to His kindness. For were He to For were He to reward us according to our works, we reward us according to our works, we should cease to be. For " if Thou, Lord, shalt mark should cease to be. Therefore, hav- iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand? "^ Let us therefore ing become His disciples, let us learn prove ourselves worthy of that name which we have to live according to the principles of received. For whosoever is called by any other name Christianity.'' For whosoever is called besides this, he is not of God ; for he has not received by any other name besides this, is not the prophecy which speaks thus concerning us : " The of God. Lay aside, therefore, the people shall be called by a new name, which the Lord evil, the old, the sour leaven, and be shall name them, and shall be a holy people." ^ This ye changed into the new leaven, which was first fulfilled in Syria ; for " the disciples were called is Jesus Christ. Be ye salted in Him, Christians at Antioch," 9 when Paul and Peter were lay- lest any one among you should be ing the foundations of the Church. Lay aside, therefore, corrupted, since by your savour ye the evil, the old, the corrupt leaven, '° and be ye changed shall be convicted. It is absurd to into the new leaven of grace. Abide in Christ, that the profess '^ Christ Jesus, and to Judaize. stranger " may not have dominion over you. It is absurd For Christianity did not embrace '^ to speak of Jesus Christ with the tongue, and to cherish Judaism, but Judaism Christianity, in the mind a Judaism which has now come to an end. that so every tongue which believeth For where there is Christianity there cannot be Judaism, might be gathered together to God. For Christ is one, in whom every nation that believes,