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and v har they proffed as necefſary to be done (beſides believing in Clit) for Jultification. Now” (faith the Apoſtle) if 1 yet Preach up < ircumcinon as necelſary to be obſerved, w Why am I then Perſecuted by the Jews, as one apoſtatijzed from their Religion ? x By the Croſs, he either means the Grſt of Criſt ; then the Senſe 15, it 1s my oppoſing the obſeryance of their Law, that more of- fe1d2d them than my t'reaching of Chrift Crucifed. Or elſe, he meaneth, the #ft17/915 which he ſuffered for the ſake of Chriſt and the Goſpel; (in «luch Seme the Term is uſed, Marth. 16. 2:4. Luke 9. 23. and 14 27.) Then the Senſe is, that all Sufferings for the owning, and preaching of Chriſt areat anend ; let us but vield the Jews rhar Point (that Chriſtians are obliged to the obſervance of the Law of Mcſes) the great Quarrel between them and us 1s at an end ; but their daily Perſecuting of me is a ſutficient Demon- {tration that I do not Preach up Circumciſion. |
* - aa 7* 12 *] would they were even cut off that trouble 1 Cor. 5. YOU v.
y I wiſh that God would ſome way or other put an end to theſe that trouble you. This Paul ſpeaketh not out of hatred to their Perſons, but out of a Zeal to the Glory of God, and a juſt Indig- nation againſt theſe Men, who had ſo much hindred the Salvation of the Members of this Church. © And it is not improbable that the Apoſtle here ſpake by the Spirit of Prophecy , as knowing God wou!d cut them off; ſo that his, and the like Imprecations of Holy Men in Scripture are not to be drawn into Preſidents, or made Matters for our Imitation, unleſs we had the ſame diſcerning of Spirits which they had, or the ſame Spirit of Prophecy and Revela- tions from God as to future Things. But how far it is lawful or un- lawful for ordinary Perſons, whether Minifters, or private Chrifti-
ns to pray againſt God, or his Churches Enemies, is a Queſtion for the arguing which, this Place is too narrow.
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Jude 4. $ A liberty from the Covenant of the Law, and the curſe of the * 1 Cor.g. Law, as hp. 3. 13. from ſervile fear, as Luk. 1. 74. and from 19.ch,6.2, Sin, Am. 6.7. @ Put you muſt take heed, that you do not abuſe this liberty by making, it an occaſion for fm; ſo as from thence to conclude, that you may give yer fleſh more liberty in obeying the laſts of it: You muft not think, that the Goſpel hath ſet you at liberty from the obedience of the Law ; the Goſpel liberty to which you are called doth not ſet you free from the duty of love, either to God or Men. 6 Therefore by love ſerve one another. Our Chriſtian liberty neither freeth us from the ſerving of God, nor from our mutual ſerving each other to love. According to Rom. 13. S. Owe nothing 10 anz man, but 10 love one another. * Mat. 7. 14 For * all the Jaw is fulfilled in one word, even 12. in this, - Thou ſhalt love thy neighbour as thy Jam. 2. 8, If c. 9 c The whole Will of God, containing our duty towards men, is reducible to this one thing, Love ; for whatſoever God hath com- manded us to do towards men, is but a branch from this root, and muſt flow from Love as its principle. Or the whole will of God concerning man is fulfilled in this one thing of love ; where love to God is not excluded, but ſuppoſed, as the root of our love to our Neighbour ; for our Neighbour is to be loved for God. Thus Rom. 13. Se He that Ioveth another, hath fulfilled the Law. And 1 Fobn 4. 20. the Apoſtle proveth, that a man cannot love God unleſs he loveth his Brother ; and 1 Tim. 1. 5. The end of the Com-
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Fhraſe i- Fe Spirit, and after the Spirit, Rom. $. x. ſeem + the ſam? import, unlels the alteration of the Propoſition i; 0 be of thatChrittians arenot only to look ro the word of God Gi Holy Spirit as their rule, and to liften to irs ditates =O - the look up to the Holy Spirit for his ftrength and affiftance . .. ey to plicth a promiſe of ſuch aſhſtance. The ſenſe is, Let —_— Om converiation be according to the external rule of the Goſpel TOY the more inward motions, direQions and inclinations of nh _ of Chriſt, dwelling and working in you, and moving you wg obedience of that word. g This doing, tho' the fleſh he As and you will find the luſtings and workings of it, yet you han» fulfil the finful defires and luftings of it, that is, 1in, tho! it | = you, ſhall not be in dominion in you; it ſhall not reign in - "i mortal bodies, Rom. 6. 12. Let 0s ſint reign in your mort a} ba you ſhould obey it ia the luſts thereof. "ANTI 17 For * the fleſh þ luiteth againſt tho ſpirit, ;
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