The law is lawfully used as a means of conviction of sin: for this
\npurpose it was promulgated (established) at Sinai. The law entered, that
\nsin might abound: not to make men more wicked, though occasionally and
\nby abuse it has that effect, but to make them sensible how wicked they
\nare. Having God\u2019s law in our hands, we are no longer to form our
\njudgments by the maxims and customs of the world, where evil is called
\ngood, and good evil; but are to try every principle, temper, and
\npractice, by this standard. Could men be prevailed upon to do this, they
\nwould soon listen to the Gospel with attention. On some the Spirit of
\nGod does thus prevail: then they earnestly make the jailer\u2019s inquiry,
\n\u201cWhat must I do to be saved?\u201d Here the work of grace begins; and the
\nsinner, condemned in his own conscience, is brought to Jesus for life.<\/p>\n
When we use the law as a glass to behold the glory of God, we use it
\nlawfully. His glory is eminently revealed in Christ; but much of it is
\nwith a special reference to the law, and cannot be otherwise discerned.
\nWe see the perfection and excellence of the law in his life. God was
\nglorified by his obedience as a man. What a perfect character did he
\nexhibit! Yet it is no other than a transcript of the law. Such would
\nhave been the character of Adam and all his race, had the law been duly
\nobeyed. It appears therefore a wise and holy institution, fully capable
\nof displaying that perfection of conduct by which man would have
\nanswered the end of his creation. And we see the inviolable strictness
\nof the law in his death, There the glory of God in the law is
\nmanifested. Though he was the beloved Son, and had yielded personal
\nobedience in the utmost perfection, yet, when he stood in our place to
\nmake atonement for sin, he was not spared. From what he endured in
\nGethsemane and upon the cross, we learn the meaning of that awful
\nsentence, \u201cThe soul that sinneth shall die.\u201d
\nJohn Newton<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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