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For the law made nothing perfect: the proof of this weakness and unprofitableness of the law is its imperfection; it had no supernatural moral power to justify or sanctify any person, or to bring him to perfection; neither did it perfect any person of itself so as to reconcile him to God, or bring him to salvation, whatever was expected by it, Hebrews 9:9, Hebrews 10:1,2. But the bringing in of a better hope did: de but, shows the opposition of hope to the law; though the law could not perfect any, yet the better hope, the gospel, promulgated to and received by them, could perfect them. Epeisagwgh, superinduction, i.e. it was brought in, and put in force, after the legal covenant expired; and brought in to abolish that, so as by it it was repealed and abrogated. The gospel law is styled a better hope, because it is conveying better promises, Hebrews 8:6, which gives firm and certain hope of sinners perfection by it, viz. their enjoyment of justification, sanctification, and eternal life. This hope wrought by the Holy Ghost in their hearts, enableth them to obey the gospel, and seals the promises to them. By the which we draw nigh unto God; and by this they have free access to God, as Hebrews 4:14,16; compare Hebrews 10:19-22 Romans 5:1,2; not only to worship him, but to receive the blessings of the covenant from him, without fear of displeasing him, or being consumed by him, as under the law, but in the greatest confidence of pleasing him in Jesus Christ, of having communion with him, and of being blessed in the enjoyment of him for ever: see Hebrews 12:18-22, and compare Hebrews 7:22-25 with them.