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20. Other nations had not heard of these statutes-they were known to Israel alone. For he established a testimony in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, which he commanded our fathers, that they should make them known to their children.' Ps. lxxviii: 5.

David was king in Israel, and knew these commandments and laws were given to Israel alone, who had not kept their covenant with God, but refused to walk by his law. This was a complaint brought against the people of God. St. Paul had this subject in view, when he said, 'Who are Israelites; to whom pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service of God, and the promises.' Rom. ix: 4.

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who are Gentiles have only one. Israel had one from Sinai, which was an outward, national law, for that nation to

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walk by, until the promised seed should This covenant or law, no other nation on earth was ever commanded of God to walk by. The other law or covenant, is the law of God which proceeded from mount Sion, which all nations are commanded to obey. This law is written on the fleshy tables of the hearts of all men, both Jews and Gentiles.

The law engraved on stones, never was designed for any nation but the Jews. When the time drew nigh, in which God had promised to deliver Israel from Egyptian bondage, Moses was raised up as their leader. He led them forth to the Red Sea, through which a path was opened for them to pass over, attempting to follow whom, Pharaoh and his army were overwhelmed and destroyed. From this they were led to mount Sinai, where the Lord commanded Moses to prepare two tables of

stone, and come up into the mountain, and he would engrave thereon a law for the Israelites. This law was obligatory on the Jews, until Christ, the Mediator of the new covenant, should appear and promulgate the law from Sion. When the promised seed did appear, this mount Sinai law was abrogatedbeing no longer binding on the Israelites; for Christ had become the Mediator of a better covenant, established on better promises.'

This mount Sinai law was given to the Israelites as an outward, national law; and required merely the death of the offender. For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, that the man who doeth those things shall live by them.'. Rom. x: 5. It is plain from this, that all the righteousness required by the law, was to do as it required, and this would save the individual who observed it, and slay him

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who violated it. But this law could not give life to dead sinners; for there was no promise of eternal life contained in that law. Hence the apostle asks—‹ Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid; for if there had been a law given, which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. Gal. iii: 21. The Jews had become so devoted to the law of Moses, as to imagine they were to be justified by its works-as many of the Gentiles who never had any business with the law, appear now to think the apostle proposes this question to them, whether they supposed the law could stand against God's promises. It certainly stands against the promises, could righteousness have been obtained by the law.

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All the true righteousness of Jews or Gentiles, can only be obtained through Jesus Christ, who is the promised of God.

The Sinai law does not stand against the promises of God, for there is no name or way given under heaven, among men, whereby we must be saved, but the name of Jesus Christ. Acts iv: 12. That which is emphatically God's law, as I understand the subject, is not an outward, but an inward law; written, not on tables of stone, but on the fleshy tables of the hearts of all men; both Jews and Gentiles.

St. Paul, after his conversion to Christianity, strove with all the wisdom he had, to convince his brethren, the Jews, that the law, once given to their fathers, was abolished, and that they could not become righteous by it. He shewed them it was only a law of works; that as many as were striving to work in that law, were still under its curse. For as many as are of the works of the law, are under the curse. For it is written, cursed is every one that continueth not