Practise and Doctrine, sheweth that the breach of the holy Law of God, is no less sinful to us now, then it was to them before us.The second Conclusion is, that though this Law, and obedience thereto, lye on Christians, and be called for from them, yet it is not laid on them as a Covenant of Works, or that by which they are to seek or expect Justification; no but on the contrary, to overturn self-righteousness, by this Doctrine which manifesteth sin and of it self worketh wrath? which is also clear, in that he is here called, Our God, which he cannot be to sinners but by Grace: And also it appears from the Lords owning of this sinful people as his, and his adjoyning to this Law so many Ceremonies and Sacrifices which point out and lead to Christ: and from his ad∣ding the Law on Mount Sinai, as a help to the Covenant made with Abraham, Genes. 17. (which was a Covenant of Grace, and was never altered, as to its sub∣stance) in which the people of Israel, as his Seed, was comprehended; therefore it appears that this was never the Lords intent in covenanting thus with his people, that they should expect righteousness and life by the adjoyned Law, but only that it should be useful in the Hand of Grace to mak the former Covenant with Abraham effectual: So then, though we be bound to obey the Law, we are not to seek righteousness or life by the duties therein enjoyned.The third Conclusion is, that both Ministers in preaching, and people in practi∣sing of this Law, would carry with subordination to Christ▪ and that the duties cal∣led for here are to be performed as a part of the Covenant of Grace, and of the obli∣gation that lyeth upon us thereby, & so all our obedience to God ought still to run in that Channel.If we ask how these two differ, to wit, the performing the duties of the Law, as running in the Channel of the Covenant of Grace, and the performing of them as running in the▪ Channel of the Covenant of Works, or how we are to go about the duties of the Law with subordination to Christ and his Grace? I answer, they differ in these four things, which shew, that these duties are not onely to be done, but to be done in a way consistent with, and flowing from Grace: which also follows from this, that in the Preface to the Commandments, he stileth and hol∣deth himself forth as Redeemer to be the object of our duty, and the motive of it.1. They differ, I say first, in the End or account upon which they are perfor∣med; we are not to perform duties that life, pardon, or enjoying of God may be meritoriously obtained by them, but to testifie our respect to him who hath provided these freely for us, that we should not rest in duties which are engraven on these Covenant-Blessings.2. They differ in the Principile by which we act them, 'tis not in our own strength as the works of the first Covenant were to be performed, but in the strength of Grace, and by vertue of the promises of Sanctification comprehended in the second Cove∣nant 2 Cor. 7. 1.3. They differ as to the manner of their acceptation, duties by the first Covenant are to abide their tryal upon the account of their own worth, and the inherent per∣fection that is in them, and accordingly will be accepted, or rejected, as they are con∣form or disconform to the perfect Rule of Gods Law; but by the second Covenant, the acceptation of our performances, prayers, praises. are founded on Christs Righ∣teousness, and Gods mercy in him, in whom only are they sweet-smelling Sacrifices, and accepted as our persons are, for he hath made us to be accepted as to both only in the beloved Ephes. 1. 4.4. They differ in respect of the motive from which they proceed; or the great 0