Now J come to my text in the 4. Galath. vers. 4.

WHen the fulnesse of time was come, God sent forth his Son made of a woman made under the law to redeeme them that were under the Law, that we might receive the adopt [...]on of Sons, but the Divines that are under the authority of the Bishops, they say that Christ hath redeemed us but from the Ceremony of the old Law, but the Mora­lity thereof shall abide for ever, which they say is the 10. Comman­dements, so they keepe the Old Testimony still in use, because of the 10, Commandements, but I can by the helpe and power of God plain­ly prove, that the Ministration of the new Testament doth make men­tion of a two-fold Law and Commandements, one to be unto death and condemnation, the other to be unto everlasting life and justifica­tion, for Christ Iesus is the Law and the Commandements in the Doctrine of the New Testament, which is the booke of life, for God gave him to be head over all things to the Church which is his bo­dy, the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all, for the Priest-hood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the Law, H [...]b. 7. [...].12. for hee of whom those things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe of which no man gave attendance at the Altar, for it is evident that our Lord sprung out of Iudah, of which tribe Moses speake no­thing concerning Priest-hood, & it is yet farre more evident for that after the similitude of Melchezadeck, there ariseth another Priest who is made not after the Law of a carnall Commandement, but after the power of an endlesse life, for the Lord sweares and will not repent, thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchizadeck, by so much as Iesus made a surety of a better Testament, ver. 21. for in that hee saith, a new Covenant, a new Testament, he hath made the first old, now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away, Heb. 8. v. 13. for there is verily a disanulling of the Commandement going before, Heb. 7. v. 18. A disanulling signifies a putting away, and to make void, for the Commandement which was ordained to life, I found that to be unto death, Rom. 7. v. 10. for Christ hath abolished death, and hath brought Mortality into light, as I prove, Ephe. 2. v. 15. having abolished in his flesh the emnity, even the Law of Com­mandements contained in Ordinances for to make in himselfe of twaine, one in man so making peace, and that hee might reconcile both unto God in one body by the Crosse, having slaine the emnity thereby that is Sinne and death, thereby he saith he hath abolished in his flesh the Law of Commandements contained in Ordinances, [Page 3]which I shall plainly prove to be the Ministration of the old Testa­ment, which St. Paul calleth the Ministration of death, for he saith in the second Epistle to the Cor. ver. 7. if the Ministration of death, written and ingraven in stones was glorious, so that the Children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses, or the glory of his countenance, which glory was to be done away, J understand the 10 Commandements was delivered to Moses on Tables of stone, and a Ministration was raised thereby, and circumcision and those Ordinances which are named in the 9. chap. Heb. ver. 19. did belong to the old Testament, for when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people, according to the Law he tooke the blood of Calves and of Goates, with water and scarlet Wooll and Isope, and sprink­led both the booke and all the people, he saith plainly, hee sprinkled both the booke and all the people; saying, this is the blood of the Te­stament which God hath enjoyned unto you, thus I have plainly pro­ved that Circumcision and those Ordinances which here I have na­med, did belong to the Old Testament, which is the Law of Com­mandements contained in Ordinances, which Christ hath abolished by his Passion on the Crosse, which is the Antichristian flesh and blood which gendereth to the body of corruption, and beareth Image of the Earthy, but on the other side, I understand and prove that Bap­tisme and the Sacrament of Bread and Wine they are two holy Ordi­nances which doth belong to the glorious body of Jesus Christ, which is the true Christian flesh and bloud which liveth and abideth fore­ver, againe I can prove the whole Doctrine of the New Testament is all the Commanding power of God to teach and instruct his peo­ple how they should endeavour themselves what to follow, and what they should flye, my first prove is in the 28. of Matth. ver. 18. Jesus came and spake unto his Disciples, saying all power is gi­ven unto me in Heaven and in Earth, goe yee therefore and teach all Nation, Baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Sonne, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all those things whatsoever I have commanded you; againe in the 1 of the Cor. 14. chap. ver. 29. Then the Apostle speakes unto the Church, saying; Let the Prophet speake two or three, and let the other judge, for yee all may Prophecy one by one, that all may learne, and all may bee comforted.

