. The Gradual revelation of the gospel, from the time of man's apostacy : set forth and explain'd in twenty four sermons, preached in the Parish Church of St. Mary le Bow, at the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq, in the years 1730, 1731, and 1732. r at their leifure. S o far then we have obfervd fome prin-cipal Rites of the Mofaick Law, whichwere exprelTly pointed out to be alterd oraboliihd. And if then (tofumupali) theArk of the Covenant was no more to beefteemd of any value or fignificance : If theAaronlcal Triejiood was to lofc its Sandi-ty and Privilege ; If the Sacrifi
. The Gradual revelation of the gospel, from the time of man's apostacy : set forth and explain'd in twenty four sermons, preached in the Parish Church of St. Mary le Bow, at the lecture founded by the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq, in the years 1730, 1731, and 1732. r at their leifure. S o far then we have obfervd fome prin-cipal Rites of the Mofaick Law, whichwere exprelTly pointed out to be alterd oraboliihd. And if then (tofumupali) theArk of the Covenant was no more to beefteemd of any value or fignificance : If theAaronlcal Triejiood was to lofc its Sandi-ty and Privilege ; If the Sacrifices and Ob-lations of the Law were to ceafe and be nomore: If the Fefiivals ordaind by Mofes^in memory of national Advantages, wereno more to be obfervd: If the Diftindionof Meats was to be wholly abrogated, fo that Mofaick Law foretold to he ahchJUd, 225 that allfliould be alike clean or indifFercnt :SerM. XXWhat then can we think of the whole Body ^.^^^s^ of the Mofaick Precepts, of which thcfe made up fo great a parr, and had the reft fo clearly conneded with them ? The next Argument to be offerd to the fame purpofe will betaken from the exprefsmention of ^w^//^r Law to be given by theMeJJiah^ different from the old one. Butof that at another Vol. II. Q, SER. 226 SERMON XXI. PRE ACHD May I. 173Z. A new Law to be given by Mejfiah^which was prefigured by the oldone. The Fifth Sermon on this Text. John i. 17. For the Law was given by Mofcs, butGrace and Truth came by Jefus Chrifl, HAVE already argued for the Expi-ration of the ceremonial Precepts ofthe Law of Mofes from thefe fourConfidcrations, viz, (i.) From theNature of rhofe Precepts, not foundedin the Reafon, or Relation of Things. (2.)From the IpiritualExplication that is made offome of them in the Old Tellament itfelf. (3)
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