I am afraid this great and important truth is little understood, not only by the world, but even by many whom God hath taken out of the world, who are real children of God by faith. Many of these lay it down as an unquestioned truth, that when we come to Christ, we have done with the law; and that in _this_ sense, _Christ is the end of the law, to every one that believeth. The end of the law._ So he is, _for righteousness_, for justification _to every one that believeth_. Herein the law is at an end. It justifies none; but only brings them to Christ. Who is also in another respect, _the end_ or scope _of the_ law, the point at which it continually aims. But when it has brought us to him, it has yet a farther office, namely, to keep us with him. For it is continually exciting all believers, the more they see of its height and depth and length and breadth, to exhort one another so much the more, “Closer and closer let us cleave To his belov’d embrace: Expect his fulness to receive, And grace to answer grace.” 4. *Allowing then that every believer has done with the law, as it means the _Jewish_ ceremonial law, or the entire _Mosaic_ dispensation (for these _Christ hath taken out of the way_) yea, allowing we have done with the moral law, as a means of procuring our justification (for we are _justified freely by his grace, thro’ the redemption that is in Jesus_). Yet in another sense, we have not done with this law. For it is still of unspeakable use, first, in convincing us of the sin that yet remains both in our hearts and lives, and thereby keeping us close to Christ, that his blood may cleanse us every moment; secondly, in deriving strength from our head into his living members, whereby he impowers them to do what his law commands; and thirdly, in confirming our hope of whatsoever it commands, and we have not yet attained, of receiving grace upon grace, till we are in actual possession of the fulness of his promises. 5. How clearly does this agree with the experience of every true believer! While he cries out, _O what love have I unto thy law! All the day long is my study in it_; he sees daily in that divine mirror, more and more of his own sinfulness. He sees more and more clearly, that he is still a sinner in all things; that neither his heart nor his ways are right before God. And that every moment sends him to Christ. This shews him the meaning of what is written, _Thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, Holiness to the Lord. And it shall be upon Aaron’s forehead_ (the type of our great highpriest) _that Aaron may bear the iniquities of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hollow, in all their holy gifts_: (so far are our prayers or holy things from atoning for the rest of our sin!) _And it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord._ Exod. xxviii. 36, 38.