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the_o law_n under_o the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o law_n explain_v under_o the_o law_n and_o in_o the_o law_n without_o the_o law_n be_v two_o way_n first_o he_o be_v without_o the_o law_n that_o be_v without_o the_o knowledge_n and_o understanding_n of_o it_o thus_o the_o gentile_n be_v without_o the_o law_n and_o second_o without_o the_o law_n that_o be_v without_o the_o sense_n and_o experience_n of_o the_o accuse_v and_o terrify_v power_n of_o the_o law_n and_o thus_o paul_n rom._n 7._o say_v when_o the_o law_n come_v he_o die_v now_o the_o godly_a though_o they_o be_v deny_v to_o be_v under_o the_o law_n yet_o they_o be_v not_o say_v to_o be_v without_o the_o law_n for_o if_o the_o moral_a law_n be_v no_o more_o oblige_v believer_n now_o than_o it_o be_v heathen_n or_o gentile_n before_o they_o ever_o hear_v of_o it_o both_o in_o respect_n of_o knowledge_n and_o observation_n of_o it_o than_o may_v believer_n be_v say_v to_o be_v without_o the_o law_n and_o to_o this_o without_o the_o law_n be_v oppose_v in_o the_o law_n rom._n 2._o 12._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o vulgar_a in_o legem_fw-la beza_n cum_fw-la lege_fw-la it_o signify_v those_o that_o do_v enjoy_v the_o law_n and_o yet_o sin_n against_o it_o and_o much_o to_o this_o purpose_n be_v that_o phrase_n of_o the_o law_n rom._n 4._o 14._o which_o sometime_o be_v as_o much_o as_o of_o the_o circumcision_n to_o wit_n those_o that_o be_v initiate_v into_o the_o ministry_n of_o moses_n but_o in_o other_o place_n it_o signify_v as_o much_o as_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o the_o opposite_a to_o it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d as_o in_o this_o 4._o of_o the_o rom._n and_o ver_fw-la 14._o where_o the_o apostle_n declare_v that_o the_o promise_v make_v to_o abraham_n be_v not_o of_o the_o law_n he_o can_v mean_v the_o law_n of_o moses_n for_o all_o know_v that_o be_v long_o after_o but_o he_o mean_v what_o be_v do_v in_o obedience_n to_o the_o moral_a law_n so_o far_o as_o it_o be_v then_o reveal_v the_o apostle_n use_v also_o another_o phrase_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d by_o the_o law_n which_o be_v to_o be_v understand_v in_o this_o sense_n by_o work_n do_v in_o conformity_n to_o the_o law_n and_o in_o this_o sense_n the_o apostle_n urge_v that_o righteousness_n or_o the_o promise_n be_v not_o by_o the_o law_n but_o all_o the_o difficulty_n in_o this_o controversy_n be_v about_o the_o phrase_n under_o the_o law_n therefore_o take_v notice_n 4._o there_o be_v a_o voluntary_a be_v under_o the_o law_n as_o christ_n be_v and_o law_n a_o twofold_n be_v under_o the_o law_n there_o be_v to_o be_v under_o it_o in_o a_o ill_a sense_n a_o voluntary_a and_o willing_a obedience_n unto_o the_o law_n be_v acceptable_a and_o thus_o the_o apostle_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 20._o the_o apostle_n say_v he_o be_v make_v to_o some_o as_o under_o the_o law_n though_o there_o indeed_o he_o say_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d but_o that_o be_v add_v because_o of_o the_o ceremonial_a part_n of_o the_o law_n therefore_o he_o call_v himself_o excellent_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d though_o a_o godly_a man_n be_v not_o proper_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d yet_o he_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d and_o he_o add_v to_o christ_n lest_o they_o shall_v think_v that_o he_o speak_v of_o the_o whole_a law_n the_o ceremonial_a part_n of_o it_o which_o be_v abolish_v by_o christ_n so_o that_o a_o godly_a man_n in_o a_o well_o explain_v sense_n may_v be_v say_v to_o be_v under_o the_o law_n but_o yet_o because_o the_o apostle_n use_v it_o for_o the_o most_o part_n in_o a_o ill_a sense_n as_o here_o in_o the_o text_n and_o in_o that_o place_n tell_v i_o you_o that_o desire_v to_o be_v under_o
