to my bow. If one of them, as you think, can help me by itself, my
reason tells me that both can help me better; therefore will I be
righteous and good, and will seek by my goodness to be commended to
the mercy of God; for surely he that hath something of his own to
ingratiate himself into the favor of his prince withal, shall sooner
obtain his mercy and favor than one that comes to him stripped of
all good."

I answer, "But there are not two ways to heaven: there is but one
'new and living way which Christ hath consecrated for us through the
veil, that is to say, his flesh;' and besides that one, there is no
more. Heb. 10: 19-24. Why then dost thou talk of two strings to thy
bow?"

Mercy then is to be found alone in Jesus Christ. Again, the
righteousness of the law is to be obtained only by faith of Jesus
Christ; that is, in the Son of God is the righteousness of the law
to be found; for he, by his obedience to his Father, is become the
end of the law for righteousness. And for the sake of his legal
righteousness---which is also called the righteousness of God,
because it was God in the flesh of the Lord Jesus that did
accomplish it---are mercy and grace from God extended to whomsoever
dependeth by faith upon God, by this righteousness of Jesus, for
them.

He that is dark as touching the scope, intents, and nature of the
law, is also dark as to the scope, nature, and glory of the gospel.

I must confess it is a wonderful mysterious thing, and he had need
have a wiser spirit than his own that can rightly set these two