have_v lose_v its_o command_a power_n than_o it_o can_v give_v sin_n no_o more_o be_v yea_o it_o have_v lose_v its_o own_o be_v power_n of_o command_n be_v of_o the_o essence_n of_o it_o if_o the_o law_n thou_o shall_v not_o kill_v have_v no_o power_n of_o command_n then_o i_o sin_v not_o if_o i_o kill_v if_o that_o law_n swear_v not_o at_o all_o have_v no_o power_n of_o command_v then_o our_o ranter_n high_a oath_n be_v no_o more_o sin_n than_o our_o eat_n of_o swine_n flesh_n or_o 〈◊〉_d not_o observe_v the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n where_o there_o be_v 〈◊〉_d there_o be_v no_o transgression_n and_o a_o law_n antiquate_a and_o repeal_v that_o the_o power_n of_o command_n be_v go_v as_o in_o the_o law_n before_o mention_v be_v no_o law_n if_o he_o still_o prâ—sse_v that_o similitude_n of_o the_o apostle_n that_o a_o dead_a husband_n have_v now_o power_n of_o command_n but_o the_o law_n to_o a_o believer_n be_v a_o dead_a husband_n first_o i_o say_v if_o he_o will_v be_v please_v 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they_o be_v the_o child_n thereof_o and_o this_o the_o rather_o be_v to_o be_v receive_v because_o the_o apostle_n in_o his_o reddition_n do_v not_o say_v the_o law_n be_v dead_a but_o we_o be_v dead_a but_o if_o he_o will_v still_o contend_v that_o the_o law_n be_v the_o husband_n in_o that_o place_n which_o by_o reason_n of_o corruption_n have_v so_o much_o power_n for_o irritation_n and_o condemnation_n over_o a_o unregenerate_a man_n i_o shall_v only_o give_v he_o that_o advice_n which_o doctor_n reynolds_n in_o the_o place_n quote_v give_v bellarmine_n upon_o occasion_n of_o his_o interpretation_n of_o this_o similitude_n let_v bellarmine_n acknowledge_v that_o similitude_n must_v 〈◊〉_d be_v set_v on_o the_o rack_n nor_o the_o drift_n thereof_o be_v streched_a in_o such_o sort_n 〈◊〉_d â—f_n they_o ought_v just_a in_o length_n breadth_n and_o depth_n to_o match_v and_o sit_v that_o whereunto_o they_o be_v â—â—â—â—mbled_v and_o when_o he_o confess_v power_n in_o the_o law_n notwithstanding_o this_o death_n to_o perform_v diverse_a office_n in_o the_o soul_n of_o believer_n 〈◊〉_d can_v affirm_v that_o the_o law_n be_v whole_o dead_a nor_o deny_v but_o that_o it_o may_v have_v this_o office_n of_o command_n likewise_o the_o power_n which_o the_o law_n lose_v be_v that_o which_o corruption_n give_v it_o which_o be_v irritation_n and_o condemnation_n corruption_n never_o give_v command_n to_o the_o law_n and_o the_o death_n of_o corruption_n through_o the_o spirit_n can_v never_o exempt_v the_o soul_n from_o obedience_n or_o take_v the_o power_n of_o command_n from_o it_o let_v it_o be_v grant_v that_o the_o law_n be_v the_o husband_n here_o mention_v the_o similitude_n be_v this_o that_o as_o the_o law_n through_o our_o corruption_n be_v fruitful_a in_o man_n nature_n to_o the_o bring_v forth_o of_o sin_n and_o condemnation_n so_o christ_n by_o the_o spirit_n be_v to_o be_v fruitful_a in_o our_o nature_n to_o bring_v forth_o work_n of_o grace_n to_o salvation_n and_o so_o the_o death_n of_o the_o law_n be_v mere_o in_o respect_n of_o irritation_n or_o inflame_v to_o sin_n and_o bind_v over_o to_o condemnation_n not_o in_o respect_n of_o command_n that_o this_o be_v the_o full_a and_o clear_a scope_n of_o this_o similitude_n beyond_o which_o it_o must_v not_o be_v stretch_v plain_o appear_v verse_n 5._o for_o when_o we_o be_v in_o the_o flesh_n the_o