shall_v enter_v into_o joy_n at_o last_o etc._n etc._n now_o all_o this_o be_v but_o a_o turn_n of_o faith_n into_o wantonness_n whereas_o faith_n of_o all_o grace_n move_v with_o low_a sail_n for_o faith_n be_v not_o a_o lofty_a and_o cry_v but_o a_o soft_a move_n and_o humble_a grace_n for_o than_o david_n be_v move_v work_n and_o his_o heart_n smite_v he_o at_o the_o rent_v of_o king_n saul_n garment_n shall_v be_v under_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o so_o not_o a_o man_n according_a to_o god_n own_o heart_n for_o a_o smite_a heart_n be_v a_o trouble_a soul_n david_n abraham_n rom._n 4._o and_o all_o the_o father_n under_o the_o law_n be_v justify_v by_o the_o impute_a righteousness_n of_o christ_n apprehend_v by_o faith_n as_o we_o be_v rom._n 4.23_o now_o it_o be_v not_o write_v for_o abraham_n sake_n only_o that_o it_o be_v impute_v to_o he_o vers._n 24._o but_o for_o we_o also_o etc._n etc._n david_n ought_v not_o to_o have_v be_v trouble_v in_o soul_n for_o sin_n for_o 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no_o iniquity_n to_o they_o psal._n 32.1_o 2._o our_o blessedness_n be_v the_o same_o rom._n 4.6_o 7_o 8._o and_o christ_n as_o he_o be_v make_v a_o curse_n for_o they_o so_o for_o we_o that_o gal._n 3.14_o the_o blessing_n of_o abraham_n may_v come_v on_o we_o the_o gentile_n through_o jesus_n christ_n that_o we_o may_v receive_v the_o promise_n of_o the_o spirit_n through_o faith_n and_o god_n send_v forth_o his_o son_n make_v of_o a_o woman_n make_v under_o the_o law_n for_o the_o jew_n who_o as_o heir_n be_v under_o tutor_n as_o we_o be_v under_o the_o moral_a law_n by_o nature_n that_o we_o may_v be_v redeem_v by_o he_o that_o we_o who_o be_v under_o the_o law_n may_v receive_v the_o adoption_n of_o son_n gal._n 4.1_o 2_o 3_o 4._o and_o god_n give_v the_o like_a gift_n to_o the_o gentile_n that_o he_o give_v to_o the_o jew_n even_o repentance_n unto_o life_n act_v 11.16_o 17._o then_o the_o law_n can_v crave_v they_o no_o hard_o than_o we_o and_o they_o be_v no_o more_o justify_v by_o work_n than_o we_o be_v yea_o follow_a righteousness_n they_o attain_v it_o not_o because_o they_o seek_v it_o not_o by_o faith_n but_o as_o it_o be_v by_o the_o work_n of_o the_o law_n for_o they_o stumble_v at_o the_o stumble_a stone_n that_o be_v lay_v in_o zion_n rom._n 9.31_o 32_o 33._o and_o they_o be_v ignorant_a of_o god_n righteousness_n and_o go_v about_o to_o establish_v their_o own_o righteousness_n have_v not_o submit_v themselves_o to_o the_o righteousness_n of_o god_n wrath_n rom._n 10.1_o 2_o 3._o and_o so_o come_v short_a of_o justification_n by_o grace_n so_o do_v we_o if_o then_o to_o the_o justify_v jew_n there_o be_v no_o law_n no_o transgression_n and_o so_o no_o trouble_n for_o sin_n all_o trouble_n of_o conscience_n arise_v from_o the_o obligement_n of_o the_o law_n as_o it_o must_v be_v because_o they_o be_v free_v from_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n and_o justify_v in_o jesus_n christ_n by_o his_o grace_n as_o we_o be_v then_o be_v they_o under_o no_o smite_v of_o heart_n nor_o wound_v of_o conscience_n more_o than_o we_o be_v which_o be_v manifest_o false_a in_o david_n and_o in_o josiah_n and_o many_o of_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n hence_o what_o be_v sinful_a and_o unbelieved_a soule-trouble_a for_o sin_n to_o they_o must_v be_v sinful_a soule-trouble_a to_o we_o in_o the_o same_o kind_n the_o law_n do_v urge_v the_o jew_n hard_a than_o we_o in_o regard_n of_o the_o mosaical_a burden_n of_o ceremony_n and_o bloody_a sacrifice_n that_o point_v out_o their_o guiltiness_n