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...brings forth sin," James i. 15. But grace, conceived in the heart, brings forth holiness. " Do we then make void the law through faith ? God forbid: yea, we establish the law," Rom. iii. 31. How ? as a covenant of work to us? No ; that it was to our dear Surety. " Christ is the end [the...

...condemned by the law of Mofes, is to make him aft inconfiftently with his owri declaration, Rom. iii. 31. Do we make void the law through faith?— GoD forbid ! yea — we eflablijh the law. It is to make him tranfgrefs the law, by defpifing that folemn fandlion, which equally...

...understand by faith, considered, in ppposition to the law — and then endeavour to answer the inquiry, "Do we' make void the law through faith? God forbid! yea, we establish the law." Each of these topics the preacher ilfmtr*tes by a suitable •• induction of particulars; clearly...

...and fo he is dead to the law." K 2 Now, Now, does this doctrine deflroy our living to God ? Nay, " Do we make void the law, through faith ? God forbid ! Yea, we eftabHfh the law :" We efUblifh it as a covenant of works, while we believe in Chrift 'for righteoufnefs,...

...the gospel, which was expressly intended to " magnify the law and make it honourable." " Do we " then make void the law through faith ? God forbid ; " yea we establish the law." A dead faith, a presumptuous confidence, selfish affections, and formal worship and obedience, is the...

...of the scripture doctrine of justification, and the language of St. Paul, Rom. iii. 31, " Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid : yea, we establish the law," — shall be given in the words, substantially at least, of a living metropolitan divine — ' Faith...

...God which shall justify the circumcision by fjiith, and uncircumcision through faith. 3 1 Do we then make void the law through faith ? God forbid : yea, we establish the law. CHAP. IV. Righteousness imputed by faith. WHAT shall we then say, that Abraham, our father as pertaining...

...received from man, though he had never finned, but obeyed the law perfectly for ever, Rom. iii. 31.' Do we make void the law through faith, God forbid, yea, we fftablijh the law ; in all the demands and perfections of it, by the obedience and facrifice of the...

...forth sin."... .James i. 15. But grace conceived in the heart, brings forth holiness. " Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: Yea, •we establish the law.".... Rom. iii. 3 1 . How ? as a covenant of works to us? No; that it was our dear surety. " Christ is the end (the...