motion_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v by_o the_o law_n do_v work_v in_o our_o member_n to_o bring_v forth_o fruit_n unto_o death_n so_o that_o here_o be_v nothing_o against_o the_o command_a power_n of_o the_o law_n god_n still_o keep_v up_o his_o sovereignty_n and_o by_o this_o law_n he_o rule_v the_o regenerate_v i_o wish_v our_o author_n will_v sad_o reflect_v upon_o that_o reason_n of_o he_o the_o law_n be_v not_o authorize_v by_o christ_n to_o reign_v and_o rule_v in_o the_o conscience_n of_o his_o people_n for_o his_o father_n peace_n his_o own_o righteousness_n and_o his_o spirit_n joy_n there_o be_v none_o that_o speak_v of_o the_o reign_n of_o the_o law_n in_o the_o conscience_n of_o the_o people_n of_o god_n but_o god_n in_o christ_n reign_v and_o by_o his_o moral_a law_n rule_v for_o all_o these_o reason_n so_o far_o be_v these_o from_o exclude_v his_o rule_n by_o his_o law_n in_o his_o people_n heart_n if_o this_o rule_n of_o the_o law_n be_v destructive_a to_o christ_n righteousness_n than_o christ_n come_v for_o righteousness_n must_v needs_o be_v to_o destroy_v the_o law_n which_o christ_n disclaim_v and_o the_o rule_n of_o the_o peace_n of_o god_n in_o our_o heart_n be_v so_o far_o from_o exclude_v his_o rule_n by_o his_o law_n that_o without_o it_o it_o can_v never_o be_v attain_v great_a peace_n have_v they_o that_o love_v thy_o law_n and_o nothing_o shall_v offend_v they_o psalm_n 119._o 165._o this_o be_v the_o confidence_n that_o we_o have_v in_o god_n that_o whatsoever_o we_o ask_v according_a to_o his_o will_n we_o shall_v receive_v because_o we_o keep_v his_o commandment_n 1_o john_n 3._o 22._o a_o commandment_n have_v a_o commandâ—â—â—_n power_n and_o only_o they_o that_o keep_v they_o have_v this_o peace_n rule_v in_o their_o heart_n the_o spirit_n joy_n and_o the_o power_n of_o the_o law_n to_o command_v be_v so_o far_o from_o oppose_v one_o the_o other_o that_o the_o spirit_n give_v testimony_n of_o god_n abode_n in_o no_o other_o but_o such_o as_o confess_v and_o yield_v to_o this_o power_n he_o that_o keep_v his_o commandment_n dwell_v in_o he_o and_o he_o in_o he_o and_o hereby_o we_o know_v that_o be_v abide_v in_o we_o by_o the_o spirit_n which_o he_o have_v give_v we_o 1_o john_n 3._o 24._o and_o of_o like_a nature_n be_v that_o which_o he_o further_o have_v though_o the_o law_n the_o former_a husband_n be_v dead_a to_o a_o believer_n yet_o a_o believer_n be_v no_o widow_n much_o less_o a_o harlot_n for_o he_o be_v marry_v to_o christ_n and_o be_v under_o the_o law_n of_o christ_n which_o be_v love_n if_o the_o moral_a law_n respective_a to_o the_o power_n of_o command_n be_v dead_a than_o love_n be_v dead_a with_o it_o jesus_n christ_n reduce_v the_o ten_o commandment_n into_o two_o thou_o shall_v love_v the_o lord_n thy_o god_n with_o all_o thy_o heart_n and_o thou_o shall_v love_v thy_o neighbour_n as_o thyself_o if_o then_o the_o law_n be_v dead_a this_o love_n from_o the_o heart_n be_v dead_a and_o so_o a_o believer_n be_v either_o a_o widow_n or_o a_o harlot_n master_n burges_n vindiciae_fw-la legis_fw-la page_n 12._o show_n at_o large_a that_o to_o do_v a_o thing_n out_o of_o obedience_n to_o the_o law_n and_o yet_o by_o love_n and_o delight_n do_v not_o oppose_v one_o another_o which_o if_o the_o reader_n consult_v with_o his_o enlargement_n of_o it_o he_o