except_o they_o shall_v flee_v to_o christ_n 2._o in_o regard_n of_o god_n dispensation_n of_o the_o severe_a punish_v of_o law-transgression_n and_o that_o with_o temporary_a punishment_n and_o reward_v obedience_n with_o external_a prosperity_n 3._o in_o urge_v this_o doctrine_n more_o hardly_o upon_o the_o people_n to_o cause_v they_o not_o rest_v on_o the_o letter_n of_o the_o law_n but_o seek_v to_o the_o promise_a messiah_n in_o who_o only_o be_v their_o righteousness_n as_o young_a heir_n and_o minor_n be_v keep_v under_o tutor_n while_o their_o nonage_n expire_v but_o 1._o who_o dare_v say_v that_o the_o saint_n under_o the_o old_a testament_n who_o live_v and_o die_v in_o the_o case_n of_o remission_n of_o sin_n of_o salvation_n and_o of_o peace_n with_o god_n gen._n 49.18_o psal._n 37.37_o psal._n 73.25_o prov._n 14.32_o isai._n 57.1_o 2._o hebr._n 11.13_o psal._n 32.1_o 2._o micha_n 7.18_o 19_o isai._n 43.25_o jerem._n 50.20_o psalm_n 31.5_o and_o be_v undoubted_o bless_v in_o christ_n as_o we_o be_v psal._n 119.1_o 2._o psalm_n 65.4_o psalm_n 1.1_o 2_o 3._o psal._n 144.14_o 15._o psal._n 146.5_o job_n 5.17_o psalm_n 84.4_o 5._o and_o die_v not_o under_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n or_o be_v in_o capacity_n to_o be_v deliver_v by_o christ_n after_o this_o life_n from_o the_o wrath_n to_o come_v and_o the_o curse_n of_o the_o law_n 2._o that_o they_o be_v to_o trust_v to_o the_o merit_n of_o their_o own_o work_n or_o seek_v righteousness_n in_o themselves_o more_o than_o we_o 3._o or_o that_o they_o believe_v not_o or_o that_o their_o faith_n be_v not_o count_v to_o they_o for_o righteousness_n as_o it_o be_v with_o we_o gen._n 15.5_o 6._o rom._n 4.3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7_o 8._o psal._n 32.1_o 2._o 4._o yea_o they_o believe_v in_o the_o messiah_n to_o come_v be_v no_o more_o under_o the_o law_n and_o the_o dominion_n of_o sin_n than_o we_o be_v rom._n 6.6_o 7_o 8_o 9_o rom._n 7.1_o 2_o 3_o 4_o 5_o 6_o 7._o rom._n 8.1_o 2._o micha_n 7.18_o 19_o isai._n 43.25_o jer._n 50.20_o psal._n 32.1_o 2._o but_o under_o grace_n and_o pardon_v and_o
lose_v no_o christian_a from_o obedience_n and_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n but_o he_o dare_v not_o trust_v a_o believer_n to_o walk_v without_o his_o keeper_n as_o if_o he_o judge_v no_o otherwise_o of_o he_o then_o of_o a_o malector_n of_o newgate_n who_o will_v run_v away_o rob_z kill_v and_o play_v his_o former_a prank_n if_o the_o jailor_n or_o his_o man_n be_v not_o with_o he_o when_o he_o be_v abroad_o answ._n 1._o there_o be_v a_o twofold_a keep_n in_o of_o sinner_n one_o mere_o legal_a such_o as_o that_o of_o wicked_a man_n psal._n 32.9_o who_o be_v like_o the_o horse_n or_o mule_n and_o have_v no_o understanding_n sin_n who_o mouth_n must_v be_v hold_v in_o with_o bite_v and_o bridle_n lest_o they_o come_v near_o unto_o you_o the_o law_n have_v not_o power_n over_o wicked_a man_n ever_o with_o terror_n of_o hell_n and_o the_o curse_n of_o god_n because_o often_o they_o be_v give_v up_o to_o a_o hard_a heart_n and_o what_o care_v pharaoh_n who_o be_v under_o the_o law_n for_o this_o keeper_n and_o to_o a_o reprobate_a mind_n and_o to_o any_o that_o commit_v sin_n with_o greediness_n have_v the_o conscience_n burn_v with_o a_o hot_a iron_n and_o be_v pass_v feel_n rom._n 1.28.29_o eâ—hes_n 4.17_o 18_o 19_o 1_o tim._n 4.2_o the_o law_n be_v no_o keeper_n they_o care_v no_o more_o for_o mr_n town_n goal_n that_o a_o lion_n do_v for_o the_o cry_n of_o a_o shepherd_n he_o will_v not_o abase_v himself_o for_o it_o all_o the_o restraint_n that_o