Ans. It is to preach the law of Christ; his subjects are not lawless: it is to preach duty to Christ. None a more exact requirer of duty or hater of sin, than Christ. Christ hath done, and will do, all his work; and therefore is a perfect Saviour: but yet leaves us a work too: he hath paid all the price, and left us none to pay; yet he never intended his purchase should put us into absolute title to glory, in point of law, much less into immediate possession. He hath purchased the crown to bestow, only on condition of believing, denying all for him, suffering with him, persevering and overcoming. He hath purchased justification to bestow, only on condition of believing, yea, repenting and believing: though it is Christ that enableth also to perform the condition. It is not a saviour offered, but received also, that must save: it is not the blood of Christ shed only, but applied also, that must fully deliver; nor is it applied to the justification or salvation of a sleepy soul. Nor doth Christ carry us to heaven in a chair of security. Our righteousness, which the law of works requireth, and by which it is satisfied, is wholly in Christ, and not one grain in ourselves: nor must we dare to think of patching up a legal righteousness of Christ's and our own together; that is, that our doings can be the lea•t part of satisfaction for our sins. But yet ourselves most personally fulfil the conditions of the new covenant; and so have the perfect evangelical righteousness, […] never be saved by Christ's righteousness. Therefore say not, it is not duty, but Christ; for it is Christ in a way of duty. As duty cannot do it without Christ, so Christ will not do it without duty.
Ans. It is to preach the law of Christ; his subjects are not lawless: it is to preach duty to Christ. None a more exact requirer of duty or hater of sin, than Christ. Christ hath done, and will do, all his work; and therefore is a perfect Saviour: but yet leaves us a work too: he hath paid all the price, and left us none to pay; yet he never intended his purchase should put us into absolute title to glory, in point of law, much less into immediate possession. He hath purchased the crown to bestow, only on condition of believing, denying all for him, suffering with him, persevering and overcoming. He hath purchased justification to bestow, only on condition of believing, yea, repenting and believing: though it is Christ that enableth also to perform the condition. It is not a saviour offered, but received also, that must save: it is not the blood of Christ shed only, but applied also, that must fully deliver; nor is it applied to the justification or salvation of a sleepy soul. Nor doth Christ carry us to heaven in a chair of security. Our righteousness, which the law of works requireth, and by which it is satisfied, is wholly in Christ, and not one grain in ourselves: nor must we dare to think of patching up a legal righteousness of Christ's and our own together; that is, that our doings can be the lea•t part of satisfaction for our sins. But yet ourselves most personally fulfil the conditions of the new covenant; and so have the perfect evangelical righteousness, 〈…〉 never be saved by Christ's righteousness. Therefore say not, it is not duty, but Christ; for it is Christ in a way of duty. As duty cannot do it without Christ, so Christ will not do it without duty.
