Thesis 142.
Nor do I say that because the law was spoken by God imme∣diatly, [ 142] that therefore it is morall; for he spake with Abraham, Iob, Moses in the mount, immediatly about other matters then morall laws; but because he thus spake and in such a manner openly and to all people, young and old, Jews and Prose∣lyte Gentiles then present, with such great glory and terrour and majesty.* 1.1 Surely it stands not (saith holy Brigh••man) with the majesty of the universall Lord who is God not only of the Jews but also of the Gentiles, speaking thus openly (not pri∣vately) and gloriously and most immediatly, to prescribe laws to one people only which were small in number, but where∣with all nations alike should be governed: Mr Ironside in∣deed thinks that the Lord had gone on to have delivered all the other ceremonials in the like manner of speech from the mount, but that the fear and cry of the people (that he would speak no more to them) stopt him; but the contrary is most evident, viz. that before the people cried out, the Lord made a stop of himself, and therefore is said to adde no more, Deut. 5.22, It was a glory of the Gospel above all other messages in that it was immediatly spoken by Christ, Heb. 1.2. & 2.3. and so Gods immediate publication of the morall law puts a glory and honour upon it above any other laws; and therefore while Mr Ironside goes about to put the same honour upon ceremoniall laws, he doth not a little obscure and cast disho∣nour upon those that are morall, by making this honour to be common with ceremoniall and not proper only to morall laws.