A declaration of the faith and order owned and practised in the Congregational Churches in England; agreed upon and consented unto by their elders and messengers. Licensed and entred according to order.

VI.

Although true Believers be not un∣der the Law, as a Covenant of Works, to be thereby justified or condemned; yet it is of great Use to them as well as to others, in that, as a Rule of Life, informing them of the Will of God, and their Duty, it directs and binds them to walk accordingly, discover∣ing also the sinful Pollutions of their Nature, Hearts and Lives, so as exami∣ning themselves thereby, they may come to farther Conviction of Humiliation for, and hatred against Sin, together with a clearer sight of the need they have of Christ, and the Perfection of his Obedience. It is likewise of use to the Regenerate, to restrain their Cor∣ruptions, in that it forbids Sin, and the threatnings of it serve to shew what even their Sins deserve, and what Affli∣ctions in this Life they may expect for

them, although freed from the Curse thereof threatned in the Law. The Pro∣mises of it in like manner shew them God's Approbation of Obedience, and what Blessings they may expect upon the Performance thereof, although not as due to them by the Law, as a Cove∣nant of Works; so as a Mans doing Good, and refraining from Evil, be∣cause the Law encourageth to the one, and deterreth from the other, is no Evidence of his being under the Law, and not under Grace.