law_n lay_v on_o a_o natural_a man_n be_v when_o the_o conscience_n be_v waken_v or_o some_o great_a plague_n be_v on_o pharaoh_n than_o he_o dare_v not_o keep_v the_o people_n captive_a but_o antinomian_o have_v a_o good_a opinion_n of_o slave_n of_o satan_n who_o judge_v they_o to_o be_v civil_a and_o external_o honest_a devil_n and_o make_v limb_n of_o hell_n of_o a_o good_a sweet_a calm_a nature_n who_o stand_v natural_o in_o awe_n of_o god_n law_n but_o rom._n 3.9_o 10_o 11._o among_o the_o whole_a tribe_n and_o 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we_o from_o 1._o then_o stupefaction_n and_o deadness_n of_o conscience_n not_o to_o care_v for_o the_o law_n of_o god_n more_o than_o a_o prisoner_n who_o have_v break_v goal_n and_o now_o be_v in_o hedge_n and_o highway_n rob_v and_o murder_v care_v for_o his_o old_a keeper_n be_v to_o antinomian_o mortification_n and_o a_o crucify_a of_o old_a adam_n 2._o so_o job_n not_o dare_v to_o lift_v his_o arm_n against_o the_o fatherless_a chap._n 31._o must_v be_v the_o power_n of_o old_a adam_n in_o he_o david_n bone_n break_v for_o his_o adultery_n and_o murder_n must_v be_v the_o power_n of_o old_a lust_n in_o he_o 3._o then_o the_o less_o tenderness_n of_o conscience_n and_o fear_n for_o sin_n as_o sin_n the_o more_o mortification_n of_o lust_n 4._o grace_n as_o grace_n stupifi_v and_o dead_v conscience_n so_o antinomian_o must_v teach_v 2._o man_n natural_o do_v more_o good_a for_o the_o praise_n of_o man_n and_o be_v more_o afraid_a to_o do_v ill_a for_o the_o axe_n and_o the_o gibbet_n of_o the_o magistrate_n then_o for_o any_o fear_n of_o hell_n or_o judgement_n of_o the_o law_n of_o god_n town_n can_v speak_v of_o this_o keeper_n there_o be_v a_o second_o restraint_n that_o the_o law_n mix_v with_o the_o love_n of_o christ_n lay_v on_o the_o godly_a and_o believer_n and_o he_o have_v need_n of_o this_o keeper_n so_o joseph_n say_v gen._n 42_o 18._o this_o do_v and_o live_v for_o i_o fear_v god_n there_o be_v a_o keeper_n over_o job_n that_o he_o dare_v not_o lift_v up_o his_o hand_n against_o the_o fatherless_a cap._n 31._o why_o ver_fw-la 27._o for_o destruction_n from_o god_n be_v a_o terror_n to_o i_o and_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o highness_n i_o can_v not_o endure_v and_o this_o keeper_n in_o the_o conscience_n smite_v david_n heart_n when_o he_o rent_v but_o the_o lap_n of_o saul_n garment_n and_o keep_v he_o that_o he_o dare_v not_o kill_v he_o this_o be_v not_o legal_a bondage_n for_o christ_n command_v math._n 10.28_o 29._o luk._n 12_o 5._o we_o to_o fear_v he_o that_o can_v cast_v both_o soul_n and_o body_n in_o hell_n rather_o ere_o we_o deny_v he_o before_o man_n who_o can_v but_o kill_v the_o body_n &_o 1_o pet._n 2.17_o col._n 3.22_o act._n 9.31_o act._n 13.16_o it_o be_v command_v to_o we_o i_o grant_v the_o object_n of_o this_o fear_n be_v not_o so_o much_o hell_n as_o the_o offend_n of_o god_n but_o it_o be_v command_v in_o the_o law_n of_o god_n but_o mr_n town_n will_v have_v the_o believer_n so_o free_a so_o perfect_a as_o the_o law_n need_v not_o to_o teach_v and_o direct_v he_o in_o one_o step_n he_o do_v all_o without_o a_o keeper_n or_o one_o letter_n of_o a_o command_n by_o the_o free_a impulsion_n of_o a_o spirit_n separate_v from_o scripture_n that_o be_v right_o down_o a_o believer_n be_v neither_o under_o law_n nor_o gospel_n but_o a_o spirit_n separate_v from_o the_o gospel_n and_o all_o letter_n of_o it_o and_o from_o the_o law_n guide_v he_o town_n pag._n 5.6_o but_o i_o muse_v why_o you_o omit_v to_o 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