ble in Judgment, vid. Chap. 4. 15. To this he ſays, That though chey bad not the Law written in Tables of Stone, as the Jews had, yet they had a Law written in their Hearts, which was a Copy or Counterpart of the other, and had in a manner the Effe&s of it ; &r thereby they were Inſtrutted to do Well, and debarr'd from 1oing Evil, which are tne two Properties of all Laws. f Nature x oppos'd ro Scripture and ſpecial Revelation. By the Dire&ion of the La, and Light of Nature, they did many things, which the Law of Moſes Commanded, and forbore many things which it frbad. £ 7. & They have in themſelves ſach Principles of Rea- inn, and Rules of Equity, as are to them inſtead of a Law, preſcri- bing what they ought to Do and Avoid.
is Which ſhew the work of the Jaw h written in their rearts 4. | their conſcience alfo bearing witneſs, and their + thoughts || tho mean while & accuſing, or elſe excuſing
one another 7. | L By the Work of the Law, Either underſtand the Sum of the
fe ; Or the Office of the Law, which contiſts in dire&ting
and Privilege, 7er. 31. 33. How then is it Predicated of the G nriles * Anjw. Jeremy ſpeaks there, of a ſnecial and ſuperna- nal Inſcription or Writing in the Heart by Grace ; and the Apo- 2! here, of that which is Common and Natural. -4 Interchange- Iv, now one Way, anon another, 7 Not as though the Thoughts 4d, at the ſame time, firive cogether about the ſame Fa& : Nor «it meant of divers Men, as if good Men were Excuſed, and bad Men Accuſed by their own Thoughts ; bur in the fame Perſons, trere were acculing or excuſing Thoughts and Contciences,as their Ations were evil or good.
16 * In the day. mz when God ſhall judge the ſecrets of
1m Theſe words may be referr'd to the 12. ver. and ſo they ex- ors the time when Jews and Gentiles ſhall be Judged. Though tre annex them to the words Immediately preceding. 9. d. Now the Conſeiences of Men do Teſtifie for or againſt chem, and their Thoughts accuſe or excuſe them ; butin the Day of Judgment they will do it more eſpecially. » So that the molt Secret $'ns ihal nG2 cape the Notice and Cenſure of the Judge, vid. Ecc:. 12 14: ; Cir. 4.5 0 #, e, The Goſpel which I Preach. So Tohn 12. 48. 0:r Siviour calls his Word, his Diſciples Word : He calls it his Goſpel, not as the Authour, bur as the Publiſher of It ; it waSnot is in reſpe&t of Revelation, bur jn regard of Diſpenſation, Chap. z Cor. 9. 17. 2 Cor. 5. 18, 19. 2 Tim. 2. 8, As forthe
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tbe borrowed from 1/2. 45. wit. 1 And knoweft 4:5 will, and F* approveſt the things
nd full Knowledge of all the Secrets thereof.
0 An Inſtructor of the foolith, a reacher of babes « : M1ch haſt the form of knowledge w, and of the truth in e Law,
8 Such as have little or no Knowledge. w A Scheme or Syſtem It Notions ; a compendivus Model or Method, which is artifici- lly Compos'd ; ſuch as Tutors and Profefiors of Arts and Scien- 5 do Read over again and again to their Pupils and Auditors.
21 Thou therefore which ceacheſt another, teacheſt Mou nor thy ſelf 2 thou that preacheſt a man ſhould not
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' ©4.d, Doſt notthou thy ſelf do what thou preſſeſt upon others ? 0. Mat. 23.3. y The jews were Infamous of old for this Sin, mM 50, 18, Mat. 23. 14.
22 Thou that 1ayeit a man ſhould not commit adulte- ' %, doſt thou con mit adulrery ? thou that abhorreſt
"=, doſt thou commit facrilege a ?
{ Io this Sin alſo, the Fews were greatly addicted, wid. Pſal. Toy Jer. 5.8, @ Here he varies the Crime ; he does not ſ:y, f hoy conmit Idolatry, but Sacrilege. 'The Jews, after their ex of Captivity, kept themſelves free from Idolatry ; but <a they Were Guilry of a Sin that was near a Kintoit. Here My be Queried, What the Sacrilege was, that the Jews were »1y 0 7 Some think, their Covetouſneſsis here Taxed, which i kind of [dolatry. "The 7ews took thoſe things which were
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F on 13. Mal. 24.8. 9, Thev Converted to their own 17 oh fangs as were Dedicated to Gxd. Much to the fame purpoty 15 their Opinion, that think it coniifted in robbing God of jiis 7!
By the Imperial Law in the Cage, 1t is deciared Sucrijcoe ry
from the Emperor any thing that is his; it ought ro be mich my: accounted Sacrilece to deal fo with Gd
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lege lay in poliuting the Vorthip of Ge, and making his Communds
G C 0D ! ! 4 - Te . . . —-4 Y » » ot no Effect, rarough raew corrupt Additions and Traditions. | . valet '$ 2, "WP 23 i hou rat makett liy boalt of Jaw, through breaking the Law Giſhononreft than 107 6 2 » Doft thou bring a Reproach upon Religion, and vive Occalion ro tne Gentiles to Blaſpheme his Name * ſy it follows words.
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24 For the name of God is blafyhem'd anon» the Gen-
tiles. through you c, as iti * written
c Becauſe of your and your Fore-fathers Sins. 4 The Apoſtle doth not te!l them where it was Written ; he tuppoteth ther: -were not 1gnorant of it, wid. Fz& 36. 20, 23. 1/a. _y c. :
25 For circumcition verily proficecty, it thou |! k22y the Law c: bur if thou be a breaker of the Lay, thy ci:- cumciſion is made oncircumcttion :