Againe, in the 37. verse, hee saith, if any man thinke himselfe to be a Prophet or Spirituall, Let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you, are the Commandements of the Lord, now in all this Chapter hee doth not make mention of any one of those Com­mandements which was delivered to Moses on Tables of Stone, yet hee saith plainly, the things that I write unto you, are the Com­mandements of the Lord which doth prove and justifie as I said be­fore, the whole Doctrine of the New Testament is all the comman­ding power of God, for to admonish his people what to follow, what they should flye.

Againe, in the fifteene Chapter of St. Iohn, verse 14. Christ said, yee are my friends, if you doe those things whatsoever I have com­manded you, and Christ is the Mediatour of the New Testament, Heb [...]. 9. and Saint Paul saith, God hath made us able Ministers of the New Testament, 2. Cor. 3. chap. verse 6. not of the Letter but of the Spirit, for the Letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life, that is, the Law killeth, but the Gospell giveth life, for Christ saith plain­ly, John 5. ver. 24. Verily verily, I say unto you, hee that heareth my word and believeth on him that sent me hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation, but hee is passing from death to life, that is, from the death and bondage of sinne and Satan, by the vertue and Divine power of the word of God in the new Testament which is the life of grace. Againe in the 13. chap. Rom. ver. 6. for this thou shalt not commit Adultery, thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not beare false witnesse, thou shalt not cover, and if there be any other Commandements, it is briefly comprehen­ded in this saying, namely; thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy selfe, that is, God would have every man as hee would his neighbour should doe unto him, so he should endeavour himselfe for to doe un­to his neighbour, love worketh no ill to his neighbour, therefore love is the fulfilling of the Law of the Spirit of life, for God is love, and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and in him, here­in is our love made perfect, that we have bo [...]dnesse in the day of Judgement, because as he is, so are we in this world, generall of Iohn. 4. so I praise God am I in this world, for God doth not desire that any should perish, but rather all should come to the knowledge of his Truth and be saved, even so it is now with me, for he that is joy­ned [...]o the Lord is one Spirit, and the Spirit of God drawes but one way that is unto Jesus Christ, and to the obedience of his glorious Gospell.

