True religion consists in a conformity to the law of God, and in a compliance with the gospel of Christ. The religion of innocent man consisted only in a conformity to the law—the law of nature, with the addition of one positive precept: he had no need of gospel-grace. But when man lost his innocency, and became guilty and depraved—when he fell under the wrath of God and power of sin, he needed a redeemer and a sanctifier; and in the gospel a redeemer and a sanctifier are provided, and a way for our obtaining pardoning mercy and sanctifying grace is opened—a compliance with which does now, therefore, become part of the religion of a fallen creature.

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