old_a antinomian_o p._n 267_o the_o word_n as_o take_v various_o p._n 157_o antidote_n against_o antinomian_a error_n p._n 269_o antinomianism_n be_v the_o only_a way_n indeed_o to_o overthrow_n christ_n and_o grace_n p._n 271_o b_o a_o blaspheme_v monk_n p._n 25_o blaspheme_v papist_n p._n 26_o the_o layman_n book_n be_v the_o whole_a universe_n p._n 75_o master_n burton_n his_o report_n of_o antinomian_o p._n 268_o c_o a_o cordial_n for_o a_o break_a heart_n p._n 21._o 22_o contradiction_n of_o the_o antinomian_o p._n 30_o a_o community_n of_o good_n not_o teach_v by_o the_o law_n of_o nature_n p._n 81_o christ_n incarnation_n can_v be_v suppose_v but_o upon_o supposition_n of_o adam_n fall_n p._n 132_o it_o be_v a_o hard_a matter_n so_o to_o set_v up_o christ_n and_o grace_n as_o not_o thereby_o to_o destroy_v the_o law_n p._n 202_o the_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n and_o grace_n in_o the_o high_a manner_n do_v establish_v not_o overthrow_v the_o law_n ibid._n god_n enter_v into_o covenant_n with_o adam_n in_o give_v he_o a_o law_n p._n 119._o 120_o what_o a_o covenant_n imply_v p._n 121_o why_o the_o covenane_n of_o grace_n be_v not_o still_o a_o covenant_n of_o work_n see_v work_n be_v necessary_a p._n 46_o a_o covenant_n of_o friendship_n p._n 121_o a_o covenant_n of_o reconciliation_n p._n 121_o no_o covenant_n proper_o so_o call_v can_v be_v betwixt_o god_n and_o man._n p._n 122_o how_o god_n can_v covenant_v with_o man_n p._n 123_o five_o reason_n why_o god_n will_v deal_v with_o man_n in_o a_o covenant-way_n rather_o than_o in_o a_o absolute_a way_n p._n 124._o 125_o a_o vast_a difference_n betwixt_o the_o covenant_n in_o innocency_n and_o in_o grace_n p._n 126_o the_o moral_a law_n deliver_v as_o a_o covenant_n prove_v p._n 220_o it_o have_v the_o real_a property_n of_o a_o covenant_n p._n 221_o in_o what_o sense_n the_o law_n may_v be_v a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n explain_v p._n 222._o 223_o argument_n prove_v the_o law_n a_o covenant_n of_o grace_n p._n 224_o 225_o 226_o objection_n answer_v p._n 227_o doctor_n crisp_n confute_v p._n 13._o 14_o curse_v take_v two_o way_n 1_o potential_o so_o a_o law_n be_v always_o condemn_v 2._o actual_o so_o a_o law_n be_v not_o ever_o condemn_v p._n 6_o d_o decalogue_n resemble_v to_o the_o ten_o predicament_n by_o martyr_n and_o why_o the_o threaten_n of_o death_n to_o adam_n if_o he_o do_v eat_v etc._n etc._n be_v fulfil_v in_o that_o he_o become_v then_o mortal_a and_o in_o a_o state_n of_o death_n not_o natural_a only_o but_o spiritual_a and_o eternal_a also_o p._n 106._o 107_o determination_n to_o one_o take_v not_o away_o natural_a liberty_n nor_o willingness_n or_o delight_n in_o sin_n which_o we_o be_v inevitable_o carry_v unto_o p._n 88_o three_o general_a way_n of_o prove_v the_o deity_n of_o christ_n p._n 130_o four_o difference_n not_o substantial_a but_o accidental_a betwixt_o the_o law_n and_o the_o gospel_n p._n 241_o etc._n etc._n five_o difference_n betwixt_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n strict_o take_v pag._n 247._o 248._o 249_o etc._n etc._n all_o doctrine_n reduce_v to_o three_o head_n credenda_fw-la speranda_fw-la facienda_fw-la p._n 242_o e_o the_o papist_n notion_n concern_v ecclesia_fw-la and_o synagoge_n confute_v p._n 242_o if_o the_o antinomian_o end_n be_v only_o to_o put_v man_n off_o from_o glory_v in_o themselves_o to_o deny_v the_o concurrence_n of_o work_n to_o justification_n it_o be_v more_o tolerable_a p._n 30._o but_o then_o their_o book_n and_o end_n be_v not_o reconciliable_a ibid._n other_o end_n which_o may_v make_v the_o antinomian_o more_o exousable_a p._n 30._o 31_o how_o christ_n be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n p._n 25._o 257_o end_n take_v two_o way_n p._n 256_o four_o way_n christ_n be_v the_o perfective_a end_n of_o the_o law_n p._n 260._o 261_o aquinas_n distinction_n of_o end_n p._n 257_o endâ—xus_n say_v he_o be_v make_v to_o behold_v the_o sun_n p._n 75_o exhortation_n to_o what_o purpose_n give_v to_o they_o who_o have_v no_o power_n of_o themselves_o to_o do_v they_o p._n 69_o error_n in_o doctrine_n damnable_a p._n 269_o f_o fable_n and_o fiction_n how_o use_v by_o the_o father_n p._n 2_o how_o faith_n justify_v p._n 42_o two_o act_n of_o faith_n ibid._n faith_n and_o repentance_n wrought_v both_o by_o the_o law_n and_o gospel_n p._n 252_o the_o same_o object_n may_v be_v know_v by_o the_o light_n of_o faith_n and_o of_o nature_n p._n 70_o whether_o justify_v faith_n be_v in_o adam_n at_o first_o p._n 117_o faith_n of_o adherence_n and_o dependence_n in_o adam_n