heavenly kingdom and glory.—This office is executed, externally, by the Word and Ordinances. Christ, as King, is Law-Giver in his own Church; the New Testament is our Rule of Conduct. As Ministers, we are not to send our hearers, nor go ourselves to Moses, for a Rule of Conduct; the preceptive parts of the New Testament are quite sufficient; and where their is faith in the soul, embracing the righteousness of Jesus, and the love of God shed abroad in the heart, such are no Antinomians; for the righteousness of the holy and righteous Law of God, is fulfilled in them _who walk not after the flesh_, _but after the Spirit_—this is the end of the Law, and the glory of the Gospel; and while we serve _in the newness of the Spirit_, we obey the external Precepts of the Law, as far as they extend to us, as creatures of God’s power. We have no spiritual King but Jesus; he is the Head of the Church, and the Master of his House. His laws are spiritual, as they relate to spiritual Subjects—_I will put my laws in their hearts_, _and in their minds will I write them_. These are, first, Faith, which is the Work of the Holy Ghost, and centers in the Person and Work of Jesus. The other is Love—_a new commandment I give unto you_, _that ye love one another_. This love stands distinguished from that mentioned in the old Covenant; _that_ respects all mankind, as our fellow creatures—_this_ is the law of Love; a new commandment Christ has given to us. As King he has external Laws, which must be obeyed in Faith and Love, called the Obedience of Faith, and _serving in the newness of the Spirit_; and I am very confident that wherever Christ has displayed his Prophetic office in teaching, and his Priestly office in anointing the soul, that all such characters accept Christ as their King, and say, from the heart, _Thine are we_, _Lord_, _and on thy side_, _thou blessed King Zion_—_O King_, _live for ever_! _and take me as I am_—_to thee I yield till my powers_, _and consecrate all my days_. I remark, then, that there are certain external Laws, which Jesus has issued out, and ought to be attended to; not one of them is grievous; _but this yoke is easy_, _and this burden is light_. His commandments or ordinances are not grievous, but pleasant; and when our Faith is in exercise, our Hope lively, and our Love glowing, we find _Wisdom’s ways pleasantness_, _and all her paths peace_. I will mention some, and enlarge only upon one, which is the design of this Discourse.