20._o they_o have_v their_o righteousness_n and_o as_o be_v suppose_v they_o make_v a_o great_a progress_n in_o the_o way_n of_o righteousness_n yet_o we_o must_v have_v a_o exceed_a righteousness_n above_o that_o which_o they_o teach_v and_o practise_v or_o else_o there_o be_v no_o salvation_n in_o this_o covenant_n these_o two_o covenant_n notwithstanding_o remain_v distinct_a and_o not_o confound_v together_o there_o be_v a_o legal_a righteousness_n such_o as_o the_o law_n in_o the_o high_a extremity_n of_o it_o require_v without_o the_o least_o indulgence_n in_o case_n of_o fail_v this_o the_o covenant_n of_o work_n call_v for_o and_o in_o this_o we_o fall_v short_a but_o christ_n answer_v and_o therefore_o he_o be_v the_o end_n of_o the_o law_n for_o righteousness_n rom._n 10._o 3._o and_o by_o this_o we_o be_v save_v there_o be_v a_o righteousness_n of_o the_o gospel_n which_o god_n in_o covenant_n call_v for_o to_o which_o it_o be_v his_o spirit_n enable_v and_o in_o this_o we_o 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move_v the_o sun_n to_o give_v light_n the_o fire_n to_o give_v heat_n or_o the_o water_n to_o give_v moisture_n that_o which_o necessary_o work_v be_v let_v alone_o to_o work_v and_o to_o take_v its_o course_n in_o work_v and_o this_o objection_n take_v away_o this_o gospel-condition_n on_o this_o ground_n be_v of_o the_o same_o stamp_n obedience_n necessary_o flow_v from_o faith_n include_v gospel-commands_a exhortation_n reproof_n as_o well_o as_o gospel-condition_n if_o god_n need_v not_o to_o condition_n and_o engage_v for_o obedience_n from_o believer_n because_o they_o thus_o necessary_o obey_v than_o he_o need_v not_o give_v command_n or_o press_v obedience_n for_o the_o same_o reason_n when_o yet_o the_o gospel_n be_v full_a of_o exhortation_n command_n menace_n promise_n with_o application_n to_o believer_n to_o man_n profess_v faith_n to_o man_n in_o christ_n by_o faith_n for_o satisfaction_n then_o of_o this_o popish-arminian_n objection_n we_o must_v distinguish_v of_o consequent_n which_o necessary_o flow_v from_o their_o principle_n some_o be_v natural_a which_o of_o themselves_o have_v their_o effect_n as_o those_o in_o the_o objection_n mention_v here_o be_v neither_o command_n impose_v condition_n require_v nor_o promise_n hold_v forth_o they_o be_v not_o in_o any_o capacity_n of_o act_v or_o work_v otherwise_o than_o they_o do_v other_o be_v moral_a who_o work_v not_o by_o way_n of_o physical_a necessity_n but_o be_v keep_v in_o their_o way_n by_o the_o power_n of_o grace_n uphold_v which_o do_v not_o exclude_v but_o necessary_o take_v in_o man_n endeavour_n in_o the_o use_n of_o mean_n to_o yield_v obedience_n and_o to_o hold_v on_o in_o all_o patience_n and_o perseverance_n this_o argument_n follow_v home_o will_v be_v of_o equal_a force_n against_o faith_n as_o a_o condition_n as_o against_o sincerity_n see_v god_n elect_n shall_v believe_v as_o they_o that_o believe_v shall_v yield_v obedience_n there_o be_v a_o like_a necessity_n of_o faith_n flow_v from_o election_n as_o there_o be_v of_o obedience_n to_o flow_v from_o faith_n as_o faith_n therefore_o so_o obedience_n either_o of_o both_o in_o their_o place_n be_v covenant-condition_n chap._n xxv_o what_o degree_n of_o obedience_n the_o covenant_n of_o grace_n call_v for_o from_o christian_n here_o be_v seasonable_o move_v and_o be_v not_o without_o some_o difficulty_n answer_v what_o degree_n of_o obedience_n this_o new_a covenant_n call_v for_o from_o we_o that_o so_o we_o may_v endeavour_v it_o and_o understand_v ourselves_o when_o we_o have_v by_o grace_n