in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.’ Gal. iii: 10. The apostle knew this to be the fact from experience. He was a Jew, and after his conversion, he declared, although he had prospered in the works of the law above most of his countrymen, he was still under the curse, while he adhered to the Jews' religion. No one, either Jew or Gentile can so perfectly keep the law as not to offend in one point; therefore they could not be justified by the law of Moses. Justification comes to the sinner only through faith in Christ. But that no man is justified by the law, in the sight of God, it is evident; for the just shall live by faith.' Gal. iii: 11.

The Jews did not believe in the Saviour of the world, and therefore, they remained under the curse of the law. But the Gentiles never had the law of Moses, and consequently were never

threatened with the curse of that law. 'For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law; these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves; which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another.' Rom. ii: 14, 15.

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This law which the Gentiles have, is the new covenant, which came from mount Sion. This law David says, perfect, converting the soul.' It is also called 'the perfect law of liberty.' This law is written on the heart, reproves of sin, and justifies man when he does right. The law of Moses was given as a schoolmaster to lead, them to the new and perfect law. Gal. iii: 24. It was a school-master, not to all mankind, but only to the Jews; for this law was given to no others than the Israelites. If

they obeyed it, their lives would be preserved; but if they broke it, they were to lose their lives. This was the judgment of the law, administered upon the Jews to whom it was given. For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without law; and as many as have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law.' Rom. ii: 12. The Jews were judged by the law in their day of judgment, which Christ calls the day of vengeance, in which all things written in the law and prophets, concerning Judea and Jerusalem should be fulfilled. The Gentile nations who had not the law, by sinning against God and disregarding that inward law, written on their hearts, were doomed to perish. without law. Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities round about them, which suffered the vengeance of eternal fire; the Egyptians, who were overthrownin the Red Sea and perished, are exam

ples of Gentiles perishing without being judged by a revealed law. But the Jews sinned in the law, and so and perished by the law.

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CHAPTER II.

CONCERNING THE PENALTY OF THE LAW.

THE law being given to the Jews only, with its statutes and judgments, written in the books of Moses, they only were to be judged out of these books in the last days; by which we are to understand the conclusion of the Jewish state. Then it was Christ came to judgment, to execute upon the Israelites what God had before told them they should suffer, if they disregarded the law-even all the plagues written in the book of Moses.

Now what were these plagues? And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that