These are the things which the spiritual law of
Christ enjoins on us and those who observe that become superior to the
law of Moses. For when that which is perfect is come, then
that which is in part shall be done away 1 Cor. xiii. 10.: and when the covering of the law,
that is, the veil, is rent asunder through the crucifixion of the
Saviour, and the Spirit shines forth with tongues of fire, the letter
shall be done away with, bodily things shall come to an end, the law of
servitude shall be fulfilled, and the law of liberty be bestowed on
us. Yea Athan., loc.
cit. we shall
celebrate the perfect rest of human nature, I mean the day after the
resurrection, on which the Lord Jesus, the Author of Life and our
Saviour, shall lead us into the heritage promised to those who serve
God in the spirit, a heritage into which He entered Himself as our
forerunner after He rose from the dead, and whereon, the gates of
Heaven being opened to Him, He took His seat in bodily form at the
right hand of the Father, where those who keep the spiritual law shall
also come.