we before our faith in death and a covenant w Satan must give up, the fetters of sin, w must be dissolved, a touched the fire, and

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But here it would 1 though the children the new covenant, a danger of perishing, sin; nor can a faith that delusive doctrin liever; they can si describe what pain feel, who again gr venture to defile th sin I will visit their sin with scourges, st soul, conscious of h and faults, feel a the wrong, or spoken till our Saviour has t afraid to suspect the clear and orthodox c or are drunkards, u covetous, worldly-mir of pleasure, passionat are not born of God, At the same time, the abused the gospel of fre or make us legal in ideas, nor must we dar any condition of our bei has made.

We are accel and saved as freely as a by one who thought it a and should we ascribe th

Ja Ir. Cicenants.

gime in to another's wife and de geen, they were not in danger; and

they taught, and made and inet amazingly, so that the chief priests, * 2* - * rengicus and serious men in the ree Pharisees. These were strict a he letter of the law, were circumcised ay, attended the festivals and fast-days chams, made long prayers in the and markets, compassed sea and proste, and this was their righte many he Christian world there are still ■ de ect, and who, though they have not arrived these strict Jews, nor attained to the ess of the scribes and Pharisees, prate goodness, and thank God they are not matas ter men; they have done many works,

din mending their patch-work righteaubing over the wall which is momently

take

tempered mortar; their prayers, self-
. decience, is all their righteousness;
ta, and, like Laban, they might complain,
I have taken away my gods, and what have I

When our Saviour came into the world, instead
the rigid company of Pharisees, or ex-
ze mert of their holy order, he speaks
"Woe be to you, ye scribes,

beasy against them,

Pares, spocrites! how can ye escape the damAnd why was our Saviour so hard? We continually thunder against them, and as parables so expose them, and assure his s" that unless their righteousness exceeded usness of the scribes and Pharisees, they case enter the kingdom of heaven berere, because they had perverted the dent of the law, they had taught in

stead

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e commandments and traditions of men, and , as it were, the law of God of no effect;

law which should have convinced of sin, d all under the curse, and so obliged them to d feel the want of a Saviour, that they had o serve other ends, and persuaded the people uld be obtained thereby, and so contented and ed the worshippers under that covenant, with obedience and observances of the law. This Saviour calls whitening the wall, painting the

washing the outside of the dish and platter, ise all the righteousness, godliness, goodness, ess, and whatever else under such names have the work of men, is no other, since it is all it is all outward; it is put on, and does not ge the evil nature, or alter the mind, or convert heart. It may please men, and be esteemed and ired by the world, but must be an abomination e sight of God, who tries the hearts and reins, knows the same old, rotten, and filthy heart, ame bad and impure nature, still lives under and the whole of such a righteousness is in his a cloak, a covering, but not the wedding garit is not the white robe, the righteousness of ints; their robe is the salvation of God, and rinent the righteousness of Christ, and withch the best attainments, the most admired. and holiness is no better than the righteof scribes, pharisees, and hypocrites, and ound of the same piece in the day when rs into judgment with all flesh, and shall han's work of what sort it is.

Saviour might make his law shine in its rness, and serve whereto it was ordained, es all the false glosses and expoundings sees, and shews how he is guilty who eives honour of men; that whoso serves God Father, taketh his name in vain,

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and

we before our faith in Christ made a league with death and a covenant with hell, it should not stand, Satan must give up, Death must deliver back, and the fetters of sin, which are like brass and iron, must be dissolved, and become like tow that had touched the fire, and we should be free indeed.

But here it would not be amiss to observe, that though the children of God, and such as are in the new covenant, and not under the law, nor in danger of perishing, yet have they no license to sin; nor can a faithful soul be ever persuaded of that delusive doctrine, that there is no sin to a believer; they can sin, but no human tongue can describe what pain and inward remorse such must feel, who again grieve the Lamb willingly, and venture to defile their raiment. "If thy children sin I will visit their offences with a rod, and their sin with scourges, saith the Lord." But should a soul, conscious of his continual weakness, poverty, and faults, feel a thought amiss, or see he has done wrong, or spoken or behaved ill, he cannot rest till our Saviour has taken it away; nor may we be afraid to suspect their estate, who, with all their clear and orthodox opinions of grace, live in sin, or are drunkards, unclean, unchaste, irreligious, covetous, worldly-minded, proud, boasters, lovers of pleasure, passionate, and intemperate, for they are not born of God, and are still of the world. At the same time, the abuse wherewith some have abused the gospel of free grace must not stumble us, or make us legal in our doctrine, manners, or ideas, nor must we darken the covenant by making any condition of our being accepted but what God has made. We are accepted for Jesus Christ's sake, and saved as freely as a brand taken out of the fire by one who thought it a pity it should be burned ; and should we ascribe the least part of our peace,

pardon,

pardon, or righteousness, to any other tung fum his blood and merits, we roi the Lors zur spiritual thieves.

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to the death of any, he rea

VOL. I.

we before our faith in Christ made a league with death and a covenant with hell, it should not stand, Satan must give up, Death must deliver back, and the fetters of sin, which are like brass and iron, must be dissolved, and become like tow that had touched the fire, and we should be free indeed.

But here it would not be amiss to observe, that though the children of God, and such as are in the new covenant, and not under the law, nor in danger of perishing, yet have they no license to sin n; nor can a faithful soul be ever persuaded of that delusive doctrine, that there is no sin to a believer; they can sin, but no human tongue can describe what pain and inward remorse such must feel, who again grieve the Lamb willingly, and venture to defile their raiment. "If thy children sin I will visit their offences with a rod, and their sin with scourges, saith the Lord." But should a soul, conscious of his continual weakness, poverty, and faults, feel a thought amiss, or see he has done wrong, or spoken or behaved ill, he cannot rest till our Saviour has taken it away; nor may we be afraid to suspect their estate, who, with all their clear and orthodox opinions of grace, live in sin, or are drunkards, unclean, unchaste, irreligious, covetous, worldly-minded, proud, boasters, lovers of pleasure, passionate, and intemperate, for they are not born of God, and are still of the world. At the same time, the abuse wherewith some have abused the gospel of free grace must not stumble us, or make us legal in our doctrine, manners, ideas, nor must we darken the covenant by making any condition of our being accepted but what God has made. We are accepted for Jesus Christ's sake, and saved as freely as a brand taken out of the fire by one who thought it a pity it should be burned; and should we ascribe the least part of our peace,

or

pardon,