Wherefore now by the helpe and power of God, I will say with St. Paul as it is written in the 1 of Cor. 1. chap. v. 20. Where is the wise? Where is the Disputer of this world? I pray where now is the Divell and the Pope and all his carnall Ministers, with all their dead Doctrines of darknesse which are alwayes teaching and preaching up­on the Law and the Commandements, and yet alas for pitty, they are so blinded in their Doctrine and in their Judgement, that they doe not discerne betwixt the Law and the Commandements which are unto death and condemnation from the Law and the Commande­ments which God hath ordained to everlasting life and justification, for I have plainly proved that the Ministration of the Old Testament is the Law of Commandements contained in Ordinances which Christ hath abolished by his Passion on the Crosse, which is unto death and condemnation, but on the other side I have proved that Christ Jesus is the Law and Commandements in the New Testament, which is un­to everlasting life and justification the fulnesse of him that filleth all in all, It is written in the 13 Revel. ver. 10. and I heard a loud voice saying in Heaven, now is come Salvation, and strength, and the King­dome of our God and the power of his Christ, which is the power­full preaching of his word in his Gospell and the accuser of the Bre­thren is cast downe, which accused the Brethren before our God day and night, the accuser of our Brethren plainly signifies for to be the Divell and all his carnall Ministers, which by that authority that is given unto them, they keepe the Children of God under the old Law and false Doctrine of carnall men, which I have proved, and shall prove to be the strength of sinne and death to condemnation, but now I make no doubt but the Children of God which shall be recon­ciled unto Christ and to his glorious Gospell, they will rise so pow­erfully against the Divell and all his carnall Ministers, that their Hel­lish power will be broken quite downe, and now that saying will be brought to [...]asse that is written in the 1 Cor. 15. chap. v. 54. death shall be swallowed up into victory, death shall be swallowed up of life: Oh Death where is thy sting, on Grave where is thy victory, Sathan where is thy Victory, the sting of death is sinne, and the strength of sinne is the Law, but thankes be unto God which hath given us the Victory through Jesus Christ our Lord, so I thanke God he hath given me the Victory by the vertue and Divine power of his word in his Gospell, which is by Jesus Christ our Lord, for the [...]rength of sinne is the Law, wherefore as by one man sinne entred into the world, Ro [...]. 5. v. 12. sinne entred into Adam, and death by sinne, and [Page 6]so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned againe by the offence of one man, judgement came upon all men to condemnation, ver. 18. Moreover the Law entred that the offence might abound, but where sinne abounded, grace did much more abound by one Je­sus Christ, ver. 20. for he was delivered for our offences, and was raised againe for our Justification, therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Rom. 5. v. 1. wherefore then serveth the Law the Apostle saith plainly, Gallath. 3. chap. v. 19. It was added because of transgression till the seed should come, till Christ should come, wherefore St. Iohn saith plainly in his 1. chap. Behold the Lambe of God which taketh away the sinnes of the world, which taketh away the sinnes of his people by his Passion on the Crosse, for the strength of sinne is the Law, and the Divell and all his carnall Ministers, they are yet the strength of sinne, for by that authority that is given to them, they keepe the Children of God under unbeliefe, for Christ Jesus in the end of the Law, for Righ­teousnesse to every one that believeth, Rom. 10. chap. ver. 4. for God hath made him to be sinne for us who knew no sinne, that we might be made the Righteousnesse of God in him, and we in him, and he in us, by the vertue and Divine power of his word in his Gospell, which liveth in us, 2 Cor. chap. 5. ver. 21. for the word of God is quick and powerfull, and sharper then any two edged Sword, Heb. 4. First, it is quick in apprehension for to divide betwixt the Law and the Gospell. Secondly, it is powerfull for to draw the people from the bondage of Hell and corruption into the glorious liberty of the Chil­dren of God, for God will finish the worke and cut it short in Righ­teousnesse, because a short worke will the Lord make upon the Earth, Rom. 9. chap. v. 28. for Christ must raigne, but he hath put downe all Rule, and all authority, and power, and Dominion under his feet, that is, all false Doctrine and false worships which belongeth to the Divell and the power of his Kingdome, the last enemy that shall be destroyed is death, and then commeth the end, hereby I plainly un­derstand when the Ministration of the blood of the New Testament, which is the power of God everlasting life and justification, shall o­verthrow the old Law, and all false Doctrine of carnall men, which I have plainly proved to be the strength of sinne and death to condem­nation, then there shall be an end of the outward man in the flesh; for all the Children of God shall be gathered into the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Sonne of God, by the powerfull prea­ching of his word in the Doctrine of the New Testament, which is [Page 7]the inward man in the Spirit, therefore being saved and justified free­ly by grace, we all have peace with God through Jesus Christ our Lord, Now the God of love and peace who hath brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus that great Shepheard of the Sheepe, through the blood of the everlasting Covenant, Heb. 13. chap. He saith, the great Shepheard of the Sheepe: wherefore I acknowledge there is but one God, and there must and shall be but one Religion, one She­pheard, and one Sheep-fold, and this is the meanes which God hath ordained for to gather the Sheepe into one fold, is by the powerfull preaching of his word in the Doctrine of the New Testament, and we know that the Sonne of God is come and hath given us an under­standing that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true even in his Sonne Jesus Christ, this is the true God and eter­nall life, unto whom be all praise, honour, glory, power, might, Do­minion, and Majesty, both now and evermore, Amen.

I acknowledge that Davids Psalmes shall abide for ever, those which are in proose for to be read for Divine service, and those which are in meeter for the people to sing to the praise and glory of God.

Christian Brethren, I have written a booke here in briefe upon many principall points of Scripture concerning the overthrow of the Divell and the false Church, but by the helpe of God, I have ano­ther booke which will come out very shortly to declare these things unto you more at large.