attain_v to_o it_o that_o have_v enter_v covenant_n with_o god_n we_o may_v not_o be_v find_v of_o those_o that_o have_v wicked_o depart_v and_o deal_v false_o in_o the_o covenant_n in_o this_o there_o be_v several_a opinion_n which_o be_v to_o come_v under_o examination_n first_o lose_v some_o say_v that_o it_o be_v require_v of_o christian_n in_o a_o exact_a way_n in_o a_o full_a perfection_n as_o of_o part_n so_o of_o degree_n answer_v to_o the_o perfection_n of_o the_o law_n as_o write_v in_o the_o heart_n and_o give_v on_o mount_n sinai_n and_o so_o require_v that_o obedience_n in_o a_o more_o low_a degree_n will_v not_o be_v accept_v or_o the_o mercy_n promise_v in_o the_o covenant_n obtain_v which_o doctrine_n of_o they_o rigid_o follow_v stand_v as_o that_o two_o edge_a sword_n gen._n 3._o 24._o keep_v the_o way_n of_o the_o tree_n of_o life_n and_o make_v the_o way_n to_o salvation_n unpassable_a thus_o the_o council_n of_o trent_n sex_n if_o any_o man_n shall_v say_v that_o by_o baptism_n man_n be_v oblige_v to_o faith_n only_o and_o not_o to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n let_v he_o be_v accurse_v which_o chemnitius_n in_o his_o examen_fw-la confess_v in_o a_o qualify_a sense_n may_v be_v admit_v see_v person_n baptize_v owe_v subjection_n but_o not_o in_o the_o sense_n which_o that_o canon_n hold_v forth_o be_v a_o allusion_n to_o that_o of_o the_o apostle_n gal._n 5._o 3._o i_o testify_v again_o to_o every_o man_n that_o be_v circumcise_v that_o he_o be_v a_o debtor_n of_o the_o whole_a law_n by_o which_o gloss_n baptism_n make_v christ_n of_o none_o effect_n as_o well_o as_o circumcision_n as_o it_o be_v take_v in_o the_o sense_n of_o those_o false_a teacher_n among_o the_o galatian_n viz._n as_o a_o lead_a ceremony_n of_o the_o law_n bind_v to_o the_o observation_n of_o the_o whole_a and_o so_o also_o bellar._n lib._n 1._o de_fw-fr baptis_n cap._n 15._o apprehenditur_fw-la baptism_n do_v not_o make_v we_o debtor_n to_o faith_n only_o but_o to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n and_o there_o explain_v himself_o that_o to_o deny_v a_o man_n to_o be_v a_o debtor_n to_o keep_v the_o whole_a law_n may_v be_v take_v two_o way_n either_o so_o as_o that_o to_o do_v thing_n against_o the_o law_n be_v no_o sin_n as_o though_o the_o law_n be_v abrogate_a this_o he_o confess_v protestant_n do_v not_o say_v and_o in_o that_o he_o say_v there_o be_v no_o controversy_n or_o else_o so_o that_o justification_n or_o salvation_n do_v not_o depend_v on_o the_o fulfil_n of_o the_o law_n but_o only_o on_o the_o mercy_n of_o god_n by_o faith_n apply_v this_o he_o make_v the_o protestant_n error_n and_o so_o bring_v in_o justification_n by_o the_o law_n and_o utter_o confound_v the_o covenant_n of_o work_n and_o grace_n together_o only_o i_o confess_v the_o business_n seem_v much_o mollify_v by_o the_o explanation_n that_o they_o give_v of_o those_o word_n fulfil_v of_o the_o law_n first_o curtel_v the_o law_n in_o take_v off_o the_o first_o foam_v and_o motion_n of_o actual_a sin_n yea_o even_o all_o that_o go_v before_o consent_n of_o will_n make_v it_o no_o sin_n at_o all_o as_o also_o multitude_n of_o action_n some_o of_o they_o foul_a enough_o as_o not_o within_o this_o verge_n such_o which_o they_o call_v by_o the_o name_n of_o venial_a sin_n which_o be_v beside_o the_o law_n but_o not_o against_o it_o bend_v as_o some_o merry_o speak_v 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