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BUt between the Promise of Re∣demption by Christ, which was first made unto Adam, and afterwards more manifestly declared unto o∣thers, but especially unto Abraham, sealed by the Sacrament of Circum∣cision, and as it were confirmed by the death of Isaac the first born of∣fered
for a sacrifice, and established by an everlasting covenant: Between this promise, I say, and the fulfilling thereof, the Law which was delivered by Moses came between: the people which descended from the seed of Abraham (of which Christ was to come) being gathered together, and wonderfully increased, and being af∣ter a miraculous manner delivered out of the bondage of Egypt, that God might have a certain and vi∣sible Church, separated from all gen∣tiles, and gathered together in one place, in which the promise, made unto the Fathers concerning Christ might be kept, and God might be worshipped after such a manner as was best pleasing unto him, even un∣to the coming of the true Redeemer promised: Between these two, I say, the promise and the fulfilling there∣of, the Law which was delivered by Moses came between, and contained in it three kinds of precepts: Morall, for the right ordering of a private life in the course of pietie; Cermoniall, according to the prescript rule where∣of the Church was to be governed;
and Iudiciall concerning the govern∣ment of the whole commonwealth in civil matters, and concerning the ordering of private families in house∣hold government: That by this meanes the people of God, of whom Christ was to come, might be kept from idolatrie, and from following the profane customes and manners of the wicked gentiles; That they might be kept within the compasse of their duty and service to God, and obe∣dience to Gods will; and, to con∣clude, That they might be supported and upheld through saith and hope in the promise, concerning true Re∣demption to be wrought by Christ, which was to be fulfilled; and that so they might be prepared every day more and more for the receiving and entertaining of Christ: and all to this end, That God might be glorified in his people.