in_o innocency_n and_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n p._n 125_o adam_n faith_n consider_v as_o a_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n not_o as_o a_o organ_n to_o lay_v hold_n on_o christ_n p._n 125_o finger_n of_o god_n p._n 149_o finis_fw-la indigentie_n &_o assimilationis_fw-la p._n 44_o freewill_n by_o nature_n p._n 82_o argument_n for_o freewill_n answer_v p._n 92._o 93_o g_z genealogy_n how_o useful_a and_o how_o vain_a page_z 2_o how_o the_o gentile_n be_v say_v to_o be_v without_o a_o law_n p._n 57_o who_o be_v mean_v by_o the_o word_n gentile_n p._n 56._o 57_o the_o gospel_n and_o law_n may_v be_v compare_v in_o a_o double_a respect_n p._n 230_o the_o word_n gospel_n take_v two_o way_n ibid._n whether_o the_o gospel_n be_v absolute_a or_o no._n p._n 249_o gospel_n take_v strict_o be_v not_o a_o doctrine_n of_o repentance_n or_o holy_a work_n p._n 252_o all_o good_a moral_o be_v good_a theological_o p._n 58_o good_a work_n how_o take_v p._n 37._o 38_o four_o thing_n require_v to_o the_o effence_n of_o good_a work_n p._n 37._o 38_o the_o word_n grace_n use_v sometime_o for_o the_o effect_n of_o grace_n but_o more_o common_o for_o the_o favour_n of_o god_n p._n 20_o grace_n be_v more_o than_o love_n ibid._n grace_n impli_v indebitum_fw-la and_o demeritum_fw-la of_o the_o contrary_a as_o cameron_n observe_v p._n 21_o what_o grace_n the_o pelagian_o acknowledge_v ibid._n much_o may_v be_v ascribe_v to_o grace_n and_o yet_o the_o total_a efficacy_n not_o give_v to_o it_o p._n 88_o h_n a_o twofold_n write_v of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o heart_n p._n 58_o the_o property_n of_o holiness_n fix_v at_o first_o in_o adam_n heart_n p._n 116_o humiliation_n come_v by_o the_o gospel_n as_o a_o object_n by_o the_o law_n as_o that_o which_o command_v such_o affection_n to_o those_o object_n page_n 253_o i_o image_n and_o likeness_n signific_a one_o thing_n p._n 111_o a_o image_n fourfold_a p._n 111._o 112_o wherein_o the_o image_n of_o god_n in_o man_n consist_v page_n 112._o 113._o 114._o 115_o a_o thing_n say_v to_o be_v immortal_a four_o way_n p._n 107._o the_o injudicionsnesse_n of_o the_o antinomian_o pa._n 30_o whether_o adam_n immortality_n in_o innocency_n be_v not_o different_a from_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v in_o heaven_n p._n 136._o some_o thing_n just_a because_o god_n will_v they_o other_o thing_n be_v just_a and_o therefore_o god_n will_v they_o pag._n 4_o the_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d credere_fw-la justify_v no_o more_o in_o itself_o than_o other_o act_n of_o obedience_n p._n 15_o expect_v justification_n by_o the_o law_n very_o dangerous_a fifteen_o evil_n which_o follow_v thereupon_o mention_v pag._n 20._o 21._o 22._o 23._o 24._o 25._o 26_o i_o siebius_fw-la captain_n of_o the_o antinomian_o in_o luther_n day_n p._n 266_o how_o the_o justification_n of_o the_o gospel_n may_v stand_v with_o the_o good_a work_n of_o the_o law_n do_v by_o grace_n p._n 37_o paul_n and_o james_n reconcile_v in_o the_o point_n of_o justification_n page_n 42_o k_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n not_o mention_v in_o all_o the_o o._n t._n p._n 243_o how_o kingdom_n of_o heaven_n be_v take_v in_o mat._n 5._o 17._o p._n 264_o l_o how_o the_o law_n be_v good_a in_o eight_o respect_n p._n 3._o 4._o 5._o 6._o 7_o four_o act_n of_o the_o law_n p._n 5_o the_o twofold_a use_n of_o the_o law_n to_o the_o ungodly_a p._n 7._o a_o fourfold_a use_v of_o the_o law_n to_o the_o godly_a p._n 8._o 9_o caution_n concern_v the_o law_n p._n 10_o 1._o the_o word_n law_n diverse_o take_v ibid._n &_o p._n 139._o 216_o 2._o the_o law_n must_v not_o be_v separate_v from_o the_o spirit_n p._n 11_o 3._o to_o do_v a_o command_v out_o of_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o out_o of_o love_n be_v not_o opposite_a p._n 12_o 4._o christ_n obedience_n to_o the_o law_n exempt_v not_o we_o from_o obedience_n ourselves_o unless_o it_o be_v in_o respect_n to_o those_o end_n for_o which_o he_o obey_v pag._n 13_o 5._o the_o law_n condemn_v a_o believer_n sin_n though_o not_o his_o person_n ibid._n 6._o inability_n to_o keep_v the_o law_n exempt_v not_o from_o obedience_n to_o it_o p._n 14_o 7_o distinguish_v betwixt_o what_o be_v