in minority, who are under Schoolmasters; when as now Believers are like Children come to Adult age, that need the help of 〈…〉 School master no longer, A Child in minority, though his Fathers Heir, is under Tutors and Governours; but Children grown up to Mans estate are not so. Thus the Church before the coming of Christ was in its minority, and therefore might be under such a severe and grievous School-master as the Law was: But now the Church being come to greater perfection, is not so. Believers under the Gospel are to be esteemed as the Adopted Children of God; and that