The confession of faith ; and, The larger and shorter catechism first agreed upon by the Westminster Assembly of Divines at Westminster, and now approved by the General Assembly of the kirk of Scotland to be a part of uniformity in religion between the kirks of Christ in the three kingdoms.

The third thing requisite to evidence true faith is, that obedience to the Law run in the right channel, that is through faith in Christ, &c. holden forth, 1 Tim. 1.5.

NOw the end of the Commandment is love out of a pure heart, and of a good conscience and of saith unfaigned.

Wherein the Apostle teacheth these seven Doctrines.

1. That the obedience of the Law must flow from love, and love from a pure heart, and a pure heart from a good Conscience, and a good conscience from Faith unfaigned, this he maketh the only right channel of good works, the end of the Law is Love, &c.

2. That the end of the Law is not that men may be justified by their obedience of it,

as the Jewish Doctors did falsly teach: for it is impossible that sinners can be justified by the Law, who for every transgression are condemn∣ed by the Law: for the end of the Law is (not such as the Jewish Doctors taught, but) love out of a pure heart, &c.

3. That the true end of the Law, preached unto the people, is that they, by the Law, being made to see their deserved condemnation, should flie to Christ unfaignedly, to be justified by faith in him: So saith the Text, while it mak∣eth love to flow through faith in Christ.

4. That no man can set himself in love to o∣bey the Law, except in as far as his conscience is quieted by faith, or is seeking to be quieted in Christ, for the end of the Law is love of a good conscience, and faith unfaigned.

5. That faigned faith goeth to Christ with∣out reckoning with the Law, and so wants an errand; but unfaigned faith reckoneth with the Law, and is forced to flie for refuge unto Christ as the end of the Law, for righteousness so often as it finds it self guilty for breaking of the Law: For the end of the Law is faith unfaigned.

6. That the fruits of love may come forth in act particularly it is necessary, that the heart be brought to the hatred of all sin and unclean∣ness, and to a stedfast purpose to follow all ho∣liness universal; for the end of the Law is love out of a pure heart.

7. That unfaigned f••ith is able to make the conscience good, and the heart pure, and the

man lovingly obedient to the Law; for when Christs blood is seen by faith to quiet justice, then the conscience becometh quiet also, and will not suffer the heart to entertain the love of sin, but sets the man on work to fear God for his mercy, and to obey all his command∣ments out of love to God for his free gift of justification by grace bestowed on him: For this is the end of the Law indeed, whereby it ob∣taineth of a man more obedience than any o∣ther way.